The DREAM Report!

I dreamed I woke up at 4:30 am today...oh, no, I really did! Rats, now I need a nap! ;-D (Okay, just some morning humor to get things started here!) I woke up so early that I don't remember any dreams at all, which is rare for me! Usually, I'm still in bed now as I'm writing this! Have fun describing your dreams, everyone!

Last night I dreamed that I was driving in my dad's old International Scout, and all of a sudden water started flooding and the road began to give way. The Scout was swept away and damaged.

Then all of a sudden I am working with my cousin (who is an RN) to help injured people.

What does it MEAN?

A bright idea, and I may join - but just to read and offer solutions, simply cause I can't remember my dreams.

I've been remembering a lot of my dreams. A lot are just fragments and not as complete as some others.

One was the dream I had the other day.

It was a dream that I was in the circus. Not an audience member. I was part of the crew somehow and I was standing in front of a wall of doors. Each door leads somewhere else. I, however, am not privy to know where they all lead. The only way to learn is to walk through them all one by one.

I woke before I get through any of the doors.

I think I know what this one means, though. *wink?*

Nancy ~ I should have had my JAVA and been up about that time. ~ just kidding!

Hope you have a Dream Report for us tomorrow!

Hi Shannon ~ Your DREAM sounds like an International flooding disaster wherein International aid will be needed. American Red Cross will be involved, and it will involve two countries side by side. It will happen SUDDENLY without warning.

Just jot this interpretation down Shannon. I'd better get my Dream Depths Journal out now. I'll make a note of this too. The Date I gave you this Interpretation (03/28/08), and the Date you actually had the DREAM -- (3/27/08).

Shannon ~ What year was your dad's International Scout? I've never heard of this type vehicle. I believe your DREAM includes a "play on words".

Give us your cousin's first name only Shannon. [If you think it is significant for the Interpretation].

Give me your thoughts on the Interpretation Shannon.

Other members are welcomed to also provide an Interpretation for Shannon.

Blessings ~
Rene

WE Welcome you to the Group Haim! You are welcome to become a part of Dream Depths. In fact, I will send you an invitation.

Haim, you will no doubt begin to remember your DREAMS if you spend some time with us DREAMERS. And, we hope that you do.

Blessings ~
Rene

Hi Jen ~ You've just given another DREAM TOPIC ~ DREAM FRAGMENTS.

DREAM FRAGMENTS are common. They are like pieces of a puzzle. You write them down in your Dream Diary or Dream Journal and they will all come together to give you the BIG PICTURE. Have you found this to be true for yourself Jen?

Does anyone else in here have DREAM FRAGMENTS?

Sometimes you are able to work with and manipulate the DREAM FRAGMENTS for your own desired outcome.

The members of Dream Depths who are able to change where they are in their DREAMS, and go to other places are experts at this. I am not one of those people ~ L O L. I can do so in waking state, but not dreaming state.

To manipulate and control your DREAMS is to DESIGN YOUR LIFE. Taking control of your life with PURPOSE offers a sense of accomplishment.

To SEE what you need to do is one thing ~ To DO it is another. [Linda K. gives lessons on this ~ lol]. I'm due for another class.

I believe the ability to manipulate and control where you are in a DREAM is an incredible gift. I'd like to be able to do that, and maybe the members in here who can will give us tips on how they are able to do so. For some reason "fearless" comes to mind. They are adventurers and fearless.

The Circus DREAM you definitely KNOW the answer to. {winking back} ~ lol -- You received a "KNOWING" DREAM. You are on the right track, with an insiders view. The doors are set before you, and any and all of them with lead you to places that you will enjoy going to. Everything you want to find and need to find for your Project are ready for you. Your DREAM told you to WAKE to brand new opportunities as you woke up before you went through any of the doors. Any day you choose is the DAY! -- which brings to mind the saying, "Work while it is DAY." . . .

What an INSPIRING DREAM Jen. That is the kind of DREAM that motivates and uplifts a person. It confirms unanswered questions (if there were any ~ lol). It says to you, "THE TIME IS NOW."

I'm glad you and Shannon posted some dreams for us here to review -- waiting for MORE from other members.

I'd like to just add for all members here (most of you already know this ~ so just for a recap) that DOORS are common DREAM SYMBOLS. Generally, they can mean any of the following . . .

1) An opportunity (the open door)

2) A closed door (a place and/or person and/or opportunity closed off to you) Depending upon the contents of the DREAM, it is better that the door stay closed.

3) NEW LOCATION, NEW CAREER, NEW HOME, NEW JOB, NEW RELATIONSHIP, NEW FRIEND

4) WELCOME

The above are meanings of "door" that I've gathered from my DREAMS. Members, please add your findings here to the meaning of "door" and/or "doors" ~ closed and open.

I'd like to hear member thoughts on the meanings given by a DREAM BOOK that I have (that I really don't like that much -- but ok -- I have it sitting in front of me as I was pondering why I ever purchased it.) I have some AWESOME DREAM BOOKS, and this is not one of them. But it is always interesting to see what it says, because I look at it and think "P L E A S E!" -- I find it humorous.

Alright, here is what it says about "DOOR" . . .

1) To dream of entering a door warns of slander, and enemies from whom you are trying in vain to escape. This is the same of any door, except the door of your childhood home. If it is this door you dream of entering, your days will be filled with plenty and congeniality.

2) To dream of entering a door at night through the rain denotes, to women, unpardonable escapades; to a man, it is significant of a drawing on his resources by unwarranted vice, and also foretells assignations.

3) To see others go through a doorway denotes unsuccessful attempts to get your affairs into a paying condition. It also means changes to farmers and the political world. To an author, it foretells that the reading public will reprove his way of stating facts by refusing to read his later works.

4) To dream that you attempt to close a door, and it falls from its hinges, injuring someone, denotes that evil threatens a friend through your unintentionally wrong advice. If you see another attempt to lock a door, and it falls from its hinges, you will have knowledge of some friend's misfortune and be powerless to aid him.

ALL MEMBER THOUGHTS ARE WELCOME! ...

i dreamt last night many dreams.
one i was in some sort of fast food place.a woman came in with her dog.the dog was all over me i asked her to get him off.i ended up following her in the bathroom.she was complaining to someone how dare i tell her to take the dog off of me.i then went to grab her bye the hair.then i asked her if we could hug insted of fighting.we hugged for a while and for some reason started to draw pictures in crayon.i was then in a park and told if you read a book it will not come true so to find yourself stop reading books.i meant to write this all down when i woke up,but children were hungry.i will put a notebook next to my bed tonight.

Hi Lena! ~ Thanks for sharing your DREAMS with us.

Both DREAMS are very GOOD DREAMS. What you've described are two DREAMS in One.

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FIRST PORTION OF THE DREAM . . .

"i was in some sort of fast food place.a woman came in with her dog.the dog was all over me i asked her to get him off.i ended up following her in the bathroom.she was complaining to someone how dare i tell her to take the dog off of me.i then went to grab her bye the hair.then i asked her if we could hug insted of fighting.we hugged for a while and for some reason started to draw pictures in crayon."

Here are the KEY ELEMENTS of this portion of the DREAM . . .

Fast Food Place, Woman & Her Dog, Bathroom, Complaining, Hair, Hug, Fighting, Hugged, Draw (Drawing), pictures, crayon

[If you have a DREAM BOOK, you would look up the KEY ELEMENTS of the DREAM. If you are in the middle of making a decision on the purchase of a GOOD DREAM BOOK, the best way to select one is to keep in mind a recent DREAM when you go to the Book Store. Check the Dream Books by looking up one of the KEY ELEMENTS of your recent DREAM. In which book does the meaning fit your DREAM? Once you have made a decision about the Dream Book that holds the most valuable information that is right for YOU, get that one! ~ lol . A GOOD DREAM BOOK makes all the difference in how you will view your DREAMS. When you find a GOOD DREAM BOOK that always hits the mark in helping you to INTERPRET your DREAMS, you will find valuable INSIGHT, and easily be able to expand your knowledge on the meaning of objects, symbols, activities, emotions/feelings ~ associated with your DREAMS.]

Lena ~ The "fast food place" indicates, "fast-friends"

This becomes more evident as your DREAM rolls out. . . .

The "woman with her dog" -- Dogs represent companionship, loyalty, fidelity at all costs, and a bond that extends beyond the grave.

The dog was all over you, and you asked her to get him off. ~ Due to the nature of the relationship, "FRIENDS" often straighten each other out. . . . "Stick closer than any brother"

You followed her into the bathroom ~ LADIES ROOM ~ Another indication of a close friendship.

"she was complaining to someone how dare i tell her to take the dog off of me." ~ VENTING, offended, low-level gossip (harmless).

"i then went to grab her bye the hair.then i asked her if we could hug insted of fighting." ~
Freudian slip on the word, "bye" when you typed this -- It means that you are willing to say "Good-Bye" if need be, but you will work a problematic friendship situation out. You would much rather . . . "hug instead of fighting" ~ You are more of a caring and loyal friend who seeks understanding. You are also concerned about the well-being of others. This is evident in the way you relayed the DREAM.

"we hugged for a while and for some reason started to draw pictures in crayon." ~FRIENDS HUG one another. They listen to each other. They share their life adventures, trials, and triumphs with one another. To HUG is to feel. To Hug is to care. To Hug is to Love.

"to draw pictures in crayon" ~ To CREATE a child-like and innocent connection that is worthy of working together to record. To "draw" is to create and establish. Pictures are memories. Crayon suggests innocence. Crayon also suggests artistic qualities in development. The "color" associated with crayons brings to mind BEAUTY. You come into the Kingdom like little children. The BEAUTY of this FRIENDSHIP that the DREAM is revealing to you is worth RECORDING.
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SECOND PORTION OF THE DREAM . . .

