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++ Editor's Notes
Special Issue: N.I.G.H.T.M.A.R.E.S
++ The Global Dreaming News
Events - Updates - Reviews - More
From Peggy Coats - www.DreamTree.com
++ Column: An Excerpt From the Lucid Dream Exchange
By Lucy Gillis
++ Article: Matching Troublesome Nightmares
With Appropriate Action
By Linda Lane Magallón
++ Article: National Nightmare Hotline : Year Two
Jill Fischer
++ Article: Nightmares and Dreamwork Resources Online
Summary of ASD Nightmare Page
By Richard Wilkerson
++ Article: Nightmares! New Approaches
By Richard Catlett Wilkerson
++ Article: Becoming Nightmare: the Rhizomatics of Dreaming
By Richard Catlett Wilkerson
D R E A M S S E C T I O N : Volume #528 - #569
With Elizabeth Westlake and Harry Bosma
D E A D L I N E :
Oct 16th deadline for November 2002 submissions
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Welcome to the October 2002 issue of Electric Dreams, your portal
to dreams and dreaming online. This month, a special NIGHTMARE
issue.
If you are new to dreams and dreaming, please join us on
dreamchatters@yahoogroups.com and we will guide you to the
resources you need. To join send an e to
dreamchatters-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
As you probably noticed, the Dream Section now looks ~fantastic~.
Why? Because we have a Dream Section Editor, Elizabeth Westlake!
If you have dreams you want published, don't send them to her
directly, but rather enter them in the form at
http://www.dreamgate.com/dream/temple
Or you can put them in the dream flow directly by subscribing to:
dream-flow-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Our news directory, Peggy Coats, from dreamtree.com, has gathered
dreaming news from around the world. In the Global Dreaming News
you will find the latest dream and dreamwork events, conferences,
and seminars. Also you will find research and research requests
for subject, updates on your favorite dream websites, book reviews
and more. If you have news items about dreams and dreaming for
Peggy, send them to her at web@dreamtree.com
Our NIGHTMARE special starts off with a new column from Lucy
Gillis and Jorge Conesa on "Sleep Paralysis Sensations: Echoes of
Body Re-Entry Problems?" If you have ever awaken and been frozen
in bed, you will know why this is included in the nightmare
section.
Linda Lane Magallón challenges some of the over-used metaphorical
approaches to nightmares and opens the door to a wide variety of
other causes than haunting psychological problems. Be sure to read
"Matching Troublesome Nightmares With Appropriate Action."
It has now been a year since the National Nightmare Hotline went
into operation. Director Jill Fischer gives us an update and a
chance for you to participate as a volunteer. Read "National
Nightmare Hotline : Year Two."
If you are a dreamworker and feel you need more training in
working with nightmares, you will really enjoy my summary in
"Nightmares! New Approaches" and the full ASD selection of
articles by the worlds most renowned authorities, linked direct
for instant access or organized study.
For those of you who want either good quick advice on nightmares
or in-depth and more challenging articles, you will enjoy my
summary of the ASD Nightmare Page which we created a year ago. I
talk about some of the resources there from some of the biggest
players in the field.
If you have been wondering if we spend too much time treating
nightmares and perhaps not appreciating them, you will get a
thrill out the re-run of my article "Becoming Nightmare: the
Rhizomatics of Dreaming."
The Annual Halloween Dream Swarm. Well, I don't have any specific
activities planned, but as usual, this month I will be knocking on
your cyberdoor to get updates about your dream websites. So load
up your new materials and send me the scoop, or Dreambat may be
visiting to haunt you!
We don't send the cover with the e-zine, but you can view,
download and print up a copy anytime at:
http://www.dreamgate.com/dream/ed-covers/
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For those of you who are new to dreams and dreaming, be sure to
stop by one of the many resources:
http://www.dreamtree.com
http://www.dreamgate.com/electric-dreams
http://www.dreamgate.com/dream/library
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Next Month: Aftermath of the PsiberDreaming Conference: What's
new in Psi dreaming? Deadline for articles, Oct 11th. Send to
rcwilk@dreamgate.com
-Richard Wilkerson
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If you have news you'd like to share, contact Peggy Coats,
web@dreamtree.com. Visit Global Dreaming News online at
http://www.dreamtree.com/
This Month's Features:
NEWS
- New Research on Black/White vs. Color Dreams
- Dream/Art Weekend offered by Kathleen Sullivan
- Autodrama and Creative Dream Re-Staging
- ASD's PsiberDreaming Conference
- Meeting Psyche: A Jungian Approach to Dreams
- Dreaming and Awakening in Paradise: Lucid Dreams Retreat
- Awakening to the Wisdom of The Dream
- Dreaming Beyond Borders
- Exploring Dream Space with Marie Volchenko
- Marin Institute for Projective Dreamwork
- Get your Dreams on T.V. in LA Area
- Dreamscape: Smithsonian Institute Conference on Dreaming
- ASD Dream Conference in Atlanta, Georgia
- SCI FI Channel is looking for guests to tell their dreams
- ASD Regional in Bay Area : Dreaming Beyond Borders
- The Manhattan Dreamwork Seminars &
Cambridge Dreamwork Intensives
A Training in Embodied Dreamwork
RESEARCH & REQUESTS
- Dreams about Islam
- Dreams that Have Inspired Wondrous Joy
WEBSITE & ONLINE UPDATES
- Dreams and CRC Theory
- Dream Interpetations from YieldofDreams
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>>> New Research on Black and White vs. Color Dreams
Do People Still Report Dreaming in Black and White? An Attempt to
Replicate a Questionnaire from 1942
In the 1940's and 1950's, many people in the United States appear
to have thought they dreamed in black and white. For example,
Middleton (1942) found 70.7% of college sophomores to report
"rarely" or "never" seeing colors in their dreams. I attempted to
replicate Middleton's questionnaire and found that students in
2001 reported much more colored dreaming than their earlier
counterparts, only 17.7% saying that they "rarely" or "never" see
colors in their dreams. Assuming that dreams themselves have not
changed over this time period, one or the other (or both) groups
of students must be profoundly mistaken about a basic feature of
their dream experiences.
Why Did We Think We Dreamed in Black and White?
In the 1950's, dream researchers commonly thought that dreams were
predominantly a black and white phenomenon, although both earlier
and later treatments of dreaming presume or assert that dreams
have color. The first half of the twentieth century saw the rise
of black and white film media, and it is likely that the emergence
of the view that dreams are black and white was connected with
this change in media technology. If our opinions about basic
features of our dreams can change with changes in technology, it
seems to follow that our knowledge of the phenomenology of our own
dreams is much less secure than we might at first have thought it
to be. For more information, contact:
Eric Schwitzgebel
Department of Philosophy - 065
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521-0201
http://www.faculty.ucr.edu/~eschwitz
>>> Dream/Art Weekend offered by Kathleen Sullivan
October 26 & 27, 2002
Dreams, the soul's gold, bring light to the journey of everyday
life. Five times a night dreams encourage healing of the past and
provide direction for the future, always leading to wholeness. In
order to avoid the pitfalls of mistaken literalism, the symbolic
and metaphoric language of the dream must be understood. This
two-day workshop will provide the tools necessary to clearly see
the brilliance of your nightly gems. You will focus on one or two
of your dreams applying the techniques to understand symbols and
metaphors, story line and therapeutic value of these loving
messages from your unconscious. Through lecture and art
activities, working in small group and with partners, the
approaches you learn will help you understand your future dreams.
Cost: $165 includes 2 continental breakfasts, a gourmet lunch
Saturday, light lunch Sunday. Hor d oeuvres will accompany the
private wine tasting and dream art reception Sunday at 2:00 PM.
When: Saturday, Oct. 26 (10:00 to 4:00) and Sunday, Oct. 27 (10:00
to 2:00). Where: The beautiful Sogno Winery in Shingle Springs,
CA. 3046 Ponderosa Rd. (530) 672-6968 Call Kathleen Sullivan at
831-372-8534 or email dremwvr@mbay.net for reservations before
October 10.
>>> Autodrama and Creative Dream Restaging
November 16 &17 Amersfoort Holland
Exploring the imagery of Dreams and Problem Solving with Ann Sayre
Wiseman. A way to deepen understanding of the metaphors
of the night mind. Contact: herminemensink@hotmail.com or visit
www.annsayrewiseman.com
>>> Announcing ASD's First Online PsiberDreaming Conference
Join some of the world's foremost experts on the subject of Psi
dreaming for two weeks of cutting-edge papers, discussions,
workshops, and chats. If you've ever had a precognitive dream, a
lucid dream, or simply an 'unusual dream' that never quite made
sense, this is the place for you. For two weeks, from September
22, 2002 to October 6, 2002, participants worldwide will enjoy
online experiments, psiber games with prizes, chats, and
discussions on paranormal dreaming in the shared meeting space of
virtual reality. All for $25 or less for ASD members! Register
before August 31st and receive an additional $5 off conference
fees. And if you don't belong to ASD, join ASD as a new member
from August 10 - October 6 and as a bonus get a free pass to the
Psiber Conference! For more information on this historic event, go
to: http://asdreams.org/psi2002/
>>> Meeting Psyche: A Jungian Approach to Dreams
In our dream life, every aspect of our personality takes its turn
on the stage that opens with sleep. Our nobler qualities and
shadow side, our aspirations and fears, our troubling fixations
and undeveloped potentials all strive to communicate their
natures and purposes as they seek to find expression within our
unique selves. This course, designed for both new and continuing
students of Jungian psychology, will present and explore the basic
concepts and dynamics of a Jungian approach to dream theory and
interpretation. Participants willing to share dream material are
asked to bring clearly written copies of their dreams to class.
Basic journal-writing and image-making exercises will be
used to amplify dream material. C. G. Jung Institute, 1567 Maple
Ave, Evanston, IL 60201. Phone: 847-475-4848 or 800-697-7696.
email: jung@jungchicago.net
web: www.jungchicago.org
>>> Dreaming and Awakening in Paradise
A 10-day Residential Training Program in Lucid Dreaming and
Tibetan Dream Yoga with Stephen LaBerge and Friends. Kalani,
Hawaii, November 1-10, 2002
Rejuvenate body and mind. Awaken to your inner life. Stop sleeping
through your dreams. Join us in exploring the boundless frontiers
of the dream world in a setting of glorious natural beauty.
Nurtured by the paradisical, dream-like environment on the sunny
secluded Puna Coast of the island of Hawaii, we will cast off our
blinders, drop the shackles of our ordinary routines, and take a
fresh look at what is real and what is dream. Becoming adept at
lucid dreaming requires focused attention and practice that is
difficult to maintain during our busy lives. This retreat provides
an ideal opportunity to devote time to cultivating your lucid
dreaming ability and enhancing your mindfulness in everyday life,
using the most effective techniques and technology, derived from
Tibetan dream yoga and Western science. Although we cannot
guarantee that everyone will have (and remember) a lucid dream
during the program, in past years, most participants have done so,
and all have experienced enhanced awareness of the dreamlike
nature of "reality."
The retreat includes: Ten days and nine nights of balanced fun and
focus on consciousness, dreaming and awakening at the beautiful,
dream-inspiring Kalani Oceanside Retreat Center on the Big Island
of Hawaii; Daily group and individual exercises in developing
lucid dreaming skills and enhancing consciousness, dreaming and
waking; Valuable insight into the application of lucidity and
mindfulness to all aspects of life; sleep schedule (including
naps) optimized for the promotion of lucid dreams; Use of lucid
dream induction technology; Discussion sessions and personal
guidance by Dr. Stephen LaBerge, world-renowned expert on lucid
dreaming; and dreams, dreams, and more dreams!
FEES: Standard rate, US$2000, includes room and board. Space is
extremely limited; a non-refundable deposit of US$200 will reserve
you a place in the program until September 15, when the balance is
due. SCHOLARSHIPS: Contingent upon space availability, we plan to
offer several scholarships providing reduced fees, as determined
by demonstrated financial need and merit. If you would like to
attend this program, but feel the cost is beyond your means, fill
out the form at http://www.lucidity.com/DAAK02/scholarship.html
FOR INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER http://www.lucidity.com/DAAK02
CALL: +1 650 321-9969 or 1 800 GO LUCID (1 800 465-8243)EMAIL:
daak02f@lucidity.com
>>> Awakening to the Wisdom of the Dream: November 2, Atlanta, GA.
Learn to use your dreams for a deeper self-understanding, leading
to greater life fulfillment. Explore the use of dreams throughout
history. Examine creativity and problem solving through dreams.
Discover how dreams can be used for health, healing, personal
growth and as a guide through life's passages. Presenters include
Deirdre Barrett, Robert Van de Castle, Rita Dwyer and Justina
Lasley. Light lunch included. Cost: $80 general public/ $65 ASD
members. Registration: www.emory.edu/eve. after Sept. 6. For
further info, contact Justina at P.O.Box 52323, Atlanta, GA,
30355, E-mail drmkpr@aol.com or Tallulah Lyons, 3082 Old Cabin
Lane, Smyrna, GA 30080, e-mail blyons@mindspring.com( 9:30 AM-
4:30PM)
>>> ASD Regional in Bay Area : Dreaming Beyond Borders
Dreaming Beyond Borders: The Transformative Power of Dreams
November 2 and 3, 2002
John F. Kennedy University
Orinda, California
A Regional Conference of The Association for the Study
of Dreams
Sponsored by the Dream Studies Certificate Program,
Graduate School of Holistic Studies
Through the ages, dreams have been a source of creative
inspiration, personal growth, problem solving and spiritual
insight. While the twentieth century was marked by important
discoveries about the unconscious and the dreaming mind, the turn
of the millennium is giving us the opportunity to reflect and
envision a new dream for the advancement of human consciousness.
What archetypes are embodied at this historical moment and what
transformations are possible through dreams? Could dream awareness
lead us to global peace? How might dreams be a catalyst for social
change? This conference will address these important
possibilities.
For complete conference information, including presentation
descriptions, call 925.258.1822 or visit
http://www.ASDreams.org/2002orinda.
One-day registration fees for either Saturday,
November 2 or Sunday, November 3 are:
$125 General, $100 ASD Member, $75 Student, $60 ASD Student
Member.
Two-day registration fees are:
$225 General, $180 ASD Member, $135 Student, $110 ASD Student
Member.
To register by phone, please call 925-254-0105.
To register by mail, visit:
http://www.ASDreams.org/2002orinda to download and print a
registration form.
>>> Exploring Dream Space with Maria Volchenko, Ph.D.
Saturday and Sunday, September 7-8, 2002, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
3220 Sacramento, upper floor, San Francisco. Parking on the first
floor. Please, register early by sending a check of Eighty Dollars
($80), written to Ruth-Inge Heinze, to 2321 Russell St. #3C,
Berkeley, CA 94705-1959. For information, phone (510) 849-2791
or e-mail RIHeinze@juno.com
>>>Marin Institute for Projective Dream Work
Dream Work Certificate Program. The program features weekend work
in San Rafael, CA with Jeremy Taylor; pay as you go; take as long
as you need; and small groups. "Projective dream work assumes that
thoughts we have about the dreams of others reflect our own
internal lives. When we comment on someone else's dream we're
really saying `if it were my dream....'" (Jeremy Taylor). For more
information, visit http://www.jeremytaylor.com/marin.htm
>>> Get your Dreams on T.V. in LA Area
The Berman sisters (a medical doctor and a psychologist) have a TV
show and are planning an episode on dreaming. They are looking for
dreamers who live in the L.A. area. If you live in that area and
have
some interesting dreams that have influenced your life, contact
Laurie Dash at (818) 755-4800 ext. 170. You may have a chance to
be on television!
http://health.discovery.com/fansites/bermans/bermans.html
>>> Dreamscape: Smithsonian Institute Conference on Dreaming
Dreamscape: The Intelligence and Creativity of Your Dreaming
Brain
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE Washington DC. Saturday, Oct. 5, 10 am 4
pm
Richard E. Cytowic, MD Annette Covatta, DMA
FINDING MEANING and creative ideas in our lives can be elusive.
Who would think that dreams might point the way? Learn how dreams
arise and how they help us solve problems creatively.
Avoiding the Freudian psychoanalytic approach to dreams, this
intriguing seminar draws on current neurological research about
the origin and function of dreams. Learn techniques to make dream
symbols objective and bring their relevance to the surface, and
discover how dreams can be sources of selfreflection and creative
discovery.
To register phone 2023573030, or visit Smithsonian Institution (
http://residentassociates.org/com/brain.asp ) for a full catalogue
description.
Richard E. Cytowic, MD
Washington DC 20011
e: R@Cytowic.net
http://cytowic.net
Schedule
10 11 am: Brainstorm: A Tour of Sleepers and Dreaming Brains
Dreaming consumes much energy and therefore serves a biologically
useful purpose. Within the 24 hour wakesleep cycle the
dreamstate generator cycles every 90 minutes, yet we usually
remain unaware of our literal daydreaming and rarely remember our
nighttime dreams. We examine the 16 dreamstate periods in a
typical Washingtonian day.
Timelapse photos of sleepers reveal much about
internal brain states. Biological clocks develop stable tempos
with one another, and thus two brain rhythms can synchronize such
that two people literally "sleep together." We conclude with
current notions of what function dreams serve.
11 Noon: Remembering and Recording your Dreams
Ways to greatly increase dream recall; how lucid dreaming lets us
direct our own dream narratives; keeping a dream diary to make
objective what is inherently symbolic.
Dreams pull on both intellect and imagination, seeming to relate
to something important. But what? What are our dreams pointing to?
The first step to finding out is a factual recapitulation in a
log. In the afternoon, we extend and examine these fleeting
images.
12:15 1:45 Lunch
1:45 2:45 Dreamscape: Techniques of Reverie to Evoke Images
Once we log the factual data, we proceed with a neutral evocative
technique to stimulate insights and creative thoughts. A
nonanalytical approach avoids the pitfalls of preconceived ideas
common to Freudian analysis. In order to connect life's inner
threads of continuity to the outer level of experience, you want
to evoke the psyche rather than analyze it.
Attendees should bring a notebook and brief descriptions of 1 or 2
dreams they may wish to explore.
2:45 4 p.m. The Creative Use of Dream Images
Dreamenlargement techniques bring the dream experience into the
waking state so that we can examine our patterns of symbolic
thinking from the vantage point of the present moment, and get
fresh ideas to work with. Dream and reverie images are inherently
creative, solving problems on a subconscious "twilight" level. In
bringing our images' underlying intelligence to the surface, we
experience our dreams as sources of selfreflection, inner
guidance, and creative discovery.
>>> ASD Dream Conference in Atlanta, Georgia
Awaken to the Wisdom of Dreams
Saturday, November 2, 2002
9:30am-4:30pm
Emory University
Enjoy a day of dreaming with some of the foremost leaders in the
field of dreams. Be part of the first Southeastern event co-
sponsored by the Association for the Study of Dreams and the
Center for Lifelong Learning at Emory University
· Learn to use your dreams for a deeper self-understanding,
leading to greater life fulfillment.
· Explore the use of dreams throughout history.
· Examine creativity and problem solving through dreams.
· Discover how dreams can aid health, healing, personal growth
and guide you through life's passages.
· Experience a dream group and learn to make meaning of your
dreams.
· Enjoy a selection of books on dreams which will be available
for sale.
The Association for the Study of Dreams is an international,
interdisciplinary, educational association.
To secure a place, register soon!!
Register on-line (secure) at www.emory.edu/eve (Master Card and
Visa), by phone at 404-727-6000 from 9-4 (EST), or mail in
registration form.
$80 complimentary lunch (vegetarian, too) $65 for ASD members
(join at ASDreams.org)
You will be notified of conference location after registration
For more information contact:
Justina Lasley at DrmKpr@aol.com or 233 South Plaza Court, Mt.
Pleasant, SC 29464
Tallulah Lyons at blyons@mindspring.com or 3082 Old Cabin Lane,
Smyrna, GA 30080
>>> SCI FI Channel is looking for guests to tell their dreams
Calling all dreamers! The SCI FI Channel is looking for guests for
their new series, "The Dream Team with Annabelle and Michael." All
you have to do is call or e-mail us with your dream (be sure to
include your name and phone number), and you might be picked for a
personal dream analysis on the show! Guests will be featured live
in studio, via satellite, and by phone. Please call 323.520.5683
or email tvdreams02@yahoo.com
And pleasant dreams...
>>> The Manhattan Dreamwork Seminars &
Cambridge Dreamwork Intensives
A Training in Embodied Dreamwork
Dreamwork Seminars: September 21 through June 14 (See Schedule)
Cambridge intensives : October 3-6, 2002 :: June 5-8, 2003
The Manhattan Dreamwork Seminars:
A Training in Embodied Dreamwork
Since 1972, Zurich-trained Jungian analyst Robert Bosnak has led
dream groups and explored dreaming with individuals, in both
analytical and didactic contexts, developing a new method called
embodied dreamwork. This technique is based on principles first
developed by C.G. Jung, especially in his work on alchemy, and on
the work of James Hillman, who focused on soul as a simultaneous
multiplicity of autonomous states.
By using a variety of body-oriented techniques, embodied dreamwork
allows the dreamer to flashback into the dream, in order to
experience and relive the dream in hypnagogic awareness, a state
of consciousness occurring naturally during sleep-onset. By
working on dreams (and memories) in this way, personal as well as
archetypal, emotional and physical elements are uncovered,
frequently leading to vivid therapeutic effects and bursts of
creativity.
Embodied dreamwork is effective in psychotherapy (individually or
in groups,) psychosomatics, and in work with patients suffering
from severe physical illness. It has also been used effectively to
enhance the work of actors, directors, visual artists and writers.
The Manhattan Dreamwork Seminars have been held since 1998. They
offer individual day-long seminars, as well as a two-year training
program in individual and group dreamwork (leading to a
certificate as dreamwork practitioner).
In order to qualify for training, some individual seminars are
required.
Presently all seminars are lead by Robert Bosnak, currently
president of the international Association for the Study of
Dreams, and author of: A Little Course in Dreams(Shambhala pub.
1989); Tracks in the Wilderness of Dreaming; and Christopher's
Dreams -- Dreaming with an AIDS-patient .
Fees & Information
Manhattan Dreamwork Seminars: 9:30am-5pm, $130/day.
Location of all Dreamwork Seminars:
The 17th Street Loft
206 West 17h Street (corner of 7th Avenue)
9th floor
New York City, NY.
Cambridge intensives: (Max. 12)
October 3-6, 2002 :: June 5-8, 2003
Cambridge Intensives:
Thursday 7:30 pm- Sunday 4pm
$540 Tuition for the long weekend.
Location of Cambridge intensives:
Episcopal Divinity School :: 99 Brattle Street (near Harvard
Square)
On Campus location: 10 St. John's Road, unless otherwise notified.
Cambridge, MA 02138
ORDER FORM REQUEST: Send to Robert Bosnak <rbosnak@mindspring.com>
and request a form for mail in or visit the website
http://www.cyberdreamwork.com
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>>> Dream Survey : Are you having dreams about Islam?
http://dreamgate.com/dreamsofislam/
We are two Western Muslims, a British educator and an American
writer, who are interested both in how dreams relate to the
spiritual life, and in how Islam is presently perceived by Muslims
and non-Muslims both in the west and in traditionally Muslim
lands. We hope to collaborate on a book with the provisional title
of Dreams of Islam. We are looking for striking or significant
dreams about Islam from both Muslims and non-Muslims, dreams which
have had a strong impact on you the dreamer, whether or not you
think the content would seem "interesting" to an outsider. The
Islamic content could refer to people, events, places, beliefs,
practices, symbols, memories or associations, architecture, works
of art, written or spoken words - anything specifically Islamic,
or with an Islamic flavor.
You can fill out the survey at the website, or download the
questions: http://dreamgate.com/dreamsofislam/ . For more
information, contact Charles Upton : E-mail uptonjenny@hotmail.com
>>> Dreams that Have Inspired Wondrous Joy
I am gathering descriptions of dreams by a dream conversation, an
awe-inspiring setting, a melody, a beautiful painting, or a joyful
encounter with an animal. Your dream may have inspired wondrous
joy through a delicious taste, a soul-energizing touch, a scent
that overwhelms you with delight, a sound that soothes ... a color
that enchants you ... Fully describe your own and others' feelings
during the dream. Please include permission to use your dream
descriptions in my research and writing projects. I also need your
age, gender, race, nationality, and if possible, the background
events and feelings that preceded your inspiring dream. I don't
need your name and identifying information will be changed to
ensure anonymity. One of the additional purposes of this research
is to provide a source of inspiring dream images fro artists,
writers, musicians, dancers, etc. Contact: Karen Boileau
dreamofjoy@aol.com . Karen F. Boileau, M.Ed., is a writer,
community education instructor, dream counselor, and workshop
facilitator. Karen has written several workbooks for her dream
workshops and courses: "Artists Dreaming Joy"; "What Did You Dream
Last Night?"; "Lose Weight Using Right-Brain Techniques"; and,
"Stress, Dreams, and Intuition."
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Do you know of interesting new websites you'd like to share with
others? Or do you have updates to existing pages? Help spread the
word by using the Electric Dreams DREAM-LINK page
www.dreamgate.com/dream/resources/online97.htm. This is really a
public projects board and requires that everyone keep up his or
her own link URLs and information. Make a point to send changes to
the links page to us.
>>> Dreams and CRC Theory
http://www.mediaproxy.com/crc/crc.htm
Michael Coop presents speculations on his general CRC theory
(Comprehension, Rationalisation & Conclusion, the mechanisms by
which people recognize and respond to their surroundings) using
dreams and dreaming for illustration and example.
>>> Dream Interpetations from YieldofDreams
www.yieldofdreams.com
Colette Kelso received a BA in psychology, cum laude, from the
University of Colorado. She has a MFA in creative writing from
Bennington College. She has spent many years involved with symbols
and their manifestation in dreams, art, and our waking life.
In interpreting a dream, she goes through the description sentence
by sentence, making notes by hand, elaborating, conjecturing. The
recounting of the dream is as significant as the symbols and
activities within the dream. She looks at each piece separately as
a metaphor, a message, and then puts the pieces all back together
into a final interpretation, which is what you read in the end.
She takes the time to stop and think and allow the meaning to come
through and make sense.
"I have been interpreting dreams for many years. My criteria for
success in this area is based upon the feedback of the dreamers. I
don't simply tell a dreamer what a dream means based on my
experience, nor do I utilize a standardized dictionary of symbols
because I don't believe in their general application. A dreamer
must feel as if their world is understood or that something
personal and relevant has been revealed. That is the "a-ha"
feeling we get when something rings true at a deep level. I wish
that everyone could get that pleasurable feeling!" Colette Kelso
www.yieldofdreams.com
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D R E A M C A L E N D A R
September - October 2002
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Sep 6-7 in San Rafael, CA.
"Advanced Archetypal Dream and Myth Study", a weekend seminar with
Jeremy Taylor. For more information, contact th Marin Institute
for Projective Dream Work, at 415.454.2793.
