
16 Aug 2026
What dream dictionaries get wrong
"Dreaming of snakes means betrayal." Every version of that sentence is doing the same thing wrong, and it has been criticised since the second century.
Writing from Memento Somnia: sleep research explained, entries from the archives, and the occasional argument about how dreams should be read.

16 Aug 2026
"Dreaming of snakes means betrayal." Every version of that sentence is doing the same thing wrong, and it has been criticised since the second century.

16 Aug 2026
A handful of dream themes turn up everywhere, across decades and cultures. That is a real finding. What it means is a much weaker claim than most sites admit.