Abstract
Dreams are series of images that occur during sleep that reported in narrative form. Although few dream reports reflect consensual reality, they usually serve as symbols and metaphors for waking life experiences. However, anomalous dreams are those that appear to transcend Western science's understanding of time and space. Examples would be so-called telepathic, clairvoyant, precognitive, and past life dreams. These dreams can only be considered anomalous if they are veridical. Many indigenous and non-Western cultures were more comfortable with these types of dreams and easily assimilated them into their world views. A small number of Western scientists, however, have endeavored to investigate anomalous dream experiences and the results are provocative enough to encourage continued research.
