Dreams are the universal language of humanity and creation. They speak to us in symbols and archetypes best understood by the dreamer him/herself. Dreams are powerfully visual and emotional and meaningful, unlike our dreary waking lives. They provide escape, release, learning, reflection, motivation, and keep us rooted to our true and essential selves -which are formless or shapeless. When we sleep, our astral bodies exit the physical and experience the astral or dream realm which is just as real as the physical. Both the physcal and astral planes influence or shape one another and we should have equal respect for both since we spend half our time in both.