Dreams… a gateway to our soul? a key to unlocking our unconsciousness to help us heal? glimpses into a possible future? messages from beyond? or simply something our mind does while we sleep?
As a psychologist I’ve found the answer to that can really be, all of the above. Talking to clients, friends, and taking my own experiences into account, I’ve found that dreams can mean any of the above depending on various factors. I can’t tell you the amount of dreams I have had that have come true. Some in small ways, such as things that I will do the next day. Or experiences I won’t have until years later. Others have been on a larger scale, like dreams that have shown 9/11 before it happened or the earthquake in Japan the night before it happened. I don’t think there is an easy answer to what dreams are or can be. On a personal front, I do know I have had repeated dreams throughout my life. Some I contribute to a psychological meaning, others to meanings that go beyond my human understanding but have had a profound effect on me.
I will go more into dreams in future posts and also tackle the subject of sleep paralysis, but I would like to invite people to share dreams or experiences with their dreams. Maybe you know why you had the dream, maybe you would like an opinion on it. I do feel dreams are way more important then we give them credit for.
I will share two dreams I remember from last night.
1) I was around a campfire playing guitar and singing with Eddie Vedder. For those that know me, this is not a surprise haha. We were hanging out and also talking about how the world needs to change and how it can be done. Then we realized we needed something at the store so we left. We were in the store (it was the like a Walmart) and suddenly he morphed into my cousin Matt (known for his shiny and always shaven head). He was talking about how people would come up to him thinking he was a cartoon character that had magic coins. He said he always had to have coins that he painted as half the color of the coin and half black to give to kids believing they were magic. Then kids swarmed him and asked him and he pulled out his “magic” coins to give to kids. Then I woke up
2) Next dream I remember is a common, repeated theme: Natural Disasters. I was driving in a winnebago (sp) with Cherie and suddenly the sky became dark and it started to storm out with lightening, thunder, rain and hail. Suddenly tornados were forming and I was telling her she needed to lock herself in the bathroom of the winnebago and hold on. I then used energy coming from my hands to stop the tornados from forming and disband the clouds. Behind the clouds was a massive ship which quickly sped off into the sky. And then I woke up.
Those were the two I remember from last night. Again, I invite others to share dreams or experiences they have had with dreams. I will continue to share mine and some that I have had in the past that have been very impactful or insightful.
Namaste
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