"i was then in a park and told if you read a book it will not come true so to find yourself stop reading books."

VERY SIGNIFICANT Lena.

You cannot shape yourself by reading "self-help" books. To understand yourself is to live your life to the fullest. To expand is to be unframed. Unbound. Living without Limitations is what this expresses. Your story is like none other. You are unique and special. You are needed and "called-out".

God Bless you Lena ~
René

Hi Cassandra ~ First, let me say that this DREAM was good for my soul. A very POWERFUL and MEANINGFUL DREAM.

I've brought your DREAM down here for everyone . . .

"I dreamed that I worked for a lady that owned a shoe store, but I was stocking cosmetics in the shoe store for her (which is unusual, because you don't find cosmetics in a shoe store). An employee was arguing with the employer about having to do what he was told by her. It was Wednesday in my dream, but I kept thinking it was Thursday. I was about to leave for the day, because I thought it was Thursday (on Thursday I get off an hour earlier). The receptionist asked where I was going, and I told her I get off at 7pm. She said "No, it is Wednesday and you get off at 8pm." I laughed and explained that I had the days mixed up. I told her it would be no problem for me to work that extra hour. For my last hour I was stocking the cosmetic shelves. There were 2 glass shelves and they were spaced evenly between the floor and the ceiling. There were bright studio lights behind them, and it made the setting beautiful. I had the shelves stocked fully and perfectly. I couldn't keep the shelves stocked fast enough. At the end of the hour, all the shelves were almost completely empty. Me and a co-worker laughed at how fast my cosmetic displays had sold. The shoe sales lady was still waiting on a customer. I put 2 pair of boots out, and the customer immediately went to them to purchase them. We laughed again, and punched out. Then I woke up thinking the day was Friday, and it was Saturday, and I realized I was 30 minutes late for work. What a coincidence, huh?!" ~ Cassandra
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INTRO of your DREAM highlights ~ "THOUGHTS" . . .

"I dreamed that I worked for a lady that owned a shoe store, but I was stocking cosmetics in the shoe store for her (which is unusual, because you don't find cosmetics in a shoe store)."

NEW SHOES represent CHANGES which will prove BENEFICIAL.

The lady in your DREAM has an established line of business. You decide to stock something outside of her line of business. This indicates that you do not follow structure. You decide your own rules. You want to be different from everybody else ~ yet helpful in your own way.

"An employee was arguing with the employer about having to do what he was told by her."

Another indicator that you set your own rules. You don't care for authority figures. The employee arguing with the employer is overheard by you and falls in line with the intro to the DREAM. This merely stands to confirm what you've already set up in your mind. (that you will do things your own way.) Nothing the Shoe Store Lady has established is being followed in this DREAM -- she is receiving resistance.

"It was Wednesday in my dream, but I kept thinking it was Thursday. I was about to leave for the day, because I thought it was Thursday (on Thursday I get off an hour earlier). The receptionist asked where I was going, and I told her I get off at 7pm. She said "No, it is Wednesday and you get off at 8pm."

You are 1 day and 1 hour earlier than the actual schedule, Cassandra ~ which indicates that you are ahead of the game. You also see things before the time, and begin to operate in them. Others are not on the same schedule as you are

Going further in your DREAM . . . "I was about to leave for the day, because I thought it was Thursday (on Thursday I get off an hour earlier)." ~ Again your ACTIONS in MOTION operating on YOUR THOUGHTS.

"The receptionist asked where I was going, and I told her I get off at 7pm. She said "No, it is Wednesday and you get off at 8pm."

The receptionist asked you a QUESTION, "Where are you going?"

Your reply was, "I get off at 7pm" ( The number seven (7) has meaning ) THIS IS ANOTHER AREA WE WILL GET INTO -- "NUMBERS" . . .

SEVEN represents Heaven, completion, accomplishment, perfection, totality, unification, and menorah.

"She said, "No, it is Wednesday and you get off at 8pm." ~ Indicating an interception and correction - DIRECTION--assistance with your "THOUGHTS" . . .

EIGHT represents justice, loyalty, a mariner's compass, and signifies WISDOM.

Because of your LOYALTY you receive DIVINE JUSTICE and are DIVINELY GUIDED into the WAY of WISDOM.

[The meaning of the days of the week we will also get into here in Dream Depths.]

"I laughed and explained that I had the days mixed up. I told her it would be no problem for me to work that extra hour."

Acknowledgement of GUIDANCE. Ability to laugh at yourself. Explanation of your "thinking" offered here. You then extend accountability, responsibility, and alignment. In fact, you will even "work that extra hour" ~ no problem. AGREEMENT to following the GUIDANCE offered you, and going the "extra mile" to do it.

"For my last hour I was stocking the cosmetic shelves. There were 2 glass shelves and they were spaced evenly between the floor and the ceiling. There were bright studio lights behind them, and it made the setting beautiful. I had the shelves stocked fully and perfectly. I couldn't keep the shelves stocked fast enough. At the end of the hour, all the shelves were almost completely empty. Me and a co-worker laughed at how fast my cosmetic displays had sold."

STOCK represents supplies at hand.

COSMETICS ~ BEAUTIFY, alter appearance, turn something not pleasing into something very pleasing, show

2 glass shelves ~ Hold items, are transparent, 2 work together better than 1

"spaced evenly between the floor and the ceiling" ~ The 2 strike a BALANCE.

"There were bright studio lights behind them, and it made the setting beautiful." ~ BRIGHT STUDIO LIGHTS behind them ~ indicate Spotlight on BACKING. Forefront projection. Enhancement is indicated by the setting being made BEAUTIFUL. A makeover is done successfully and is NOTICED, HIGHLIGHTED, BACKED.

"I had the shelves stocked fully and perfectly." ~ indicates that you are doing a fine job, and making NOTE of your progress. 2 in the spotlight fully capable and perfectly aligned.

"I couldn't keep the shelves stocked fast enough. At the end of the hour, all the shelves were almost completely empty. Me and a co-worker laughed at how fast my cosmetic displays had sold."

Targets/Goals accomplished with hard work and effort. Time agreed upon (contract terms fulfilled). Sales Goals met with enjoyment. Results speedy. Displays desirable. 2 work together with SUCCESS.

"The shoe sales lady was still waiting on a customer. I put 2 pair of boots out, and the customer immediately went to them to purchase them. We laughed again, and punched out."

The shoe sales lady is not having the same results ~ STILL WAITING.

The 2 NEW BOOTS that you put out indicate 2 NEW OFFERINGS. The customer IMMEDIATELY went to purchase them. Signifies others RECOGNIZE and IMMEDIATELY ACT upon what you offer. On first try, you SEE RESULTS.

"We laughed again, and punched out." ~ Enjoyment of the PROCESS ~ JOB WELL DONE!
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Then I woke up thinking the day was Friday, and it was Saturday, and I realized I was 30 minutes late for work. What a coincidence, huh?!" ~ Cassandra
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Cassandra ~ DREAMS relieve STRESS ~ L O L!

AN AWESOME DREAM!

BOUNTIFUL BLESSINGS to YOU!

Do leave your thoughts {wink}.

Thank you Cassandra for your response. I'm glad you enjoyed the DREAM INTERPRETATION for your DREAM.

We'll see what Lena has to say about hers.

Blessings,
Rene

Yes fragments are often what I'm left with for my dreams. As I write them down the endings are disappearing from my mind. So I rarely have a complete dream.

This leads me to a topic that I thought might be of interest to others: ENHANCING DREAM RECALL. How one might improve their ability to recall and remember dreams at least long enough to write them down.
I've found that I write the fragments down - what I remember of them be it little or big and leave them there. I rarely know the meanings and I rarely remember parts of the dream later in the day to add to it. Often I might remember "oh I had a dream about water." But I cannot remember the details.

Interesting about working with and manipulating the fragments.

I often wake up and roll over and go back to sleep. In doing so I'm aware I'm dreaming and sometimes I change where the dream was and sometimes start a new dream. Nothing that I do intentionally.

Interesting about the circus dream. I had thought that it was something along the lines of it was telling me that I had everything I needed for the novel in front of me. I only needed to discover what was behind each door (or each path - perhaps in this instance each genre) and decide where to go from there. However, your interpretation does sound likely as well.

Very fascinating info on the instance of seeing doors in dreams Rene!

Jennifer ~ What you have described has been happening to me recently . . .

"Yes fragments are often what I'm left with for my dreams. As I write them down the endings are disappearing from my mind. So I rarely have a complete dream." ~ Jennifer N.

Jen ~ I think this really just has to do with being overloaded in waking life.  Too much on the mind.

I'm definitely interested in what you've brought up . . .

"ENHANCING DREAM RECALL. How one might improve their ability to recall and remember dreams at least long enough to write them down." ~ Jennifer N.

Jen ~ I like your suggestions with regard to ENHANCING DREAM RECALL . . .

"I've found that I write the fragments down - what I remember of them be it little or big and leave them there. I rarely know the meanings and I rarely remember parts of the dream later in the day to add to it. Often I might remember "oh I had a dream about water. But I cannot remember the details."  ~ Jennifer N.

I do the same Jen -- I write down the fragments, and sometimes find that more of the DREAM will come back to me.  I usually only have fragmented DREAMS when I am disturbed during sleep ~ like being awakened when I'm not ready ~ ahahha.

Going to the next comment box to continue responding to what you've shared. . .

 

Jen ~ I like what you had to say about manipulating the fragments of your DREAMS.  Very FASCINATING!

Try as I might, I am unable to take control of my DREAMS.  They have a mind of their own.   In fact, my dreams INSTRUCT me.  I've had DREAMS with a Narrator --  DREAMS with a Guide -- and DREAMS with a Disciplinarian.  The Disciplinarian appears when I am totally off track, or about to get off track, and I am not following WISDOM'S WAY.