Sep 7-8 in San Francisco, CA
Exploring Dream Space with Maria Volchenko, Ph.D. For information,
phone (510) 849-2791 or e-mail RIHeinze@juno.com
Sep 22-27 in Lenox, MA
"Dream Teacher Training", a five-day training program with Robert
Moss. Requires Completion of at least two previous depth workshops
with Robert. Pre-approval is required for registration. If you
wish to enroll, please write to Robert Robert@mossdreams.com or
Box 215, Troy NY 12181.
Sept - June The Manhattan Dreamwork Seminars &
Cambridge Dreamwork Intensives
A Training in Embodied Dreamwork
Dreamwork Seminars: September 21 through June 14 (See Schedule)
Cambridge intensives : October 3-6, 2002 :: June 5-8, 2003
ORDER FORM REQUEST: Send to Robert Bosnak <rbosnak@mindspring.com>
Sep 22-Oct 6, online
PsiberDreaming Conference sponsored by ASD, two weeks of
cutting-edge papers, discussions, workshops, and chats. Still
time to join! For more information on this event, go
to:http://asdreams.org/psi2002/
Oct 5, Smithsonian Institute Washington DC. Saturday
Dreaming Mind and Creativity
To register phone 2023573030
Nov. 2 ASD Dream Conference in Atlanta, Georgia
Saturday, November 2, 2002
9:30am-4:30pm
Emory University
404-727-6000 from 9-4 (EST)
November 2 and 3, 2002 ASD Regional in Bay Area
Dreaming Beyond Borders: The Transformative Power of Dreams
John F. Kennedy University :: Orinda, California
To register by phone, please call 925-254-0105.
To register by mail, visit:
http://www.ASDreams.org/2002orinda to download and print a
registration form.
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An Excerpt From the Lucid Dream Exchange
By Lucy Gillis
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An Excerpt From The Lucid Dream Exchange
By Lucy Gillis
Sleep Paralysis Sensations
Echoes of Body Re-Entry Problems?
(c) Lucy Gillis
During a recent e-mail discussion with sleep paralysis researcher
Jorge Conesa, Jorge wrote:
"I induced an SP and accidentally an OBE three nights ago. I
panicked seeing my own body and did not know how to get back. So I
approached my sleeping body and began chewing on, biting my own
toes so I would wake up. This did not work. So instead, I did my
"roll up" trick and woke up in a jolt! (The night preceding that
OBE and the following night I recorded several SP's, lucid and
vivid dreams.)"
It struck me funny and I burst out laughing at the thought of
being OBE, hunched over your physical body and gnawing on your own
feet! A comical image indeed! But then, that image of a hunched
figure bent over a sleeping body led me to recall some of the
classical nightmare descriptions, such as an incubus crouched on a
sleeper's chest, an image often used when describing effects of
sleep paralysis.
And then I began to wonder...
What if, (on some occasions), the dreamer himself is the one
producing the sensations felt during sleep paralysis?
Suppose the dreamer doesn't recall being out of body. According to
one theory, we leave our bodies every night when we sleep. We
simply don't remember that we do so. Just like we all dream every
night, but not everyone remembers their dreams. (For those who
don't believe that we "go" anywhere in our sleep, instead of the
phrase "leave our bodies", substitute "withdraw attention from the
outer physical environment as our senses become "cut off" or
reduced as we enter the sleep cycle.")
What if, in the out of body state, we encounter difficulties
getting back into the physical body? (Or, if not "out of body" we
encounter difficulties in waking up and we hallucinate a dream
version of our waking body.) What if we do like Jorge and attempt
to get back in (or wake up) by alerting the physical body, trying
to stir it to wakefulness? Could some of the sensations felt
during sleep paralysis be an "echo" of this activity when the mind
switches from dreaming consciousness to waking?
Feelings and emotions are often more easily recalled when we
awaken than are visual images. I'm sure we've all on occasion
awakened from a dream with a lingering feeling, perhaps anxiety,
or happiness, yet we couldn't recall what the specific dream was
about.
If we tend not to remember our dreams when we wake, or not recall
out of body excursions, but we have a lasting feeling of anxiety
or panic (from trying to get in body or wake up), perhaps the mind
produces a distorted version of what is happening, trying to
translate the sensations into something familiar, as best it can.
Could we ourselves be the "demon" sitting on our own chests,
trying to get back into our bodies when in fact it is the mind
trying to translate the dream experience of our own attempts to
return to waking reality?
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Matching Troublesome Nightmares With Appropriate Action
© Linda Lane Magallón
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From Electric Dreams 6(4)
Some time ago, a "20/20" TV broadcast featured dreamworker and
radio host Kathleen Sullivan. Kathleen, who is the author of
*Recurring Dreams,* described her dream of an eagle caught in a
web. She interpreted her dream eagle as a symbol for herself,
caught in the web of alcoholic addiction. She was able to use that
insight to change her life, to stop drinking and, as a result, her
recurring dreams disappeared.
On the same program, another dreamworker, Gillian Holloway, spoke
with four people who were suffering from recurring nightmares.
Like Kathleen, she used symbolic interpretation in an attempt to
match dream content with current life. Afterwards, two of the
people interviewed felt that the use of metaphor and pun unlocked
their dreams' meaning and revealed helpful information. But the
other two weren't so convinced.
That symbols reflect current life is only one possible meaning for
dreams. And to pinpoint the "meaning" of nightmares doesn't
necessarily settle queasy and painful feelings or prickly and
fearful emotions. Even those dreamworkers who usually take a
passive approach to dreams will agree that a troublesome nightmare
is cause for action. Some examples of "behavioral dreamwork"
techniques are: re-entry visualization, cognitive belief work,
Senoi and lucid dreaming.
Furthermore, to focus solely on "symbolic interpretation" can miss
the literal cause of the trauma. Just as with any type of dream,
each possible stimulus for nightmare must be considered in order
to match it with the appropriate action. When dreams are multi-
layered, several methods might be used in conjunction.
Here are several possible explanations for nightmares and
suggested responses:
1. A metaphor for current life attitudes and activities. When you
change your life, the dream changes. For example: you quit a job
with a demanding boss and your chase dreams cease.
2. A metaphor for a bio-chemical glitch or surge. For example: You
dream of your own body's dismemberment, as the pictorial
equivalent of intrusive thoughts. Because this sort of nightmare
is the result of the mind-body system not functioning at optimum
(and expressing mental or physical illness instead), it can
require physiological intervention such as diet or drug therapy.
Conversely, drugs and normal hormonal changes can trigger it. For
example: you dream of tidal flooding just prior to your menstrual
period. A light touch of behavioral dreamwork techniques can shift
content to a more positive metaphor to describe the sensation.
3. A psychic copycat of a current situation. For example: your
sister has repeating nightmares. You "dream her dreams" because
you are in psychic resonance with her. Your dreams end when hers
do. Or they cease when you break the psychic bond with her, using
cleansing or cutting rituals.
4. A repetition of a past traumatic event in current lifetime. For
example: you dream of your recent rape, a childhood assault or
your wartime battle. This type of nightmare is so deeply etched in
the psyche that it can require heavy use of behavioral dreamwork
techniques to modify the content and emotional intensity.
5. A depiction of a past or probable life. For example: you dream
the last events prior to your violent death. A request for new
information may provide additional dreams to shed light on the
events surrounding this nightmarish experience. Treatment involves
the sort of behavior modification techniques used for traumatic
nightmares.
6. A depiction of the future. Confirmation occurs either when the
dream comes true or when you change your life so it won't come
true. For example: you buy new tires so you won't literally slide
off the highway, as you keep doing in your dreams.
Methods that determine meaning plus techniques that modify
behavior comprise the full tool set to resolve a troublesome
nightmare, recurring or not. But selecting the appropriate tool
depends on what is actually stimulating the nightmare to occur.
There is no one-size-fits-all tool for nightmare work. So, don't
rely on that first hammer you bought, when what you really need is
a crowbar or a monkey wrench.
Linda Lane Magallón Dream Flights
http://members.aol.com/caseyflyer/flying/dreams.html
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National Nightmare Hotline : Year Two
Jill Fischer
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1-866-DRMS911
On September 11, 2001 in response to the World Trade Center
tragedy, Robert Bosnak and Jill Fischer joined with ASD to create
the National Nightmare Hotline (1-866-DRMS911). Jill is the
Executive Director of the hotline and responsible for overseeing
the efforts of 40 volunteer dream specialists who cover phone
lines 24 hours a day/seven days a week.
Now that the initial effects of this event have passed, we are
pleased to announce that The National Nightmare Hotline will
remain a permanent service. Skilled professionals will continue to
be available on phones, 24 hours a day to debrief adults and
children on their nightmares.
Nightmares have an enormous impact on all of us. They are ordinary
events after great traumatic disasters. Nightmares serve to digest
the horrific events. Just telling them to someone can have a
positive effect on an individual's sense of well being.
We have received 825 Calls to the Hotline as of September 15, 2002
and have worked directly with 105 nightmares. Most callers find
our hotline number on the Internet and have indicated that the
service is very helpful. The fact that all volunteers have
continued to make themselves available has made this service a
reality. We have not been inundated by requests and many
volunteers have merely been available but have not received calls.
This has actually made volunteering manageable and allowed for our
on-going service.
Please be aware, an article about the Hotline is in the August
issue of Hope Magazine . http://www.hopemag.com
The magazine features stories about people who are working for
positive change in the world.
To read the article go to:
https://www.hopemag.com/issues/2002/septOct/signsfieldingdreams.ht
m
To thank volunteers for their commitment to the hotline, we
provides callers, who want to work on their dreams, with a
Dreamworkers Referral List. It is a list of all our volunteers who
have indicated they are available for referrals. Thus, when a
caller to the hotline expresses the desire to continue exploring
their dreams, he/she is be given the name of dreamworkers in their
respective area of the country. The dreamworker who receives the
referral is then free to establish his or her individual way to
work with the caller.
This hotline, is NOT a counseling line. If desired, a dreamer is
referred to a counselor after discussing their nightmare(s).
The hotline has remained viable because of your generous
donations. We will continue to welcome offers, no matter how
small, that help support this public service.
Please send your tax deductible donations to:
The Association for the Study of Dreams (ASD)
Attn: Susan Moreno, Office Manager
PO Box 1592
Merced, California 95341-a592
Write on your checks:
National Nightmare Hotline
phone: (209) 724-0889
ASDCentralOffice@aol.com
Electronic billing is also available through PayPal. At the ASD
website www.asdreams.org It is a secure system that will allow you
to donate with a credit card or transfer funds directly from your
bank.
You can also send your e-mail request to: ASDCentralOffice@aol.com
and you will receive complete instructions about how to proceed.
We would appreciate your informing friends and associates that
this hotline is available. Forward to your e-mail lists and/or
print and distribute our flyer (located at the bottom of this
page) where people might benefit.
______________________________________________
Volunteering Your Services
Skilled and experienced dreamworkers and Psychotherapists are
needed to be available on telephones, for one, three hour shift,
once a week to debrief adults and children on their nightmares.
Please send the following to:
webmaster@cyberdreamwork.com
1. The three hour shift you would be available to answer
telephones. (Please indicate specific days of the week and hours).
2. Your telephone no.
3. The full address of that number.
4. The contact person at that number.
5. Your e-mail address.
6. A three line overview of your relevant experience.
We will then contact you with all the particulars.
Please be advised that we are looking for professional volunteers
who have professional degrees &/or liability insurance.
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Nightmares and Dreamwork Resources Online:
The ASD Nightmare Page
Richard Wilkerson
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After 9-11 the reports by so many people of nightmares and
questions to the ASD bulletin board about what to do about them,
ASD developed the Nightmare Page. Below is an annotated index of
this resource. Here is the phone hotline:
Nightmare Hotline : 1-866-DRMS911
Recommended Reading on Nightmares
ASD Nightmare FAQ - Common Questions
http://www.asdreams.org/subidxedunightmares.htm
[Scheduled for updating by the Education Committee]
Guidelines for coping with Nightmares after Trauma. Patricia
Garfield, Ph.D.
http://www.patriciagarfield.com/idx_library_nightmare_guidelines.h
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Article: Nightmare Remedies: Helping Your Children Tame The
Demons of the Night. Alan Siegel, Ph.D. and Kelly Bulkeley, Ph.
D.
http://www.asdreams.org/magazine/articles/seigel98dreamcatching.ht
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Article: Nightmares and What to Do About Them. Patricia Garfield,
Ph.D.
http://www.patriciagarfield.com/idx_library_childs.htm
Article: Nightmares? Bad Dreams? Lucky You! D.R.E.A.M.S.
Foundation
http://www.crhsc.umontreal.ca/dreamsfoundation/nightmr1.htm
Article: American Dreans: Nightmares and what to do about them.
AARP Modern Maturity.
http://www.modernmaturity.org/departments/2002/issues/0510_issues_
a.html
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A Mini-Course for Clinicians and Trauma Workers on Posttraumatic
Nightmares. Alan Siegel, Ph.D.
http://www.asdreams.org/magazine/articles/seigel_nightmares.htm
Article: The Relationship of Dream Content and Changes in Daytime
Mood in Traumatized Vs. Non-Traumatized Children Raija-Leena
Punamäki
http://www.asdreams.org/journal/articles/pukamamaki9-4.htm
Article: Freud and Jung on Nightmares. Tore Nielsen, Ph.D.Article:
http://www.crhsc.umontreal.ca/dreams/znm.htm
Overcoming Nightmares. Stephen LaBerge and Howard. Rheingold
http://www.lucidity.com/EWLD10.txt
Article: Dreams of Terror, Dreams of Healing. Robert Moss
Article: Dream Work & Collective Trauma - Unconscious Elements In
Public Debate. Jeremy Taylor
http://members.telocity.com/rcw666/ed-
articles/jeremy_taylor_2001_decl_collective_trauma.htm
Article: Working with Your Nightmares. Strephon Kaplan-Williams
http://dreamgate.com/skw/nightmares.htm
This is an ever-growing resource, so you if have a suggestion for
that page, send it to the Chair of the ASD Education Committee
http://www.asdreams.org/subidxprojectscommittees.htm
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Nightmares! New Approaches
by Richard Catlett Wilkerson
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Introduction
If you ever are brave enough to tell people you work with dreams,
you will soon be asked how to handle nightmares. This is a tricky
spot to be in as nightmares can sometimes be a signal that other
things are wrong with the body or mind and require a physician or
therapists. On the other hand, nightmares are really fairly
common and seeing a professional is not always the best course. I
wrote this article for the Alternative Medicine forum on America
Online for those wishing to know more about this area, how to
determine the best course and the latest procedures and techniques
used by dreamworkers.
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Dream: "At first I was going to run like I have done before in
other dreams with this thing. The dark creature scared me and
threatened to harm me, it even seemed to know where I would hide.
But this time I stood up to the thing and demanded that it back
off. To my surprise, the creature stopped and sat up like a puppy,
as if it were begging for a bone. I was flooded with tears as I
thought how lonely this creature must be." BK
Although this is a modern dream, it could well have been the
dream of a Senoi child, a semi-mythical tribe said to have shared
dreams each morning. The Senoi taught their children to confront
nightmare monsters and even to extract a gift from them in
reparation. These techniques of nightmare confrontation are now
being employed and expanded by researchers to help nightmare
suffers around the world. Many of the processes can be used safely
by adults or parents with their children.
There are many scary events in life and in sleep that we refer to
as "nightmares" and it is important to distinguish between them.
The most common frightening events during sleep are nightmares,
night terrors and sleep paralysis. (ASD Nightmare faq quote)
Nightmares, Night Terrors or Sleep Paralysis?
Unpleasant dreams are not uncommon and may at times wake us up and
be called Nightmares. Nightmares are extreme reactions of negative
feelings, often with great amounts of fear, that occur during
dreams and are recalled upon awakening. Though more common in
children, they can happen to anyone. Children are often chased by
animals and fantasy figures. Adults are often chased by male
adults. Generally they occur in the last part of the night or
sleep cycle. Contributing factors in the cause of nightmares
include illness, stress, troubled relationships and traumatic
event. Ernest Hartmann, a leading researcher in America on
Nightmares has noted that some personality types can be prone to
nightmares. There seem to be natural or early learned personality
styles that produce dream people and thought people. The thought
people maintain thick boundaries between contexts, are very
focused and can shut dreaming memory out altogether. Dream people
have thin boundaries, are more sensitive, have a wider, softer
focus and tend to recall dreams very easily, sometime frightening
dreams.
Traumatic events can trigger a long lasting series of recurrent
nightmares often diagnosed as part of PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder. These nightmares are different in that they repeat the
same scene over and over for years. They are usually found in
veterans, but other traumas may also bring this about. These
nightmare sufferers usually require professional assistance.
However, most of our nightmares (and other unpleasant dreams) can
be easily turned into positive experiences by new techniques in
dreamwork.
Night terrors are different from nightmares. First, they usually
occur during the first hour or two of sleep. It is not uncommon to
hear the person screaming or thrashing around. It is often hard to
wake the sleeper and they rarely remember anything. Children who
have night terrors may also sleepwalk or urinate in bed. Night
terrors are not well understood, and seem to come from a part of
sleep that is rarely associated with dreams and dreaming. By
puberty, children usually stop having night terrors. Adults having
night terrors often are also leading very stressful lives. A
consultation with a physician may be useful if the night terrors
are frequent or especially disturbing, though often just talking
about it or making small changes in sleep routine is enough. One
long term researcher notes that "I have found that night terrors
are often more disturbing and stressful for the parents than the
child."
Sleep paralysis is the experience of not being able to move. Often
there is a feeling of great weight on the chest making it hard to
breath. Fantasy and reality can mix, hallucinations may appear and
loud buzzing noises, vibrations and feelings of being touched or
electrified. Sometimes the person realizes they are dreaming and
still can't wake up. Researchers feel that sleep paralysis is
really a partial awakening during REM or Rapid Eye Movement Sleep,
when the body is naturally parked off line. Messages from the
brain are stopped from entering the body and it is a natural
condition that occurs about ever 90 minutes of sleep. Since
anxiety about the situation occurs, adrenaline speeds up the body
and people can even feel that they are leaving their body. The
recommendation by researcher Stephen Laberge is simply to realize
it is a dream that can't harm you and to relax. Dreams that
proceed from paralysis experiences are often quite intense and
wonderful.
Facing the Fear
The famous dream researcher Calvin Hall notes that Americans say
more than half of all reported dreams are unpleasant. Many
researchers feel this is due to the attitudes we carry with us to
bed. What if, before going to bed at night we brushed our attitude
as well as our teeth?
This is just what both ancient and modern dreamworkers encourage.
With the application of a few simple techniques, we can nurture a
dream garden of delights and turn the worst monsters into friends
and allies.
Some of the techniques are so simple that children can learn them.
Ann Sayre Wiseman teaches children in grade school how to confront
Nightmares. She has them first draw the monster or fear and then
draw a solution. At first children often shoot or destroy the
monster, but later develop more creative solutions like magic
circles and cages, as well as complex problem solving strategies.
Representing the dream by drawing allows the children time to
dialogue with the fears, as well as empowering them to feel safe
and experiment with options to running away. These powers are
carried over into the night time dreams. One child who was plagued
by a bear-like monster reported that he was able to yell at the
monster "Stop, why are you chasing me?" The monster stopped
chasing him and began crying that we was just looking for someone
to play with.
Jill Gregory has used similar techniques with grade school
children by getting them to stage the dream. She first has the
children create a costume for the dream monster, and then they get
to "show and tell". Gregory would further ask the children to come
up with a more satisfying solution to the dream. These stagings or
dream dramas become a skill with carries over into the dream
world. One doesn't have to even explore the symbolic meaning of
the dream for these techniques to work.
Adults may practice the same techniques. The daytime practice
sessions are important, even when it seems silly. This is because
our minds get into habits, just like our bodies. If we have a
pattern of running away, this pattern has to be strongly connected
with new options. Setting a mental or verbal intention to try
these options is an important step, but may not be remembered in
the panic of a nightmare as well as actual practice. Draw or
sculpt or dramatize the creature and clear options and reactions
to being assaulted.
If you don't have the time to draw or dramatize your dream, you
may wish to try dream-reentry. In dream reentry the dreamer
becomes relaxed and begins to recall the dream, to imagine re-
entering the dream. However, if there is some part of the dream
that is unpleasant, the dreamer then imagines an alternative
solution. Laberge and other experts suggest the solution involve
something more creative than just wishing the problem away.
Wishing the problem away is a sneaky form of the same fear
reaction of running away.
The model of bringing more consciousness to dreams that started
with the Senoi tribe and has been practiced by many modern
researchers.
1. Do not flee from threatening dream characters. Confront them
courageously. Set limits. Ask for their name as a parent would ask
a child who was misbehaving what his or her name was.
2. Try to find a creative solution with the dream monster that
satisfies you both. If impossible, try to get the monster to look
at the problem as a mutual dispute. Refuse threats and insults,
but recognize justified objections.
3. Never surrender to an attack by a dream figure. Take up a
posture that shows you will defend yourself. Stare them in the
eye. If a fight is unavoidable, try to overcome them but not kill
them. Offer a reconciliation.
4. After reconciliation or stopping the dream figure, ask how they
might be able to help you. Or ask for a gift if they recognize
they have been wrong to torment you.
5. With children, it is very effective to teach them to call on a
super-hero friend or parent to help them in the dream.
Often people will share a nightmare or bad dream with a friend or
relative. If you are on the listening side, there are some simple
skills you can use to listen to the dreamer. Jeremy Taylor and
Gayle Delaney have been teaching these skills for years. They both
see the nightmare as a gift which can be unwrapped alone or with
the help of someone else.
Jeremy Taylor uses a variation of the "If this were my dream..."
technique originally developed by the famous dreamworker Montague
Ullman. With the "If this were my dream..." approach, the
listener at first does just that, listens without interruption.
Then a few clarifying questions are asked, such as the color of a
coat, or the contents a box or the feeling in the dream at the
time. Any question that might call for an interpretation is
avoided, such as "What do you think the blue coat meant?"
Finally, the listener takes the dream as his or her own. John
Herbert has used this technique online and suggests that before
every sentence the thought "In my dream..." is kept in mind. Thus
as a listener I might say "In my dream, the blue coat reminds me
of something to cover myself with, as if I were cold." The dreamer
may or may not see this meaning in their own dream. By taking the
dream as one's own, the dreamer needn't worry so much about
someone imposing meaning on the dream. Taylor feels that we should
keep in mind that all dreams, even nightmares, come in the service
of healing and health. Any interpretation that does not serve this
view is simply wrong and inappropriate.
Gayle Delaney, one of the founding parents of the Association for
the Study of Dreams, suggests abandoning interpretations
altogether. Delaney has developed a dream interview system that
allows a listener to ask questions about a person's dreams without
getting involved in suggesting meanings at all.
Like Taylor, she recommends that the first step is careful
listening, showing empathy without interruption and allowing the
dreamer to feel comfortable.
She then suggests diagraming the dream. This involves outlining
the major actions, people, objects/animals/monsters and feelings.
The dreamer is then invited to describe without interpreting each
of these elements to the listener as if the listener were from
Mars or another planet. This way, usual assumptions are bypassed
and the dreamer can explain and explore the dream imagery more
deeply.
The listener can summaries and repeat or condense these and feed
them back to the dreamer so the dreamer feels sure the listener
has accurately heard the dream.
The listener can then encourage the dreamer to make bridges to
waking life. How are each of these elements like something in the
dreamer's life?
Usually this can be done by generalizing the function of the
image. If its a refrigerator, its a place to keep things cool, and
where in my life do I keep things cool? If its a car without
breaks, where in my life are there things in motion that I can't
stop? Finally, the interviewer might ask if there are
alternatives. If my life is like a car without breaks, how would I
like it differently?
Lucid Dreaming and Nightmares
"I believe the best place to deal with unpleasant dreams is in
their own context, in the dream world. We create our nightmares
out of the raw material of our own fears. Fears are expectations--
why would we fear something we thought would never
happen?"
Stephen Laberge
In part II we discussed techniques you can practice before going
to sleep or after waking up. But note one item here, while dream
monsters may frighten you emotionally, they are after all just
dreams. If you realized it was a dream, while you were dreaming,
then what could harm you?
In some ways, when we wake up, a similar reaction occurs. We
realize it is a dream. But researchers have found that this is not
the best or most satisfying approach:
"'Escaping' from a nightmare by awakening only suppresses your
conscious awareness of the anxiety-provoking imagery. You may feel
a certain relief, but like the prisoner who digs through his
prison wall and finds himself in the cell next door, you haven't
really escaped." Laberge & Rheingold
Finding a creative resolution is even easier when we realize that
it is a dream and we continue dreaming. This is what is called
"lucid dreaming".
Lucid dreaming occurs spontaneously in many dreamers, but it is
also a technique that can be learned. Though not as easy as the
previous techniques, it is often more fulfilling and worth the
effort to many dreamers. Though lucid dreaming became an object
of investigation in the 19th Century, its popular scientific
status was not obtained until the late 1970's, when Stephen
Laberge was able to demonstrate lucid dreaming in laboratory
conditions. This rise into mainstream science allowed others to
bring their research on lucidity and nightmares to the public.
Lucid dreaming researchers now have a variety of programs and
techniques for learning to have lucid dreams and it has become one
of the most popular topics on the Internet in the venues that
discuss dreams. Lucid dreaming is now even taught to children.
Techniques for increasing the frequency of lucid dreams vary with
the individual. There are many combinations of methods that work
for many people. Here are some ideas based on *Lucid Dreamer's
Quick Reference* by Lars Spivock:
* Throughout the day, ask yourself "Am I Dreaming?" and imagine
something wonderful you could be doing in your dream - this is
your dream goal. Use your watch or something you notice often as a
reminder to ask. Limit excitement, food, drink, and exercise for
several hours before bedtime. Drinking plain water, sex, and small
amounts of caffeine may be beneficial.
* Arrange your dream space with inspirational items. Keep your
journaling materials, writing or taping, bedding, and blinds in
good working order. In the hour before sleep, have only relaxing
thoughts and activities. Write the date and your goal dream in
your journal. Just before sleep, with your eyes closed, review
your goal dream and affirm to wake up after each dream.
* As you awaken from a dream, memorize it in detail before you
open your eyes or change your body position. Record it in your
journal. If you are not ready to fall back asleep, get up and do
something for a while.
* As you fall back asleep, repeatedly imagine your last dream,
recognizing that you are dreaming and guiding the outcome. Your
continuation of the dream may involve boldly confronting an
adversary. You can transform yourself into any object, animal or
human role. You can transform someone or something else in the
dream. You can apply elements from your goal dream.
* When you recognize you are dreaming, calmly enjoy the unfolding
of the dream. Optionally perform a reality test by levitating and
calmly begin guiding the outcome. When your lucidity begins to
fade away, spin your dream body and affirm to start your goal
dream when lucidity returns.
