Church Dreams in a Long Dream Series of a Benedictine Nun

IF 0.8 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2024-02-09 DOI:10.1007/s11089-024-01125-y

Michael Schredl

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Abstract

Dreaming plays a part in many of the world’s religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism Christianity, and Islam. However, research into what the actual dreams of religious persons look like is very rare. Within a series of 2,055 dreams recorded over more than 30 years by a Benedictine nun, the frequency and content of church dreams were analyzed. The church dream frequency (11%) was high compared to other samples. The findings indicate that the daily religious practices of the dreamer as a nun is reflected in her dreams, with the most frequent church being “her” church and the most frequent activity related to the church being religious (praying, singing, a church service). Interestingly, the nun’s dreams also included profound religious dreams of inner liberation, insights, and positive feelings. It would be interesting to study the beneficial effects of dreams in other persons who have dedicated their lives to religious practice, whether within Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, or any other faith.

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本笃会修女长梦系列之教堂之梦

做梦在世界许多宗教中都占有一席之地，包括印度教、佛教、犹太教、基督教和伊斯兰教。然而，有关宗教人士真实梦境的研究却非常罕见。在一位本笃会修女 30 多年来记录的 2055 个梦境中，对教堂梦的频率和内容进行了分析。与其他样本相比，教堂梦的频率（11%）很高。研究结果表明，作为一名修女，做梦者的日常宗教活动反映在她的梦中，最常见的教堂是 "她 "的教堂，最常见的与教堂有关的活动是宗教活动（祈祷、唱歌、教堂礼拜）。有趣的是，这位修女的梦境中还包括深刻的宗教梦境，梦见内心的解放、洞察力和积极的情感。研究梦对其他毕生致力于宗教实践的人的有益影响，无论是基督教、印度教、伊斯兰教、佛教、犹太教，还是其他任何信仰，都会很有意义。

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Pastoral Psychology Multiple-

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