And then there are our FAVORITE DREAMS -- The PROPHETIC DREAMS ~ Those DREAMS do not leave you.  They are very VIVID, and in some instances will shake you for days.  Many PROPHETIC DREAMS will continue to unfold, or repeat over, and over, and over . . .

Going to the next comment box . . .

Jen ~ We may have to talk further about the CIRCUS DREAM and the DOORS on a separate DREAM DISCUSSION.  I really would like to hear your follow up to your CIRCUS DREAM.

HUGS ~ Your Friend ~ Rene

I rarely find that fragments lead me to more recalled moments. I'm not sure why but when I have a fragment it generally remains a fragment. However, with the more vivid dreams, I've founds that writing them down reminds me of other bits of that dream.

As for fragments and being woke before ready... I always am woke then, LOL. Sadly.

Going to the next comment box to continue responding to what you've shared. . .

Dreams as instructors. I've never really thought of them in that light. Very interesting take. I've thought of them as guiding, but that's a bit less formal that being an instructor.

I believe since I wake several times while sleeping/dreaming I do somewhat control them. It's not something I do consciously, but rarely anything in the dream world is done consciously, anyway.

The Disciplinarian is another interesting thing that I'm sure I've encountered, but just have not had the ability to see it as such.

Rene, the prophetic dreams that are real vivid and shake you for days.  I've had two of those.. one was just yesterday. I'll post them later as I'd like your take on them. Sammie offered some ideas and she could very well be right.

As for the Circus dream, I only have the bits I posted about at the time. Nothing since then came to me - but I often wake without any knowledge of dreaming, so maybe there was something, but it escaped my grip.

Jen ~ I do hope that more of that CIRCUS DREAM comes back to you.  It was really interesting.  I suppose if you continue on with your Circus Research, the dreams will return.

The Instructors that you refer to as "Guides" or "guiding" ~ I believe we are talking about one and the same.  {I think} ~ The Instructors that I am referring to give details as to how, when, where, what steps to take.  I believe that a "Guide" would do the same.  You can explain what you mean by "Guide".

The Disciplinarian appears to tell you or show you that you are absolutely going about whatever it is that you are going about in the wrong way.

Did you post your PROPHETIC DREAMS yet Jen?

It might come bcak should I pick up that novel again. I never did get very far with it because there were issues with the history and skirting around the Ringling name and that the circus was CLOSED to trasients at that time. So right now it needs to be completely reworked.

The guides I meant were not so much people as just feelings that the dream was guiding one to a certain place or idea. It's probably all misunderstood though since me and dreams don't converse on the same level. I can rarely make sense of them.

Interesting about the disciplinarian.

I posted them, but there's no claims that they are prophetic. Hehe. They WERE vivid and I do still remember them.

This is interesting Jen . . . " . . .since me and dreams don't converse on the same level. I can rarely make sense of them."

I'm wondering what you meant by this.  There is communication between you and your dream insight on a certain level ~ what would you call that?  Do you mean your dreams provide information on one level and you receive from it on another level?  Or what?  Just trying to SEE how you are SEEing.

I can really relate to what you've said here . . . "The guides I meant were not so much people as just feelings that the dream was guiding one to a certain place or idea."

I have dreams like what you've described also.  There are no people (speaking or seen), but yet in the dream I am guided and being "told" certain things telepathically.

I've got to go find your other DREAMS!  I'd love to interpret them.

And yes, the disciplinarian . . . sometimes very forceful too ~ L O L.  As in, "How many times do I have to tell you the same things over and over again for you to get it!" . . . then it manifests in life to bring the message HOME.  And, actually this serves to keep me on the right track.  For that I am grateful.

Thanks for responding back on my comments . . .

 

Margo I'm unsure of the first dream's meaning, but I know water/ocean is a universal symbol.

From /a> Ocean
Life. One of the few universal symbols. An active ocean, teeming with life, with high waves and crashing surf, implies that life will soon become much busier. A calm ocean: A peaceful life. A stormy sea: Trouble ahead. The need to be prepared.
From dream Dictionary
Water (see Ocean)

1. If the dreamer is drinking water, this is a symbol for enjoying life. If the dreamer is at presently in bad circumstances, dreaming of drinking water implies that good times are ahead.

2. Clear, calm water portends happiness, while river rapids or crashing surf implies rough times on the horizon.

Looks like your dream was symbolizing happiness... at least in part. :)

i very rarely remember any of my dreams. logically I know I have them, but it's extreamely rare if I know what they are.

Jodi ~ You may want to start keeping a DREAM JOURNAL beside your bed ~ so that when you awake you can jot down notes.  Your DREAMS will then become more vivid, and you will begin to remember them more.  Thanks for commenting!

I don't remember many of my dreams but I have a couple of dreams that stick out.

I'm outside my home (where I grew up) and I'm fighting a GIANT cobra snake.  By GIANT I mean the snake towers over our 2 story house.

Don't remember if I have any weopons but I'm outside with the snake and I'm fighting it. 

And it's at night.

Hi Jan ~ I'm glad that you're here, and I'm glad that you shared your DREAM with us.

Snakes are one of the world's oldest symbols, and they are found in some of the most ancient sculptures and ancient texts.

The Snake is also an emblem of the nurturing earth, and also the unknown perils of the underworld.

In DREAMS, the snake can represent hidden fears.  Sometimes snakes can also represent the hidden worries that threaten peace of mind.

Snakes can also represent and appear to symbolize the poisonous words and innuendo of the people around you.

ENTWINED SNAKES appear at times as the CADUCEUS -- the Symbol of the MEDICAL PROFESSION today.  The Greeks attributed the "healing POWER" of this symbol to the snake.

Similar symbolism may be found in the Indian Kundalini YOGA ~ where it represents the life force that rises up the spinal chord. . . .

In particular ~ THE COBRA is a symbol of the divine ENLIGHTENMENT and is associated with the god Shiva.

In Christian imagery ~ the snake serves to tempt man to GAIN KNOWLEDGE.  And is also used by Moses to "heal" the people -- hence, we refer back to the MEDICAL SYMBOLISM.

Your dream asks you a question . . .

What is it about your childhood home that brings about "fear"?  What fights occurred there that need releasing?  What problem is it that you hold in your mind that is BIGGER than it really is?

Can't wait to hear back from you Jan!

Thanks for your response. 

I used to have a book about the meanings of dreams.  And my GIANT snake wasn't listed.  This was when I was young, like middle school age.  So you can see I've had this type of dream quite often.  Recently I had the "snake dream".  So I guess I'm worried about something.  Maybe our daughter & my brother (see number 3 below).

1 -What is it about your childhood home that brings about "fear"? 

My father is a drunk.  He would belittle me quite often.  I wasn't good enough, whatever I did.  I'm trying to "let him go, and get out of my life".  I'm getting too old (I'll be 60 this Oct.) to be treated like a little child.  I felt I had to protect my mom & brother quite often.  I didn't "fight", like hitting, striking him, but I felt I should have. 

2 -What fights occurred there that need releasing?

He would abuse my mom.  One time my mom said she wanted some water, so my father helped her by bending her backwards to the kitchen sink.  Her face up to the faucet, then he turned the water on full force.  My mom can't be hurt by his hands anymore.  She passed away in 1979.

3 - What problem is it that you hold in your mind that is BIGGER than it really is?

That is a good question.  I guess our financial problems, our health, our daughter (health) and my brother (mental problems). 

Hi Jan! ~ I am so glad you came back to read my response to your DREAM(s).  What you've just shared is opening the doors for "healing" to take place.  Sometimes DREAMS will invite us to really take a look within to SEE exactly what it is that we may need to take a deeper look at.  We are able to track our inner journey through the use of DREAM JOURNALS.  They are very helpful in understanding where we are at any given point in our lives.  Whenever we begin to FOCUS on anything that we hold within our minds and our hearts, we then have the ability to direct our FOCUS in positive ways ~ i.e., healing of past wounds, releasing negative energies and thoughts, utilizing anything that we have learned or discovered to uplift ourselves -- professionally, as well as personally.

Going to the next comment box to continue Jan . . .

. . . continuing on with Jan's Dream(s) . . .

Jan ~ In the first paragraph of your response you mentioned that you used to have DREAM BOOKS that tell you what your dreams mean.  EXCELLENT!  DREAM Dictionaries and Symbolism Dictionaries are very helpful in understanding our DREAMS.  I have several of both.  One that I highly recommend is THE PROPHET'S DICTIONARY.  I also recommend your reading, "The Seer by Jim Goll", and buying a copy of The PROPHET'S HANDBOOK.  Here is the link . . .

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Jan ~ Your mention of continued dreams of snakes is an indicator of a long~standing issue.  It is something that has been with you for a long time, and is calling for your attention.  You've shared with us that this is so.

Regarding this -- "Recently I had the "snake dream".  So I guess I'm worried about something.  Maybe our daughter & my brother..." ~ Jan S.

If your daughter and your brother come to your mind immediately when you think of "worrying about something", it is an area where you may need to turn your focus to resolve what you perceive the worry to be.  Do you feel that your daughter is in danger of some sort?  If so, then address the danger -- what exactly is it, and how can it best be handled?  Does it require that your daughter stay clear of a certain person in your family?  If so, tell her.

You did not mention the direct concern that you have with regard to your brother.  I'm sensing that he has some of the same aspects of behavior that your father had.  Rather than speculate, do share your concern.

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Jan ~ In response to your answer to the first question that I asked you . . .

1 -What is it about your childhood home that brings about "fear"?

The fact that your father is still alive and has not changed his ways calls for you to release him.  If you need to write a letter to him and mail it telling him your feelings, you should do so.  If you do not want a face~to~face meeting with him, and do not want to talk to him by telephone -- write.  It will also help you to write your feelings out about him, and how he treated you and your family that angers you, worries you, or causes you any stress or anxiety.

