DID YOU KNOW? Historical figures Inspired By Their Dreams

For thousands of years dreams have been the harbinger of inspiration. All of these instances of dreams are well documented.

Albert Einstein

  Albert Einstein: Developed the concept of relativity,
directly influenced by his dreams that he called, "Thought Experiments".

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Paul McCartney - Song: Yesterday

Albert Einstein - Theory of Relativity

Geshtinanna, Mesopotamia Goddess - "Wise woman who knows the meaning of dreams.""

Srinivasa Ramanujan
Received mathematical theorems through dreams through a Hindu goddess.

Robert Louis Stevenson
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

1886, A gothic horror novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and a murderous criminal named Edward Hyde..

James Cameron
Drempt of both stories,
Terminator and Avatar

Mary Shelley - Frankenstein

Robert Louis Stevenson
Conceived the story of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" in a dream

Elias Howe
Inventor of the Sewing Machine

CONTEMPLATION

Freud argued that unconscious desires, often stemming from childhood experiences and repressed urges (especially sexual and aggressive ones), find an outlet in dreams.
Aristotle

VISION

Edgar Cayce is considered the Nostradamus of his day. He gave more than 14,000 psychic readings in his lifetime.

REFLECTION 

Joseph had another dream where the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to him.

DREAMS 

Noun. a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep, fantasies about something greatly desired.
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