On dreams, writes Dr. Fish, “…their interpretation became a core component of classical psychoanalytical treatment, as a means to address the unconscious source of the client’s presenting ...

In retrospect one has to wonder why the viziers of Egypt could not interpret Pharaoh’s dreams. These were hardly very abstract. It does not seem like rocket science for a skilled dream decoder ...

What is true of fiction is also true of faith. We can’t just say “I forgive you”; we must act in ways that make that ...

Joseph dreams and interprets dreams that are understood to be communications from God. They foretell God’s intention and move God’s narrative forward. If we want to look for human motive, we ...

Joseph: Dreams are a ladder to the Divine. Go on. Pharaoh: ... If each adviser imagines he’ll be the big cheese, no one tries to talk me out of your interpretation. In fact, they’ll encourage it.

His successful interpretation catches the attention of the Pharoah, who asks Joseph to tell him the meaning of his dream. When Joseph does so, the Pharoah makes him second-in-command.