I am so sorry to hear that your mother passed away.  I am also saddened to hear how your father treated her.  Domestic Abuse and Battering is a horrible thing to witness and/or go through as a child, and as an adult.

If we could create a SHAME VILLAGE, this is the place where all abusers should be banished to if they are not prosecuted.  Many, however, do end up incarcerated.  [If not in a jail or prison, then in their own minds and bodies].

There is a spiritual side to this issue that should also be addressed.  Fortification of one's spirit is very important.   We'll talk more on this later in another discussion...

Your having to spend a large portion of your life "defending" and "protecting" against an evil that was not in your control (especially as a child/youth) is and can be very taxing on the psyche for an extending period of time as you have relayed here in this discussion.

Do you feel within yourself Jan that you are closer to releasing the effects from what you have gone through and witnessed?  Do you feel stronger?

You should definitely not carry any blame or guilt regarding the protection of your mother against your father.  This definitely must be released if you are carrying any "guilt" or "blame" -- none of it was your fault.  It is something that you can utilize to "help" others and identify with others who may be going through or have gone through the same thing.  You may be quickly able to pinpoint someone who needs help right off because of what you have been through . . .

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Jan ~ When I first read your dream, what came to mind was worry about "foreclosure", and also long-standing issues that occured in your childhood home.

In relation to your worries about, "financial problems, our health, our daughter (health) and my brother (mental problems)." . . . Insurance comes to mind with regard to health issues -- the cost, and the mental problems that your brother has I take it are as a result of what he too witnessed and had to deal with as a child(?)

Is THERAPY something that you have considered or had in the past?  There are various forms of therapy that can be very effective.  Alternative methods of therapy are also very useful to deal with and resolve long standing issues.

I'll await your return Jan to respond further...

Thanks for your response to my dream and for the insight.  Yes I have considered therapy.  Went a couple of times but I didn't follow through.  Yes I did write a letter to my father.  It was a 3 page letter.  I sent to him last year around Christmas and gave him until April 1st of this year to get in contact with me so that we could get together.  I wanted to get to know him as a person.  Maybe then I can understand where he's coming from.  When we talked on the phone to make the arrangements, he started in on me.  The "feeling" I got from him is that he wants acknowledgement from both of us. that he was a good father.  Yes he put clothes on our backs, food in our stomachs and a roof over our heads but that's all.  No love.  Just ..... nothing.

My daughter is (for now) out of danger to her body and mind.  Now she is battling a weight problem just as I am.  Doctors labeled me as "morbidly obese".  In 2007 I weighed 310.  Today I weigh 267.25.  I belong to TOPS - Take Off Pounds Sensibly.  I've always been overweight, although not this much.

As for my brother, I'm trying to give him emotional support only because I don't want to "enable him".  I can't do everything for him.  He hasn't gotten acquainted with himself.  He don't know who he is.  I'm afraid for him.  He has considered suicide twice when his wife (she supposedly has a mental problem) left him at knife point.  He came home from work and she pulled a steak knife out.  He would do everything with her and for her.  Think abuse (separating him from friends and family).  She wouldn't let him go or do anything without her.  He is now in the process of divorce (me talking - Yipee !!!!!).

Oh GOOD ~ Jan ~ you're back!  FIRST, I wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS to you for taking off the pounds and SEEing results from your anticipated expectations.  This is GOOD NEWS!  I can understand why you may have put on the pounds, and I believe with your strength of mind you will take them off too!

And, second, I'm glad to hear that you DID write a letter to your father.  What you described about his response . . . "When we talked on the phone to make the arrangements, he started in on me.  The "feeling" I got from him is that he wants acknowledgement from both of us. that he was a good father.  Yes he put clothes on our backs, food in our stomachs and a roof over our heads but that's all.  No love.  Just ..... nothing." ~ Jan R.

Jan ~ Your father sounds very insecure and "controlling".  And both of those traits would stem from something in his life that you have nothing at all to do with. . .

LOVE ~ is something that people define in different ways, and show according to their perception.  Unfortunately, what some of us may come to KNOW as LOVE is not at all what others have ever experienced or known.  Given one person may be showered with LOVE in their life ~ and it is what they come to KNOW, -- i.e., HUGS, emotional support, encouragement, inspirational advice, physical affection, listening ears, financial support when needed, smiles, show of concern . . .

There are others who do not "know" what the "feeling" of this kind of LOVE is.  It is sad.  And, what is sadder is that they grow up to continue the cycle of "coldness" ~ {putting it mildly} . . .

Going to the next comment box to continue Jan . . .

. . . continuing on with Jan . . .

I also wanted to tell you that you have such a wonderful spirit Jan.  Whatever may have happened in your life involving your father, you are still willing to "reach~out" and show forth an effort to try to "understand".  You hold no animosity toward him, regardless of what he may have done.  This is "LOVE". . . .

Your wanting to "understand" where he was coming from is very "touching" to hear.  Empathy, and COMPASSION is not something that we SEE much of these days.  You are sharing with us that it CAN be done.  Much success to you from this point forward in your life with your father Jan.  Clearing the Slate, Erasing the Slate, or Renewing and/or Revamping the Slate -- we can choose at any given time and/or point in our lives to do any of those three.  Starting again in a relationship (be it with parents, friends, children, spouses, family, associates, and/or co-workers) when there has been a misunderstanding, hurt(s) caused, betrayal, etc. . . is always a CHOICE.  What also comes into play is FORGIVENESS.

What a blessing it is to have a "forgiving heart".  It takes God's strength sometimes.

I'm coming back to read over your response again Jan, and to comment further.  You will probably have come back by that time.  This is very nice to be able to share in your story, and to hear how very well you are handling all of the challenges that come your way.  Very inspirational.  SEE YOU SOON in here, I have so much more to say in response to you . . .

Thanks for your support.  I greatly appreciate it.  You don't know how much it means to me.  I have "felt" alone in this problem, which is probably why I had that dream a number of times throughout my life.

I would like to tell you about a dream that scared the living S--- out of me.  So real to me the dream was that I had to wake up my hubby and ask him if it happened.  I await your response.

Thanks for your comments and your insight to my dream.

Jan R.

Hi Jan! ~ I'm very glad that sharing your dream and receiving a dream interpretation helped you.  You definitely have my support, and can post DREAMS for interpretation here or send them to me in Gather email.  It takes me much longer to get to my emails though ~ lol -- so many of them.

I want you to know that you are never alone.  No matter what problem(s) that you may face, there is always support, and many, many people who have gone through the same things that you have gone through.  It is so comforting when you reach out to others, and find that there were people waiting in the wings for you ~ ALWAYS.

I look forward to hearing your dream that scared you.

Your Friend,

René

Rene~ I dreamed this:

Our restaurant was invaded by aliens with foam guns.

Spaceships that slightly resembled large planes arrived

and shot numerous rounds into the crowd.

Terrorized humans hid in an underground parking lot.

Aliens pursued us with foam shooting weapons.

We soon became one of them and received our own foam guns.

Now that we possessed their guns, aliens forced us to enlist

and shoot the remaining humans with foam.

 

 

We ran through the halls and hid in secret rooms.

 

Finally, we escaped when a tow truck took our vehicle away.

A women received an email stating that her lover was gone.

The aliens retreated in their spaceships at last.

 Please tell me what it means.

Hi Jennifer ~ For some reason, this DREAM that you described puts me in a very serious frame of mind.

ALIENS ~ Represent "Foreigners" and also "UFOs".

Psychological Meaning ~ Dreaming of Alien encounters indicates an interaction with an unfamiliar part of your psyche.  This puts the dreamer in a state of feeling that the unfamiliar part of their "self" is possibly hostile or somewhat of an enemy.

In the above case, the DREAMER should find out what it is that is unfamiliar and take the first step in getting to know the neglected aspect of "self".  For instance, you may be behaving in ways that are "alien" to you, or that are "unlike you".  It is unhealthy to repress, suppress, neglect, or ignore those components of your nature.  What at first appears frightening because of its unfamiliarity may in time become a mentor and ally.  Your alter ego may have something good to offer you.  Your "spirit" may be unrising to allow you to become more aware and open to your "gifts" and "talents" -- which may possibly appear to be foreign to you, because you are not using your "gifts" and "talents" to their fullest extent.

The "ALIEN" experience of your DREAM can also represent a situation and or circumstance that you have recently experienced. For instance, when you start a new job, or step away from a long-term job, you may at first feel "alienated" or like an "outsider" -- [OUTSIDER ART comes to my mind here for you Jennifer].

EMOTIONALLY ~ You may "feel" that you are in another world from everyone else.  Your dream depicts an experience from another realm.

I have to also mention to you that DREAMS of ALIENS are becoming more and more frequent by dreamers.  So, we must also take into account the possibility that "aliens" on a real world level exist and are being foretold through these dreams.

I'll respond further when you get back!

FASCINATING Jennifer.

Thank you so much, Rene! I have to give this more thought before I reply in kind. In the meantime, one of my friends asked if I could post the dream interpretation on my poem. Would that be alright with you? HUgs, Jen

Hi Jen ~ Of course, GO right ahead!

HUGS ~

Rene

I know why I am having fears of something new happening in my life and it makes sense after reading your interpretation of my dream and another one about snakes. I'll mail you as I'm not comfortable sharing it in public. Thanks so much. You're awesome! 

Hi Jennifer ~ I'm glad that you came back.  Understandable, and I'm glad that my interpretation of your dream makes sense to you --- and the one about "snakes". I'll await your email. . .

HUGS ~

Your Friend ~ Rene

I already sent you mail, hun! Hugs to you, Jen

Alright ~ good ~ I'll look for it this evening.

