RE: Thoughs on Your Dreams
Lightwinds,
There are many types of dreams:
1. Dreams from real-time external stimuli
An example of this type: when I dreamt that I was walking in the snow without a coat, I woke up and found that I was cold and needed a blanket.
2. Dreams from internal stimuli
There is something wrong with the body and it is trying to tell you. Our body does not have a language of its own so it will employ the language of images that are already embedded in our subconscious through our daily life. Such images will come into our dreams as symbols and the expressions associated with them.
Internal emotional unresolved issues will also make themselves known in dreams such as nightmares.
3. Spiritual dreams
One such type of dream is a visitation from someone who'd crossed over. In such a dream, the deceased is the main focus of the dream as opposed to just a face in a crowd or in the background. I've had a visitation from a friend of mine who'd passed over a year ago. My spirit guide showed herself to me in a visitation dream after repeated requests.
It has been my personal experience that each time I discover a spiritual truth, I would dream of ascending a staircase, suggesting that I'm acquiring a higher spiritual understanding.
4. normal physiological process dreams
This is according to scientific theory: that events that happened to us during the day while we are active, are written/recorded/filed away in our memories as we sleep at night.
I have noticed that on the days when when I've been doing a lot of intellectual work e.g. learning new materials, I needed more sleep. This seems to imply that there is a lot of "recording" to do.
Well, sorry for such a long post, Lightwinds, but that's my two-cents' worth in trying to cover all your questions.
Blessings
Mirrie
RE: Thoughs on Your Dreams
I'll try not to echo what Mirrie said...lol, but like her I do feel there are several categories of dreams.
Did you know that some Indian traditions teach that particular dreams come at certain times during the night, so you have the 'clear out' dreams, the 'nonsense' dreams and the 'community'dreams which generally bring visions to help others?
My dreams certainly fall into the categories already mentioned. I can tell when a dream is spiritual guidance - there's usually a clear message in it or something suitably unusual and vivid which I remember all day.
Symbols are important as they can be the mind's way of illustrating a point which our logical minds skip over. I've often found that by talking over a dream and symbols with a friend, I can help them make sense of something else going on in their daily lives or unconscious emotions which needs to be understood. Dreams bring messages up to the surface to be recognised.
I do think it's important to pay attention to dreams, especially recurring ones, as they are generally repeating for a reason, just as patterns repeat in our lives until we understand and address them.
BB
Moonfeather
RE: Thoughs on Your Dreams
I'm in agreement with everyone, there are some strong messages that are given to us in our dreams but they need to be 'sorted' from everything else thats going on in la la land
I've noticed that any disturbing dreams dealing with issues in my life are normally at the beginning of sleep, so I'll wake up at 1amish and the vivid dreams that seem to have the most significant messages are near the point when we have to wake (frustratingly sometimes)
Definately agree with the external stimuli comment by Mirrie, as I always dream of some form of water carrier bursting if I need to wake up in the night for a visit to lav lol
RE: Thoughs on Your Dreams
Thank you Mirrie, MoonFeather, BazzyBoy for adding your thoughts on dream meanings.
Ialso agree with most thing said.
Dream need to be look at in my opinion with an open mind.
Each symbol can represent differant meaning to each person.
Each dream has a message to help us in some way I feel.
It good to work them out and keep a dream jounal.
Spiritrual and material help comes to us in our dreams.
I tend to pick up links with some people when reading dreams, that can help further at times.
Dreams can be forgotten within minets, but some are rememberd for years to come.
That dream will be workedout when the times right.
love and blessings
lightwinds
Wendy x
RE: Thoughs on Your Dreams
I am not all that botherd about dreams Yet there is always a vivid part of your vision, traveling. Call it what you will, in which you remember, This is what you need to desipher to understand the message that your guides, higher self is trying to help you with.
I also feel and come to understand that our dream state is split into four parts. One represents what you are goign through and your obstacles, Another is when you go on a journey and recieve your message. Another part of it reflects what is going on in your life.
I mean your guids and angels have to keep your mind busy, because you go on to do work on the astral/etheral.
Yes symbols mean a lot they have messages of guidance,
I will also send you a copy of one of my experiences when I was asleep
Love
Ithar:)