Deciphering Dreams

As a young child, I experienced recurring dreams. To better understand them, I learned to project them on an imaginary movie screen. Outside of the dream, I could observe using fast forward or choosing slow motion. I grew adept at recognizing symbols and learned to untangle the message behind the dream.

It wasn't until I had children of my own that I began to help others with their dreamscapes. It was amazing how much a person could learn about repressed feelings or fears. Most people were not especially aware of the depth attached to a dream nor were they prepared for the confusion between the sense of reality in the dream.

Through the discipline of meditation, one learns how to be present and allow thoughts to float across a screen. Both visualization and meditation practices allow us the ability to be somewhat 'out of body' with spiritual imagery. Therefore, today, I can be the essence of calm up on the screen, while watching my human self participate in an earthly story with birth and death. The non-physical presence becomes my reality ... connected with all behind the scenes.

"I wondered, what are dreams made of?
Are they stardust and galaxies?
Are they tendrils of existence
Reaching inwards from eternity?
Justin Wetch

There are a few dreams lingering long after the day is over. These nocturnal happenings can reflect our lives supporting our good or reflecting our doubts. Either way, the dream can repeat itself of just hang over our imaginations hoping we will somehow understand.

There are dreams that I shall never forget by choice and there are dreams I have never been able to dismiss. Not all visualizations in the night are pretty, but they all do reflect a matter of importance. To take a dream at surface level is like reading the cover of a book. As we discard this first layer of information, the true message is lost to us.

Dreams are mesmerizing when we take the time to understand them and begin to track the significant pattern developing from night to night and week to week. Dreamwork is a language to be learned which will uncover elements we hide from our lovely selves.

The holidays are upon us stirring emotions, anxiety, and fear. If we are not acknowledging these feelings, they will turn up in our dreams. Deciphering Dreams looks forward to working with you. If privacy needed, use private message. Happy Holidays!

Thank you to those who share dreams with me! They inspire me and hopefully bring understanding to you!
Deciphering Dreams

"Dreams are not about prosaic themes, not about reading,
writing and arithmetic, but about emotion."
Rosalind Cartwright

Dreams reflect emotions earlier experienced in the day and may be amplified by stored memories of similar experiences. Nocturnal information tends to be towards the negative side as it is what we normally minimize or ignore.

Negativity comes up in dreams to give us another chance of resolve. It is a tool used to bring balance back to our emotions. When we awaken from an upsetting dream, it is important to sift through it to discover an area needing resolve.

Try to remember ... the people we dream about may just be symbols and not representing themselves in particular. If we can identify who was in our dream and then understand what they represent, the dream will begin to unravel. How do these actions relates to our own story. Take a few minutes to explore as the emotions are generally the ones suppressed.
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