Ok; I am feeling rather apprehensive about my dream.  It is rather colorful... and something I have recalled dreaming about!

I awoke this last Thursday morning shaken.  This is what I remember:

I went into a photography studio.  I wanted to take a cute photo of myself as a reward for returning to my barbie doll figure after working so hard on my diet.

The room was large and broken into section with large cameras and black umbrella and stage props.  Several people were being photographed.  I began to feel uneasy with taking photos in front of so many people.

A woman photographer with soft brown hair and creamy skin came over and asked if I would follow her to the next building where she could take photos of me with more privacy.

I followed her across the parking lot into a small wooden building that was painted soft yellow.  Inside there was an open locker room and soft lights.  Black umbrellas were there also.  It was only one main room.

She asked me to stand still and she began taking pictures of me; then she moved my shirt to my shoulders, then asked me to take it off.  I did.

Next thing I know the camera is on the floor snapping away while she is holding me.  I am totally naked.  I can see my creamy white skin against her black pants.

She is kissing me, then flipped me over and began to enter me as if she were man.

In my dream I didn't argue or freak out.  I just went with it.

Then, all of the sudden, the door opened, she grabbed a black draped cloth and covered us.  A man came in and said, "Oh, you're working in here again?"

I ran over the locker room area and closed the door to the bathroom.  I listened to a younger man come in and begin to yell, "Mom!  How could you do this again?!  You stupid dyke!  You are so gross!" 

I opened the door, ran into the middle of the room in my naked glory and saw the son punch his mother.  I began to yell, 'Stop!  She is beautiful!'

I woke up after that.

***This dream is totally true.  I have been looking for a dream group here on Gather to share it with.  I haven't told my husband about it b/c I'm concerned he'd be upset.***

Please feel free to interpret it.  I welcome all ideas.  This dream is so different for me.  I usually am running and fighting for my life in my dreams.

Hi Carrie ~ First, I want to thank you for sharing your DREAM with us here.  I also would like for you to know that many people have dreams in which they are very apprehensive about sharing with anyone else.

I'd like to say that transparency is ALWAYS there.  The very thought of that fact is sometimes disconcerting to people.

TRANSPARENCY is readily available to each of us.  Many of us, due to "fear(s)" block the transmission of all that is visible.  Many DREAM to SEE what is transparent at all times.  They will DREAM to SEE, because they will not readily SEE otherwise.

Some of us are OPEN to SEE [WIDE AWAKE].  SEEing is GOOD.

The SEEing ~ whether in DREAMS ~ AWAKE ~ or through others ~ is always for the purposes of GROWTH, REVELATION, and MATURITY in spirit.

It is what WE do with the KNOWLEDGE that we gain that matters.  WE will not do what is most beneficial if we do not gain an "UNDERSTANDING" in the process.

WE will get into LEVELS of SEEing in Artistic Therapy, PROPHETIC PULSE ~ A Paradigm Shift, and in DREAM DEPTHS Gather Groups this month.

Going to the next comment box to continue responding to your DREAM . . .

. . . continuing on with my response to Carrie . . .

Carrie ~ The first line of your DREAM made me smile . . ."I went into a photography studio.  I wanted to take a cute photo of myself as a reward for returning to my barbie doll figure after working so hard on my diet." ~ Carrie Marie P.

Right off the bat, this indicates that you are in the process of truly learning ways in which to LOVE your "self" for who you are.  Your intentions are being FOCUSED and DIRECTED at this time.  You tell us immediately from your DREAM what you wanted . . . "I wanted to take a cute photo of myself as a reward for returning to my barbie doll figure after working so hard on my diet." . . .

Taking the photo tells of your (wants) intention.  The PHOTO simply represents a "showing of the results" of your efforts -- i.e., the diet paying off.

PHOTOGRAPHS also serve as records of memories, life moments, special people, places and events.

Considering your "self" as special is KEY to a HEALTHY self~esteem.

Going to the next comment box to continue Carrie . . .

where's the next comment box?  :)

Hi Carrie ~ I'm laughing ~ I got interrupted.  I'm coming back to this to finish commenting.

...to be continued...

I look forward to it!  Believe me!

Here we GO Carrie . . .

Keeping in mind that pictures have a PSYCHOLOGICAL MEANING . . . A portrait or still photograph often suggests that you feel a need to preserve a REALTIONSHIP.  You may also idealize the past and want it to remain the same forever.

A picture may also represent your "thoughts" or "ideas" and be a way of making you AWARE of something that requires your ATTENTION -- i.e., weight, diet, beauty, taking care of yourself . . .

The content of the picture in the DREAM always symbolizes what this is or may be.

How you picture your "self" will come through in dreams. If you do not like what you SEE, you have to determine if you have the wrong image of your "self" ... or if the way you picture your "self" is what you seek in terms of re-defining your "self".

You also have to determine if you LIKE what you are VIEWING about your "self" ~ i.e., is this something that you APPROVE of about your "self", or is this something that you need to work on in terms of "changing"?

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Carrie ~ Let's get into the MEAT of your DREAM . . .

Let's start off with how the dream made you "feel" . . . "I awoke this last Thursday morning shaken." ~ Carrie Marie P.

The question becomes for you, WHY were you shaken?

Think on this question, and do tell us if you care to share.

Do jump in at any time, because I am going to respond to your DREAM in pieces . . .

This part . . . "The room was large and broken into sections with large cameras and black umbrella and stage props.  Several people were being photographed.  I began to feel uneasy with taking photos in front of so many people." ~ Carrie Marie P.

THE ROOM ~ ". . . was LARGE and broken into sections" -- This represents the interior view of YOU.  How you SEE yourself from the inside.  Meditate on what you consider to be LARGE about your "self" . . . Also, what it is that you SEE or "feel" or "think" about your "self" that is BROKEN.

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I was 'shaken' by the dream I think, b/c of the intimacy with the female photographer.  I am kind of bi-sexual... I am not attracted to all women, just a select few.  I have only had one girl friend also, but have been married twice and have had SEVERAL relationships with men. (I don't really like men that well... it's just the 'norm' so I follow it.)

 

. . . the LARGE CAMERAS . . . indicate that you either SEE your "self" as LARGE, or that what is to be photographed (in your mind) requires a panoramic view.

LARGE can mean "size wise" or "ego wise" or "making room for others" -- you decide.

THE BLACK UMBRELLA represents mourning...

ASK yourself if you have some reason to be "mourning"?  If so, WHY?

An umbrella can also serve as "protection".  [For example ~ from SUN or RAIN].

Take into account that RAIN can represent the release of "emotional tension", and the umbrella may illustrate that you are prepared for this outpouring of "EMOTION".  It can also represent protection in relation to FINANCIAL SECURITY.

Things projected through the symbolism of the umbrella . . . BANK LOANS.  Cause for PROTECTION from loss in business and/or intimate relations. PREPARATION is in VIEW and MAGNIFIED by the size of the CAMERA . . .

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Also, I feel broken inside.  Most of the time, I  loathe my husband, I can't find a job, I'm trying to get healthy again and lose weight....

I don't know what I find large about myself, but perhaps that my whole life is a mess as a whole.

. . . hummmm . . . Carrie . . . just seeing your comment . . . keep interjecting as I go along, and I'll come back to your points afterwards...

hmmmmm I am mourning.... I do have a person I love very much, but b/c of life right now, we can't be together.  I am very depressed and lonely as a result.

okay Carrie ~ Let's go to the next part of your dream . . .

"A woman photographer with soft brown hair and creamy skin came over and asked if I would follow her to the next building where she could take photos of me with more privacy." ~ Carrie Marie P.

A WOMAN PHOTOGRAPHER ~ is seen with "soft brown hair" and "creamy skin" because she represents the "feminin side of you" that you identify with and like -- you like, because she is the one who can photograph you in your dream -- meaning, really SEE you as you are. She has "space" -- you are OPEN to -- symbolized by the LARGE CAMERA -- You give her a "ROOM with a VIEW" so to speak.  She has room in which to work -- in which to photograph you -- SEE you.

Keeping in mind that in your dream, SHE (the photographer) ASKS . . . you if you would, " follow her to the next building where she could take photos of me with more privacy." . . .

This portion of your dream represents something that is not being forced on you, because the photograph does not tell you, but rather ASKS you, or gets your permission.

The next building represents the "next step" or "next move" or "next scene".

The PHOTOGRAPHER in your dream wants to "take photos of you with more privacy." . . . because -- the symbolized person in your dream would like to get to know you better in a way that is suggested in your dream -- in private.

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Carrie ~ I'm seeing your responses as we are going along here.  Let us take this part of your dream . . .

"Several people were being photographed.  I began to feel uneasy with taking photos in front of so many people."

QUESTIONS for you:

Did you recognize any of the people in your dream being photographed?

Was the PHOTOGRAPHER familiar, or a symbolic person that you could "feel" as someone that you know?

Your feeling "uneasy" taking photos in front of so many people is your true nature -- true response to being exposed to others that you do not know.

Also, PHOTOS -- as described by you versus PICTURES has significance.

PHOTOS ~ can go into photo albums.

PICTURES ~ can move if put on screen.

[These two interpretations of photos versus pictures depends on how you "feel" about the two different words] . . . There is a distinction that people make in their minds sometimes unconsciously.

This could be viewed as "photos" by you, because it is something that you would like to "remember" -- "keepsake" -- "record" -- "make record of" or "note of" . . . The only part about it is that you do not want others  SEEing the process which is represented by your uneasiness with the people being there watching you get your photo taken.

The PHOTOGRAPHER is AWARE of your uneasiness, which is why she ASKS you . . .to FOLLOW . . . for more privacy.

This is what you would be more comfortable with ~ "privacy", yet at the same time, you are still OPEN.