* Favor waking up to birdsongs instead of an alarm radio set to
the news. Upon waking, keep your eyes closed and remain motionless
for a few minutes while reviewing your dreams from the night
before. Then make your journal entries, even if only fragments.
Have a relaxed attitude of acceptance towards the outcome. Sooner
or later you will be rewarded with better dream recall and
wonderful dreams.
Here are some ideas for goal dreams. You supply the important
specific details to suit yourself:
entertainment - fly to the moon or travel through time
romance - have a romantic encounter
healing - heal yourself or someone else
problem solving - solve a work-related or social problem
creativity - create a work of art
spirituality - talk to god
enlightenment - learn about yourself of the unconscious
out of body - visit another place or someone elses's dream
self-indugence - gluttony or shopping binges
sleep - end nightmares or dreamining dreams
The techniques of becoming lucid require some attention and
practice for most people. A whole array of technology has now
sprung up to assist with this process. Most of them work on the
same principle. A mask of some kind is worn during sleep. The mask
will detect when the sleeper enters REM or Rapid Eye Movement
Sleep and send a signal. This signal is usually light or light and
sound that is adjusted to be strong enough to enter into the dream
but not so strong as to wake the dreamer. As you can imagine, the
adjustment period may take some time. Next the dreamer must
practice learning to recognize the light and sounds as a signal
and not just incorporate the noise as a dream traffic light or
alarm clock. All these technologies are for assistance only, and
need to be combined with other instructional programs.
PRESCRIPTIONS FOR NIGHTMARES
Once you are lucid in a threatening dream situation, there are a
wide variety of paths to choice from. Laberge and Rheingold
suggest the following:
1. Theme: Being pursued
Response: Stop running. Turn to face the pursuer. This is in
itself may cause the pursuer to disappear or become harmless. If
not, try starting a conciliatory dialog with the character or
animal.
2. Theme: Being attacked
Response: Don't give in meekly to the attack or flee. Show your
readiness to defend yourself and then try to engage the attacker
in a conciliatory dialog. Alternatively, find acceptance and love
in yourself and extend this towards the threatening figure (see
Chapter 11).
3. Theme: Falling
Response: Relax and allow yourself to land. The "old wives' tale"
is false--you will not really die if you hit the ground.
Alternatively, you can transform falling into flying.
4. Theme: Paralysis
Response: When you feel trapped, stuck or paralyzed, relax. Don't
allow anxiety to overcome your rationality. Tell yourself you are
dreaming and the dream will soon end. Let yourself go along with
any images that appear or things that happen to your body. None of
it will hurt you. Adopt an attitude of interest and curiosity
about what happens.
5. Theme: Being unprepared for an examination or speech
Response: First of all, you don't need to continue with this theme
at all. You can leave the exam or lecture room. However, you might
enhance your self-confidence in such situations by creatively
answering the test questions or giving a spontaneous talk on
whatever topic suits you. Be sure to enjoy yourself. When you wake
up, you may want to ask yourself whether you should actually
prepare for a similar situation.
6. Theme: Being naked in public
Response: Who cares in a dream? Have fun with the idea. Some find
being naked in a lucid dream erotically exciting. If you wish,
have everyone else in the dream remove their clothes. Remember,
modesty is a public convention.
Summary on Nightmare Help
While lucid dreaming allows us to control our dreams, it is
difficult for some to learn and may not deal with the underlying
causes. Dream exploration, keeping a dream journal or sharing
dreams with others are often enough and a good practice whether
one is having nightmares or not. Learning confrontation techniques
and lucid dream techniques will further help nightmare sufferers
and empower ourselves and our children in waking life as well. If
the nightmare persists or reoccurs, it may be time to discuss this
with a physician, especially since some drugs, medication and
illnesses can be a contributing cause of nightmares.
It is useful to encourage young children to discuss their
nightmares with their parents or other adults, but they generally
do not need treatment. Having the child draw the nightmare, talk
with the frightening characters, fantasize changes in the
nightmare or learn to call on dream protectors and dream parents
will help the child feel safer and less frightened.
Ernest Hartmann has noted how the dream state is like therapy in
two special ways, they both are a safe place to make connections.
Dreams will play with everything we do and feel and it makes
connections with a wide variety thoughts, feeling and memories.
Some of these connections are bound be uncomfortable for us. But
to the degree we can see and make our dreams the safe place that
they are, is the degree to which these dream worlds will unfold
their treasures and the dream monsters will reveal their gifts.
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Becoming Nightmare:
the Rhizomatics of Dreaming.
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There is a lot of jargon in this file that may be cleared up if
you read my article on Deleuze and Guattari's postmodern
philosophy,
http://www.dreamgate.com/dream/articles_rcw/deleuze98.htm
In general, this article questions the overly-quick response we
generally have to nightmares. That is, we generally respond to
them by treating them as an illness to be gotten rid of at any
cost. What if the cost is that we are blocked from the deeper
transformations available in life?
I.
Signs and Subject, all well greased and in place. All
social/familial taboos in operation. All tasks of production and
consumption completed and finally Brian goes to sleep. Some time
later that night Brian awakes, too frightened to scream, heart
pounding and he is on some kind of roller coaster ride in a land
without gravity. Brian just had a nightmare.
There has been a break in the flow and the insertion of a
nightmare machine in the factory of the unconscious. It shreds its
way through signification (what is what) and subjectification (who
is who). The usual codes have unraveled, and the flow of de-coded
signs circulate in things that are only themselves. Brian' ears
are red and buzzing, and he wonders why they are on his foot. He
hears an old voice of a therapist asking what he thinks the ear on
the foot represents, and now he knows the therapist must be mad,
speaking about what the falling mast might mean symbolically as
another wave pushes his ship under the swell. Both a breakthrough
and a breakdown of a world that revolves around the subject. Now
the subject is whirled around. "Around" may not be the right word,
as around implies a center and there is no center here, only
falling.
Standard wisdom dictates that we move away from offensive and
frightening scenes. These reactions keep us out of trouble, keep
our hands from being burned by the stove, keep germs off our food,
keep our bones from being broken by cars and rocks at the bottom
of cliffs. However, this aversion reaction also keeps us in line
and in alignment with early training that may no longer be valid.
Taboos may be said to function in the same way. There are
boundaries we are taught not to transgress, or there will be "Hell
to pay!" But were these boundaries put into place by a perfect
parent, guardian or teacher? Unlikely. And in a society whose
parameters and values change at an unparalleled pace, one's value
programs need to be upgraded more than once a generation.
In fact, this is the classic definition of the neurotic. The
neurotic is a person who encounters offensive, frightening scenes
and backs away. We all do this, but the neurotic will keep backing
away until there is no further back to go, becoming deeply
compressed within themselves, and no longer venturing out the
front door, no longer touching anything without washing their
hands, no longer peering over steep cliffs or into foreign eyes.
Societies too become neurotic, become paranoid, and then begin
trying to control everything, the media, the way children are
raised, what we eat and drink, who we talk to and when. Modern
societies have tried to do away with these tyrannical systems, but
in doing so have not replaced them with anything, and so our
values have become confused, conflicted, fickle. One group tries
to save trees, and another tries to save the jobs so they can feed
their family. The higher, synthetic truth that will bring together
opposites is harder and harder to find. When people don't have an
inner value to call on, they look around, see what the neighbors
are doing, and follow suite. There is no real inner status, so
outward signs of status become increasingly important to stabilize
life in the flux.
Dreamworkers have always been aware of this condition of the
retreating self/society and the machines that keep it in place.
Spiritual dreamwork discusses these issues in terms of
enlightenment and salvation. That is, there is a veil of illusion
we call our lives, and the paths that allow us to transcend these
illusions. Psychological dreamwork discusses these illusions in
terms of neurosis and psychosis, and the appropriate level of
challenges and supports are set up to allow the individual to make
choices from places other than overwhelming affective/emotional
states. Postmodern dreamwork addresses these illusions more as
social constructs and looks for ways to subvert repressive forces
and open up creative lines of escape. In this view, the nightmare
is not something for the subject to escape from, but a path to
escape the neurotic subject.
II.
What are those gaps in the dream, those shifting scenes of the
dream?
There are many ways the flow of life gets organized. We have
organs, skin, bones, thoughts, behaviors. But the flow and flux of
life could have been organized differently, and the particular
configurations organized around physical and psychological bodies,
material and social bodies, can also be not so organized without
falling into total chaos, the can align themselves around a body
without organs.
The self passes through various states as it (they) rolls around
the body without organs. Some of these states are quite
discontinuous. Freud and Jung both addressed this discontinuity.
They knew it was more than a lapse in brain activation.
Interestingly, recently, the REM theory of dreaming collapsed. In
1953, Aserinsky, a grad student of Nathaniel Kleitmann, found that
when you waken a person whose eyes were moving rapidly during
sleep, they tended to recall dreams. Eventually the REM cycle was
found to be fairly regular and that it activated parts of the neo-
cortex through fairly random neural bursts. Since then, Alan
Hobson and his friends have insisted that dreaming is simply the
sleepy mind dealing with these random firings and gaps are times
when there are pauses in this activation.
Over the last few years, a whole new picture began to emerge from
the studies of a neurosurgeon who followed the dreams of patients
with brain damage. Mark Solms noted that the activation sequences
that the brain needed to dream (or more accurately, to recall
dreams) was *independent* of the REM activation. Oh, REM brain
stem activation got this new Dream-On sequence going at times ( a
spiral like activation that cycles through our motivation centers,
our spacio-temporal-imaginal centers, our higher visual centers)
but so did other things, and once activated, it follows its own
independent activation.
But all organization that is representational will lead back to
the forces that are binding content, and all the content will be
interpreted from the view of these forces. Large organized molar
aggregates scrap and fight about territory all the time. But when
this occurs over millions of years, brain structures get pushed to
the limit and turn into revolutions.
Dream discontinuity here becomes more a matter of intersecting
lines disrupting the subject of a synthesis of micro-connecters
that both break into old flows and create new flows. At least from
the point of view of the body without organs.
The body without organs. Imagine a body that has not been
organized into brains, hearts, genitals, legs, arms, skin. A body
like this has no real interior, there are just flows, almost a
perverse polymorphic distribution of intensities that offer a
smooth surface around which the dynamics of the subjects, the
objects, the affects, the cognitions, the forces of production and
consumption travel, not in paths where the end is known, but in
partial paths, in trajectories. An egg, crisscrossed by forces,
dynamics, vectors. As we approach the surface of this egg, the
intensity drops to zero and everything begins to slide.
In waking life, the ego uses narrative bridges to compensate for
this discontinuity. Even when we wake up, the technique for
learning dream recall is journalling.
But when sleeping, the access to the neurotransmitters that allow
identity structures to rigidly hold together and produce grids,
thereby reterritorializing dominate cultural axiomatics,
disappear. That is, the dream state is full of narratives and
subjects, feelings and thoughts, repressions and productions, and
these work in a way that is unfamiliar to the subject, who upon
waking may recall a "dream" but in fact is only recalling a few
slices, the one it can piece together as a story.
Disjunctions appear as gaps between dreams because the subject
relates to them from its experiential story-frame.
Deterritorializations may be experienced as apocalyptic or may be
seen as loss of consciousness. Each dream story, while it is being
produced, is like a child playing on a train track, and a track at
the intersection of infinite vortices. The subject consumes the
dream as narrative, but can only rarely use that narrative
structure to reterritorialize its identity. Again, probably due on
the bio-chemical level to the dissolving or wavey grid of control
that occurs during dreaming. (Interestingly activated first by the
very spot that leucotomies -earlier called lobotomies - are
performed, ie dopamine, active-producing, connecting, interest-
producing, action-producing, desiring centers).
Gaps in the Dream. Freud saw them as a cover-up, but one in which
a sharp mind could follow back by association, to a source.
Oedipus gouging out his eyes, then retracing the steps of the
crime. Whether one goes for the theory of being able to recover
authorial intention or not, the process, free association, did
emerge as a skill by which the subject could begin to produce
his/her own streams and new lines of escape.
Jung, in his charming Hegelian way, saw the gap as a portal being
held open by two unreconcilable opposites, two things that the ego
just could not let go of, yet could not have, two horrors, two
beasts in eternal struggle for one reality they could never both
consciously inhabit. Through this portal held by the struggle
emerged the uncanny transcendent.
OK, perhaps its just another tyrant awakening in the desert and
slinking off to Bethlehem, but when the dream becomes one of many
sites where the intolerable may first occur to us, where the
organized molar limit produces micro-molecular cracks and bleeds
the brood of the night, then here there is a factory that produces
the un-containable rupture across which the nomad may skate.
III.
Like desire (and madness) dreams seem to be the most powerful when
they bring us into contact with radical otherness. Daniel brings
Nebruchanezer into contact with a dream that transforms the
religions of Babylon. Joseph brings Pharaoh into contact with a
dream that alters the state of Egypt. _Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde_ is
written after a Robert Lewis Stevenson encounters his own Hyde in
a dream. Freud and Jung encounter desire and madness in dreams and
create and alter the course of psychotherapy.
This radical otherness is better characterized as a continual
process of becoming other, which begins in the desire to escape
bodily limitations. These limitations can be both cultural as well
as natural. To regress back to representations for a moment, in
dreams we often find ourselves up against our own cultural and
psychophysical limit-expectations. We stop at red lights in our
car in a dream. We open dream doors instead of floating through
them. We walk upstairs and eat meals. Yet in other dreams we fly,
we breath water, we walk through walls, men become women, we can
be several identities at once, we become animals and crooks, we
have sex with taboo people and inanimate objects.
And perhaps most radically, we stop being we. I am not the center
of my dream, but just one trajectory intersecting the dream.
*zzzzz* Desire as productive, creating breaks in the flow and
connecting one desiring machine to another.
*zzzzz* Dreams/nightmares as productive, and what they are
producing and how does this work? Careful, does each dream produce
a singularity, or can we abstract and generalize since we have all
been caught in the same habits of western culture?
*zzzzz* Dreams/nightmares in their different phases of
deterritorialization of subjective space, their territorialization
of brain space, the teterritorialization of ?
*zzzzz* If you must remain psychoanalytic, how about a slight
shift? Instead of seeing nightmares as a failure of the censor,
what happens if we posit that the nightmare is a deflection of
something so ungraspable that it can only be said to be a
successful censoring of that experience.
*zzzzz* Dreams/Nightmares as ruptures between the binary thinking
of conscious/unconscious, wake/sleep, aware/not aware, here/not
here?
*zzzzz* What might have young Felix or Gilles have thought to
themselves when they first had to tackle Descartes Dream problem
about reality and knowing?
*zzzzz* How might the dream/nightmare be seen as a co-patriot of
disfamiliarization?
In ancient Delphi, people would sleep on the steps of the temple
of Apollo, seeking (incubating) the dream that would allow them
access to the oracle inside. Mythically, this access to the truth
was a later imposition of Apollo on a pre-Greek people who
practiced dance and rites that were assigned by the Greeks to
Dionysos. Pan is one of his entourage and was said to have taught
Apollo dream work at Delphi. In the Dionysian groups, the
questions or problems, if that is what they really were, were
danced along the hillsides and meadows and involved
transformations in ecstasy. This moving-into may be distinguished
from Apollo's seeing-from afar. With the dominance of Apollo, the
dramas were all contained in the amphitheater and the ecstasies
relocated to the dream (and the one oracle, who was imprisoned in
the center of the temple and surrounded by the priests who did all
the interpreting of visions and dreams). This same set-up was
found in the cult of Asklepios (Aesculapius in Latin). At these
popular dream healing sanctuaries the amphitheater was ever near
the spa. The patients would be cured when they encountered
Asklepios or one of his family or animals in a dream. The becoming
other, so to speak, was limited to particular containing vessels.
Still, Dionysos is seen as Apollo's dark brother and has his own
months where he is still the god at Delphi.
Like Dionysos, the nightmare remains nomadic subject, the free
autonomous subject which exists momentarily in an ever shifting
array of possibilities as desiring machines distribute flows
across the body without organs.
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New Series begins with dream-flow@egroup.com Digest #1 09/29/2000
This issue includes volume #528 - #569
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Message: 528-001
Subject: the dead well
Dream: a few older people and I were all standing around a well.
There was a scooba diver already inside the well. Aparently some
one had fallen in and was drowning. the scooba diver came back out
of the water and reported that the boy was in different rooms(I
can't remember the exact #'s) of floor 2 or 3. So inside the well
was either a hotel or an apartment building that had been flooded.
I saw what seemed to have been some kind of flashback then...There
was a robber inside some one's house and no one was there except 2
children, a young boy and girl. The theif was threatening the girl
but she kicked him in between the legs and then stabbed him with a
type of knife you use to gut a dear. she then cut him all the way
down his belly. all the sudden i was back to the well, all alone.
And there infront of me stood(or floated i should say) the dead
boy inside the well. He told me alot but all i can remember is
that he said he wasn't the only one down there, that there were
alot! more. he wasn't grusome looking but still you could tell he
was dead. next thing i know he is gone and some ppl are pulling a
grose old man out of the water. we were nxt at an old filthy
hospital and the old man's head was swollen. they pushed him on a
gurney but they ran into a door and he fell off and his mouth
began to overflow with blood. after that i was standing next to a
young woman. she explained ot me that she wasn't scared of the
water because she always kept a light underneath her pillow and
that the light was also a video camera, so that ne thing that
happened to her would be recorded. then i woke up.
Comments: I wanted to cry after i woke up, this dream was very
real and very scary. ne ideas would be appreciated! tinx!~SNT~
Comments: 528-002, 528-003
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Message: 528-002 [528-001]
Subject: Re: the dead well
All this crime (kidnappings, murdered children, terrrorism) could
be getting to you. It's starting to get to me, too. And that
camera under the pillow thing sounds like a good idea. My grandpa
grew up on the south side of chicago, where there's a lot of
crime, and someone even attacked his mother once. He's a human
motion detector, he can tell you every morning how many times you
got up in the night and what time each incident occured. He can't
mentally force himself to sleep unless his door is open. He also
sleeps very light, and not very often at all. He considers himself
"the protector". He feels it's his duty since he's the only man in
the house. You'll be surprised what people will do to prevent MORE
break-ins, but no one bothers to think about it until it's already
happened to the neighbors. This is my philosophy: If you weren't
worried about it before, you shouldn't be worried about it now.
Though crime rates go up and down now and then, nothing about
robberies or murders has changed since the peaceful 1950's ended,
people are just watching the news more because of the war. You
just relax and take it easy.
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Message: 528-003 [528-001]
Subject: Re: the dead well
thnx 4 the help. i'll think about it some more. it kinda does make
sense. thnx again...snt
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Message: 530-001
Subject: Strange
dream_title: Strange
dream_date: 7/18/02
dreamer_name: WHAT?!?!?!
dream_text: ok..its a continues dream...ok im like a spirit killer
or something..and i can summon a tower/platform in mid air and my
dad works oon it..and his 'BOSS' puts something in it but me(brad)
and my friend(jake) know its a bomb!so i have jus moved and this
dream takes place in my old town but then half the town isnt right
it is like in an older era we didnt have a police station and NOW
we did!so we being chased by the cops and we trying to get my
tools back so i can summon the platform and get the bomb out!but
the people can see it!! the tool looks like this:
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| dont ask why! but i remember running thru my house and my dad
says 'what u doing?' and i say 'me and jake are running from the
police' and he says 'ok have fun' and we run out the back door and
jake keeps running but i trip and i woke up right when i hit the
ground and ever since i havent had the dream:( i want to know what
happens!
dream_comments: I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS AND WHAT IT MEANS:(!
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Message: 530-002
Subject: old friend
dream_title: old friend
dream_date: 06/27/02
dream_text: An old friend pops up in town after a few years. I few
months i was expose to be married and then we started to talk and
going out and I knewn that he liked me from grade school and high
school. As soon as we started getting serious/ he leaves me for
the first lady that he was with.....
dream_comments: He cancelled his wedding after talking to my
mother and his parents are rooting for me. but i am so scared to
talk to him i wrote hime and told him how I felt and stuff and
then from there we talk and stuff but I was getting mix signals
from him. SO what should I do. we are good friends I think things
changed over the years....
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Message: 530-003 [530-002]
Subject: Re: old friend
We all have loves in our lives that we dream about now and then. I
just had one of those dreams this morning. And like you, I woke up
feeling the urge to contact him. But a few minutes later I
realized why I stopped talking to him in the first place and
became very angry about that dream. The mind tortures, but the
heart heals. I don't know the whole situation with this guy, but
my advice to you isn't to go by what his family thinks. He's a
grown man with a mind of his own, and if he cancelled a wedding he
might not want a relationship at all. You need to be blunt and
tell him your feelings. If he rejects you, you'll get over it and
those dreams won't result in so many old feelings.
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Message: 530-004 [530-001]
Subject: Re: Strange
Dear WHAT?!?
One way to find out what happens is to meditate upon the dream as
you're falling asleep and let it take you to its conclusion.
Interesting that you illustrated it. I f you're really into
drawing you could draw it out like a comic strip and let the
conclusion suggest itself to you in art form.
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Message: 531-001
Subject: Working Together.
dream_title: Working Together.
dream_date: ?
dreamer_name: GHOSTHunter
dream_text: This dream happened long ago I cannot remember all
that has happened but I will give it a try.
I am walking down a street at night with a friend "Jill" (not her
real name, this is because I am sure she would not like to use her
name here). Well, either way, we are walking down this street at
home in Calgary, Canada and we are talking about something ( I
cannot remember what, it was something about relationships I
think) and then I hold her tight against me by holding her waist.
We then reach this arsen sight and for some reason we are there to
help solve what has happened.
As we are working together, "Jill" tells me something, I respond
on how I have no idea why I am here and am not trained to do
anything. This is where the dream ends.
dream_comments: I have no idea on what this dream represents and
if anyone does, email me at ghost2k90@hotmail.com (please do so, I
want to know this dream meant). Thanks.
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Message: 531-002
Subject: Jesus asking me the thing I love very much
dream_title: Jesus asking me the thing I love very much
dream_date: 14 july 2002
dreamer_name: Noreen
dream_text: I was with my best friend (a girl) and we both saw
that Jesus has appeared in front of us and we are so surprised
that we are sinner how can it be possible, we asked each other is
He really Jesus? my friend said yes He is. Jesus also assured us
that this is Me, then he asked me the thing I love very much, I
took out the gold ring from my finger and gave to Jesu but he
refused and said I need your best friend who is with you.
dream_comments: 12 July was my birthday, I was expecting telephone
call from my boyfriend who live 1500Km far from me, he could not
call. next day he called n i got angry with him and shared my
doubts about his love towards me( according to him he loves me
very much-which is true)he ask me to do the things which are good
for both of us but i refuse, I took a decision but shared to him
as a proposal to ask his opinion for that, he suggested not to
take this step in any case. (as I had already taken the step and
told lie to him)I do check time by time with strange questions to
check if he really loves me. I want him to follow my will instead
of following his will or openions. The same day when he called me
at night 14 July I saw this dream. Please give me answer I am much
worried. I love very much my frien and some are telling me that
she is going to die soon.
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Message: 531-003
Subject: Falling
dream_title: Falling
dream_date: 7-23-02
dream_text: I can not remember it all because I have not made it a
habit yet to write my dreams down as soon as I wake up. I was with
my friends and we were in a strange place like a dessert kind of
but there were mountains lots of them,and we were looking for
something I dont know what, but we started climbing the mountain
and we kept getting higher and higher. It wasnt like walking up a
mountain either I mean like hands and feet climbing, some of us
almost fell because of how windy it was. I kept remembering my
terrible fear of heights and I went higher to the top and when I
got there I could see the other side and everyone came and looked
and there were tons of trees and a little town. The next thing I
know I was walkin in grass to the other side and all the sudden I
fell and i was rolling very fast to a stone arch and they came
running after me to try to save me. I finally stopped and my
friends caught up with me and I was lying on the ground and there
was this women there next to the arch and she was saying
something, I couldnt make it out. Then someone said she is going
to blow up and she did, she was made of stone, I jumped in my
sleep and woke up.
dream_comments: I dont know what they mean or why I have ones like
this but I cant stop thinking about them and I would like you to
tell me what they mean.
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Message: 531-004
Subject: The Devil vs GOD/ Ribbons in the field!
dream_title: The Devil vs GOD/ Ribbons in the field!
dream_date: July 23,2002
dreamer_name: Donatelo
dream_text:
(First Dream)- I Dreamed I was in a where house with a very evil
man who was trying very hard to scare me and break my spirit. I
witnessed him abuse an old lady, and I felt it was my obligation
to save her from him. The pastor of Fremont Assembly of God
appeared to me very young and very glowing, so Glowing I couldn't
see past the light that shined around him (he was surrounded by
two other men-Perhaps angels in appearance of man). I pleaded with
God before the Pastor, feeling God is working through him, and in
tears I told God to forgive me of my sins, so he blessed me and
said for me that he will grant me strength during these hard
times. I confronted the evil man that represented the devil who
too wanted my soul, and cursed him back with much profanity and
cuss words. So I left him alone, and found myself in my parents
old home, seeing my parents young again, as I closed the shades in
the front room, I noticed the it was raining outside, and the
payment wet. (I could smell the wet payment)- Then I returned to
get the old woman back to safety and grabbed her out of the evil
mans arms, and he said I couldn't have her - so he grabbed her out
of my arms, and then I told the devil "I will come back to get you
what you deserve" I learned that the Devil was afraid of my
strength and faith in GOD! And the old lady knew I would return
for her.
(Second Dream)- I went on a long journey and noticed people laying
down in this huge amusment park (I noticed Truck drivers using
this amusement park as a rest area). My husband was with me, we
walked together with a man who resembled an angel (old man)- he
brought us to a land of many cots scattered through this vast
green field! The cots were in many colors and in the art form of a
ribbon (cots made out of a rubber mat with a spongy metal support
underneith it so they would last and no one can steal them out of
the ground). Many ribbons that pictured award ribbons to lie down
on. Ribbons in striped and flowery bright colors, ribbons
representing for mothers, and fathers. It was amazing the many
beautiful colors of so many of these ribbons to see, and to lie
down on. So me and my husband lie down together trying to pick out
a nice ribbon that represents ourselves, I picked a ribbon with an
award metal on it, and it was deep purple or blue, and my husband
lays on a striped ribbon. I turned to my husband (as Music is
playing in the backround, like elevator music) I said to my
husband,"where are we, are we in the state of Washington?" My
husband responded, "Maybe?" I said within my thoughts (we're in
Heaven!)
dream_comments: Went to bed after eating a full plate of pasta.
2nd dream - I returned to bed after using the bathroom.
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Message: 532-001
Subject: (unknown)
Salam alikom This is the first time to think of writing down a
dream of mine.
