Who writes Dreamsfaq
Dreamsfaq is produced by the Dreamsfaq Editorial Team. We are not claiming to be your therapist or a panel of named clinicians - we are a small team that researches each dream symbol against established sources and reviews every interpretation before it is published. We would rather be honest about that than invent credentials.
Where our interpretations come from
A good dream-symbol page is a synthesis, not a guess. For each symbol we draw on, and try to fairly represent, several traditions rather than a single “the meaning is X” answer:
- Foundational psychology - Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams (1900); Carl Jung on archetypes and the shadow (Man and His Symbols).
- Modern, evidence-based dream science - including the continuity hypothesis (dreams reflect waking concerns) and threat-simulation theory.
- Historical and religious dream traditions - such as Artemidorus’s Oneirocritica and the dream lexicon attributed to Ibn Sirin, alongside cross-cultural folklore.
Where traditions disagree, we say so. Where a claim is folklore rather than evidence, we label it as such.
How we use AI
We use AI tools to help draft and structure content, and a human reviews and edits the result before it is published. We do not mass-publish unreviewed machine output. If a page cannot be made genuinely useful and accurate, we would rather not publish it than pad the dictionary with filler.
What a dream interpretation is - and isn’t
Dreams are personal. Our interpretations are a starting point for reflection, not a verdict and not a prediction of the future. The same symbol can mean very different things depending on your life, your feelings in the dream, and your own associations - which is why our pages ask questions rather than hand you a single fortune.
Nothing here is medical, psychological, or mental-health advice. If a recurring dream is distressing you, please speak to a qualified professional.
Accuracy, updates & your privacy
We update pages as we improve our research. If something here is wrong or unclear, we want to fix it. Dreams you submit to our AI interpreter are private - we do not publish individual interpretations, and any patterns we ever share are aggregated and anonymized so no single dream can be identified.
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