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Carrie ~ This next part of your DREAM is very interesting . . .

"I followed her across the parking lot into a small wooden building that was painted soft yellow.  Inside there was an open locker room and soft lights.  Black umbrellas were there also.  It was only one main room." ~ Carrie Marie P.

This represents a FUNERAL...THE KEY SYMBOLS ~ "small wooden building", "soft yellow", "open locker room", "soft lights", "Black umbrellas" . . .

I'll have to rest here and come back for more clarity with regard to this part . . .

I did not recognize any of the people being photographed.  I did not recognize any of the people in my dream.  Their faces were not important; they were blurry.  I think the photographer had soft brown hair and creamy skin b/c my only girlfriend (long ago) did.  Funny thing is, I'm most attracted to honey colored blondes.

I'm a very shy person and was thankful to be photographed privately.  I hate being on 'display.'

Hi Carrie ~ I'm back to continue . . . and I'm glad you added your input, because I am going to respond to your input after I finish interpreting your entire dream...

Starting with this part of your dream, "She asked me to stand still. . .", and continuing to this line. . ."Then, all of the sudden, the door opened, she grabbed a black draped cloth and covered us.  A man came in and said, "Oh, you're working in here again?" . . .

NOTICE the number of times the color black comes into your dream.  COLORS in DREAMS represent various aspects of your thought process, your life at the time of the dream, as well as your "feelings" and "emotions" in association with the specific COLOR.

BLACK represents hidden elements, as well as depression, dark thoughts, underworld,  and whatever you personally associate the color black with.  The KEY is to first determine how the color black makes you "feel", and what thoughts come to mind when you are presented with the color black. Various phrases are also associated with the color black . . . i.e., "You're in the BLACK." ~ "It was a BLACK day."  ~ "It was blacker than night." ~ "Time to get rid of those black thoughts."

Once you have determined what the color black means to you personally, then go back and tie your perception/description of the color black to every aspect of your dream in which it appears.

The specific part of your dream between these lines represents your "sexual" feelings.  In particular, you seek "gentleness".  The "gentleness" of a woman, but not necessarily intimacy from a woman -- because a man transforms himself into your dream.

One specific line in your dream that you may want to think on and determine what this means to you is . . .

"A man came in and said, "Oh, you're working in here again?" . . ."

. . . going to the next comment box to continue Carrie . . .

. . . now for the ending of your dream Carrie . . .

"I ran over to the locker room area and closed the door to the bathroom.  I listened to a younger man come in and begin to yell, "Mom!  How could you do this again?!  You stupid dyke!  You are so gross!"

I opened the door, ran into the middle of the room in my naked glory and saw the son punch his mother.  I began to yell, 'Stop!  She is beautiful!'

I woke up after that." ~ Carrie Marie P.

Carrie ~ The interesting thing about the first line is two different elements that enter into your dream. The first element is the locker room. The second element is the bathroom.

The QUESTIONS are:  What happens in the locker room? [Generally speaking].

and

What happens in the bathroom? [Generally speaking].

Locker Rooms are usually not unisex.  They are one sex or the other.

Bathrooms are usually for "privacy".  Also for cleaning "self".  Eliminating waste.  Beautification.  Grooming.

The "younger man yelling" in your dream at his "mother" represents immature outbursts, judgments by those not experienced enough to KNOW, disrespect, and also domestic abuse.

It also says that you feel "inhibited by small minds."

Your thoughts on this would be much appreciated Carrie . . . I'm going to the next comment box for one more thing before ending your dream interpretation and going back up to respond to your interjected input and response to the various parts of the dream interpretation . . .

. . . your last thought after your dream Carrie . . .

"This dream is so different for me.  I usually am running and fighting for my life in my dreams."

Carrie ~ If you are usually "running" and "fighting" for your LIFE in your dreams, the time is NOW to ask your "self" . . .

WHY am I "running"?

WHAT am I "running" from? or WHAT am I "running" to?

WHY am I "fighting"?

WHAT am I "fighting" for?

WHAT is it that you seek for your LIFE?

WHAT is your LIFE really about?

WHAT and/or WHO is it in your LIFE that makes you HAPPY?

WHAT and/or WHO is it in your LIFE that makes you UNHAPPY?

Write your answers out on a piece of paper, let your thoughts rest a day or two, then go back to them and review what you have written.  Think on what your "feelings" are.  Get in "touch" with your "self", and look at LIFE with NEW EYES.

Hope this all has helped you in some way Carrie.  You've had a very insightful dream for exploration of "self".  Your dream can help you to clarify your thoughts, focus your intentions, and rid yourself of all that is in your LIFE that you believe to be out of balance and out of sync with your wants and desires.  That includes thoughts, actions, forms of expression with regard to sexuality, friendship, artistic abilities, and interwoven relationships.

HUGS ~

Your Friend ~ Rene

When I think of the color black, I think of it as sexy; black cats (they have insightful power); and sophistication.

I will think more about why I am usually running in my sleep.  I have been dreaming like that since I was about four years old.  I never see who it is, I just know I have to in order to survive.

Hi Carrie ~ I'm back to respond to your responses starting with the one above, and running backwards.  I'll bring them down as I respond . . .

First ~ The COLOR BLACK and what it means to you . . . you relate to the color black in a very positive way ~ i.e., SEXY, (no fear of black cats) ~ which were considered HOLY in ancient Egypt by the way ~ INSIGHTFUL POWER, and SOPHISTICATION.

So if you take each element of your DREAM wherein the color black appears and tie it into your positive thoughts about this color, your interpretation will align with the positive side of the message versus the negative typical thought~process of many people in relation to the color black.

RUNNING IN YOUR SLEEP.  [since the age of about four years old] ~ indicates possible molestation and/or fear thereof. . . .

Your mention of the word, "survive" leads the psyche to "survival skills".  However, "RUNNING" is not always seen as a bad thing in dreams, and neither are "survival skills". RUNNING is also equated with "Running to reach the mark", "RUNNING for the GOAL", and "RUNNING the RACE laid before thee."

Going up to bring down your next response . . .

. . . continuing on Carrie . . . with this . . .

"I did not recognize any of the people being photographed.  I did not recognize any of the people in my dream.  Their faces were not important; they were blurry..." ~ Carrie

My advice to you is to pull the faces of the people into FOCUS in your dreams.  WHY?... Because to SEE the features of the faces gives you insight into the message of your DREAM.  BLURRED VISION is not KEEN VISION.  Eagles have KEEN VISION.

If the face I see in my dream is "beautiful" because it is blurred, then I have yet to truly SEE. It is like seeing through a glass darkly.

And, although the faces of the people in the dream were not IMPORTANT to you, they really ARE.  WHY? Because you are being shown that you do not have the scene of your life in the proper FOCUS.  The cameras are in your dream for a reason.  You are to pay attention to details.  Don't let the momentary "flash" and "glitter" fool you.  The W~I~D~E view has nothing on the narrow view.  The telescope SEES further.

... going to your next response in the next comment box . . .

. . . continuing with this Carrie . . .

"hmmmmm I am mourning.... I do have a person I love very much, but b/c of life right now, we can't be together.  I am very depressed and lonely as a result." ~ Carrie

Just a day away, and the SUN will sway dark clouds away Carrie.

. . . continuing . . .

Carrie ~ Your following comments I want to sleep on and come back to.  I'll place them here . . .

"Also, I feel broken inside.  Most of the time, I  loathe my husband, I can't find a job, I'm trying to get healthy again and lose weight....

 

I don't know what else to say.  I've re-read everything and still feel the same.

I'm tired of everything.  Really frustrated with my life as a whole.

Thank you for your work.  You're really insightful!

Hi Carrie ~ You really need some relaxation time. Many people can relate to what you've said in terms of really "being tired of everything" that is going on in their lives.  FRUSTRATION is also a HUGE issue with many at this time.  And, in many cases it is just a time for reflecting for many.  How can WE look back at anything about our lives that we are not happy with, and adjust, rearrange, and FOCUS on making those aspects of our lives better?  That is a question we need to ask ourselves if we are frustrated with our lives as a whole ~ like you've mentioned above.

You've also brought out something else that can help others who feel like you do . . .

"Also, I feel broken inside.  Most of the time, I  loathe my husband, I can't find a job, I'm trying to get healthy again and lose weight....

Oh ~ and Carrie ~ I'll have to start a DISCUSSION on ways to find a JOB (which will be helpful to many), and on WEIGHT LOSS.  I have been hearing many SUCCESS STORIES on WEIGHT LOSS lately.

STAY TUNED . . .

Thank you, Rene.  Do let me know when you have started the discussions on job hunting and weight loss.

As a child I suffered from bed wetting, it often happened whilst I was dreaming I was using the toilet or the chamber pot. Once I was crying in my sleep because the chamber pot was full but I couldn't stop peeing! I'm an adult now and don't wet the bed or rarely dream. Once when I was about eleven I was being chased, don't know by who, and was shot, it seemed so very real at the time, I felt myself falling after the bullet hit me, it woke me up and I really thought I'd been shot? Strange or what????

Hi Frederick ~ I'm so glad you jumped on board with sharing your dreams ~ {smiles}.

The bed-wetting and dreaming of using the toilet, or trying to find one is very common. This is how many people wake up before wetting the bed.  What you've described . . .

" Once I was crying in my sleep because the chamber pot was full but I couldn't stop peeing!" ~ Frederick Rodgers

Fred ~ This is just an example of your subconscious mind crying because you were (at the time) having difficulty waking up, and you did not want to sleep through the point were you needed to get up to use the chamber pot.  The fullness was a representation of your bladder being full and ready to empty out.  The dream rearranged your bladder to be the actual chamber pot being full.  The message to you was, "Your bladder is full, please get up and use the camber pot." ~ l o l

This dream that you relayed to us . . .

