Almost everyone wakes up in the morning and thinks "Why did I dream that?". This text examines the most common dream themes - falling, flying, being chased, missing the bus, standing naked in the road, among others - and provides practical tools for discovering the distinct meaning of very personal dreams. Recognizing that dreams can only really be understood in the context of the dreamer's life history, experience, and associations with each symbol or topic, Delaney teaches how to look at dreams by theme and setting, offering general interpretations as well as a unique "interview" technique to translate the personal language of dreams. The book also explores the dream theories of the past such as Freud and Jung.