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There is a tribe of Senoi Indians living in a remote Malayan mountain range who are reputed to have no wars, no crime, no violence, no destructive interpersonal conflicts and no mental or physical illness. Anthropologists report that they have a complex system of social interaction quite like Western civilization, but have different methods of discharging tension. Furthermore, dream interpretation plays an important part in the education of Senoi children.
Children tell their dreams to their parents who explain that images of the outside world are created in the mind, and that the dreamer sees his fears disguised in images. Some are hostile and can turn the dreamer against his fellows, and some can make him sick, but with the help of family and friends the power of these images can be fought and overcome.
If a Senoi child says his dreams terrify him, he is encouraged to pursue them to their conclusion. If attacked in a dream, the child is advised to finish the dream by attacking and killing the hostile character. But when he awakens, he must tell the dream to the person who appeared in it so that damage done by the negative image can be repaired. If the dreamer harms someone in the dream, then he must, on awakening, be especially friendly to that