I was in a club or a public area, it was daylight, i was on a
Wheelchair, all i needed to do is to show all people around that i
became paralyzed , i was going on that rouming around with my
wheelchair as if am trying to tell all about what had happend to
me.. the point is that i was proud that its an Electric modern
chair (not just like any other ordinary wheelchair). i was
wondering how does it feel when you are paralyzed!!! i was asking
myselfe "won't i be able to put my feet on the ground and wake up
if i tried to??" and was replying to myself "this is the point
when you are paralyzed, u won't be able to move your feet or stand
up" and i was reluctant to stand up coz. i was afraid to take that
shock when i know for sure that am not anymore able to walk.
that was my dream, i think i know what was it about, but your
comments will surly add more to me.
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Message: 533-001
Subject: tornadoes/hurricanes
dream_title: tornadoes/hurricanes
dream_date: 7-25-02
dreamer_name: anonymous
dream_text: in one night i have two dreams, one is a tornado dream
which i am not hurt, but am terrified of it. the other, a
hurricane. both of which i am in a house, but i am never hurt.
dream_comments: a friend said a hurricane dream means someone in
real life is conspiring against me and means me harm (as in my
maring my reputation in my company, or to get me removed at my
job). what do you think?
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Message: 533-002 [533-001]
Subject: Re: tornadoes/hurricanes
That friend of yours sounds like he or she has serious issues.
Your dream demonstrates your ability to get through the worst
crisis, no matter how scary it is. It was a dream to boost your
self-esteem and stop you from being nervous about your life. If
anything, it was the opposite of what your friend said.
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Message: 533-005
Subject: the end of the world
dream_title: the end of the world
dream_date: augest 14, 1992
dreamer_name: popdiva
dream_text: It was A warm nice day I was getting the kids off to
school and I told My Husband that there is something wrong he said
I was being paranoid so ibrushed it of but when I turnd on the T.V
the T.V went blank and across the screen it said America has been
evated and to get your kids and take cover my husband and I got in
the car but we when we tried to leve the road was blocked,so we
had to get out and run down the street for 6 blockes to get our
kids out of school. As we run there was havek all over the streets
Isaw people beating each othere and and jumping out of windows we
made to the school and got the kid swe were able to get out of
town and I fell asleep and when I woke up there were airplanes
landing all over the filds I told my husband that we are being
invaded by forin allies we need to take cover we went into the
mountins where we found shealter and safty from the war that was
going on I heard over the radeo that president bush declared war
and to push the red but He said my god be with us all then
everthing went dead. Itold my parents and husband that It dosent
matter where we are everyone is going to die we all walked out on
a fild and we came across a fince when we got there I told
everyone to holed on tight and all the adultes gathere around the
kids do not look at the bright light, I looked up for a moment and
I saw my familys flesh just mealt right of there bodys then I woke
up.
dream_comments: I dont Know what it ment but cherise what you have
instead of what you dont because in a moments time it can be taken
away from you
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Message: 535-001
Subject: talking infant
dream_title: talking infant
dream_date: recently
dreamer_name: -psychonaut
dream_text: all I can remember is that I was in the back of a
vehicle on a multi laned freeway. The sky was blue and the clouds
were wispy. I was holding onto the baby and it was trying to hold
the baby, but it was so strong and it just wanted to get out of my
arms. I think i was trying to protect it from some people in a car
beside us. It kept on struggling and squirming. And then it
stopped for a second and it looked at me and told "you are
beautiful" , it actually spoke, but it was mearly an infant. Later
on in the dream, I laid the baby down in a crib and left the room,
I looked through the walls and I saw my mom walking down the road.
I got in a truck and caught up to her. I asked her what she was
doing and she answered " we're out of milk, so I'm walking to the
store to get some" I asked her why she was walking when we could
just take the truck, and it dawned on me that I had left the baby.
I rushed back, and it was gone, the people had taken it..and I
woke up.
dream_comments: It was strange the whole baby being so strong. It
was so strong, and I wonder why it didnt want me to hold it..to
save it. Also, i'm a teenager, and I haven't a lot of confidence,
even though everyone say's I'm "hot" or whatever, but it made me
want to cry when it told me that I was beautiful. It was also neat
that it spoke at all. I really love dreaming though, its so
necessary in my existance. My life is a dream
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Subject: baby between us
dream_title: baby between us
dream_date: 7-29-2002
dreamer_name: silly
dream_text: i dream about me and my boyfriend had a baby girl and
were only in our teen years. Both our parents were fine with it
and i was still able to finish school.
dream_comments: why would i have a dream about us with a baby
girl.
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Message: 536-002
Subject: hair cut
dream_title: hair cut
dream_date: 20/7/02
dreamer_name: winona
dream_text: i am walking down the street to the patphone when i
see my best friends ex boy friend pull up in hes car and they call
me over and start talking to me.then i went home to go to sleep. i
have really long hair and i love it, and anyway the next morning i
wake up and my hair is short i am really upset about this and cry,
i think that i look horrible.
dream_comments: i thought this dream was really weird because i
woke up really upset as in all my dreams they feel so real i even
checked to see if my hair was still long.
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Message: 536-003
Subject: really weird
dream_title: really weird
dream_date: 23/07/02
dreamer_name: jessica
dream_text: im at a gurl from schools house who i hardly talk to
and i wouldn't trust her with anything.She is aboriginal and is
laughing hysterically.anyway she shows me a really sharp two sided
knife and tells me it is a dildo. i look at it and think that it
would hurt me if i used it. so i study it hard and realize that
the knife has been placed over the real dildo so i take the knife
off and use the real dildo
dream_comments: ok this dream is really really weird and
embarrassing!!
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Message: 536-004
Subject: boyfriend
dream_title: boyfriend
dream_date: 19/07/02
dreamer_name: kristy
dream_text: My boyfriend tells me that he is really glad i made
him wait to have intercourse with me. he tells me that he respects
me so much for it.
dream_comments: my boyfriend keeps asking me to have intercourse
with him and i told him that i want to wait at least two months.i
dont want him to think that im some easy gurl that sleeps around
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Message: 536-005
Subject: alien abuduction
dream_title: alien abuduction
dream_date: 7-23-02
dreamer_name: anonymous
dream_text: me and a friend are in my bedroom and we notice a spec
of light through the window 5miles away, (night time), and i point
at it, it instantly appears at my window, the next thing i know,
we are being examined by aliens who scare us but tell us not to be
afraid.
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Message: 536-006
Subject: Suicide
dream_title: Suicide
dream_date: July 26, 2002
dreamer_name: Sponebobc17
dream_text: I had this dream where I asked my mom what happened?
And she said that my older brother Timmy had gotten arrested. So i
asked why and she said Because he wrote a suicide note. I then
asked my mom if anyone was going to talk to him about it and i
don't remember the anwser.
dream_comments: I think the anwser was no. But I'm not positive
though.
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Message: 536-007
Subject: Watch What You Wish For
dream_title: Watch What You Wish For
dream_date: 05/26/99
dreamer_name: Conkatliz
dream_text: I was laying on a bed, close to the window that had a
little bird nest up in the corner and all I can remember thinking
was why wouldn't my husband sleep with me? " That was all I wanted
in life was that to much to ask for? Next thing I know I am living
with this very handsome man and all we did was have sex. Then
before I know I am sitting in the hood in an old run down house,
with the utilities all cut off, no food for my children. The
handsome man turns into a drug user, and he won't work and beats
on me occasionally, hates the children so won't he won't give me
any money to feed them. Oh! God, Please somebody wake me up this
is a nightmare and I can't wake up.
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Message: 536-008
Subject: man of my dreams
dream_title: man of my dreams
dream_date: 7/25/02
dreamer_name: chuckyzhune
dream_text: i had a dream that i waz riding on a bus and the boy i
like asked me to marrie him and i said yes. So he tooke me dancin
and he bought me myu weddin dress and he told me to put it on and
dance with him. So we danced and kissed .
dream_comments: what does it mean when the boy you liek ask u to
marrie him but in real life yall are not datin and he has a
girlfriend.
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Message: 537-001
Subject: New Dream
dream_title: big snakes
dream_date: 7/31/02
dreamer_name: lovett22
dream_text: I dream of very large snakes, it about this person who
was butting on a show with the snakes, and in this dream I was in
love with the person that was putting on the show with the snakes,
and their was and older in the dream to, he was close to the guy
that was putting on the show with the snake. One of the snakes ate
a baby, and the person that on the snakes, took the snake that ate
the baby somewhere to get the baby out, but the baby was dead. The
old man was trying to hide one of the snake in the washing
machine, but it got out, but this snake started walking and it was
talking to the old man, than it had the old man under it spell,
the old man was in love with the snake, and the snake kill the old
man, the snake told the old man before he kill him, that I told
you that I will get you. The snake trainer walks in the room where
the snake kills the old man and laugh. At the end of the dream the
snake trainer hate me, and did care about me. What do this dream?
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Message: 538-001
Subject: puzzling
Note: Stan requests that his name and email be kept with his
dream. - rcw
DATE : 1 aug 2002 08:18 DREAM : puzzling stan kulikowski ii
<stankuli@etherways.com>
=( last night was a wednesday and i was up until 03:30 printing
the CD disk labels and jewel case inserts for my web design
course. on friday evening, the branding teams from my two class
sections will be here for the production party to burn the CDr
disks with their projects of the summer term. i print the stick-on
labels and case inserts before we get together for the production
because the color printer is too slow to do it the night everyone
is here. during the early part of the evening, while mother was
watching television, i was also draining a batch of homebrew into
a cornelius keg so i could force carbonate it with the CO2
cylinder. when i finally got to bed, i was tired and went right to
sleep. )=
with a click, the puzzle piece which completes my forehead is
snapped into place and i can resume thinking. i still cannot move
for a while yet, but i can see several people scurrying about
putting the last pieces where they belong. soon my eyes thaw
enough that i can look around.
beside me in this puzzle is a young woman. the last few pieces of
her are put together which completes the puzzle block we are in.
soon the paralysis will resolve so we can get out of small cubical
frame that surrounds us. i do not know how long we have been here.
probably a day or two as the people who come to this fair to play
these games often take a weekend to complete a puzzle like this.
as the stiffness in my neck indicates that i can now move my head,
i can see several other puzzle blocks around the field in which we
have been standing. there are clusters of people around each of
these other blocks, working to assemble them. it seems like the
one i have been in is the first to be completed.
as soon as i can move my arms and shoulders, i am given a glass of
water. i find that i am quite thirsty as i drink the liquid. but
the people gathering around us seem mostly concerned with the
young woman beside me.
"are you alright?" asks someone. "do you know who you are?" the
young woman shakes her head, but it seems more to stretch her
thawed muscles than an answer to the question.
a man standing in front of her holds up a card which we both
signed before we were frozen and cut up into the thousand or so
game pieces. he seems to be one of officials of the fair. i can
see the card and it has two names listed on it.
"this card lists your name as 'mickey mantle', but that does not
seem to be right. most of know mickey mantle and you are obviously
not him."
it will be a while before either of us can speak, but i wonder
what the solution to this will be. she might have been named after
the famous baseball player. long term amnesia is not a common side
effect of standing in for a puzzle, but it is not unheard of.
=( i wake just before 08:00. my mouth is dry and thirsty and my
neck has stiff feeling in back of it. i feel still tired and want
to sleep more, but i can tell that i will not be able to sleep
much more, so i sit up to type this dream into my bedside laptop.
a stiff neck in the morning has been fairly common lately with my
frozen shoulder from the bursitis. i do not recognize any of the
people in this dream from my waking life. i wonder what it means
to be taken apart and reassembled by strangers at a fair. )=
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Message: 538-002
Subject: horse shit
dream_title: horse shit
dream_date: 07/31/02
dreamer_name: need to know
dream_text: i had a dream that i was surrounded by horse poop
yellow green color
dream_comments: why i'm i dreamning it
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Message: 538-003
Subject: The Accident
dream_title: The Accident
dreamer_name: anonymous
dream_text: I had a dream where I was with my fiance. We were
playing hacky sac in the middle of the road. Well, he must have
kicked it too hard because I missed it and had to run to get it.
At the same time a car came up and ended up hitting me. My fiance
was by my side saying it's ok. The ambulance will be here. I'm
right here with you. And that was the end of my dream.
dream_comments: Actually I did have this dream interpreted once.
The person who interpreted my dream said that I was dreaming about
one day having a baby. At that time I happened to be pregnant. So
she was right on that one.
Comments: 538-006
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Message: 538-004 [538-001]
Subject: Re: puzzling
The fact that there was a woman in the dream means that you're
probably lonely. The woman also held your attention and the
attention of those around you through most of the dream, as if you
were just an outsider and she was the one turned into a puzzle.
Dreams are like that. Even so, the puzzle sounds like a metaphor.
Either you feel unsure at this particular point in your life or
someone else does and you've barely noticed. Your dream might also
have something to do with someone you know having a complex
personality, and maybe you were taking them apart so you could
figure them out. There are many ways you can look at your dream.
It just depends on what is going on in your life right now that
you might want to associate with a puzzle.
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Re: horse shit
That sounds like a combination of one event of hte day and one
thought or memory. Some dreams are that simple. They combine two
or three things that were on your mind, even if it was only for a
moment. The idea of "horse poop" probably comes from a lie or an
embellish that somebody told you, it could've been days before the
dream, it all depends on how your mind works. Do you have an
infant or happen to care for one in the daytime? A lot of infants
poop out weird yellowish-green poop because of all the milk or
formula. You also could have had an unusual slurge in the dairy
foods or maybe you saw somebody else do it. But then again you
could have seen something yellow at some point that caught your
eye and then something green that stood out in your memory as
well. You'll never know. But I have those dreams all the time.
Sometimes they're the result of a few songs I had in my head.
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Message: 538-006 [538-003]
Subject: Re: The Accident
In common dream lore, a lot of symbols are opposites. Death means
life, life means death. Falling into the ocean means new life.
Maybe you're pregnant again. Or maybe you have common fears about
something happening to your fiance, or maybe even the child you
had after the last dream. I wouldn't worry about it. Destiny will
eventually unfold itself, and you can't prevent God's will no
matter how hard you try. Just go with the flow.
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Message: 538-007
Subject: Live Board Game
dream_title: Live Board Game
dream_date: July 23
dreamer_name: Shelly
dream_text: I had a dream about me and about 3 or 4 of my friends.
We were playing this board game called "Japanese Monopoly" but we
were actually in the game. Anyway, me and my friends each had to
go and sleep in a child's room where the child had died.. One of
them died from being cut and scratched to death, another one
drowned, one suffocated, and one died from shock. Each of my
friends had to pick a child. I had the one who was cut and
scratched to death. I had to lay in her bed in her room, but then
all my friends were there with me and we had dolls, kinda like
voodoo dolls and we "killed them" by the same things the children
died from. (It's kinda weird.. I'm not like pshycotic or anything
and my dream scared me.. neway..) Then something happened and we
ran downstairs. (It was like a house) and my mom was in the
kitchen and we told her we were scared. She said not to worry
about it, so we went in the other
room and kept playing. Then
later on I was at school. My ex-boyfriend was there, and I saw him
and started talking to him. (we're friends.) Everyone around me
was scared and looking at me weird cuz I kept seeing ghosts and no
one else saw them, so they thought I was insane. I told Greg (my
ex) about it and he just kinda stood there and didn't say much. We
were walking down the hall and I saw one of my friends from
elementary school. She started walking with me and Greg, then she
disappeared after a few minutes. Me and Greg kept walking.. and
all the sudden we were about to turn the corner when all the doors
in the halls slammed shut and we were the only ones in the
hallway. So I got on his back for some reason and he ran down the
hallway toward the science rooms. One of my enemies saw me and
made fun of me, like making weird noises like a ghost or
something. Then she ran off laughing. Greg was gone as soon as I
got to the science hallway. I had to hurry and get in one of the
classes because the doors were shutting. I found my class and sat
down. Everyone was staring at me and I was scared because my
papers were flying up and someone or something was pushing my pen
or pencil into my arm trying to slit my wrist. I started crying
and everyone around me was laughing. They couldn't see the things
I saw.. I ran out of the room and I was back at the house where we
were playing "Japanese Monopoly". I was outside putting something
in my sister's trunk of her car. My friend Joni came up to me and
she was possessed. Out of no where a dog that was by us died and
after it died it got inside the trunk. Then it tried to kill Joni
and I ran back to my mom. Joni came after me and tried to kill me
since she thought I was the one who was possessed. Then I woke
up....
dream_comments: My dream scared me really bad and I actually
remember a lot of it and I usually only remember pieces of it.
There's a lot more to it but I didn't want to make it too long..
What do you think?
Comments: 539-001
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Message: 539-001 [538-007]
Subject: Re: Live Board Game
Kids your age tend to pay too much attention to all that wicca and
buddism nonsense. Your dream was probably your subconscious
reaction to it. Since you saw someone from elementary school, you
might, in the back of your mind, be wondering how she is.
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Message: 540-001
Subject: my knight in heaven
dream_title: my knight in heaven
dream_date: 07/31/02
dreamer_name: Samantha
dream_text: My friend was escorting me to a doctors appt, when we
saw his (my doctor) secretary In passing in the hallway I can't
stand her ( because she's mean-spirited)Then I saw my doctor all
of sudden< at that point I have no idea where my friend was. As we
locked eyes we embraced. i don't remember anymore.
dream_comments: I can only remember part of it: which is a bit
strange to me considering I have been dreaming alot lately, and
never seem to remember any of them until this one recently,
usually I have dreams pertaining to the end of the world and I'm
not a big worrier.
Comments: 541-004
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Message: 540-002
Subject: Granny's house
Granny's house
dreamer_name: Duck
dream_text: I was at my Granny's house as I usually go for dinner
on Mondays (despite the fact that the dream wasn't on Monday). I
was in the kitchen when she inormed me that there was a thief in
this area. I walked into her living room and looked out of the
drawn blinds in the front window. I looked to the house over the
street, it was a dark night. In the window I could see the thief
coming down the stairs. There was a light on in the house and he
was silhoutted against the wall. I knew it was the thief right
away somehow. I found myself suddenly in a small room, full of
large pipes. I was now with my Aunt, brother and two cousins.
Without warning the thief reappeared, he was a vampire. I went to
hide under the pipes, I felt as if he was after me because he
couldn't see the others. I think I fell through a wall before
finding my self in a large room. Behind a table in front of me
stood my school headteacher, he had a large knife in his left
hand. On the table in front of him were five colourful and highly
decorated toy soldiers, four in red and one in blue. He cut an arm
from each of them, right arm from the red ones and left arm from
the blue one, who was in the centre. I approached him to tell him
about the thief. I said 'Sir, there is a vampire thief chasing
me!' At that moment the thief appeared in the same gap I had
fallen through. I looked him in the eye.
That was the last thing I remembered about my dream. However,
later on I heard from my Granny that the house across the street
(the one in my dream) had been robbed in the early hours of the
morning (probably about the same time I had my dream). By this
time I had already told people about my dream so nobody thought I
was lying.
dream_comments: I've always wondered how I knew about the robbery,
or whether it was just coincidence.
Comments: 541-003
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Message: 540-003
Subject: Teeth
dream_title: Teeth
dream_date: recurring
dreamer_name: randelions
dream_text: The setting or circumstances of the dream may vary but
the same event happens over and over: my teeth are falling out.
Usually the molars on one side painlessly and bloddlessly shatter
and fall out. Sometimes they come out in pieces or as a whole
tooth. There is never any pain and I am always frightened or
startled at this event. My parents are usually around and I alert
them to what is going on.
dream_comments: I have no idea why I keep having this dream. I am
22 years old and take very good care of my teeth and have never
had any fall out.
Comments: 541-001, 541-002
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Message: 540-004
Subject: Thief
dream_title: Thief
dream_date: 08/02/2002
dreamer_name: anonymous
dream_text: In my dream my boyfriends tools were being stolen out
of the washer/dryer room or as he calls it utility room. We were
living in what I considered to be an apartment in my dream but it
was built more like a house and the landlord or owner lived across
the street. In my dream I caught her using her key to get into our
utility room. She had her little girl with her. Well I screamed to
my boyfriend to get them and he and I both chased her throughout
the neighborhood. I guess I didn't know her identity because the
woman lost the little girl and I caught the little girl and told
her that she needed to go home. Well my boyfriend and I followed
her home and the mother had locked her own daughter outside. She
eventually opened the door and when my boyfriend and I went inside
we saw that she had been remodeling the entire apartment with
stuff she had been steeling from us. Then my dream switched to us
being back in our apartment and there was a shaved lion lying by
the arcadia door in the sunlight and then a tiger (not bald)
appeared on the outside of the arcadia door. I wasn't frightened
but I knew I should be. I was then trying to think of ways to open
the door so I could let out the Bald Lion so it didn't try to
attack the tiger right through the door and let the tiger inside
our house. I think eventually the apartment became a house because
what I remember from the end of the dream we had a back yard. Both
the Lion and Tigers turned into human beings and I woke up.
Comments: 541-005
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Message: 541-001 [540-003]
Subject: Re: Teeth
If I remember correctly, a dream about teeth or oral problems
symbolizes a lack of control. I could be wrong though, but I'm
pretty sure that's what I heard.
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Message: 541-002 [540-003]
Subject: Re: Teeth
As far as I can remember..teeth in a dream have various meanings.
IF TEETH R FALLING OUT, IT MAY MEAN TOO MUCH TALKING, SCATTERING
YOUR ENERGY, OR NOT UNDERSTANDING A PROBLEM OR SITUATION. LOSS OF
TEETH MAY REPRESENT CARELESSNESS. TEETH STAND FOR DECISIVENESS,
LOSS REPRESENTS THE UNABLILITY TO MAKE A DECISION. OR A DREAM WITH
TEETH IN IT CAN REPRESENT DENTAL PROBLEMS.
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Message: 541-003 [540-002]
Subject: Re: Granny's house
I was told once that there is a part of the brain that all of us
have, but not all of us use. But some of us use it when we feel
like it, like the way an old man can hear whispering but not
yelling. Sometimes we premonize about bad things so we can either
prevent them or become aware of how serious they are. You can have
these dreams about anyone, even the paperboy, if the powers that
be think that it's necessary. I use the term powers that be
because no one really knows who controls psychic phenomenon,
whether it be God or your subconscious warning you. It's a
question of faith. To make a long story short, your granny might
need you for some reason, maybe for companionship or something.
But that's jsut my theory.
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Message: 541-004 [540-001]
Subject: Re: my knight in heaven
I dream about the end of the world all the time. It's only natural
with what's happening lately. I'm sure if you try not to watch the
news or read any papers for a while those dreams will decrease in
large numbers.
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Message: 541-005 [541-004]
Subject: Re: Thief
You've just described an abusive home and part of a nightmare that
is typical for a troubled child. Do you work with children? I
don't know your life situation or if you know anyone who hurts
their kids, but that's what I gather from your dream.
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Message: 542-001
Subject: unworthy but kissed
Note: Stan requests that his name and e be kept with the dream. -
Richard
DATE : 5 aug 2002 07:02 DREAM : unworthy but kissed by: stan
kulikowski ii <stankuli@etherways.com>
=( last night was sunday. i spent about twelve hours grading the
web sites from my web page design course. 43 students finished the
class with CD branding party at my house on friday night. saturday
was a washout, and my grades are due in monday afternoon. so i
spent the day scoring their sites for technical merit, then the
evening until about 01:00 rebuilding the gradebook to get all the
grades rank ordered. i am not as happy with the final results
since i allowed the quizes to be open book. some of the students
are getting into the A range with less than excellent site design
due to high testing results. i will need to scale back the testing
so the design work matches the grading. i got to sleep without
problem. i have to teach another class all morning starting at
09:30 which is early for me. )=
i am following gail wagner down the stairs of her apartment
building toward the ground floor garage. the stairs are narrow and
rather dilapidated, tread worn from many years of use. even from
behind, i can not help but admire the bounce in her stride shown
off by the swing of her short skirt.
we arrive at the bottom landing and step into the garage in which
there are many people moving about. they seem to be mostly men
checking the fluids under the hood of their cars, or carrying
boxes and bags of groceries for their wives. some of them i
recognize from the high school where gail and i used to go.
i am hopeful that she will go with me to my car parked down the
street so i can take her out to dinner. the matter was left
without any commitment from either of us, but now that are leaving
her place, i have hopes for the evening. unfortunately, the car i
have is not one of the sports cars i usually drive, but some
clunky chrysler sedan with an automatic transmission and bench
seats. i dislike driving the thing even when i am not wishing to
impress a date.
when we get near one of the open bays near an open garage door,
gail suddenly stops and turns toward me. "look, you are never
going to take any lead in this, are you?" she says to me with a
exaggerated sigh of exasperation.
i do not know what she means. lead in what? i stammer a bit,
shrugging my shoulders. i can hardly breathe under the nearness of
her. the dark brown hair and flashing dark eyes seem perfectly
matched to render me useless of conversation. "huh?" i manage to
croak.
she is a little shorter than me, so she reaches up and takes both
sides of my head to pull me down. then a pause which causes my
heart to almost stop as it struggles to burst from my chest.
finally she turns her face up to kiss me square on the mouth. i am
awkward and almost miss the kiss, but manage to an adjustment just
after her lips touch mine.
strangely, i am embarrassed for her to be seen here in the garage,
like this with me. but she holds on and keeps pressing the kiss. i
do not want to disappoint her, but am uncertain what to do to
please her. i try a little tip of tongue between my lips hoping to
add a hint of the tender sweetness, but since she does not return
it, i can not tell if this was too much or not. still, she has
kept this kiss active for a dozen heartbeats which should mean
something, i suppose. of course, my heart has accelerated so much
that this measure may only be a few seconds. the outer world just
beyond us seems to have stopped totally.
finally, she releases me but does not look into my eyes when she
opens hers. not a good sign. i seem to be left suspended in a
vacuum, but i have no urge or need to breathe ever again. i just
look at her with the sensation that all my blood is draining away
somewhere so my heart is beating so fast trying to reclaim it. i
try to swallow once, but my throat is a dry gulp and nothing else.
"now that wasn't so bad, was it?" she says to me, finally glancing
up into my eyes. her eyes are so clear, deep and dark that i fear
i will lose my balance.
"ah." is all i can say. i do not seem to be able to move my mouth
properly.
=( i wake at 06:42 feeling rather exhilarated and strangely
refreshed. this gail wagner was a cheer leader, and i was fourth
seat on the chess team. there never seemed to be any pep rallies
for the chess squad. she probably knew my name in high school, but
that was about it. obviously, i found her attractive but never
thought for a minute that i was near her level of interest. in
this dream she is shorter and more exotic or greek looking than i
remember. the worn out stairs remind me of the apartment in yellow
springs, ohio, where susan and i lived for most of a year, but the
first floor garage in this dream was much bigger. susan was also a
cheer leader in my high school (a year younger), so there may be
some association here, but this was not her in the dream. it was a
very pleasant experience to have these feelings again even if i
was a total spaz in the dream. i can remember moments like this in
real life, but they don't seem to happen after 35, i suppose due
to the loss of innocence. it felt like i was in my mid20s in this
dream. oh yes, today is my birthday. almost forgot. this dream
must be a gift to myself. )=
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Message: 542-002
Subject: Love from Mom
dream_title: Love from Mom
dream_date: July 29, 2002
dreamer_name: VRWil
dream_text: My mother past away this past April. I recently had a
vision of her at night in my bedroom approx. 30 days ago. She was
kneeling at my bedside. More recently, I had an extremely vivid
dream of her. We were both watching TV togeather, as she loved
watching TV, and were laughing histerically over one of the seens
in the show. Right in the midst of our laughter, I realized that
it was not possible for me to be interacting with my mom. The
whole thing seemed so real at the time. We were holding hands. She
then leaned over head first, then kissed me on the cheek and
stated that she Loved me. I awakened from this dream after the
kiss in shock.
dream_comments: What does this all mean? Is that my mom's way of
reaching out to tell me of her love? Man, it is all that I can
think about. The realism was stunning.