"Once when I was about eleven I was being chased, don't know by who, and was shot, it seemed so very real at the time, I felt myself falling after the bullet hit me, it woke me up and I really thought I'd been shot?" ~ Frederick Rodgers

This dream of being shot is also common. This type dream usually happens for two reasons:  1) There is an imminent danger in the dreamer's mind that comes through as a shot! A shot ALARMS.  Because you were only about eleven at the time, this dream could have represented a "fear" that you may have had of the other kids or bullies at the time.   It could also have represented the "fear" of being scoulded by parents or those in authority -- giving you the feeling of "being chased" -- "not at peace".

This part of the dream -- " I felt myself falling after the bullet hit me, it woke me up and I really thought I'd been shot?" ~ Frederick Rodgers

Fred ~ This "feeling" of actually being shot is also common with those who have dreams of being shot. The body is a miraculous work.  The body remembers what it is experiencing and interprets it through nerve~endings in the body to produce the "sensations" and "feelings" of the experience of the VISUAL actions and/or activities that it witnesses and participates in -- even in DREAMS. WE do this all the time when we are AWAKE, that is why we are so tired after running, or jogging, or working hard.  The same holds true for our dreams.

The "falling" that you've mentioned in your dream is a learned reaction.  It is what one would do after being "shot".

When we dream of being shot in our dreams, It is usually due to a person (if we can see the actual person in our dream who is shooting us) badgering us.  Sometimes even pressing us to move on to the next level in life.  Shots call for movement. When we awake, we feel startled, or afraid, or fearful.  But mostly, we may feel more ready to take ACTION with regard to something that is pressing in our lives.  We may be moving too slowly with regard to something in our life that we should be moving faster on.

Thank you so much for sharing your DREAMS with us.  If you have any further dreams -- since now you will be keeping a DREAM JOURNAL by your bed to be ready to write them down (big grin) . . . you'll have more and more DREAMS to share with us ~ L O L.

Ihave stopped dreaming is it good for health

Actually, I've read that you dream every night. The issue is in remembering them. So when those say that they did not dream it's more like that they didn't remember them not that they stopped dreaming.

I could be mistaken, but that's what I read a long time ago.

u are right enjoy forgetting as it is a must for healthy living

Hi Dr. Ashok ~DREAMS can serve us well when we tune ourselves to what the meaning of the DREAM is.  Gaining an "understanding" from our dreams can be very beneficial in many areas of our lives.

You have not stopped DREAMING...you just do not remember your dreams.

DREAMS come to those who have open arms welcoming them in.  You can begin to remember your dreams by consciously seeking to do so.  Actively making a note of those things that cross your mind during the day helps to put you into the habit of keeping a DREAM JOURNAL by your bedside so that when you awake, you can do the same...write down what is on your mind when you awake ~ whether it be a DREAM or a THOUGHT.  This opens the way for DREAMS to come to you more vividly, and also more often.

You've asked the question about "health" and "dreams"...

DREAMS are good for mental health.  They help to keep the mind sharp ~ aware ~ and focused on things of significance that we might otherwise let go of unnoticed.

DREAMS can and do bring about peace regarding life situations and circumstances when one seeks to understand their "meaning".  DREAMS also serve to aid and assist INVENTORS, PHYSICIANS, ARTISTS, AUTHORS, and everyday people with the careers and ideas.

Many have come up with the ideas for their INVENTIONS through DREAMS.

ARTISTS dream of certain landscapes or scences that end up in paintings, movies, plays, as backdrops on sets, on television as sitcoms . . .

AUTHORS dream of material ripe for NOVELS.

You are still DREAMING continuously Dr. Saxena.  RELAX, and you will REMEMBER just exactly what those dreams are.

Your Friend,

Rene

ur reply is convincing

Hi Dr. Saxena ~ I hope that some of the information that I provided for you was helpful.

Smiles,

Your Friend ~ Rene

Oh good lord Keith! ~ I'll have to make sure that we add in a DISCUSSION about DREAM CATCHERS, protection against evil spirits and nightmares, and also the relationship between the television in some cases ~ according to some people ~ regarding undesirable dreams.

I'm curious to hear more about the medicine that you put in the leather pouch.  Do share with us...

I'm going to SEE what you have recently posted . . .

Hi Keith ~ I'm glad that you came back to comment further.  I look forward to your postings on Dream Catchers -- I have several.

GEMSTONES and CRYSTALS are also used to purify and clarify DREAMS.

NATIVE AMERICAN SPIRITUALISM is something that we will also be discussing more of with regard to DREAMS, as well as other cultures.  In comparison to, and in combination with.

Your DREAMS of an "erotic" nature are common.

The vampire women on the other hand, is not as common.  Particularly in leathers and goth clothing.

While watching HORROR~type movies can have something to do with the symbolism that comes through in your dreams, it is also a subject that "fascinates" you, because you are internalizing these aspects and they are coming through in your dreams.

While you have mentioned, "I love and respect women." ~ on another level in you psyche, you also SEE women as vampires ~ i.e., sucking the life out of you.

Leather can be "sexy" on women ~ goth clothing on the other hand, is not...

These two different symbols bring in the "conflict" that you have within yourself about what you really think of women.

The QUESTIONS for you through your dreams are these:

Do you "fear" women (see them as vampires, demons, etc.)

or

Do you "LOVE" and "RESPECT" women for who they really are?

or

Do you just SEE women as "sex objects" for your pleasure?

Your DREAM is asking you to "get CLEAR" -- KNOW what you want out of a relationship.  KNOW what women are really about.  KNOW who you really are, and what makes you "tick".  Also, come out of the realm of "fear".  FOCUS on the human hearts and minds of those you meet versus the exterior view.

And, by all means, come out of the goth clothing -- it really does not become you.  This is what your dream says.

I'll have to go back and read more of the responses later, quite a few of them. I already posted my most unusual dreams, and haven't had any in the past week. I did have a interesting one one time I haven't posted about, since there's not a whole lot to it. I dreamt that I was back in school, must have been late elementary or early junior high. I was sitting in class with the people I went to school with, and they were all still that age; but I was the age I am now- in my 30's. That's all I know of the dream, just sitting in class; I didn't see the teacher- or hear what was being taught- nor did I talk to anyone in the dream. Would love to hear thoughts on it.

Hi Ellen! ~ So glad you've added to this dream discussion. I do hope that you will add any of your DREAMS that we may have missed out on, and also bring to our attention in which Gather Groups your DREAMS are posted in.

WE are working with DREAMS in these Gather Groups:

PROPHETIC PULSE ~ A Paradigm Shift

Dream Depths

Artistic Therapy

Going to the next comment box to respond to your DREAM in the box above . . .

Thanks Rene. I'm not sure if I had joined dream depths when I originally posted my dreams or not, so will go back and see. I am also a member of prophetic pulse, so will post them there too.

You're welcome Ellen. Let me know, and I'll get right to them! . . .

. . . Responding to Ellen's DREAM . . .

Ellen ~ Right off I'd say that your dream has to do with LEARNING on the HEAVENLY REALM.  Why do I say this?  Because SCHOOL is the focal point of your DREAM, and the age of 33 represents Heavenly entry. And, since you were in your 30's in your DREAM, while everyone else was at a younger age, you stand out in the SCHOOL frame ~ indicating that "you" are operating (learning) on another level -- different from those in the DREAM with you.

You've mentioned about your dream . . .

" . . . just sitting in class; I didn't see the teacher- or hear what was being taught- nor did I talk to anyone in the dream." ~ Ellen B.

This indicates that you are in the process of RECEIVING a TEACHING and/or TEACHINGS ~ in LISTENING MODE.

SCHOOL ~ DREAMS set at SCHOOL are often reported by DREAMERS of ALL age groups.  Sometimes these type dreams will HIGHLIGHT childhood insecurities that have still not been resolved.  If the SCHOOL in the DREAM is old, decaying, falling apart, or in some type of disrepair, this indicates that the dreamer is carrying disappointed childhood expectations and/or unpleasant memories.

Since you did not describe the "condition" of the classroom in your dream, or the exterior or interior condition of the SCHOOL in your dream, we can not tell what type of condition you were VIEWING.  Do add more with regard to the condition of the classroom or the SCHOOL overall if you can remember any details from your dream.

... Going to the next comment box to continue . . .

That's really interesting. I had this dream probably 2-3 years ago, when I was around 29-30; and I'm now 32- so what you said about 33 was especially relevant. What did you mean about 33 being the "heavenly realm"? As to the condition of the school, I don't have a really strong recollection; but I don't remember it being decayed or anything- I'd say the school was in average to good condition.

. . . continuing . . .

THE SCHOOL TEACHER ~ Which you did not SEE or HEAR in your DREAM is significant.  WHY? ~ Because the SCHOOL TEACHER is a CLASSIC SYMBOL for AUTHORITY.  Taking what happened in your dream into consideration, THE SCHOOL TEACHER is INVISIBLE.  There is silence ~ you did not talk, nor did you hear the teacher speak. . .

When GOD speaks, first, there is silence.  In "silence" WE TRULY "HEAR".

GOD is always "speaking" although WE rarely take the time to LISTEN, and more importantly "HEAR" and "OBEY".

DREAMS OF SCHOOL asks the dreamer . . .

1)  Do you have any unresolved anxieties from your childhood?

Your dream may be in these cases helping you to come to terms with long-standing worries that need to be addressed.  Becoming AWARE of and identifying your anxieties is the first step to the "healing" process.

2) Does your dream TEACH "you" a LESSON?  If so, WHAT?

Your dream may be showing you what you can LEARN from your "circumstances" TODAY. . .

LIFE itself is like a "SCHOOL", and there are many TESTS.

