The ideas and concepts of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung have had a far-reaching impact on the modern world and the way that we perceive and understand life. However, the theories that they created are not only confined to the psychological and academic domains but have in many ways influenced the li...

Dreams: The Royal Road to the Unconscious Although ardently unpredictable, dreams are the most inexpensive form of escapism conceivable. Dreams are the mind's way of reorganizing itself. They can invoke fear, happiness, sexual arousal, and can directly affect one's conscious behavior....

Theories of a Mad Man Sigmund Freud rocked the world of psychology with his new and unorthodox theories. He went against the establishment teaching what he considered to be the "great truth" or the way he thought the mind actually behaved. Freud opposed the traditional and early tre...

"It is impracticable, however, to keep our sleep free from stimuli; they impinge upon the sleeper from all sides- like the germs of life which Mephistopheles complained- from without and from within and even from parts of his body which are quite unnoticed in waking life. Thus sleep is di...