Comments: 542-003, 542-005
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Message: 542-003 [542-002]
Subject: Re: Love from Mom
Thanks for sharing your dream. Dreams of this kind can bring joy
and sorrow at the same time. There is a medium named John Edward
that believes very vivid dreams of departed loved ones can be
their way of trying to contact people they have left behind and
express their love. I read his book called "One Last Time" and
found it comforting. Another possibility is that this dream is
what is called a "wish fulfillment" dream. The desire to see your
mother is so strong in your mind and heart that your sleeping mind
conjures her up in your dreams, and the experience seems very
intense and real. I have experienced vivid dreams of loved ones
after their death, and they always seemed to be comforting. At the
time, I chose to believe that those dreams were my departed family
member's way of contacting me to somehow let me know that they are
at peace and near to me still. As with most things in life, it
really depends on how you look at it. I'm sorry for your loss and
will mention you in my prayers tonight. Best of luck.
Peace,
Harmony
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Message: 542-004
Subject: Skilled Killer
dream_title: Skilled Killer
dream_date: March 2002
dreamer_name: Kasual
dream_text: The dream started as a chilly Autumn day, I was near a
semi large private womans college.There was a single drive to the
college and it was surrounded by trees, some dense and some
sparatic.The ground was covered with leaves as they had mostly
turned and fallen. There was a single man,strolling along the
embankment(not sure about water...never saw it)the treeline
dropped off.The man was clean, dressed in a grey twill suite(3
piece) with slick black shoes, and a docked hat that matched. his
face was light skinned, looked like he should have had a mustache,
he looked much to babylike without one.His eyes were blue but
steel, hair and eyebrows were a solid dark brown which matched his
eyelashes. He wore black gloves that were sleek like his shoes.
very tidy. He strolled like he was enjoying the brisk day.Classes
were about to begin, the women were becomming less common among
the grounds.there was a light brown haired girl that seemed to
entrigued by his presence or she had known him. the friendliness
was mutual between them. they talked as they strolled. I was
distant but I was watching everything.I kept my eye on the school
and people and that man.They were laughing and enjoying each
others company.The man did not see me.... as the girl had joined
them, she looked right at me but did not acknowledge me. a time
passed.the girl was on the ground struggling. the man standing
above her, pointing commands at her.she was crying.the things he
had done I cannot repeat.it is beyond demon. but i was watching
over her and i often was taking her place so she didn't have to be
put through hell, at one point I was being threatened with his
ciggerette and his face looked distorted when it was angry.In
common place i have aquired dentures, in the dream I had thrown
one of them off in the leaves to let someone know I was there as
they have my name printed on them.when all was said and done the
woman became a sculpted version of his art and he was gone.
dream_comments: I am submitting this dream as I was devasted. I
have never dreamed this violent before. when I do dream of people,
specific people, they have happened. It is now august and I have
not read anything in the news but I am worried, as I stated in the
dream, I cannot even speak the details as they should not be
spoken of, If there was a serial killer in the past or something
that I could link this to, It would help ease my mind. the evening
I had this dream I was working on a baby shower invitation, no
books, no TV, no music, no influence of any kind. Please see if
this could be something else
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Message: 542-005 [542-002]
Subject: Re: Love from Mom
Your description of this dream is eerily similar to a dream I had
of my mother shortly after her death, about a month and a half
after. The same thing happened, I became aware that it was not
possible for her to be here, and then we had a very vivid hug.
Also, she asked me to pray with her. I believe this was a genuine
visit from my actual mother as she was ggetting used to the
afterlife. She wanted to reassurre me that she is happy. Your
mother probably also decided to visit you.
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Message: 542-006
Subject: cat dream
dream_title: cat dream
dream_date: 7-15-02
dreamer_name: anonymous
dream_text: It was about a cat that attacked me and was biting me
all over. i finally got it lose and i broke its jaw. after that i
had a few more differant dreams and in every one i got bit by a
cat.
dream_comments: what does this mean. this is not the first time to
have this dream.
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Message: 542-007
Subject: Disney World
dream_title: Disney World
dream_date: Recurring
dreamer_name: Goofy
dream_text: 1 to 3 times a month for the past few years or so I
have a dream that I am going to or I am at Disney World or
Universal Studios and something is ALWAYS preventing me from
getting to the rides. I am so excited to be there and alot of
times, it is other people who are walking too slow or sometimes we
just can't find the rides. It's always different people with me.
Sometimes we just get there too late and only have a couple of
hours and I know that's not enough time to ride everything. In one
dream, I actually did get to some rides and my cousin was with me
and the ride malfunctioned and we were flung off and she died.
Only, I could still see her.
dream_comments: In 1997, I went to Disney AND Universal and LOVED
it so much that I vow to go back as soon as I can someday. I
wonder if it's from my feelings of not being able to go or if it's
something deeper?
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Message: 543-001
Subject: XYZ
dream_title: XYZ
dreamer_name: confused
dream_text: it involved a girl that i like and a good friend
(male) of mine. I get on well with this girl, i see her at a party
and she comes up to me and hugs me. Then she sees my friend who
she does not really know and he kisses her, i try to stop them.
This girl was happy to see me at first but then that was it.
dream_comments: i am confused by this, perhaps because of the
people involved. This girl has a boyfriend right now,it isnt my
friend in the dream.No doubt i would like to be with the girl but
not as badly as the dream suggests
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Message: 543-002
Subject: old very dark house
dream_date: august 5, 2002
dreamer_name: Chantal
dream_text: I was inside a large old very dark house. I don't
recall many details about the house itself, except for very wide
stairways - not high, but wide.(this is feature is usually in
recurring dreams) Although features of the house were vague, the
overall "feeling" or aura generated by being inside was that of
despair or fear. The fear factor developed when I was approached
by a lady, who appeared to be a familiar friend or relative, only
to be frightened by a very long hypodermic needle she wanted to
inject into the joint of my knee. I started to run and met up with
someone else who asked me what was the problem. I felt I was going
to be a ble to trust this person so I started to explain, but
before I got to the part about the needle, she injected into my
body at the knee while the other person I was running from came up
along side me and held me still. After that they disappeared, and
shut and locked the door. I remember tapping on the glass window
of the door but it made no sound as people passed by, nor could
they see me through the glass. It was a feeling of betrayal,
frustration, hope and anxiety. Somehow, I ended up at a former
friends house where they were having some kind of gathering. (I
have not seen or talked with this person for a year) Her brothers
told me to go look for her. I walked through a yard filled with
people and I recall a high white picket fence I was looking
through. Sections of the yard were blocked off because of some
kind of reconstruction, but I don't recall finding my friend. I
heard her talking to people but I could not find her.
dream_comments: THe feelings generated in this dream , even when I
think about it are so heavy and dark, yet I can't stop thinking
about that feeling
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Message: 543-003
Subject: Dead Dreams
dream_title: Dead Dreams
dream_date: 7/6/02
dreamer_name: ~Em~
dream_text: first me and my boyfriend had gotten into a fight and
i took a bunch of pills i looked at myself in the mirror and i
looked so different you could see my veins and i was really really
pale , my eyes turned red i was wearing a black cloak and a long
black dress on then i walked to him and said i love you but i can
no longer take this and i went in my room locked the door said
goodbye then all i remember was me laying on my bed with alot of
blood on the sheets with one of my arms all sliced up and i had
blood coming from my eyes in the shapes of tears
dream_comments: i have no clue what so ever but the night before i
had a dream similiar to it but it was in a carnival setting
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Message: 544-001
Subject: Death of a crush
dream_title: Death of a crush
dream_date: August 4th, 2002
dreamer_name: anonymous
dream_text: For the past several days i have been really freaked
out. I had the most disturbing dream about my crush Andrew. I
dreamt that he died of a Heroin overdose........this really scared
me b/c i'm really fond of him and he knows it and as far as i know
he doesn't do drugs (all he does is act!). i'm still all shaken
up. PLEASE!!! i am fearing for his life!!!!!!!!!!! i checked out
my dream analysis books and they all said that it means that bad
things could happen to my friends since i dream about them
dying....(I haven't heard of anything bad happeneing to an of
them)...i also checked out my horoscope for today and they said
that nothing unusual was gonna happen.... HELP
ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comments:546-003, 547-001
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Message: 545-001
Subject: Snake-bit
dream_title: Snake-bit
dream_date: 08/06/2002
dreamer_name: Arrena
dream_text: I dream I bitten by a poisonous snake that is only
about 12 in long, white, with 2 black rings spaced about 2" apart,
and there are patches of coral between them. I barely make it to
hospital in time. My mother shows up but her name is now Chaos.
dream_comments: I lost both my parents a few years ago and then my
husband divorced me because I was diagnosed with lupus and
couldn't do what I used to. I found out 3 days ago there was
another woman. I have bad dreams every night.
Comments:546-004, 548-001
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Message: 546-001
Subject: Nightmare Pregnancy
dream_title: Nightmare Pregnancy
dream_date: March 2002
dreamer_name: Insecure Girl
dream_text: My dream was that a girl I am no longer friends with
was pregnant with my boyfriend's baby. Everyone, including the
girl's husband knew about it but me. I went over to her house to
find her with a huge belly, and my boyfriend sitting at the table
with her husband. She walked right past me with out acknowledging
me. There were a lot of people there, including the girl's 7 year
old neice, who I love very much. I asked her neice if my boyfriend
came over there a lot and she told me yes, they went to the doctor
together and everything. I was so distraught I started crying
hysterically to the little girl and I kept saying "That's just so
messed up". She comforted me and told me it was ok and it was
really messed up.
dream_comments: The girl in the dream who was pregnant with my
boyfriend's baby is someone I used to love very much until she
broke my trust. We lived with her for a short time, which ended on
a bad note. After moving out, my boyfriend told me she had made
passes at him a couple of times, which he
refused. That devastated me and I haven't spoken to her since.
This dream occured shortly after he told me of her deception.
Comments:546-005, 547-002
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Message: 546-002
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Message: 546-003 [544-001]
Subject: Re: Death of a crush
You're reading way too much into this. First of all, dreams about
death don't always mean problems. Whoever said that wanted to get
a rise out of people so they could get more readers and more
money. It has been known for decades that dreams about someone you
care about dying mean new life or rebirth for that person, if the
dream had any meaning at all. A lot of people seem to think that
every dream they have is a premonition. It only happens once in a
while. All the other weird dreams are jumbled up thoughts from a
really busy or stressful day. You're trying to analyze your dreams
way too much. If you
keep letting them work you up like this you're going to crack.
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Message: 546-004 [545-001]
Subject: Re: Snake-bit
I think that you're taking your life the wrong way. Things change,
and, as disappointed as I am to be saying this, divorce and
despicable men are a way of life. You're thinking of all these
tragedies of yours as serious problems. Your husband was a pig,
and mark my words he will get what he deserves. But you have
lupus, which is a disease that I am familiar with, and if you know
what's best for you you'll finish your grieving and live life the
way you want to, because it might not be long before you won't
have the chance to do so. Your husband leaving you was a good
thing. You are free to do what you want to do and you don'thave to
worry about what any man will think. As for your parents, I doubt
they would want to be rememebered as a cause of nightmares.
Someday you will see them again, but for now you have to take care
of yourself, and think only of yourself. That's how you get over a
bad divorce and a family tragedy. You become selfish when you need
to, regardless of what anyone might think.
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Message: 546-005[546-001]
Subject: Re: Nightmare Pregnancy
You're deeply mortified about this, aren't you? You were probably
just worried, expecting the worst, and feeling that if you can't
trust your friend, how can you trust your boyfriend? Just trust
him. Skanks make passes all the time. It doesn't mean that
anything came of it.
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Message: 547-001 [544-001]
Subject: RE: Death of a crush
If this were my dream, as I remember dreams often talk in
opposites and in symbols, the death of Andrew is my dream talking
about my process of psychospiritual growth. My question is what
part of me might Andrew symbolize? and that is the part of me that
has had to 'die' for me to grow. Is there something in my life
that I'm taking a lot in of and in that process of taking that
something in, I'm growing and transforming myself? The best tip in
working with my dreams is to not take my dream images literally -
my dreams all talk in symbols!
Dream blessings,
Kat
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Message: 547-002 [546-001]
Subject: RE: Nightmare Pregnancy
If this were my dream, as I remember all images and happenings in
dreams are symbolic, pregnancy symbolizes something is growing
inside of me.something that I'm preparing to 'hatch'. Am I
working on a new project? How is this new potential 'baby' coming
along? Am I preparing to go to school soon? When I think of going
to school, I hold a potential image of what I'll become after I am
done with school. I am also reminded that all images/people are
symbolic of parts of me. How do these dream characters
symbolize parts of myself? Tip in working with my dreams: dreams
come in the service of health and wholeness and my dream is coming
and giving me information on what's going on in my interior life.
Don't take anything in the dream literally.
Dream blessings,
Kat
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Message: 548-001 [546-004]
Subject: RE: Snake-bit
If this were my dream, I am bitten by a poisonous snake, which
could symbolize my sexuality, instinctual part of myself,
intuition, a part of me that the opportunity to make change
happen, and perhaps my unconscious. So I wonder if something in
my unconscious is trying to get my attention. As I remember that
dreams often talk in opposites, this snake symbolizes my
opportunity for me to grow and change, as it is poisonous and
almost kills me.and death almost always symbolizes psycho-
spiritual transformation. I am also reminded that snakes shed
their skin, to renew themselves, and every image and character in
my dreams symbolizes parts of myself, so there is a strong
reminder (snakes scare me so I will remember it biting me!) that I
do have the capability to grow and change. This dream is a
nightmare, and nightmares are wake-up calls and this dream is a
good dream! My dream also triggers some other questions: as the
dreamer, am I feeling that something 'poisonous' or venomous is
happening around me in my waking life? Am I involved in a
'poisonous' relationship or job or something else? Since the snake
can also symbolize medicine (snake coiled up the staff - sorry
can't remember the name of the staff ).so do I have some health
issues that are biting me.so I pay attention and take care of it?
Dream blessings,
Kat
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Message: 549-001
Subject: mom's goodbye
dream_title: mom's goodbye
dream_date: august 18,1994
dreamer_name: sleepless
dream_text: When I was 12yrs old I had a dream of my mom the day
after she died.My mother died of cancer. It started out with me in
our apartment in the living room. I was eating and watching t.v. I
then went to put my dish in the kitchen. when I eneter the
kitchen my mom was at the sink doing dishes. I let out a startled
scream and droped my plate. As it broke she turned around I walked
up to her and said "no,mom your dead". She put leaned over and put
her hands on my shoulders. she looked so sad as she smiled.she
didn't look sick she looked like she did before she got cancer.she
told me "honey, I want you to remember me like this not how I
died". she kneeled down and hugged me. The hug felt so real I
could smell her perfume. she felt so warm. I woke up crying but i
still felt her hug.
dream_comments: My mother told me that when she died that she
wouldn't let us see her ghost. that she knew how scared we would
be. She said that she would visit us in an other way.
Comments: 549-002, 550-008
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Message: 549-002 [549-001]
Subject: Re: mom's goodbye
What a beautiful gesture your mother made towards you! My mother
also visitted me, and it was similar, when we hugged it was very
very real. you will always have this memory to ease your mother's
passing.
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Message: 550-001
Subject: My Life
dream_title: MY LIFE
dream_date: EVERY NIGHT
dreamer_name: ARROGNANCE
dream_text: I dream every night about the things that usually end
up happening to me within the next few days or weeks. I dreamed
of the exact day that my son would be born, the day that my
fiancee' would cheat on me, and the day that i would get into a
bad car wreck. This dreams are vivid and always right on the
money. They cover every detail and aspect of the day on question.
These dreams never stop. I dreamed last night that I would be
writing this letter.
dream_comments: I wish i knew what these dreams mean't or better
yet why I am having them. If anyone has any ideas I would love to
hear them. I also wondered if that i could change what i dream to
something more enjoyable to dream about.
Comments: 550-007
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Message: 550-002
Subject: War Time
dreamer_name: Gemma
dream_text: In my dream i'm a man in his 30's, i think, but i
never see his face. He has a wife and one child, a little girl
around 6. There is a war going on and he is not fighing, he's
changing bed sheets which look very different to the ones we have
today. While he's doing this he's thinking about his family and
how he wants to be with them, so he walks into a metal hut and
tells the sargent he's going home, and the sargent say's ok. On
the way out the man picks up my coat ( that i wear every day) and
walks out the door only to appear in my front garden and i'm back
to being me. I put my hair up in a clip, open the gate, walk out
and then i woke up.
dream_comments: Please use real name
Comments: 550-005
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Message: 550-003
Subject: teeth
dream_title: teeth
dream_date: 14.8.2002
dreamer_name: anonymous
dream_text: in the 6 months i have had about a good 15 to 20
dreams about my teeth falling out. all tho last night was the
first time i had dreamt about my teeth not falling out but they
where really swallen an they hurt like mad it was like they had a
rubbery surface
Comments: 550-004, 550-006, 560-001
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Message: 550-004 [550-003]
Subject: Re: teeth
I've been having the same dream. I sometimes dream that all my
teeth are loose and ready to fall out and resently i dremt that
most of them had come out but i was confused that some stayed in
others were still loose and they were all croked. These dreams are
very distrubing to me and in my dream i know i'm to young for them
to all fall out and then i battle with the thought that i'll have
to wear false teeth that you have to take out at night and clean.
Does any one have or know of a meaning about this???
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Message: 550-005 [550-002]
Subject: Re: War Time
You sound like you're a very busy person who wishes she had more
time with herself. You're comparing yourself to the soldiers in
Afghanistan who are probably wishing the same thing.
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Message: 550-006 [550-003]
Subject: Re: teeth
Dreams about teeth falling out usually mean stress. Just keep
reminding yourself that your teeth are staying where they are and
you're probably just worrying too much about something.
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Message: 550-007 [550-001]
Subject: Re: My Life
Hi if you are seeing some form of the future, this is probably a
gift worth keeping and developing.....atleast while you have it.
We must be careful if what we are seeing, is always/often
negative,(your mentioned dreams are dissasters)because we can
unconciously be manipulating our own fears into events. Making
things happen or dreaming of our fears, then asumming thats why it
happened. I have dreams that are both good and sometimes
troubling, but have develloped a good way to use them , so that I
recieve a possitive power from them, ie. warnings, reminders of my
need to be accountable, descernment and directive meanings. If you
would like to talk more...my email is prov25v11@yahoo.com
Otherwise I think you may have a good gift woth developing and
there are many great books around to help you.
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Message: 550-008 [549-001]
Subject: Re: mom's goodbye
I would think that you loved your mother very much. If you dream,
this does not mean you have seen a ghost. Most people I dream
about are alive and know nothing about my dream. I think that
perhaps you missed your mum and have remembered her
vividly...right down to the perfume. And that in some way she has
been a comfort to you in a time of need. Treasure the moment, any
memories like this are precious. God bless you.
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Message: 551-001
Subject:
I had a dream in which my bf and I were staying at a house and a
friend of mine came to "rescue" me and said to pack my things and
we can leave when I was ready and that they will wait outside. I
tred to leave but I couldnt. I kept getting distracted.
In the morning my bf told me he dreamt that I didnt want to be
around him. It seems like he picked up part of my dream! Any
comments would be very helpful!
Comments: 551-002
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Message: 551-002 [551-001]
Subject: Re:
I think your dream would probably have to do with more about maybe
you feeling trapped in the relationship, but your slightly
confused on what you want. Your bf might have sensed this and
dreamt about it. I'm not really sure, but that's what it seems
like to me. You should probably ask and talk to him about it
though.
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Message: 552-001
Subject: Bug Ring
dream_title: Bug Ring
dream_date: 8-15-2002
dreamer_name: Fawn
dream_text: I dreamed there were several large bugs...like beetles
with hard shells that jumped like cricketts, jumping all around my
feet. I started to smash them, and one of the bugs started making
a sound like it was angry...I can't remember now what the sound
was. It jumped higher and higher until it landed on my right hand
and wrapped itself around the ring finger and squeesed it tight,
cutting into my skin. I tore the bug off me, ripping it's shell
off and killing it. I remember thinking "It paid with it's life
for attacking me." I looked down and there a much larger version
of the bug at my feet. Then it's shell came off and I realised it
was a turtle. I showed somone close to me the marks on my finger
where the bug had bitten and burned me.
dream_comments: My boyfriend and I have a pet turtle in a tank.
I'm not crazy about it, but I don't hate it either. We live in a
slab house, so we get cricketts, spiders and other kinds of bugs
all year. I DO hate them.
Comments:552-002
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Message: 552-002 [552-001]
Subject: Re: Bug Ring
I would say the most significant part of this dream is the image
of the bug tightening around your ring finger, causing you
discomfort and creating an angry reaction in you. Explore that
feeling on a deeper level. Only you can answer the question of
how it relates to your present relationship with your boyfriend,
your feelings about marriage, etc.
Take care,
Balthazar
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Message: 552-003
[ed.note: repeat of 552-002]
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Message: 552-004
[ed.note: repeat of 522-002]
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Message: 552-005
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Message: 553-001
Subject: Kitty and Squirl
dream_title: Kitty and Squirl
dream_date: 7/30/02
dreamer_name: anonymous
dream_text: I had a kitten, which I hate cats and somehow a squirl
had gotten in my house and began fighting violently with the
kitten, I woke up screaming at my late boyfriend (who had died in
May) to break up this fight with the kitten.
Comments: 554-001
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Message: 554-001 [553-001]
Subject: Re: Kitty and Squirl
Either the cat and the squirrel represent something or someone
that you and your boyfriend were both familiar with in his time,
or, without realizing it, you take a liking to small backyard
critters. I can't blame you for hating cats, though. I think that
instead of harrassing everybody with a dog at a park, law
enforcement should be spending more time keeping the cats on
leashes and in the houses. I have a neighbor who has cats and she
won't stop letting them out. A lot of times they wander into our
yard and kill baby birds, leaving the corpses on the ground. My
grandmother throws things at the cats when she sees them. There is
not a single dog in our neighborhood, of any breed, that does
things like that. Dogs can be trained to only do their business in
their own yard, but cats will take off no matter what you say and
not come back until sunrise. But if I had the dream you're
descirbing I would wake up laughing. Seeing a squirrel hold it's
own with a cat would be a wonderful sight to see.
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Message: 555-001
Subject: Wolf Totems
dream_title: Wolf Totems
dream_date: 1992???
dreamer_name: Fairydust
dream_text: I had this dream about 10 years ago when I was 20
years of age. The reason this dream never left my memory is
because It felt far too real and far too spiritual to be deemed
ordinary.
********* I was walking along a pier by the ocean. This pier was
extraordinarily long, and it consisted of wooden boards that were
painted white and had some sand coveing it. There were no railings
or stairs, no stores or people, just this wooden road to the sea.
The pier was perpendicular to the sea and it seemed to almost
reach the ocean's shore line. As I walked along the pier, I
noticed 2 female vendors right accross from oneanother. On one
side there was a Native American woman. She was older and seemed
to know me. She was selling Turquois jewelry and dream catchers.
On the other side was a white woman, younger, she seemed conniving
and sinister, she was selling junk. She knew that what she had was
useless but was passing it off as priceless. I walked over to the
Native American woman and looked at her table full of jewels and
art. I picked up a neclace, silver with a huge turquois stone and
silver feathes. I abasolutely loved it but could not possibly
afford to pay for it. I told the woman I could not afford it. Her
reply surprised me. She said, "Take it. This is yours. It always
has been." I took the neclace and put it around my neck. I
sinserely thanked the woman and went on my way. I reached an
elevator and entered it. I don't remember pressing any buttons,
but I wnt down. When the doors opened at the bottom, there were
two white wolves waiting for me. I felt no fear for them, only
loyalty and love. One was male and one was female. They seemed to
love me too. I stepped out of the elevator and began to walk
foward. The wolves walked beside me, one to each side. I remember
feeling their fur. I ran my fingers through those silky manes and
thought it it was the softest my hands had ever touched. As We
reached an olimpic size pool, i noticed that everyone I had ever
known at that time was there. All my friends, acquaintances,
boyfriends...everyone! They were all congregated by the pool, but
noone was
in it. As I began to walk towards them, the female wolf fell into
the pool. She was drowning!!!!! I screamed for help but noone
moved! They just stared at her helplessly, incredously! I jumped
into the pool to try to save her. The wolf, now a real woman was
drowning! I tried to lift her frightened body out of the water,
but evertime I tired to grasp on to her, she would turn to water
and would just flow right though my fingers. She became this
intangible being I couldn't save! But I could not let her die. I
remember looking up from under the water and seeing the male wolf
at the top of the pool looking down at us, and i
felt his fear, i felt all of his pain in seeing this fight for
life. I had to save his mate! Suddenly, a man came out of the
tiles of the pool. He was trying to kill us both. I sensed how
evil he was, he was trying to drown the woman. I began to fight
him with all my might! But nothing I did to him hurt him, he just
laughed at me, mocked my attempts to defeat him. This was all
occurring underwater, but i never lacked a breath. I grabbed his
head, in a desperate attemt to defeat him. I knew then that I had
to kill him or he would kill us! I slammed his head repeatedly
into the walls of the pool. I slammed and slammed and slammed and
there was just so much blood, the water was turning a crimson
shade. He continued to laugh even as I killed him. Somehow he went
back into the tiles of the wall of that pool and I knew I had very
little time to save my woman-wolf before that evil entity came
back after us. I continued to try to grasp her but she was water
and I could not hold her in my arms. I yelled at her, " you will
have to hold onto me!!!!" She wrapped her arms around my neck and
i pulled us out of the pool. The male wolf automatically ran
towards his mate, who was now a wolf again. he liked her face
lovingly and then came over to me and
licked my face, wagging his tail. I wrapped my arms around the two
wolves and endlessly kissed them. I stood and saw everyone looking
at me in awe. They began to clap and whistle and called me a hero.
