WTF Dreams started from a simple observation: most dream interpretation resources leave out the actual human experience of waking up confused, curious, or shaken by what your sleeping mind just showed you.
We approach dream symbolism differently. Rather than giving you a dictionary of fixed meanings, we explore the patterns, emotions, and contexts that make symbols come alive in your specific dreams. Because the snake in your dream doesn't mean the same thing as the snake in someone else's dream, and pretending it does isn't helpful.
Dreams are personal. They're built from your memories, your fears, your desires, and your brain's particular way of processing the world. We write about dream symbols the way you actually experience them: complex, layered, sometimes contradictory, and always specific to what's happening in your life.
The articles here dig into the psychological, cultural, and emotional dimensions of dream imagery. We look at what symbols might mean, why your brain chose them, and how to think about your dreams in ways that actually feel useful rather than prescriptive.
The content on WTF Dreams is written by Arin Tao, a dream researcher and narrative psychology enthusiast who writes about dreams frame by frame, symbol by symbol, always searching for what your mind is really trying to say.
This site exists because understanding your dreams should be accessible. It just requires curiosity about your own mind and willingness to sit with complexity instead of demanding simple answers.
Your dreams are trying to tell you something. They're your brain processing, integrating, and sometimes just playing with the material of your life in the only way it knows how when you're unconscious.
Learning to read that language gives you access to parts of yourself you don't see during the day. The fears you minimize. The desires you push down. The patterns you repeat without noticing. Dreams make all of it visible if you know how to look.
That's what we're here for. Not to tell you what your dreams mean, but to help you develop the tools to figure it out yourself.