Meanings of dreams in Naguib Mahfouz’s “I Found Myself … The Last Dreams”.
This is partly a book review to promote Naguib Mahfouz’s book “I Found Myself … The Last Dreams” and partly to explain the meanings of dreams described in the book. You need to have a copy of the book to read what were his 100 recorded dreams. His dreams contained imagery, icons, symbols and other devices that could be understood in dream interpretation analyzed by psychology.
If you’re unfamiliar with Mahfouz, please look him up online. Briefly, he was born in Egypt in 1911, and died in 2006. In 1988, Mahfouz won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Every dream symbol has a meaning. Some dreams have common themes, like dreaming of old girlfriends. These posts are not based on the book. These are common themes that dreamers see in their invented dreams. And Mahfouz wrote about dreams that are similar to these themes.
Mahfouz was in his twilight years and his dreams reflect his meditation on the political state of his country, his past relationships, his regrets and his still lingering hopes of reconciliation with his former girlfriends.
Here are my posts on meanings of specific topics in dreams:
- https://artmater.com/meaning-of-dream-of-wedding/
- https://artmater.com/meaning-when-you-dreamed-your-dog-died/
- https://artmater.com/what-does-it-mean-when-you-dream-of-a-visitation-and-later-discover-your-visitor-has-died/
- https://artmater.com/dreaming-of-marriage-wedding/
- https://artmater.com/dream-of-parting/
- https://artmater.com/dreaming-of-friends/
- https://artmater.com/dream-of-old-girlfriend/
- https://artmater.com/dream-of-your-purse-being-stolen-means-this/
- https://artmater.com/meaning-of-dream-of-dog-or-someone-trying-to-steal-your-possession/
- https://artmater.com/dream-of-theft/
- https://artmater.com/dreaming-of-requited-love-feeling-happier/
- https://artmater.com/dreaming-of-your-sweetheart/
- https://artmater.com/dreaming-of-dancing-2/
- https://artmater.com/dreaming-of-dancing/
- https://artmater.com/dream-of-receiving-money/
- https://artmater.com/dreaming-of-money/
- https://artmater.com/meaning-of-dreaming-of-babies/
- https://artmater.com/dreaming-shows-illness-symptoms-in-brain/
- https://artmater.com/dreaming-of-friends/
- https://artmater.com/dream-of-bravery-in-fighting-enemy/
- https://artmater.com/dreaming-of-fighting-2/
- https://artmater.com/dreaming-of-fighting/
- https://artmater.com/dream-you-are-preparing-to-fight/
- https://artmater.com/dreaming-of-war-dream-interpretation-war-dream-symbol-war/
- https://artmater.com/dream-of-a-large-assemble-of-musicians-dreaming-of-orchestra/
- https://artmater.com/dreaming-of-dad/
- https://artmater.com/dreaming-you-were-giving-road-directions-to-someone/
- https://artmater.com/dream-of-asking-directions-to-return-from-dream-land/
- https://artmater.com/dream-interpretation-of-strangers-asking-directions-to-toilets/
- https://artmater.com/dreaming-of-asking-directions/
- https://artmater.com/dreaming-of-directions/
- https://artmater.com/dreaming-you-got-lost-ended-up-somewhere-else/
The above are only about half the themes of common dreams encountered. This list will be continued here soon.
What are the common dreams that permeate every country, culture, social status, and category in humans? Here is a summary – https://artmater.com/55-common-dreams/
- Recommendation: Buy the book, especially if you’re a fan of Naguib Mahfouz. Get a copy in the library, or by other means, to read about his recorded dreams. Then you can follow and understand the posts on meanings of the dreams with symbols.