Oneirocritica: The Journal of Dream Studies
Oneirocritica: The Journal of Dream Studies is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed academic journal that treats dreams not merely as an individual experience or clinical data point, but as a multifaceted phenomenon intertwined with culture, memory, language, history, and consciousness.
Named after Artemidorus’s work Oneirocritica, a dream interpreter who lived in the 2nd century AD, the journal aims to connect the ancient tradition of dream thought with contemporary research approaches. Artemidorus’s dream collections, shaped by the Anatolian region, are early examples demonstrating that dreams gain meaning not only individually but also within a social and cultural context. This historical legacy forms the intellectual foundation of Oneirocritica.
In our journal, dreams are not treated as a product of consciousness classified by rigid categories, but as a spectrum of consciousness oscillating between wakefulness, imagination, memory, and emotion. Nightmares, recurring dreams, transitional dreams; the place of dreams in ancient teachings are considered alongside modern psychological and neuroscience approaches. Cultural narratives, myths, literary texts, and oral traditions are fundamental reference areas for understanding the relationship between dreams and collective memory.
Oneirocritica is open to dream-focused studies from diverse disciplines such as psychology, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, anthropology, philosophy, cultural studies, history, literature, art, and religious studies. The journal aims to address dreams from a pluralistic and critical perspective, avoiding reductionist explanations.
Article submission deadline: April 30, 2026
We welcome contributions from everyone who thinks, writes, and creates about dreams.
Contact: ınstitutofdreams@gmail.com
2025 Dream Themes Survey
Dear Participant,
This study is one of the activities conducted within the Dream Institute and is not an official academic study approved by the ethics committee. The aim of the study is to better understand the dream themes seen in 2025 and to develop ideas that will pave the way for future studies.
Participation in this research is entirely voluntary. No personal information such as personal details or contact information is requested from any participant. The data collected during this study will only be used for the purpose of evaluating future studies, paving the way for academic research, and examining dream patterns in our country, and will be presented in studies conducted within the Dream Institute. The application takes approximately 5-6 minutes. If you agree to participate in the study and begin filling out the scale items, but for any reason do not wish to complete the scale, you can stop the process midway. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this matter, you can contact the research team using the contact information below. Thank you in advance for your interest and participation.
Research Supervisor: Ali Rıza Duru | alirizaduru@gmail.com
3rd Interdisciplinary Dream Symposium
Registrations Are Now Open for the 3rd Interdisciplinary Dream Symposium!
Symposium Dates: December 6–7, 2025 | 10:00 – 17:00 (Istanbul)
Location: Zoom | Online
The Interdisciplinary Dream Symposium, which brings together the scientific, artistic, and cultural dimensions of dreams, is being held for the third time!
Once again this year, we invite physicians, therapists, academics, artists, and independent researchers who think, explore, write, and create around the phenomenon of dreams to join us at this unique symposium—where we will explore dreams through the perspectives of Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology, Art, and Technology.
Children’s Dreams Symposium
We invite you to discuss the dreams of future generations.
You are invited to the First Children’s Dreams Symposium in Turkey!
Dreams are one of the deepest reflections of children’s inner worlds. The Children’s Dreams Symposium, which will be held for the first time internationally and in Turkey, aims to provide a comprehensive perspective by addressing the typical characteristics of children’s dreams, the approaches of psychodynamic and cognitive theories to these dreams, the relationship between childhood dreams and psychopathology, nightmares, recurring dreams, and sleep processes.
This symposium, which will feature talks by mental health professionals who have completed the Dream Therapy Training prepared by the Dream Institute, is the first academic event in Turkey to approach children’s dreams from a scientific perspective.