I, like many others, believe that GOD gives HIS hardest LESSONS to HIS BEST pupils... Those "willing" to GROW, STRETCH, RECEIVE above and beyond what they could ever imagine or conceive of.

The KEY to your DREAM Ellen is to be in the "receiving" mode, LISTEN in SILENCE, and HEAR that which you have been expecting and MORE.

Your DREAM is a GOLDEN DREAM.

Awaiting your response  . . .

Ellen ~ I'm bringing your response above the box where I just continued with your dream down here (you were sending it at the same time I was posting) . . .

"That's really interesting. I had this dream probably 2-3 years ago, when I was around 29-30; and I'm now 32- so what you said about 33 was especially relevant. What did you mean about 33 being the "heavenly realm"? As to the condition of the school, I don't have a really strong recollection; but I don't remember it being decayed or anything- I'd say the school was in average to good condition." ~ Ellen B.

You are very BLESSED Ellen. ~ Glory to GOD!

When you turn 33, BE in EXPECTATION mode.

By the "HEAVENLY REALM", I mean LEARNING on the level that is above the "earthly realm".  LEARNING and UNDERSTANDING what no man or woman on earth can teach you.  What you LEARN is "revealed" from Heaven -- not earth ~ while it can be SHOWN to you and made VISIBLE on earth, it is not of earth.  GOD is a SPIRIT ~ and those who worship HIM was worship HIM in SPIRIT and in TRUTH.  Your "spirit" communicates with GOD by a "spiritual transmission".  It is best communicated in "silence".

There are what is known as "the silent years".  That is when people do not "hear" from God as they would like.  Try as they may, pray as they may, they still do not "hear".  That is another discussion.

Going to the next comment box to comment on what you said about "the condition" of the SCHOOL . . .

. . . as to the condition of the SCHOOL . . .

"As to the condition of the school, I don't have a really strong recollection; but I don't remember it being decayed or anything- I'd say the school was in average to good condition." ~ Ellen B.

Ellen ~ When one is being "shaped" and "molded", they are usually in a condition that is other than "excellent".  Your description of "average to good condition" leaves room for improvement.  Meaning, you can only BE BETTER.  RESTORATION comes to mind...wherein what you have lost in the past, and what may have been "taken away" will be restored in FULL MEASURE.

The lesson of "patience" stands out.

Do you feel that from the time of your DREAM that you have learned any KEY LESSONS?  Has anything in your life "changed" on a level that you can point to that says that "spiritually", you are no longer the same as you were before?

Wow, thanks for the time it took for this interpretation! yes, I have definately had spiritual changes since having this dream, but that would take a while to go into; and some time to articulate. I posted some of my previous dreams to dream depths and the prophetic pulse group, if you'd like to read them. They are spilt up between the two groups, because for a while; dream depths wasn't showing up on my list of groups for some reason.

Hi Ellen ~ You are welcome ~ and I'm glad that you were open to allow me to provide a dream interpretation for your DREAM.

I take it that your "spiritual changes" have been GOOD ~ L O L.  Maybe you'll be able to share pieces of the "spiritual changes" you have gone through with us.

I'll go into both Dream Depths and PROPHETIC PULSE ~ A Paradigm Shift to look for your dreams. Your dreams I'm sure are worth finding to gain insight.  Reading and interpreting dreams always helps me to sharpen my "gifts".  I truly thank you, and all the other members of both Groups ~ and also the Artistic Therapy Members for sharing their dreams and receiving dream interpretations so that others can benefit from DREAM KNOWLEDGE.

Hopefully Dream Depths is showing up now in your list of Gather Groups.  I have no idea why the glitches occur from time to time in Gatherland.

Talk with you more soon on your DREAM posts!

Thanks so much for this interpretation again Rene! Yes, my spiritual changes have been positive ones, and if I can articulate them; will post them sometime- they should be appropriate for the prophetic pulse group anyway.

Great Ellen ~ I look forward to reading your posts in PROPHETIC PULSE ~ A Paradigm Shift.

I'm glad to hear that the spiritual changes in your life have been POSITIVE.  I enjoyed interpreting your dream.

HUGS ~ Rene

Since the last dream I posted, I have not dreamed as much....or at least they haven't been as intense as that one was.  I continue to document as much of them as I can remember.

Hi Renda ~ I'm glad you are continuing to JOURNAL your DREAMS even though they have not been as "intense" as before.  This is the case with many of us DREAMERS.  But, oh, oh, oh -- when our DREAMS re~emerge, they will be VIVID, INTESIFIED, and in many ways disconcerting. . . .

As sure as the HEAT is becoming more INTENSE, so will our DREAMS.

And, as sure as the WATERS begin to flow stronger on this earth, our dreams shall also FLOW.

When WE HEAR the WIND BLOWING like it never blew before, more often than it blew before ~ we should turn to JOHN 3:8 to reflect . . .

"The wind blows (breathes) where it wills; and though you hear its sound, yet you neither know where it comes from nor where it is going.  So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit." ~ AMPILIFIED BIBLE

HUGS! ~ Looking forward to what comes forth from your dreams Renda!

That is so true, Rene.  I will keep journaling the dreams.  Hope you have a great weekend.

Being medicated  by Lexapro and Trazadone ,  some of my dreams  are  doozies.  But  nothing sticks out this week so far--- and I'm enjoying that !  Psychotropic dreams  can wear you out  emotionally .  Lonnie Ray Fowler

ahahah ~ Lonnie!  "Psychotropic DREAMS" ~ well, well, WELL. I hope you are JOURNALING those dreams of yours that are induced by Lexapro and Trazadone -- seriously . . . I'd like to hear one of those DREAMS.

Your Friend, Rene

Oh, Lonnie..... I loved my Trazadone!  I had the most vivid dreams!

I do hope that you wrote those DREAMS down Carrie.  We'd love to hear them.

Rene, Carrie, et al.....  it is  that  Vividity  that  causes me the problems--because I  tend to have  nightmares most of the time.  Vivid good dreams may be one thing--but  far too vivid nightmares  leave you quite traumatized  when you first wake up .  The other day one was so bad, I just lay there  still and traumatized for quite some time.  Lonnie

Maybe, Lonnie... you should be writing.  Vivid details like yours could serve as a muse.  Just a thought!

My husband pssed away 15 years ago and I've thought about him over those years but I don't dwell on the past. Strangely one night about a month ago I not only dreamed about him but I had a conversation with him, we laughed, held each other. It was as if he was still alive. What do you make of that? It has concerned me ever since it happened.

Hi Vickie ~ I'm glad you've shared your dream story about your husband with us.  I'm sure that your dream had to be very comforting.  Your concern my stem from the long length of time since his passing, and the appearance of him in your dreams ~ just like it was "yesterday".  The only reason why you probably have not dreamed about him much prior is because of your innate "feelings" that you "do not dwell on the past."

Something occured that triggered the dream that you had of your husband ~ wherein there was an "opening" in your heart to "hear" from him.  The "conversation" that you had with him in your dream sounds as if it was "like old times", and again, "very comforting".  PLUS, "LAUGHTER" is "HEALING".

Your DREAM allowed you to glimpse the "reality" that you both are still very much "connected", regardless of his passing from this plane.  And, your husband is very much still "alive" just as you've described about your dream . . .

"It was as if he was still alive." ~ Vickie L.

Vickie ~ You had a very good dream, and you should rest easy knowing that there is "LIFE" after "death." -- This is the message to you.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts!

I have already submitted a dream to someone

Hi LORA ~ What is the name of your dream, and WHO did you submit it to? ~ L O L . . . was it me?  What Group?

As I mentioned earlier, I don't usually remember my dreams.  I can count on one hand, how many dreams I remember.  One dreamed scared me. 

Here's some background.  My mom passed away on April 1, 1979.  I helped pick out her casket and set up the funeral arrangements.

That night the dream started with the day of the funeral, we were sitting down as the minister was saying the eulogy.  After he finished, we were getting ready to pass her for the final time, my mom sat up in her casket and said "April Fool's". 

I woke up with a start, it was so real.   Then woke my husband up and asked him if my mom said "April Fools".  He said that she didn't.  I didn't believe him.  Then I thought about the dream and I remember seeing my grandmother, my maternal mother, at the funeral.  My grandmother was in the hospital.  Her doctor refused to let her go.  So my grandfather and uncle took a picture of my mom in her casket and I "pitched a hissy fit" about that.  I was afraid that my grandmother would make a "shrine" out of that picture and I won't be able to visit my grandparents anymore.  I want to remember my mom alive and happy, not in her casket.   As it turned out my fears were groundless.  It didn't happen, thank the stars.

I had to be strong, for my daughter (she was 7 going to be 8 on April 25th that year) and my brother.   He never got to know mom as "Mary".  She was just mom to him.  I was just starting to get to know her.  I cried, but it wasn't the healing type, if you know what I mean.  About 6 or more months later there was a commercial on TV for AT&T saying "You can always call home".  And I can't........................... 

 

Oh Jan ~ What a GOOD DREAM! ~ "April's Fool" means that your Mother is very much ALIVE in HEAVEN.

As far as this . . . "About 6 or more months later there was a commercial on TV for AT&T saying "You can always call home".  And I can't........................... " ~ Jan R.

YES, YOU CAN.

HUGE HUGS Jan.

Your Friend ~ Rene

Thanks for the reassurance, Rene'.  I think what scared me the most was that it was so freakin' real-like. 

Thanks.

Jan R.

I know what you mean Jan ~ About the "real~like" a/k/a VIVID ~ CRYSTAL CLEAR ~ VERY PRESENT DREAMS. . .  These type DREAMS we never forget -- mainly for good reason.

HUGS to you, and thank you for sharing your dream with us.

I want to Thank You for your time in making sense of my dreams. I do have another dream I remember. It's funny.