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by danboarder 1286 days ago
It works but my example seems to generate somewhat obvious deductions. (Rather subjective to judge this, I know). Still very impressive! Here it is:

Dream:

I was dreaming of being in an old rich friends' mansion in the mountains, visiting someone I've not seen in years. The dream went on and on, I recall meeting his son and thinking it was his other son named Nate, but Nate never showed up.

Response:

"Your dream is trying to tell you something about your relationship with your old friend and his family.

It seems that you are feeling a sense of nostalgia for the past, as your old friend is not as close to you as he used to be. The fact that his son was in the dream, and that you thought it was another son named Nate, could be a sign that you are missing the connection you once had with the family. The absence of Nate could be a sign that you are feeling a sense of emptiness or loss in your relationship with your old friend. This dream could also be a sign of longing for a time when things were simpler and there was a closer bond between you and your old friend."

2 comments

> Still very impressive!

if the Turing test entails presenting not just as human, but as a psychiatrist, that's not convincing psychoanalytic dream interpretation. The focus would be on the emotions you're experiencing rather than the people. In terms of the people, it would be what those people represent to you emotionally, rather than the identity of the people. (did you look up to this friend, were they one of the "cool" kids, is some similar anxiety coming up today in your work life, etc.)

It would be interesting to see this site with the prompt adjusted to specify some particular school of dream analysis.

As is, the answer I got was at least at the level of a member of the general public giving a thoughtful answer which is pretty impressive

Sometimes dreams are obvious.

Other times you need nightcap.guru.

I like it. I am guessing it could find interesting connections in much longer dream descriptions. What is the limit on input length?
around 500 words. quite long!
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