Children's dreams: fantasies made into reality

How dreams were interpreted in Russia, and for what dreams it was possible to get real punishment

Many are familiar with nightmares or just strange dreams, after which it takes a long time to recover. Our ancestors also dreamed of different things, only a modern person is horrified by the fact that he dreamed of a breakdown of a new car, an arrival of aliens, loss of a job or a failed interview. When this happens, many go to a psychotherapist and try to find out why the subconscious mind gives out this. And in ancient times, completely different things frightened. Read why in Russia they were afraid to see a bee in a dream

Children's Environmental Issues Through the Eyes of Children at the Children's Eyes on Earth Photo Contest

The legendary American science fiction writer asked mankind one of the most pressing questions of our time: "When our descendants see the desert into which we turned the Earth, what excuse will they find for us?" Of course, he is only one of many who tried to point out to people the need to respect nature. As well as the worldwide Children's Eyes on Earth competition for young photographers, one of the attempts to show the Earth without embellishment, as we have already inherited it from

Dreams of Adult Girls in Girl`s Dreams by Jan von Holleben

You probably remember a series of photographs by the German photographer Jan von Holleben, in which children flew in their sleep, trying on the costumes of cosmonauts and superheroes. The series was called Dreams of Flying, and Culturology.rf at one time wrote an article about these curious photographs. Apparently, the popularity of the photographs inspired the author so much that he decided to continue the "flying" series, but with a pretty girl in the lead role. These photos are not so much about flights as about

Dreams of symbolists, or deadly dreams of the eternal: classic canvases that evoke double feelings

We can say about the symbolist artists that they skillfully used the play of light and shadow, creating unthinkable images that amaze the imagination to painful perception and lead the viewer into an unusual state of mind. And this is a small part of what the "creators" were capable of, generating in their works dark, mysterious stories full of tragedy and despair. Their legendary canvases, imbued with antiquity, religion, death and cruelty, sow a day, make an indelible impression, awakening

Surreal paintings about what you see only in fantasies and dreams

The work of the Californian artist and illustrator Greg Craola Simkins (Greg Craola Simkins) resembles a consciousness out of control. The reality he created is different from the one to which we are so accustomed. This is a kind of tangled surreal story, quite creepy and intriguing, but at the same time there is something gentle and kind in it, something that touches the soul, opening the door for the viewer to another consciousness and dimension, consisting of dark mysterious plots born of perverted