Sigmund Freud's "The Interpretation of Dreams" (cable car theory)

Sigmund Freud’s "The Interpretation of Dreams" introduces the "cable car" theory, suggesting dreams serve as a linked pathway connecting our unconscious desires to our conscious thoughts. Freud believed dreams are like cable cars traveling from hidden, often repressed feelings (like wishes and fears) through the subconscious to surface in our dreams. These dreams help us understand unresolved conflicts and suppressed emotions by revealing symbolic meanings. Essentially, Freud viewed dreams as valuable messages from the unconscious mind, offering insight into our inner selves that we might overlook in waking life.