They clapped and patted my back in such admiration for my heroics,
but all I felt for them was disgust. I was surrounded by so many
yet I was just so alone.Noone helped me save the wolf, noone. I
walked away from the and left them behind in their merriment. I
was returning to the beach and needed to get to the elevator. My
boyfriend at the time wanted to come with me. We began to walk to
the elevator but the ground had turned to mud. I saw a motorcycle
and jumped on it. I carried the wolves on the motorcycle too. My
boyfriend, John juped on behind me too. We treaded through the mud
on this motorcycle until we reached the elevator doors. I pressed
the button and walked in. I told John he could not accompany me
any further and let the elevator doors close in front of him. I
reached the pier and went towards the water in search for the
Native American woman. What I found was her station still smoking
from an aparent fire. Her stand was burned and destroyed. I looked
accross to the white woman with who had been selling garbage. She
hid her eyes from me for a moment, not in shame, but in mischif.
She had
all the jewelry at her stand now. The other woman's art and
dreamcatchers were all there, stolen, I knew it! She ahd stolen
them from the other woman. I asked her what she had done with the
otehr lady, She said she didn't know where she went but she gave
her all the things so that she could sell them. I knew she was
being untruthful, she had done something horrible to the other
woman and stolen her things. I threatened her and threatened her
to tell me the truth, but she would not comply. I then woke up.
dream_comments: This dream seemed to last all night long. I never
forgot it. I still remember the details as if I dremed this last
night. My email address is Fairydust619@yahoo.com, you may share
it. My name is Kelly, you may share it.
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Message: 555-002
Subject: Down
dream_title: down
dream_date: 22/07/02
dreamer_name: MonsterJet
dream_text: I walking beside a river, some 'big colour' fellowing
me, make me feel scared. when i met some beauty, they have sex
with me, like a game.
dream_comments: stronge, sexual
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Message: 555-003
Subject: Hand of God
dream_text: This dream came to be in a room. With the bunk bed
that we have in the tents. I was try to get to SGT Castle, But she
was mad and upset at me for some reason, so my sister Shanna
showed up with her friend with no name she look ok but not SGT
Castle so oh will. I lifted her up in my arms and carried her to
the bunk that I was laying in. I got in to the bottom bunk. She
the top. After while I grab the top bunk and pulled my self up and
lift my head up over the bed so I can kiss the no name girl.
She than turn and said lets go to my room. I said ok you
got to tell me which way to go in the hallway while turning my
head to check if SFC Mack was looking around so we can get out. By
the time I turn my head back around she had al ready lift. So I
went into the hallway. I look left, and then look right. Right I
went. I ran into the lady of house her mother I guess. She told me
that I had to put on some cloths, for I was walking around with
jean shorts on, hanging off my hips. My draws was showing so I
grab some rainbow color short that was on the floor and covered my
chest. I notice that the lady was shorter then me and a lot of
kids started to run all over the house. She start to walk away
from me. She turn back to me and asked if I was part of SFC Mack's
crew? I said yes.
Then she walk to me and place her arms around my neck. We
started walking to the back door that leads out said to the back
yard. I look out the window and seen the no named girl sitting and
talking with others ladies, I guess her sister. At the same time
the lady that was with me started to grow taller then I and her
cloths turned red, and was long like a robe. Took me out side and
lead me pass the beautiful black women sitting at the table out.
She shown me the garden. It was so beautiful and peaceful. A holy
place is where she took me. She walked and sat me down next to the
waterfall in the garden. She told me to pick which one I want. I
know what she was talking about I looked down and slowly looked
over to the woman. I know that How can I have a pick at these
women if I am still married? I looked from left to right, because
that was sitting from oldest to youngest. But I had all ready made
my choice, The no name girl.
Then I look back to the garden and started to prey for the
Lord's wisdom. Me and the lady start to spoke in toughs. As we did
so I seen a cloud in the sky that was coming toward us. It was
fill with fire. As the cloud was coming the earth started to shack
and a mountain spunk up in front of me. As this was happing the
power in side was getting stronger. At the top of the mountain the
larva started to flow. It was coming down the mountain towards me
and the lady. I hear her still preying as I was. Her hand was on
my eyes. I can feel them while I was seeing all this happening
before me. The larva was coming
faster and faster. I was heard her say wait and wait and wait. As
the larva was running down closer by each second. Then She said
now. I said with a loud voice JESUS! This force came out of me
throw my eyes hitting the larva pushing it back a little. I said
that Powerful Name again JESUS! The larva moved back some more.
Than I stood up with all the force in my hand and stretch
forward my hand to the larva say JESUS! The earth started shacking
again as the larva resealed. I then started to using my powers to
stop the hot water from hitting the house by splitting the ground
open and allowing the water to go in to the earth. And I wake up.
dream_comments: I must find out what is the meaning of this dream.
Why was I to chose from those women? Why was that garden the way
it was with three ponds? Why was the Hand of God in the cloud of
fire? What is it that I must do.
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Message: 555-004
Subject: a need to be seen
dream_title: a need to be seen
dream_date: 10/01/2001
dreamer_name: anonymous
dream_text: i walked down the hallway, then i stoped at the end of
the stares.i saw a door down the first flight of stares. i went to
the door, then i turned around and looked back up the stares and
saw and old woman standing by my sister's bedroom door. she had a
blank stare in her eyes, amost a dead look. i looked closser and
saw a blood stane on her white sweatshirt, and a tare down the
side of her pink sweat pants. my sister and look horrified.
dream_comments: it was a reacurring dream. our house was made in
1912.
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Message: 555-005
Subject: the special card
dream_title: the special card
dream_date: june 13 2002
dreamer_name: faith
dream_text: it is a beautiful sunny day. i walk into a restaaurant
and the girl behind the counter asks me what i want. i tell her
just to be welcomed and wanted. a lady in a booth to my right
smiles and tells me she understands. i go over and chat with her
for a while. they i turn and head for a large table facingg a huge
glass window. the whole restaurant has a pink hue to it. i sit at
the large table and my doughter is now with me. we seem to be at a
party of some kind. my doughter and i open a card which reads best
wishes from the wise guys. my doughter and i look at each other
and have no idea what this means. i hold the card in my hands for
a long time before waking up.
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Message: 556-001
Subject: The stair case
dream_title: The stair case
dream_date: 08/20/89
dreamer_name: Jenny
dream_text: I had this piticular dream when I was sixteen years
old. I was walking up a steep, tall staircase that rose up into
the sky for what seemed like forever. Their were many other people
on the staircase as well. Some were running up the staircase,
other's like me were going at a snails pace.Their was other's who
could only cling onto the stair with little or no efforts on
their part to move.
As I climbed the stairs, I became so utterly tired. It took
everything I had just to pull my way up just a few stairs.But I
had a deep desire to go faster as I noticed other's had.
Suddenly I realized what part of my problem was. I noticed that
I had been carrying a big black trash bag upon my back. It was
really weighing me down.It was full of something, but I was
puzzeled as to what it was. For some reason I knew I couldn't put
the bag down, until I understood fully what it contained. I also
understood somehow that I needed to elimate each item in the bag
by some means that I did not yet understand.
So I put up with this heavy bag on my back, and continued up
the never ending staircase. Somehow I knew something really great
and wanderful was waiting for me at the top. Other's around me
seemed to understand this as well.
At one point I had grown so tired, so I stopped and looked
around for some place to rest. I noticed that a dark vast forest
grew all around the stairscase I was on. I knew somehow that the
forest was not permitted to grow onto the stairs itself.
Within the forest I heard people crying and wailing. I saw dark
glowing fustrated eyes, and eyes full of dark morbid horror. I
heard many loud sound's, such as explosions and cios.I knew within
my whole being that I did not want to go into that place....EVER!
I noticed a little area off to the side of the stairs that
appeared to be some kind of rest stop. Though the forest was not
allowed to grow in this small little clearing that made up the
rest stop, the forest did however grow so much closer to it.
The sounds of the forest were much louder near this rest stop,
and the demon eyes that peered out of the forest were more
dramatic. The forest seemed even more darker. But I was so tired,
so I decided to get off and rest anyways. I told myself as I was
getting off that I would only rest briefly. I knew I had so far to
go, and I didn't want to take too much time out from my journey
onward.
I found a small park bench, and sat on it so that I could put
my heavy bag down. I noticed that a few other weary traveler's had
also come to the rest stop to seek relief for their exhausted
bodies.
After a short rest on the bench, I grew very uncomfortable
staying there. The noises from the forest were so much louder. The
noises penetrated my senses through and through. I heard many cry
out in scornful pain and anguish. The pain in their voices was so
raw and deep. I wanted to help, but did not know how. I remeber
feeling so much sorrow for them. Their pain was hard to just sit
and listen to. I didn't understand why they choose to stay in such
a God awful place. It made no real sense to me why they just
didn't come out of that dreadfully dark habitation.
I finally left so that I could get as far away from those awful
sounds and alluminating eyes as I possibley could.
I came over to where I remeber getting off of the staircase,
only to discover that Their were now multible mazes of stairs that
rose up and over and down every which way.I remeber thinking, "OH,
SHOOT! WHICH ONE WAS IT." Somehow I understood that their was only
one right stairwell which led to that most desirable place that I
so wanted to go.I knew I must be careful not to choose the wrong
one, or I might end up terribly lost and misplaced.
I decided I would ask someone since their were others coming
and going all around me. I decided to ask someone who looked
alittle more wise and insightful than I was.I then spotted a woman
with kind eyes and a welcoming smile. Something in her eyes told
me she could be trusted.So I asked her which staircase was the
right staircase to take. She seemed to know just what I was
asking.She laughed alittle.It was not a kind of teasing laugh. It
was more like she was amazed that I did know which set of stairs
were the right ones."Don't you know." she said pointing to a
piticular cluster of stairs."That's the
one." She said giggling in a gentle way.When she pointed to the
stairs, I somehow reconised them as the right stairs, even though
they looked so similiar to all the other staircases.
Once I was back on the stair's I fought my way back up that
long triffling staircase. Suddenly a young man who had been
hurrling his way up the stair's at a higher speed than my own,
stopped for a moment when he noticed me. He looked to be in his
early twenties. I began to study his features, and was drawn by
them. He had blond hair, and blond eyebrows. I even noticed that
his armhairs were blond. I can't remeber the color of his eyes. He
was about the same height as my brother Donald ( around 5'10 to
maybe 6ft.) He was around 160 to maybe 190lbs. I remeber that I
was
very attracted to this man, which struck me as odd. Because in
my teenage years, I was only attracted by that tall dark handsome
looking type of guy. But the man that stood before me looked so
different from the type of person I would have prefered to be
with, despite the fact that he was very handsome.
I remeber wanting him to stay and be with me. He had such a
warm smile and gentle eyes. I could feel that he deeply cared for
me too.
I was a little uncomfortable when he noticed the big black bag
on my back. He then asked me what was inside the bag. I then told
him in a puzzeled tone that I did not know. He then asked me whay
I couldn't just put the darn thing down. I awncered him in the
same puzzling way, and told him that I didn't know. He seemed
unsatisfied with my awncer, and even a bit confused.But his
feelings for me did not change.
He told me he needed to go so he could get to the top. I sensed
he was so much more advanced than I was. It was not like he was of
more worth as a person than I or anyone else was. He was simpley
more wise and awake to thing's I presently was not. I had the
sense that he, along with other men and women who were traveling
up the stairs at a much faster pace, had earned the right to
progress at a faster pace. I also had the sense that I too would
earn that right to progress faster, but only after I learned more
about the Black bag that I carried along with it's contents. I
felt like he too understood my potential, and fully expected me to
progress faster too.
He said that it was time for him to go. I felt a deep sadness,
though part of me understood why he needed to continue. I wished
that I had more options, or some other way to be with him. And I
felt dispair in knowing that their were no other options.
Before he left he said he wanted to leave me with a gift. I was
curious as to what kind of gift he would leave with me. He then
handed me what appeared to be a stuffed Santa Clause ( about the
size of your average stuffed bear) and the Santa was wrapped all
up in plastic wrap.I was confused as to why he was leaving this
gift, but I didn't want to appear ungrateful. I pretended to be
thankful.He offered no explaination.
He took off running up the stairs. The sight of him leaving
made me ache from the deepest part of my being.I felt like he was
my soul mate or something, and I just wanted to be with him in the
worse way.Just before he was totally out of sight, he turned
around and told me, "Don't worry, I'll meet you at the top" and
then he added "I'll be waiting for you there." It was as if he
felt my anguish about him leaving, and left those words of
comfort.
After he left I tried to catch up with him at first, but the
heavy black bag weighed me down to an almost unbearable level's of
exhaustion.I knew I could not keep up, and yet I felt like I would
never give up.
...Then the dream ended.
Six months after that dream I had another dream with the same
exact man in the dream. I won't go into the details of that 2nd
dream right now. But that was the last dream I ever had with him
in it.I have developed many ideas over the years as to what the
dreams mean. I have even seen some of the event's already unfold
in my life, and some of them have yet to be unfolded.The greatest
mystery to me concerning the dream, was of course the gift. I
don't fully understand the meaning behind the symbolization of
that gift....though I have a few thoughts & ideas.
-Thanks Jenny!
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Message: 556-002
Subject: Drowning in the car underwater
dream_title: DROWNING IN THE CAR UNDERWATER
dream_date: 8/20/02
dreamer_name: LOSTGIRL
dream_text: WELL IT ALL STARTED OUT MY EX FIANCE(FATHER OF MY SON)
AND WE WERE DRIVING IN HIS TRUCK. OUR 5 MONTH OLD BABY TRAVIS WAS
IN HIS CAR STEAT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN RYAN DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO
A DEEP BODY OF water. IN A PANIC I QUICKLY GOT TRAVIS OUT OF HIS
SEAT, THE WHOLE TIME TELLING RYAN TO KICK OUT THE WINDOWS. I GOT
OUT WITH MY SON AND WE SOUGHT REFUGE AT AN OLD MANS HOUSE. A KINDA
HIPPIE GUY. RYAN DID NOT SEEM TO CARE ABOUT TRAVS WELL BEING OR
THE FACT THAT HE HAD JUST PUT ALL OF OUR LIVES IN DANGER LET ALONE
SANK HIS TRUCK.
dream_comments: WATER? OLD MAN? RYAN NOT CARING?
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Message: 556-003
Subject: wedding band
dream_title: wedding band
dream_date: 8/21/2002
dreamer_name: thinking92
dream_text: i walked into a lounge where my wife was had a drink
and with a stranger. she looks at me and puts her father's wedding
band on his finger. then she walks away with him. this dream has
come back a few times. but in different places but the same thing
happens.
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Message: 556-004
Subject: The Bloody Man in the Mirror
dream_title: The Bloody Man in the Mirror
dream_date: August 22 , 2002
dreamer_name: peggy
dream_text: I was in an old house. Some friends of mine told me
that the upstairs was haunted and that they had seen ghosts up
there befor. I didnt believe them so we went to check it out. We
were up there for awile but we didnt see anything. We were about
to go downstairs we someone shouted " there's one in the bathroom
"! I looked in the bathroom, but I didn't see anything. But when I
turned around a second time I saw the reflection of a bloody man
in the mirror. But there was no man in the bathroom. I screamed
and ran down the stairs.
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Message: 556-005
Subject: Is he the right one?
dream_title: Is he the right one?
dream_date: Unknown-Long time ago
dreamer_name: anonymous
dream_text: One morning I woke up confussed, on the dream that I
had earlier that morning. Here is a little about myself back then,
it was my senior year in high school and I had a high school
boyfriend in the Marines, we both had our up and downs, however,
we still hung on to each other. Well my dream started out I was at
some apartments that was strutured in a shape of a squar it was a
two stroy apartmemt that had a swiming pool in the middle. After I
was done glanceing at the scenery, I relized that I was holding my
boyfriend's hand. As we walked into the gate were to pool was
located I then noticed alot of people in the pool area. Most of
the people that were swiming and lounging around were my family
and some
friends that I was aquainted with for a long time. As my boyfriend
and I slowly walk to the other side of the pool, I politely said
hello to the people I cought an eye with. Everything was loud
people were talking and laughting, everyone seemd happy. Then I
feel a cold chill I then realized that I got pushed into the pool
by my boyfriend. He cought me off gard that I was'nt ready to hold
my breath, as I was under the water I stared to swim up, an as I
was looking up I could see my boyfriend on the side and he started
to hold my head down so that I couldnt catch any air. As I fought
with him, I started to fante and I knew that I was dieing slowly.
Then I was dead. I woke up crying trying to wonder what kind of
message that was suppose to mean. Well what comes up a couple of
days later my psychology teacher started a new lesson on dreams.
At the end of class he tells us that our homework was to go home
and sleep and have a dreams, and to write what we had dreamed
about. With out hesitation I wrote my dream down and turned the
paper in the next day. The following day my teacher called me up
to his desk and he said that he read my paper and he asked if I
was having problems with my boyfriend, and if he was hiting me.
I told him that my boyfriend never hit me, and if that he did that
we wouldnt even be a couple. Then he asked "Is he trying to force
you to do something that you dont want to do?", with his reply I
knew exactly why I had that dream. I replyed saying "He wants to
get married." The teacher said "Dont get married if your not ready
too, if you do end up getting married at the wrong time you'll end
up with alot of problems later in life with each other." If course
I should of relized that was the answer to my dreams. As I thought
about it more and more I couldnt hold back my emotions I started
to cry in front of the class, and left the class as soon as
possible.
dream_comments: I now found out the hard way, I'm now married to
my high school boyfriend. With all of the pressure of family and
him saying "lets get married" and them saying "you should get
married to each other" I finally held my breath and told I was
ready, when I knew that I was'nt. Now we have been with each other
for four years and married one year. I now relized that I'm happy
that I did. We still have little aruguements but, we fix them
right away. I told him about my dream, he laughted and said that
he was sorry if he did force me into marrying him. I forgave him,
and told him that I was glad that I did.
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Message: 557-001
Subject: The Mysterious Temple On The Hill
dream_title: The Mysterious Temple On The Hill
dream_date: NA
dreamer_name: Tim
dream_text: I have had at least 3 dreams of where I am walking up
this hill or mountain and once I am at the top, I see an ancient
city or temple along the top of a hill directly behind the one
that I am climbing.
In one dream (I think it was the second one), I go into the
temple, and I get this feeling that I shouldn't be there, because
this place is sacred or something.
I seem to be the only one in my dream that finds this place
truly inspiring and fasinating (if there is other people with me).
I feel like I have been at this temple before. In the
dreams the temple is on the hill beside of the house where I grew
up but I know there is no such place as this. I don't normally
remember or care to remember the dreams that I have, but this one
in particular always stands out in my mind and I feel like I have
to find this city or find out what the meaning of this dream
is....
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Message: 557-002
Subject: werewolf past
dream_title: werewolf pest
dream_date: 8/23
dream_text: in reality my backyard is the woods and in the dream
the werewolf used to live in the woods and always try to get in.
in the dream my family knew about the werewolf but they wouldn't
do anything, they wouldn't take it seriously!! the werewolf would
follow me anywhere !! in my dream i got tired of the werewolf and
decided to ask my grandpa for advice but the dream finished before
he said anything.
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Message: 557-003
Subject: RunAway Mind
dream_title: RunAway Mind
dream_date: 08/23/02
dreamer_name: DreamerWithAMind
dream_text: It starts with me and my friends sitting at the lunch
table. Well my friend Whitney grabs my piece of pizza and eats it.
So I go tell the teacher and the teacher goes to have a word with
my friend and Whitney punches the teacher really hard and runs out
into the hall. I run after her and I see her stop and I see out
dare instructer who is also a police officer running towards
Whitney and when she reaches her, Whitney punches her then kicks
her into the wall and she falls to the ground. Then I punch
whitney and knock her out so she won't hurt anyone else then I
kneel down, put Off. Coopitelly's head on my lap and call the cops
and and abulence then I sit there, stroking her head and telling
her everything will be ok.
dream_comments: Ok. So what is up with this dream? I think its
wierd and stuff. I really would like to know what it means. It
confused the hell out of me.Please use my email address on the
page so others can maybe explain what this dream means.
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Message: 557-004
Subject: Ghostly Image
dream_title: Ghostly Image
dream_date: 8/25/02
dreamer_name: Lawrence
dream_text: I went to sleep rather early last night, at least
early for a 15 year old on a Saturday night. As the dream began,
it was in a house near the water. In the house, the family went to
sleep. The daughter, who was about 5 or 6, went to sleep.
Out of a window, or pictureframe on the wall, a ghost leaned out
and grabbed her and pulled her in. She was in some sort of a
trance and made no noise.
Around 10 years later, myself and some other people whom I do
not know were talking to the family. The girl's disapeerance had
become some sort of a legend, even a myth. We were going to try
and get her back.
Somehow, I have no memory of how, we managed to retrieve her
from the place she had gone, and get her back with her family.
That night, everyone went to sleep in the house.
I was watching the girl, as she sat in a trance by the same
window, when the ghost, an old lady in a white sheet, reached in
and grabbed her again. I tried to pull her back, but the ghost was
too fast and she was gone again.
This stunned me, and I decided to do research. I looked on the
internet, and found all this information of the legend of this
missing girl. They desribed exactly how she was taken, and what it
possibly was.
Somehow, we managed to get the girl back, and once again that
night the ghost took her away again. This happened again the next
night, and the next.
Finally, we managed to get her and keep her. My family was
taking care of this girl, who seemed very withdrawn. Somehow, she
became a bird, and my family was taking care of this bird.
The bird was very mysterious, it had human traits, and a human
personality. It could not talk, or make any noise at all. As the
years went by, and they went by very, very fast.
The bird grew old, and flew away. There were other things that
happened near the end, but They have been forgotten.
dream_comments: I have no clue what could have given me this
dream. I have had no dream remotely near this.
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Message: 557-005
Subject: Street Beggar
dream_title: Street Beggar
dream_date: 1999
dreamer_name: HawkAngel
dream_text: Alone in bed in my house in the mountains of northern
California, not quite asleep and I smell my deceased mother's
perfume as if she were standing next to the bed. What follows are
images of my younger brother, "J",who is in his mid fifties,
ragged, filthy and homeless on the street in some dirty city
ghetto. His eyes are red rimmed, he does not recognize me
although I try to communicate with him. I can smell my mother's
perfume more strongly than ever, which I felt meant that she was
showing me this scene, although to my knowledge my brother was
home with his wife and children in their beautiful hillside home
in southern California. I am very close to both of my younger
brothers, and this picture of "J" caused me to cry helplessly
there alone in the night even as I told myself "this is just a
dream."
dream_comments: The dream disturbed me so much, that it created
much anxiety for me. I told all three of my children and two
friends who know my brothers about it. I was consumed with the
horror of the sight of my brother which seemed so real, I couldn't
get the picture out of my mind and spent the next two nights
unable to fall asleep. Finally, my daughter insisted that I share
the dream with my other younger brother, "M", to end my anxiety
and reassure myself that everything was fine, even though I
prefaced this with, "I know you'll think I'm crazy but I have to
tell you about this dream I had a couple of nights ago." The
youngest brother informed me that he had recently discovered that
our sibling, "J", was in terrible debt from gambling, was in
danger of losing everything, hiding the unpaid bills and mortgage
from his wife and family. The facts were unearthed when "M" found
large amounts of cash had been charged to our elderly father's
credit cards, his insurance policies and savings bonds had been
forged and cashed, all the evidence coming in the mail to our
father's house and being picked up daily by "J" who would also
sneak to his own house in the middle of the day to pick up his
mail, in order continue hiding his debts and destruction. "M"
bailed "J" out, saving his house, worked tirelessly to find him
another job,placing a hardship on his own finances, helped him
into a rehab program while encouraging "J" to find a way and a
time to tell his wife what had happened. If I had not shared the
dream with six other people, had "M" not confided in me about
"J's" situation, I would have continued to think: "This is just a
dream!"
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Message: 557-006
Subject: Wolves
dream_title: Wolves
dream_date: 08/23-24/02
dreamer_name: YIT
dream_text: I am in my room lying in bed. I sense something under
my bed as if I sensed a blackness underneath it, and I know it's a
wolf. I try to get it out but can't, my father comes in and scares
it out, but ten minutes later its back under my bad, without me
seeing when or where it came back in from. This time I get
frustrated and want the wolve out so bad that i want to get rid of
it myself, but i do it without getting out of bed, I wave my hand
at the botton of my bed and the wolf bites me, I wave me hand in
the air then get up seeing the wolf run out my door I notice that
part of my door has been scrapped out
by the the wolf claws in a perfect square, hence how the kept
coming in, and then i wake up.
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Message: 558-001
Subject: a little head
Note: Stan request that his name be kept with the dream - rcw
DATE : 23 august 2002 06:30
DREAM : a little head
stan kulikowski ii <stankuli@etherways.com>
=( yesterday was a thursday. during the afternoon, i taught a
couple periods at the university and did a little shopping in town
on my way home. the human computer interface course is not one
that has been offered very often recently, so the classes did not
seem to be very well coordinated. during the evening i watched the
last two episodes of _i claudius_ on DVD with my mother as i did
my email. i think the scene where messalina gets her head chopped
off is a very effective bit of filmwork. around midnight
i came into my bedroom and spent the next three hours on some
courseware for a course in web programming which starts next week.
this coding has gone rather well, i got two additional and complex
design features without any debugging at all. it is unusual when
a tricky bit of code falls into place so effortlessly. around
03:00 i shut down my titainium laptop and when right off to sleep.
)=
it is late afternoon, a sunny clean day, and i am at men's
athletic club. i am not a member, but for some reason that escapes
me now, i am visiting there. as i come up to the main club house,
i pass my van which is parked with the side door slid open. i
look inside to see that my dog, agamemnon, is happily lying inside
on the pad which is his traveling bed. another dog, a brown mutt,
has joined him for a siesta in the shade.
agamemnon starts to get up when i approach, but i tell him to stay
where he is. i am going inside and it is better if stays out
here.
near the front of the van, however, i see something laying on the
ground. it is the head of a small brown chihauhua. the dog's eyes
roll up to look at me with a pleading expression of concern.
oh no, i think, it is one of those dogs that lose their heads. a
little bit further on, near the steps to the clubhouse, i find its
body laying on its side.
i slap the side of my leg and give a short whistle to bring
agamemnon to heel beside me. he scrupulously avoids looking at
the headless body of the chihuahua as he passes it, which is
something he would normally investigate. this tells me he is
aware of the circumstance and is denying any responsibility for
it.
i take him inside and tell him to lie on the floor beside the
receptionist booth. i do not know what he understands about the
little dog's head, but it is about the size of one of his dog
treats and i do not want him to mistake it.
i ask the receptionist if any of the club members has a dog that
loses its head. she says she thinks a man named pablo has one,
and he is with the group swimming at the natatorium down the hall.
i proceed toward the swimming pool which i can identify first by
the sharp odor of its chlorine in the air. several men coming out
of the dressing room pass me, but soon i see a dark skinned man
over by the lockers.
"are you pablo?" i ask. when he nods i tell him, "there is a
little dog outside which has lost its head."
"that happens from time to time." he tells me. "it is nothing to
worry about." but he drops his shirt and hurries past me. i
follow on after him.
i get outside just as the man replaces the head with a twist and a
crunch on the stump of the neck, holding it there until the legs
begin to twitch. soon the small dog shakes itself and he puts it
down on the steps, but it is not coordinated yet and quickly falls
over on its side.
