Intuitive Interpretation of Dreams

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This theory is based on the premise that the person most qualified to interpret a dream is the subject, ideally avoiding outside theories based on the experiences of others (thus allowing for the possibility of uncorrupted subjective interpretation). Recommendations on practice vary, but most revolve around the concept of attempting to engage one's subconscious through a physical action; the range extends from writing or asking aloud questions that one has about the dream to more 'interactive' solutions. For example:

1. Take two chairs, place them to face each other, and sit on one of them.
2. Picture your subconscious sitting on the other chair. Ask it your question.
3. Walk over to the other chair and sit on it. Answer the question. Go back to your original seat and continue.

It has been posited that, with practice, the time required and the degree of outer engagement will lessen, to the point where one can find the answers 'just by thinking.'

As with all dream research, dream journals are considered crucial.

There is a school of thought that dreams are collections of universal symbols used for subjective ends. However, one is advised to be somewhat hesitant in adopting the interpretations of said symbols as posited by others, as they can have wildly different meanings from subject to subject. A house might be a representation of one's mind-complete with a cellar or an attic for one's subconscious-while in another, it might well be an actual house.