"it takes a little while he him to recover." pablo tells me.
"his head pops off when he is playing too hard, usually with other
dogs."
agamemnon has come out with me and is leaning against my leg, as
interested as i am with the little dog's recovery.
=( i awake a little before 06:00 without any alarm which i had set
for 08:30 this morning. there are many apparent associations in
this dream. the van was my old VW which went to the scrapyard just
before i moved from massachusetts in 1988. the last few weeks, i
have been going to a health club gym where i am not a member for
massage therapy on my injured shoulder. agamemnon is my great
dane who died three years ago. he was a very large muscular dog
with beautiful black and white boston markings. it
was good to see him again as i have often missed him in my life
since he died of a stroke. last week, at least two people asked
me about him. i do not know what to make of the little dog whose
head pops off when it plays too hard. there must be some direct
association with the beheading scene in _i claudius_. perhaps
this is no more significant than a dream pun, like messalina was a
bitch? usually my dreams do not have these simple direct
connections with recent events. )=
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Message: 558-001
Subject: being loved
dream_title: being loved
dream_date: repetitive
dreamer_name: anonymous
dream_text: in my dream, my really good and close male friend
holds me and tells me that he loves me
dream_comments: please interpret for me if you can
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Message: 558-002
Subject: I started smoking pot again
dream_title: i started smokig pot again
dream_date: 2001
dreamer_name: Noah Phence
dream_text: i was sitting in a graveyard chained to a tombstone
chain , around my neck, hands behind my back. On both sides of me
were strangers chained as well. From the shadows came all sort of
demons encircling us, approaching closer and closer till i could
see their teeth and claws, and their intent to drink our blood.
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Message: 558-003
Subject: red birds
dream_title: RED BIRDS
dream_date: 8/28/02
dreamer_name: anonymous
dream_text: I SAW A RED BIRD FLYING IN THE AIR AND I JUST WAS
WATCHING IT AND WONDERING WHY DID IT APPEAR BEFORE ME. IT WAS
CLASSIC RED, BUT THE TYPE OF BIRD WAS THE SHAPE OF A DOVE OR
PIGEON, NOT A TYPICALLY RED BIRD, AND BIGGER THAN A CARDINAL. THE
NEXT THING I SEE I AM LOOKING OUT OF A WINDOW OF A CASTLE. I AM
SITTING AT THIS OLD TIME WINDOW, THAT IS REALLY JUST A OPEN SPACE
IN THE STONE WALL OF THE CASTLE, AND I SEE THE RED BIRD IN THE
WATER BELOW. THE BIRD IS JUST UNDER THE WATER, FULLY SUBMERGED AND
DIRECTLY BELOW ME, BUT I AM PRETTY HIGH ABOVE IT BECAUSE THE I
THINK I MUST HAVE BEEN UP A FEW FLIGHTS OF STAIRS IN SOME SORT OF
TOWER. THE BIRD FLEW UP OUT OF THE WATER FOLLOWED BY 20 OR 30 MORE
BIRDS, ALL IDENTICAL AND FOLLOWING THE SAME FLIGHT PATH UP INTO
THE AIR. THEY DID NOT FLY TOWARD ME OR MENACE ME IN ANY WAY, THEY
JUST FLEW UP INTO THE SKY.
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Message: 558-004
Subject: Taking control and making a decision
dream_title: Taking control and making a decision
dream_date: 8/28/2002
dreamer_name: Butterfly Spirit
dream_text: I was in the passenger seat of this car. A girl that I
knew in my dream (but not in real life)was driving. We were on the
freeway and I remember it being a nice sunny day outside. The girl
was talking to me about something that she did and I remember
thinking that it was rediculous. So I started laughing
and was telling her why didn't you just do it this way. It would
have been so much easier if you did it this way. Well she got
upset with me because I laughed at her and tells me I'll show you.
She slams her foot on the gas pedal and starts driving towards the
cliff and boom we go crashing over the side. My first reaction was
panic and I couldn't breathe. Then I tried to calm myself by
closing my eyes and controlling my state of panic by bringing my
breathing regular and slowing it down little by little to get to
that point. While I started my breathing it was like I took myself
to a different dimmention or something. It was like all the color
around me turned pale blue and white. Me myself my hair color and
skin color also turned pale. It's so hard to describe. It was like
a haze I guess you could say. But I remember thinking while I am
falling and trying to stay calm "I hope I don't die". But I took
myself to this other dimmention so I feel safe and calm now. Then
I finally land in the car. It lands perfect on it's four wheels
with a little damage but I am fine. Nothing happened to me. Then
my dream changes and I have left my boyfriend and moved back home
to California. But I still have to go back to get all my
belongings. When I get to the
house no one is home. So this guy goes with me and I tell him to
throw me my bags so I can just shove all my things in them. But I
go into this room and there are all kinds of brand new boy toddler
shirts hanging on a wall rack like you would see in a store and on
the dresser there are a bunch of the same toys brand new in boxes.
I was thinking what is all this, he must be starting a new
business or something and I blew it off and started packing again.
But then my Boyfriend shows up and he is very upset that I left.
He is so sad. I didn't want to leave him. I wanted him to go with
me but he had refused. So then I am
standing there in the middle of the room. My body limp and my arms
just hanging there along the side of me with my bags and stuff in
my hands. I Find myself changing my mind about moving back home to
California and thinking of staying. I look at the guy that came
with me to help me pack and I am feeling sorry and not really
knowing what to do. Thats all I remember.
dream_comments: I can't remember what the girl inside the car was
saying to me. I just remember how I felt and what I was saying.
But I think this is like me laughing at my self. I am telling
myself what are you doing you should have done it this way. It's
like I am struggling with myself inside. So I say to myself I will
show you and my anger takes over but then the calm side of me
takes over and I end up safe. if I would have stayed in a panic
something more drastic probably would have happened. So I feel
like I should be listening to my intuition more and not just doing
things to satisfy everyone else. The part about me leaving is
really something true in my life. A little over a year ago I moved
from California to Indiana with my boyfriend. I miss my family so
much, We are very close and i can't stand being apart from them,
yet I don't want to leave my boyfriend behind because he wants to
stay here. But financially we are stuggling and we were doing much
better financially in California. So I want to go back and he
doesn't.
Me standing there possibly changing my mind, is me struggling
should I stay or should I go. I think the car going over the cliff
and me leaving have alot to do with each other. The driver is me
staying in a situation that I really don't want to be in and the
passenger is me telling that side of me lets just go home. What
are you doing this is rediculous. I guess I am just afraid of
making the wrong decision. I am afraid that if I say I am moving
back he will stay here and I will have to go back without him. My
dream is my reality.
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Message: 558-005
Subject: unknown
dream_title: unknown
dream_date: 8/28/02
dreamer_name: anonymous
dream_text: i dream that i was at school and then we were at a big
room then i saw my fried and he was with his girl friend then i
called him and told him hat i needed to talk to him so we tried to
go out of the class room but there were teachers out in the hall
ways doing exescise and they wouldnt let us out.so we got behingd
the door and i started crying and begging him to dump his durl
friend then he hugged me really tight and he looked at me then at
her.
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Message: 558-006
Subject: wedding
dream_title: wedding
dreamer_name: missdreamer
dream_text: i had a dream that i was getting married, the groom
was my current boyfriend and i had a huge diamond ring.
dream_comments: i have been pressuring my boyfriend for quite some
time to get married. my mother doesn't like him at all but in the
dream everyone including my mother was happy. am i just wanting
this so much that now i'm dreaming it too.
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Message: 558-007
Subject: the bodacious way
dream_title: the bodacious way
dream_date: aug 28
dreamer_name: faith
dream_text: there is a grand procession going on down the road.
lots of beautiful hores and carriages. the horsemen wore nay blue.
all of a sudden the horses were rearing up and coming to an abrupt
stop. the horsemen were thrown from their carriages. everyone
watching rushed to the scene. all the horsemen were dying. the
people were saying it was the song they were hearing. all the
while i have been perched on a ledge in front of what appeared to
a grandeous hotel or movie theater. the people began to look at me
thinking i knew something about why the horsemen were dying. a
magican or a
jester was singing a song as he walked up to me. i sat very still
on the ledge and did not move as he poped a card out of no where
waved it slightly before placing it in the right breast pocket of
my shirt. there was nothing on the card i could see.during all
this he is still singing. there is a flash as though he hid his
action from everyone else as he placed the card in my pocket. then
as he disappeared into the crowd i flet now everyone thought i had
something to do with the horsemen dying. they were all looking at
me on the ledge. i awoke saying it is the bodacious way.
dream_comments: i have had numerous dreams since my husband past
away in april where someone in my dream is always trying to hand
me some type of card or note or asking me to read a book. such as
the other dream with the special card that read best wishes from
the wise guys.
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Message: 558-008
Subject: spirits
dream_title: spirits
dream_date: aug 29th 2002
dreamer_name: massena
dream_text: I was dreaming I was shopping with my mother, she had
lost her legs before she died and she just wanted to show them to
me and took me shopping.For some reason,I kept telling myself to
wake up and I did at 3am. Sat up wide awake and felt there were 5
spirits around me, which I felt 1 my mother and the other two her
parents,don't know who the other two were. They seemd to slowly go
away. But before this dream for a couple weeks now, i have been
waking myself up. I keep feeling someone was in the room with me.
dream_comments: My mother died almost 3 years ago. So i have had
dreams about her, but never waking up and feeling spirits around
me.
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Message: 560-001
Subject: Re: Teeth
Wow...I have the same dream periodically for many years. I am 39
years old and take good care of my teeth. I do have a fear of
loosing my teeth. My mother didn't take very good care of hers
and while I was growing, she had a rotten smile.
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Message: 561-001
Subject: The Club
dream_date: 29/08/2002
dreamer_name: angelous
dream_text: my friend and i were walking along past a club for
over 18s, we were on our way to get a top 4 me before the shops
shut so i could go to the unders at the cat house in glasgow which
was about to start. And this strange tall man in a large trench
coat started to follow us from the club. Me and my friend started
to walk a little faster and he took a dive at my friend, but
missed. I was very saared but subconciously i thought we were
going to be ok. Then he stood by me as we were walking by a corner
watching my every move. I could feel his eyes on me but again
thought hed go away. The all of a
sudden as we were walking he turned around and stabbed me in the
side of the throt with a pointed object. I quickly laid down on my
front with my friend panicing. I tryed to stay calm and i could
feel the blood pour out of my neck and told my friend that my
mobile was in my bag and get help. Then i woke up.
dream_comments: This dream was so weird i dont no what to make of
it and now i cantr stop thinking about it.
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Message: 561-002
Subject: Falling from a sky-scraper
dream_title: Falling from a sky-scraper
dreamer_name: mcagirl
dream_text: I just stand on a sky-scraper. Then I suddenly fall
down. And before landing, I wake up and start. The strange thing
is, that half of my class has got that nichtmare, and quite often.
It happens so often to me that I`m not really frightend anymore.
But I´d still like to know if there is a connection between me and
my friends having the same dream.
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Message: 561-003
Subject: Orgasms Dreams
dream_title: Orgasms Dreams
dreamer_name: mcagirl
dream_text: I sometimes had a dream, where I am getting an Orgasm.
Or I want to have one, but can`t get it because of anything. Why
do I dream of having one? Does it means I´m not satisfield with my
sexual life?
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Message: 561-004
Subject: Terrifying Plane Ride
dream_title: Terrifying Plane Ride
dream_date: 8/30/02
dreamer_name: Passenger X
dream_text: Maybe 3 times in the past couple years, I've had
dreams where I see planes drift/fall out of the sky. Last night I
had a dream that my plane was crashing. I saw smoke, and there
was terrible turbulence. Shaking, and loud cruunching noises. I
was telling my boyfriend that if it was going to hit the ground, I
didn't want to look out the window. I also didn't want to know
what happened. Just for him to hold me. He told me that while we
were in the air the sun went out and came back on again. I looked
out the window and there were fires everywhere, I heard sirens and
the earth was a mess. I wondered if we'd live longer and maybe be
saved cause we were in the plane. I thought about the thousands
of other
planes in the air at the same time and all those scared people
just like me. I wondered why since we were close the ground we
couldn't just taxi to our destination. It was very scary and left
me with a weird feeling all day.
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Message: 561-005
Subject: Dreaming about dead spouse
dream_title: Dreaming about dead spouse
dream_date: 8-30-02
dreamer_name: Deam
dream_text: My first husband comes back to earth to bring me with
him. I decide to go with him, instead of staying with my present
husband.
dream_comments: Do I want to die, or get away from all the health
marital,financial problem at home?
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Message: 561-006
Subject: Dreams Of Gods
dream_title: Dreams Of Gods
dream_date: Fall of 99'
dreamer_name: Kyanite
dream_text: I woke up one morning and found out that I didn't have
to work, so I returned to sleep. This is usually when my best
dreams take place.
It started when...
..I saw myself floating up from my body. Up into the sky. I
noticed that there were these streams of light coming up from the
Earth and going to the Moon. I used my body as a propultion
system to 'ride' this stream of energy. When I allmost reached
the moon I noticed my best friend here at the same location, in a
meditive postition. He was actually in California at this time
here on Earth, so it was really nice to see him here. He too
noticed this stream of energy from the Earth and pointed out more
going from the Earth toward the Outer planets. I then noticed
these formed a Spiral. There was a Spiral of Energy coming from
our Sun, going though all of the planets in a spiraling pattern.
I then started 'riding' this steam of light, going outward toward
the edge of our solar system. I spiraled out and out until our
star disapeared and I was the galaxy forming around me. Outward I
flew though space on this spiral of energy. Soon the galaxy too
become a distant spot and others started coming into focus around
me. Millions of galaxys all around formed and fell as I flew
outward in a spiral. Soon the entire universe itself become a
small dot as I floated away. It became very small and nothing
back emptyness was around me. It became one atom in the middle of
nothing. But then other atoms came into focus. A unlimted number
of atoms were around me. Then a thought came to me. Why am I
leaving behind this wonderfull place? I want to come back to the
universe that I had spiraled out from a moment before. So now I
spiral back into it.
(At this point I realize that I'm dreaming and this becomes one of
my first lucid dreams) As I return toward the start of my
journey, I see all the star systems allong the way. As I get
nearer to them, I realize that I no longer seem to have a
body...my body has become everything! All the stars and
everything that I see is not separate, but it is actualy me! I
can 'feel' everything in the universe at once. Be everwhere at
one time. I feel that there is only one time and one space. I
see the creation of all matter and every living thing in the
universe. I can look into worlds as they develop and watch
planets evolve. I see entire races of beings all over the
universe. At this point I realize that I am able to
manifest a body to be able to communicate with all of these
beings. I am able to go to a planet and appear to beings that
live there. I can take any form that I wish...a person, a plant,
the air, energy waves. I am all these things and can be them all
at once. ...now...durning all of this. I make a discovery. Of
all the beings that I meet and see all over the universe, I rarely
if ever meet anyone that's on the same level as this. There are a
very few on each planet that understood what I was when I would
communicate with them. Of Trillions, only some would know my true
nature. This was that I was them.
Another part of the universe that understood what could realy
happen. Only beings like Ascended Masters or people that had
almost Ascended could understand me. All the others thought that
GOD had come and appeared before them. Most could comprehend that
all peolpe have this in their soul. They thought that this was
something outside of themselves. In truth, it was just another
part of them, just as they were another part of me. I was aware
they had the free will to choose to accept this reality. These
people could not 'wakeup' and see the larger picture. But I must
admit, right now when I'm awake to Earth, I forget this knowlegde
and find it hard to let go and accept it. I know that I went
through this, but it's hard to remember. Now...though all of this
searching, I found ONE being who really understood everything!
Only one being. This being was represented by a female figure
named AIREAL. I saw that this being was on every planet that I
went to. In most forms she had long jet black hair and deep, sky,
blue eyes. The moment I saw her I realized that see was me. Our
souls seem to combine into one and our awareness split into two
different parts. I was the male part and she was the female. And
now
having found her, we would materalize onto new planets together
and help the beings on this planet evolve. By appearing to them
and helping them awaken to their true nature, we helped countless
beings ascended. Now through all of this time, we came across
many beings. Many of whom were very lost and very evil. Alot of
them did not understand that they were a part of everything and
choose to do great harm to the world and beings around them. Of
all these beings that we meet, there was ONE of which we had a
very dificult time with. This being was very old. An Angel. The
energy of this being had been here since the beginning and will be
here until the end. This being was a lucifer type of being. A
being who understood things but choose to ingnore them. We tried
to talk to this being. For in him we saw ourselves. ...just a
differernt vibration of engery...misunderstood... forgetting all
his beginnings. Not caring anymore.
..We had a hard time. This being would destory worlds, take over
galaxys,...influence countless thoughout the ages. We didn't know
what to do. We tried everything we knew to teach him about what
was really going on. But he just didn't care. No matter what
happened he just kept doing the same thing. So...a plan came to
us. We would trap this being so that he could no longer hurt the
world around him. We felt that to keep him around so many who
were powerless around him would be a great disaster to many, many
worlds. So the only thing we could think of was to send him away
for a little while.
We would not keep him away forever, or destroy him, because we
knew that he waw just as much as a part of everything as we were.
It wouldn't be fair to take away his freedom, even though he did
that to others. ...he just dosen't seem to get it. So we traped
his soul inside a CRYSTAL... ...we then split it into 12 parts
and scattered it throughout the universe. The evil that he spread
would be surpressed for many years to come. A thousand, or
something like that. For we knew that one day he would return and
be free to come upon the world again. But for now...things seemed
a littl better. Aireal and I continued our searching and started
to make our way back to Earch. In this time a thousand years
passed. ...and
this being that we had trapped in this crystal return. Somehow
the crystals found their way back together and he was released.
Now we thought this might have been able to help him. Mayble he
would see the light now and understand would much he was loved.
But he didn't. ...this seemed to only have made the matter worse.
Now it seemed that he was even more pissed off at everything and
everybody. He doubled his efforts and did the same thing again.
So the only thing that we could do, was to do the same thing
again. Again we put his spirt unto this crystal and split it up
hoping that when the day came again and he returned, he would see
how much love we had for him and would understand. For we could
never detroyer him because he is a part of us. But again a
thousand years passed. He returned to get revenge on all that he
saw and could harm. ...and so this went on for years and years.
...and the day came that finally we returned to EARTH! Now when
we came to Earth, this being had already been here for a long
time. And Earth is diferent from many places across the universe.
Most people don't believe in these kinda things and manifesting
bodies dosen't suite too well with many of the inhabinates. So we
decided to descend to Earth for a period of time and help beings
on thie planet Ascend. We choose to be born into different
families and at some time meet back up when ever we are able.
Durning this time there will be many of these beings on Earth that
don't understand such things and will continue to do evil and harm
to everyone and everything. But the time will come soon when
again this being will be forced to be alone and take a look at
what he's done. GOD will put him back into his crystal prison,
and a long time will pass without his influence. ...but it seems
that one day, he will be let out and forgiven again for everything
that's ever happened. For things always change, including all of
us, and all of them. We will all grow. Now at about this time in
my dream I saw myself floating back down to my body here on Earth.
I saw Aireal returning to hers. Soulmates we are, but lost right
now. We will find each other and help create more LOVE on Earth
for everyone to enjoy!... I saw myself settling back into my body
and slowly I started to wake up. When I awoke, I felt that I
hadn't realy been sleeping, but a vision had shown me how I really
got here...what I am doing...and what I am doing it for. As I
woke up, I felt that I was just waking up into another dream and
living it just like I lived all the others. Now, everyday I
wakeup
feeling that this life is a dream that I am living just like the
dream I live when I go to sleep and return to those worlds that
I've seen somewhere before.
I am sorry that this is so long of a post. I know that this
section would be the place for this though...this DREAM of mine is
REAL. I really had this dream and I wanted to share it with you.
Thank you so much sharing your time and reading this. I hope
that this helps you in someway....even if this is only to awaken
just one person or something. Something told me to write this to
all of you and I really hope you get a chance to sit and read my
dream. Please feel free to E-Mail me if anyone has any comments
or questions. I have many, many other dreams realated to this
type of material and would love to post
some if you would like to here more. This is my life. Thanks for
your time.
With Love and Light
Nexus Kyanite
Triairarthmed@Hotmail.com
dream_comments: I recently worked at a Meataphyical bootstore
in Atlanta and had a wonderfull chance to share many of great
dreams with people from all over. Including many of our phychic
readers who we had at the store. This dream is kind of a starting
point in my life in which I started have lucid dreams and
Dreamwalking with friends from all over the world. I hope you
will give me a chance to explain a little and maybe get some feed
back from you. Please, anyone may feel free to E-mail me anytime
@ Triairarthmed@Hotmail.com
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Message: 561-007
Subject: Bag
dreamer_name: Glory
dream_text: I was shopping, looking for shoes, but instead I
bought a bag. Then when I left the shop I was on the other side of
town, in a park, I couln't leave the park because there were more
parks on either side, ones which should have been in other parts
of the town, in each park a football game was going on, so I
couldn't walk through them. Then a boy, who I've never met before,
walked over to me and took my hand and said "I know the way" I
went with him, and he took me onto a path, every person we walked
past on the path was walking a dog, which was growling, and baring
their teeth. When we reached the end of the path we weren't where
we should have been, we were outside a boys house, the boy I have
a crush on, the boy I was with said "It's ok, I'll wait with you
till he gets here" then he walked away. A moment later Gary(the
crush) walked over to me, I turned to look for the other boy, but
he was gone, so I told gary "I wasn't alone, he said he would
wait" Then a friend of Gary's walked past(James) and gary said
"I'm going to go call him, I'm going to go call Clare, ok" Then he
walked away in the opposite direction of his house.
dream_comments: The bag I bought was one I had seen in a
catalogue, the day before the dream.
When I came out of the shop it was as if our sports centre was the
shop. I'm afraid of dogs. Clare is the name of a girl who used to
have a crush on gary. All the parks were on hills, If i looked
right i looked downhill, if i looked left i looked uphill, if i
looked forward i looked uphill, if i looked behind i looked
downhill.
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Message: 561-008
Subject: Flying Carpets
dream_title: Flying Carpets
dream_date: September 6,2002
dreamer_name: anonymous
dream_text: I would like a flying Carpet that you can control,
and it can go pritty high, if you wont it to.
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Message: 561-009
Subject: Distress...
dream_title: Distress...
dream_date: Feb 2002
dreamer_name: Cherish1230
dream_text: This is what I dreamt. I was in a Supermarket and
there was my boyfriend Leo and my best friend Reyna. So I walk up
to Leo and he is braging to his friends at the grocery store that
he has two girlfriends.**Forshadowing** So all of a sudden I have
a letter in my hand and I was reading it. And my boyfriend was
reading it from behind my shoulder and he was getting angry from
what the letter said. Than I'm back in the supermarket and Leo was
paying lots of attention to Reyna and he wasn't even talking to me
at all and he was just flirting with Reyna. So I storm out of the
supermarket and I screamed, "Whenever Reyna is around you don't
pay attention to me." That's the End.
dream_comments: After I had this dream, the very next day I had an
eerie feeling because I was going to see Leo in his neighborhood
and I took Reyna with me. Before I went to see him I called Leo on
the phone and he was very upset. And I told him about my dream and
he was like wow I dunno about that one. And I asked him why was he
was upset and he said," I'm upset because someone just told me
something that I didn't like." So when I went to see him me and my
bestfriend Reyna stopped by Roy Rogers to call Leo on the
telephone to say that we are almost on our way to his home. And
all of a sudden Leo said that he wanted to speak with Reyna so I
gave her the phone and she was speaking Spanish. I don't
understand Spanish at all. So she hung up and she told me he was
mad because she made fun ofhis eyes. Than we see Leo in his
neighborhood they are both being very odd. Reyna flipped my hair
up to show Leo my damage hair and I looked at her as why she did
that. Than Leo was making fun of me playing in my hair. Than we go
to his house and Reyna and Leo are play fighting she hit him and
he backed away and she puts her hands on his face like she was
going to kiss his bruise away. So I'm in shocked..than we just
hang out. The next day Leo calls me and he tells me that Reyna
wrote him
a letter saying that He is never going to get her..and in previous
letters that she wrote to him that he desired him. So basically
Reyna tryed to steal my man behind my back. And I broke up our
friendship. And I didn't break up me and leo's relationship
because he told me that he didn't say anything in response to her
letters. A couple of months later he confess to me that he was
writing back letters to her and that he really liked her.
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Message: 561-010
Subject: Phone Call
dream_title: Phone Call
dream_date: Sept 2001
dreamer_name: Cherish1230
dream_text: *~Dream*~*
I dream that my boyfriend Leo met some mysterious girl in
Mcdonalds and that he was chillen with all his friends. Than in
the dream he calls me and says that he does want to be with me and
that he wants to be with this mysterious girl.
dream_comments: My dream came true a week later.
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Message: 561-011
Subject: The Ceremony
dream_title: The Ceremony
dream_date: 3rd August
dreamer_name: blue
dream_text: There were lots of people around late afternoon on a
grassy area overlooking the sea. I was watching a ceremony of
some sort they were native people. I thought I understood what
they were chanting. I heard someone say it's your turn next. The
area cleared and it was just me and the people performing the
ceremony. I realised this was a sacred area. I was lying on my
back and the older man doing the chanting spread this sheet over
me. I heard thousands of voices in the distance yelling
screaming, they were coming closer. In seconds they were
surrounding me I felt them clawing at my feet and shoulder. The
old man continued to chant and spread the sheet closer around me
then he said not
long now. As he drew the sheet over my head I felt the voices come
from deep within me coming up out of my mouth forcing out like
vomit...I was awoken by chirping of a bird outside my bedroom
window early parts of the morning.
dream_comments: I think this dream was like a clensing of some
sort and protection for myself.
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Message: 561-012
Subject: This can't be happening
dream_title: This can't be happening
dream_date: 9-4
dreamer_name: wondering
dream_text: My dream was bronken into two segments. In the first
segment I was chasing and being chased by a flyingwhich with two
enormous swords. There was what seem to be blotches of light here
and there, but never enough light. It was definately dark. I do
remeber fire. Then it was myself and an old friend who I meet in
the service getting beat up, by a girl I new in High School. My
mother had mentioned to me the other day that she had ran into
her. She was beating us up in front of this bar in what looked to
be a circular downtown. We were both me and my friend under an
awning. This girl, had these extremely large darts and she was
stabbing us in the back. She inserted all six of them(darts) into
my arms around my elbows. We were beaten pretty bad, but my
friend managed to take the darts and stab her in the face multiple
times, I took off and ran to what looked like an old police
station, but they really didn't care that I was all banged up.
They kind of gave me the run around, and I took off. I caught up
with my friend who was still alive, and we then met up with
another person from my high school, a guy I wrestled with on the
wrestling team, who was probably the most popular guys in school.
He ended up protecting us and watching out for us. He took us
over to this hotel, where all the girls in high school that I like
were there, just lounging around. This one girl came out of her
top while sitting down, and didn't even bother to fix it. We
finnaly took off in this guys Suburban(white) and I woke up.
dream_comments: I'm not sure what to make of this but if someone
could give me some in sight. Oh, and when I went to where the
girls were at, they asked me what had happend as if it was just
another highschool fight. I remeber telling them that I didn't hit
girls, but that this one was crazy.
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Message: 561-013
Subject: my ex-girlfriend
dream_title: my ex-girlfriend
dream_date: 08/20/02
dreamer_name: dreamaddict
dream_text: This dream has been nightly since the above date.
Situations are different but the feelings are the same. I dreamt
of my ex-girfriend of 10 years. In the dream, I am at her house
in which she lives w/her current girlfriend. We are at some sort
of gathering because other people are there. Christina follows me
around and gets close to me several times. When she sits next to
me, our skin touches and I can feel my heart pounding out of my
chest. I know I am still in love with this girl. There are no
words between us and I know that she knows exactly what she is
doing. I am nervous and confused because somehow I can't see me
with her anymore. She is making jestures, like she wants me to
kiss her, as I approach her, my dream always goes blank. In all
of my dreams, her girlfriend is in the background.
dream_comments: After 1 1/2 years, I still have big feelings for
this girl.
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Message: 561-014
Subject: The devil
dream_title: The devil
dream_date: 1987 t/m 1995
dreamer_name: Mark
dream_text: Maybe someone knows, I might have had sleep paralysis
when I was a child. I was analysed by doctors when I was a child.
I didn't had a normal CNS (central nervous system) and as a child
I had hundreds of dreams about 1 guy, named FUT. I don't know what
this means but it where always nightmares. I know the name FUT
because it was called in every dream. I remember from every dream
that FUT was a devil that tortures people. The dream was always
plays in the house I lived before. I was there with my family in
the living room and I just felt FUT was there. I've never seen him
in my dreams. I guess I was 4 or 5 years old and has never seen
movies about ghosts. But in my dreams books fly out of the closet
and tables and chairs moved. When I dreamed this I always got
really afraid and I ran away from the house but it seems I
couldn't run (hard to explain) I try to run hard but I can only
move slowly. Then I felt a sharp pain in my back which holds for 2
minutes. Then I'm awake. I surely had 100 dreams about FUT and
they where always ending with the sharp pain in the back. I'm 20
years old now and I didn't had any dreams about FUT since the last
10 years. But I still remember them as yesterday. I think I've
some paranormal activities. When I was young I had many of these
experiences. Once I stoud in front of the window with my dad, and
suddenly I heard a woman screaming at top of her lungs for 10
second. I ask my dad, what's happening?? But nobody else heard
it!!! I still remember these things 10 years later. Once I had
dreams about fire everywhere which continued for 3 nights and
guess what? A week later a department at my sreet burnt down
completely and killed 2 people!!! Two women!! I had lots of dreams
about dogheads wich bites me and that weird shit. My grandma had
always had such experiences such as talking to my sister when shes
14 years old while she was still 7. She could tell exactly how she
looked (a beautiful girl) and she always felt when something was
going to happen. I didn't had any dreams since then except a month
ago, I dreamed that I was in the city and there where dead people
all over the place, a terryfing dream. My girlfriend told me I was
sleeping with my eyes open!!
dream_comments: Some spiritual guy ever told me I was standing
open for ghosts. He could feel it he told me.
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Message: 561-015
Subject: Spiritual Dream
dream_title: Spiritual Dream
dream_date: 2000
dreamer_name: George Ulysses Sourrys
dream_text: I once had the most amazing dream where I was floating
in some sort of space, but it wasn't my physical self, it was more
like my soul or energy. I saw another person in this space who was
also just a light like energy but I could tell who it was. It was
a girl who I knew. We came close to each other and feelings of
immense pleasure and oneness were felt as we kind of
interconnected. It's a really hard dream to describe, I had it a
couple of years ago and it felt very spiritual.
George Ulysses Sourrys
dream_comments: Might as well have real name and email
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Message: 561-016
Subject: Broken eggs
dream_title: Broken eggs
dream_date: 9/9/2002
dreamer_name: Cuzzin
dream_text: I had this weird one last night, where I went into a
dingy barn type place and there was a scraggy chicken on a hay
bale, I nudged the hay bail and the chicken got off and there were
two eggs. I broke one being clumsy and the dog (dunno whose dog)
but the dog ate the egg including a half formed chicken, under a
bit of hay I found another egg, which was grubby and badly
misshapen. I told myself
I'd look after this one and hatch it, it was still warm, then I
leant against something and the egg cracked on the underneath side
and the chicken fell out in a gooey mess, it's eyes were covered
with a membrane but it's wings fluttered and then it died, but the
sticky stuff kept it stuck to my fingers until I
eventually put it in the bin in the kitchen. I dont know what
happened to the 3rd egg or the chicken. But I was very upset when
I woke up........
any brite ideas?
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Message: 561-017
Subject: Running waters
dream_title: Running waters
dream_date: 7/11/2002
dreamer_name: Enigma
dream_text: I recently had three very vivid dreams on three
consecutive nights. I am sure they mean something but I cannot
work out what. Maybe someone can give me some insight! All three
involved fast flowing rivers (they were all obviously caused by
floods). I was never in danger of drowning or aware
of any sort of devastation relating to floods and each different
scenario ended with seemingly nice things happening to me....
DREAM 1 - I waded through a flood to go and remarry my husband (we
are not divorced and are very happy). Etienne (my brother in law)
was meant to drive me but he couldn't cos of a river flowing down
the road. I lifted my wedding dress and we waded through the
running water. When I got to the "church" (a hall on the edge of
Hardebeesport Dam in South Africa) the sun had set already as we
were so late....all the guests were in darkness. I told Etienne to
hang on as God promised sunshine for me and I proceded to phone
God and tell him so....... he told me to hold on and the sun rose
again rising above the water (from the west as if he just reversed
it)....too beautiful, then it lit up ONLY the hall where I was to
be
married!!!
DREAM 2 - In the second, I was with friends near a beach and the
water was raging through the streets and houses (obviously a
flood) making beautiful waterfalls over their marble patios. When
I got to the beach it was full of prawns and mussels for us to
collect ( the prawns were already peeled and de-veined).
DREAM 3 - In the third dream, the water was again raging down a
river and my work colleagues and I
jumped into supermarket
trolleys to ride with the water......there was no sense of it
being competitive but I won by reaching the end of the raging
river first!
The water, though raging and obviously a flood of sorts was
peaceful and beautiful???? I never felt vulnerable or scared. What
could the significance of the raging water have been in these very
vivid dreams?
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Message: 561-018
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Message: 561-019
Subject: The Cat and the Cresent Solar System
dream_title: The Cat and the Cresent Solar System
dream_date: 9-11-02
dreamer_name: Feral Cypher
dream_text: Approximately 3:00am - 3:30am.
All of a sudden I was in my cousin's apartment/home. Just hanging
out with her and my twin brother Leon. I don't see my cousin very
often and I wouldn't really consider us close since my childhood,
but, for some reason we were all together. I wasn't
uncomfortable, but the air was full of silence. My cousin had a
cat. A dark color cat, I'm unsure of the exact color, but I know
it was dark, maybe black or grey. I don't remember engaging in
any conversation. I just remember playing with the cat a little.
After a while, the cat began to get mad and started to act
strange. I heard voices coming from somewhere
in the room that we were sitting in, but couldn't tell exactly
where they were coming from. I realized that the cat was trying
to talk. My cousin wasn't saying anything maybe she was in a
trance or something. The cat started talking, more and more
clearly. Then, the cat got violent and started using profanity
and running around the room, basically attacking my brother and I.
We finally got out of my cousins place and I was scared to death.
I wondered what had just happened. I started to look around and
for some reason I looked into the sky. When I did I saw a set of
stars/planets shaped into a crescent in the sky. The cresent
shaped solar system was surrounded by a cloudy mist. The
planets/stars were very
visable. Almost as big as a full moon. Very noticible. At this
point I was horrified. It seems as though that feeling only
lasted a couple of seconds. Mind state completely changed. Now
I'm hungry. My brother and I used to work at Arby's (fast food
chain). We decided to get some food from one of the restuarants
in the area. I found myself driving through an alley (I have
numerous dreams with alleys) with my brother and all of a sudden
he turned to me and said something like, "Look there's
Leatherface". On a dumpster in the dark, murky alley there sat a
Leather mask. I was paralyzed with fear, then my
friend woke me up. I could hardly breathe, it was at that point
that I realized that I was dreaming.
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Message: 561-020
Subject: The Courthouse
dream_title: The Courthouse
dream_date: 09/10/02
dreamer_name: Katrina
dream_text: Mom and I were at an Aerobics class inside a
courthouse. The floor was marble and the ceilings were very high.
She introduced me to a woman in her early 40's, relatively short,
and somewhat pudgy. She was working out, smiling and breathing
heavily. I knew somehow that this was the woman that my Dad would
marry. I knew that she had three teenage boys. Mom seemed to
like her although it didn't seem like they had known each other
very long. I remember walking down the staircase of the
courthouse with mom discussing their marriage. I thought they
would be getting married soon but Dad said they were going to wait
until October 12th. (My nephews birthday) when I asked why he
said because her divorce would be final on that date. I began
asking my father a lot of questions and trying not to sound
judgmental like, "So, you're going to be a stepdad? You're going
to have to pay for three kids colleges?" I remember trying to be
okay with it but woke very confused as my parents have been
together for 38 years.
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Message: 561-021
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Message: 561-022
Subject: terror attack dream
dream_title: terror attack dream
dream_date: sept 10,2001
dreamer_name: me
dream_text: the day before the sept 11 attacks before i went to
sleep. i started getting bad vibes about the world i wasnt for
sure what though. i was feeling so scared, i went to bed with a
bible. ok on to the dream. i was in some building it was becoming
night time and i was scared of the elevator. i looked out a window
and saw something on fire and lots of black smoke. im not sure
where the smoke was or what was burning. then the place i was in
just went dark and collapsed. then after it went dark i was
outside and in the air i saw a building on fire but it was at
night time and the lights were on it in the building then i woke
up.
dream_comments: ok i now know that my dream was in regards to the
sept 11 attacks. i have never been to new york and when i went to
bed on sept 10 i was scared and even felt eerer in the moring .
see when i woke up from m y dream there was a man in my room
dressed like a priest staring at me and it really bothered me so i
went to my sisters room and turned on tv and the n saw the
breaking new on the attacks
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Message: 561-023
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Message: 561-024
Subject: more terror dreams
dream_title: more terror dreams
dream_date: sept 4, 2002
dreamer_name: anonymous2
dream_text: ok im having more bad dreams about terror attacks. i
had one the night before the 9/11 attack on sept 10 of last year.
and i just had another recent one which is frightening me also. im
in a building im not sure where it is at. there is a store in
there where im supposed to work at in the dream and all of the
sudden there is chaos in the store im at. i run to leave and
outside the store itself is the rest of building. in the building
i saw two elevators. like old time ones with black steel in front
of them were you could see people in them. the elevators didnt
stop and the people were screaming and just
went down without stopping. the walls and everything in building
is a tan color. i continue running but never get out. i see the
glass door to leave out of but the outside is smoky gray and
debris is all over. then i wake up.
dream_comments: not sure what this dream means. but with the
recent terror heightened alerts its something that i thouthg id
share cus it is still bothering me.
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Message: 561-025
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Message: 562-001
Subject: Ketchup for Your Fries?
dream_title: Ketchup for Your Fries?
dream_date: 09/10/02
dreamer_name: TigerLily
dream_text: I dreamt that upon returning to my home the man I had
left to care for my dog had injured him. I walked in the door and
the dog was laying on the floor bleeding from several cuts and
wounds. I asked him "What happend to my dog?"
And he said he didn't know, he just found him like that. I knew
he was bad and wanted to hurt me so I picked up the cordless phone
and tried to call 911 inconspicuously but he wouldn't leave my
side. I turned from him to walk towards the staircase and he
grabbed my hair and pulled my head back and cut my throat. As the
blood started to pour from my throat he held up a plate of french
fries and let the blood pour on them like ketchup. Then he
propped my head back up and as I stood there staring and gurgling
and dying he looked at me and starting eating the french fries!
Then I woke up.
dream_comments: What the hell is that all about? I don't have a
dog, my house in the dream looks nothing like my real house, not
to mention that is just really messed up! It's disturbed me all
day.
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Message: 562-002
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Message: 562-003
Subject: I am Jesus Christ
dream_title: I am Jesus Christ
dream_date: September 10 2002
dreamer_name: Chris
dream_text: I am walking on a beach, and I notice a large puddle
of water in front of me. I walk into the puddle and calmly raise
my hands into the air. There is a little bit of resistance, and I
lift up above the water, I am now walking on the puddle.
People gasp and gawk at me. I notice that I am in a white robe.
I continue to go through this dream, and I can movethings just by
willing it. It was quite a fun dream and I would just like to
welcome any input on this. Thanks for reading.
dream_comments: Please use my real name.
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Message: 562-004
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Message: 562-005
Subject: hyperdermic syringe dream
dream_title: hyperdermic syringe dream
dream_date: 10 september 2002
dreamer_name: mikey
dream_text: I dreamt I was being chased by someone with a syringe.
They were repeatedly stabbing me with it all over my body. The
syringe had been used and was contaminated with something - maybe
a number of things.
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Message: 562-006
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Message: 562-007
Subject: Birthday climb
dream_title: Birthday climb
dream_date: 10 September 2002
dreamer_name: Busybee
dream_text: I was invited to a friend for her birthday together
with all her close friends. We all had to climb up a very high
scaffolding to get to her house as it was too steep to have a road
leading to it. We were all halfway up when the scaffolding fell
backwards.
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Message: 562-008
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Message: 562-009
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Message: 563-001
Subject: Ice in summer/running the course
Was at ny neighbor's house down the hill from me. I had to get to
my car (blue VW Golf), but it was at dusk, and even though it was
summer, there had been some type of ice storm, with a granular
layer
of ice pellets/hail that was several inches thick. Turns out my
neighbors were the Taylors of "Tool Time", and "Tim" gave me
something that he said would handle the job. It was a shovel that
actually looked liked a squared off scoop - shiny metal (aluminum,
steel?). While it only cut a swath about 12" wide, it did in fact
get me to my car without any problems. I then drove to Port Ewen
(?) and found myself going through some training obstacle course.
Don't remember much of the course except the very end, which was a
passageway underneath a white picket fence, only the passageway
was also supported with the same type of white painted wood. I
was carrying a kitten. I saw that there were cobwebs in this
passageway, and I kept saying, "Spiders, spiders, spiders,"
thinking that I would encounter some, but didn't. I got to the
end of the passage, and found it blocked by the painted wood
slats, but broke through it and crawled out. As I stood up,
cuddling the kitten, there was Capt. Picard standing there, asking
"How can I use an officer who can't even bother to find the proper
way to exit?" I then saw that there about 3-4' back from where I
had exited, which was at the absolute end of the passage, there
was a hinged opening, with white Velcro holding it closed. I
started to make the argument that the object was to finish the
course, not how to finish, when I woke up.
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Message: 563-002
Subject: New home - no curtains
dream_title: New home - no curtains
dream_date: 8/14/02
dreamer_name: aodiec
dream_text: 4:55 AM I had just moved into a new home. Not sure
if it was an apartment or a condominium, but it was several large,
airy rooms. It was in a building next to a taller building, also
with either aprtments or condos. I don't remember there being
much in the way of furniture - a single overstuffed chair, a pull
out couch, couple of plants, kitchen table and chairs. Still, I
was delighted with this new place. It had windows all around. I
could look out and see a harbor, with boats, etc. From this same
vantage point, I could also see a bridge going across what looked
like a river (perhaps this was at the mouth of a river or a
coast?). In another direction, I could see more of a city,
although not a large one. Then, I looked in the other direction,
and saw - my neighbors in the next building getting ready to start
the day, brushing teeth, getting dressed, getting breakfast. It
seemed like a family. The husband/father in his underwear
(boxers) was looking out the window towards the harbor, brushing
his teeth. I now realize that I can see them, and while they
can't really see me because the lights are not on in the
apartment, they will be able to once the they are. "Hmph - nice
airy place with large windows overlooking the world really needs
window shades, blinds, drapes, something," I think to myself. As
I look around the place to decide how I want to do this, I see
that the windows already have something in place, but that they're
just pulled up. They seem like roman shades, but they are made
from a light and airy (almost gauzy) blue-green cotton. I pulled
the string to close the blinds on toward the other complexes, and
was working to straighten one shade which had come down crooked,
one side of the shade all the way down and the other caught at
about the halfway point, when I woke up.
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Message: 564-001
Subject: Turtles
dream_title: Turtles
dream_date: 13/09/02
dreamer_name: Disarmed
dream_text: the dream i had last night ties in with a dream i had
a few weeks ago and i think i should include it to give a bit of
background information. i have a pet turtle named Laura.The dream
i had a few weeks ago was that i was cleaning her when i pressed
down too hard and broke her shell making it such that i could lift
it and see her pink flesh which was pretty gross. i thought that
it was irreparable and was considering whether i should kill her
or just throw her away since i was convinced she was going to die.
that was when i saw a man who was healing someone. i went to him
and asked him if he could heal my turtle..he didnt say anithing
but he took my turtle into his hands and when he gave it back to
me,Laura
was whole again=) Last night i had a similar dream where i
accidentally broke Laura's shell again. this time it was so much
broken as much as the top of her shell simply came off exposing
her broken flesh again. this time no one came to heal her though
and i woke up.
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Message: 564-002
Subject: weird dream
dream_title: weird dream
dream_date: 09/13/02
dreamer_name: sensuousdreamer
dream_text: In my dream I saw a patient of mine (I am a nurse).
She was lying on her bed when she had a bowel movement and her
heart came out instead of feces. Weird huh?
dream_comments: I really don't know what to think of this.
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Message: 565-001
Subject: Puddle of Water
dream_title: Puddle of Water
dream_date: A year ago
dreamer_name: Sniper
dream_text: I was at my old college working security when I came
upon the big BFI garbage can that was not suppose to be there. As
I approached the garbage can I noticed it was full of water and
that there was a person floating face down. Garbage was all over
the place inside and it smelled. I went to go touch the man
inside, as I thought he was dead and he suddenly jumped up. It
scared the crap out of me so I began to run. As I was running I
had to jump over a huge puddle of water and my dream went into
slow-mo and as I was jumping over the huge puddle I looked down
and saw a family of three, which consisted of a dad, mom, and
baby. The family was submerged and floating dead in the puddle of
water. My dream went back into fast mode and I began to run, but
as usual in a dream you can't run as fast as you want, so I was
trying to run with all my might and the guy who was in the garbage
can started to catch up to me. I turned to see how far I was from
the security desk and when I turned around the guy was at my
shoulder and went to grab me, but I woke up.
dream_comments: This dream was only the beginning of my puddle of
water dreams.
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Message: 566-001
Subject: Why did Travis die? He's only 15!
dream_title: Why did Travis die? He's only 15!
dream_date: September 13, 2002
dreamer_name: Allie
dream_text: It was my birthday party. I had some friends over, and
they started dying. If you want me to go into detail, okay... Ren
from the Disney show Even Stevens has a clone, and they were both
there. They were at my school. That's all for them. Then I was in
this house at night with my best friend Kay, her brother Tom and
my ex-boyfriend Jake. Nevermind about Jake... but anyway, Tom ran
off, so I was stuck with Kay and Jake. Then me and Kay left and
people haven't started dying yet. We called Jake on a cell phone
to tell him there was a bomb in the house. Switching scenes... I
was at this theme park, and on this roller coaster that goes
upside down, only I wasn't fastened in and I didn't fall. I don't
know what that has to do with my dream but anyway... switching
scenes again. I was at my house with Ren and her clone, some cute
little girl named Kelsey, some other people and most importantly,
my ex boyfriend Travis. All of a sudden, they just die. I started
freaking out when I saw Travis just dead as a doornail, standing,
and not breathing. I tried to bring him back to life, then I tried
to revive Kelsey, (by the way, Kay, Tom, Jake and I didn't die.)
and didn't bother for Ren and her clone since they aren't real. I
don't know why I was so worried about him, he's only my ex.
Probably because I'm a people person and
get real attached easily. Anyway I moved on to Kelsey again, and
all of a sudden I saw a bunch of corn in her ear. I was all like,
"If she's alive, I don't want her to be deaf! I don't know which
is her eardrum!" Weird, huh? Anyway, I managed to getmost of it
out, (Her ear was big but keep in mind it was a dream) then I
found myself in her body. I actually became her, I thought I was
her, I knew her past and didn't know mine. Anyway, I got the rest
out (This part is gross) and her eardrumwas all mushy like
stuffing (You know, the stuff you eat). Then I found myself in my
grandma's bathroom over the toilet, and the stuff was coming out
of my mouth! I was all like "Ew gross!" So I got a cup and spat it
out and picked up what was on the floor cus I didn't wanna go deaf
and all... I could actually taste it! How gross! Anyway,I put it
all back in so I started talking and I couldn't hear right. Then
eventually I could. Then I was myself again, wondering how Kelsey
was, then I saw the guy who casted magic on everyone to kill them
and I beat him up. Then I ran back inside and cried because Travis
was dead and then I hugged his dead body. Then I woke up and I was
thinking "Oh, my God... This is gonna traumitize me for the rest
of my life." And this was just last night's dream.
dream_comments: It was weird and I hope Travis is alright. Please
use my real name.
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Message: 567-001
Subject: chanting under the trees
Dreamer: Samantha Tullos
Contents of Dream: I was under a tall patch of pecan trees in my
back yard, only in my dream they made a circle instead of just
being all clumped together. I was standing on the inside right of
the circle, on the left sider were six ppl, some i knew and some i
didn't know. among them were my mom and a couple of my friends. i
don't remember the words but i said something then i began
chanting something, then the six others joined in. like dominoes
one by one they fell backwards and seemed to have fainted or died.
i ran to one of them and looked up and told God that if he saved
them that i would never speak those words again. then they one by
one woke up. i think it was lightly raining in the 1st half of my
dream but after the chants it stopped.
Comments: umm... i used to dabble in witch craft, maybe that has
soemthing to do with it?? ne comments would be appreciated!
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Message: 568-001
Subject: (unknown)
dream_title: Leaking water
dream_date: 14th september 2002
dreamer_name: emminx
dream_text: I dreamed I had just started a new dance class that
involved experimental embarrassing dance moves,it meant I had to
loosen up and make a fool of myself, after class i found myself in
a room with a desk, I stood in front of the desk and noticed a
tipped over water bottle, water was pouring out of the bottle,
leaking through the wood of the desk and coming out of a hole in
the desk leg, I bent down and tried to figure out how to stop the
leaking, I open draws with writing pads in them, but the water
just keeps flowing from this bottle and out from the hole in the
desk.
dream_comments: At the moment I am restless and frustrated in my
life and and wishing for new beginnings. Could this have any
relation to the dream.
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Message: 568-002
Subject: (unknown)
dream_title: Working to death
dream_date: 8-30-02
dreamer_name: litfuse
dream_text: I was at a customers house and working, when I got
shot in the forehead. I was panic stricken and hurting, and even
thought I was going to die. I had some co-workers come by to help
me get finished so I could go get medical attention, they were
moving their hands, talking and pretending to help, but, the job
wasn't getting done except for what I was doing. I kept thinking
to myself while I continued to work, Can't these people see I am
dying? why can't I get any help, I see my reflection in something,
and there is a hole in my forehead, I have to finish so I can get
help. But when I finish, my
sister and nephew need a ride to somewhere, so I need to do that
then finish a few other jobs, but no one notices or if they do
notice, they don't care, but I am dying. The dream ends after I
drop off my sister and nephew, and head to another job.
dream_comments: The sister and nephew I mentioned in the dream I
have no relationship with, I have two kids they were not in the
dream, just the job, co-workers and siter with nephew. I have had
a lot of people try but I really want your opinion.
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Message: 568-003
Subject: (unknown)
dream_title: run down playground
dream_date: 9/6/02
dreamer_name: bathed_in_brena
dream_text: I was dreaming my boyfriend and I were in an old,
rundown playground really late at night, and it was a full moon,
so he started to turn into a warewolf. I noticed that he was and I
told him to not bite me, and he said ok, then he started chasing
me, and I kept having to jump over ditches, and I jumped high in
the air and he grabbed me and bit me. So I turned into a warewolf
too, then I woke up...
dream_comments: It was a strange dream, and I've been having
dreams like that often.
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Message: 568-004
Subject: (unknown)
dream_title: Upset
dream_date: September 12th
dreamer_name: Snoek
dream_text: Had a dream that I was giving birth and the baby
arrived dead. This was a very vivid dream and would like to know
if there is a hidden message or can someone explain why such a
'nightmare'.
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Message: 568-005
Subject: Nonsense
dream_title: Nonsense
dream_date: 27/7/2002
dreamer_name: Enigma
dream_text: I recently inherited a house quite by suprise. As I
often have dreams where I talk to dead relatives I decided to go
to bed and ask my relative if leaving me the house was really her
biggest wish (I should have known it was as I have been very close
to her since I was born). I went to sleep and sure enough, there
she was, and it was all very vivid! Instead of asking her about
the house, I asked her if it was alright if I wore her ring (which
I also acquired). She said "Yes, but just remember, shoe polish is
addictive!" .....now what on earth (or not on earth) does this
mean? I would laugh it off but it was SO vivid. Maybe it was just
confused as she had just passed away and I was in shock?
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Message: 569-001
Subject: Common for some, but not for me...
Last night (or maybe I should say early this morning) I dreamt
that I awoke in a hotel room. This hotel room was dimly lit and
the walls were red. There were two beds, side by side in this
hotel room, and
as I turned and looked into the adjacent bed I see my live in
boyfriend. Not in the bed with me, as he should be, but in the
other bed, with another woman. She looked similar to me, in the
fact that she was petite, and had very long, curly dark hair. They
were not in the midst of any sexual activity. They were both
fully clothed, cuddling and giggling. They were comforatble with
my presence, and at first I almost felt as if this were ok. Until
they got up to leave to go to "her" hotel room.
I jump out of bed, I threaten the other woman, face to face (which
is how I knew she was petite. :)) I am friendly, and smiling, but
I tell her if I follow the two them to her room, I will cut all of
her hair off. She leaves, and my boyfriend is preparing to
follow. I try to stop him, want to know why he is doing this,
tell him if he leaves this room he is losing me, and he argues,
and taunts me, and then leaves anyway. The funny thing is,
instead of anger, I feel guilt, and a sense of failure. The dream
ends...
I know this is a common dream..."the cheating lover" but not for
me. I have never ever had a dream such as this before. Yet he was
not cheating, he was amourous towards this other woman,
unabashedly right
in front of me, and they both seemed shocked at my outrage. In
true life, my boyfriend and I are incredibly close, and I have NO
DOUBTS of his love and fidelity.
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