Interpreting Dreams

[AnwenAranrhod]

To interpret your dreams, you have to remember them: before going to bed at night, set your intention. Say it out loud, “I will remember my dreams.”

Keep a journal and pen nearby (with a light on it is even better).

Write down the dream the moment you wake up—they evaporate like steam if you don’t.

How you tell the story in your journal will provide major keys to unlocking it, so let the words flow on the page.

Figure out what type of dream message it is—physical, mental, spiritual. Physical dreams are responses to an external stimuli. You dream of a snowstorm and wake up to find the bed covers are on the ground and you’re cold. Mental dreams take you into many areas—anxiety issues, wish fulfillment, hashing out what just happened the day before. Spiritual ones have larger, overall messages regarding your path in life. And there is overlap—dreams operate on several levels at once. You could be cold in that snowstorm—but on a deeper level, your emotions have frozen, too.

What’s the dream about? What current problems and interests could it be reflecting?

What emotions did you feel in the dream? How do they relate to your current situation?

What is the setting? A familiar place (there’s no place like home)? A strange place (venturing into new areas of your life)? A scary place (afraid of a new job)? Springtime (a time of renewal)?

Dreams operate on a symbolic level so analyze the symbols. Symbols can be conventional (flags), universal (the circle) or personal. Look at each object and person in the dream and ask yourself, what does this represent to me? We use verbal language in the conscious, reasoning mind and then manipulate (and deceive) to our own benefit. The dream source is honest, though. The symbolic and seemingly obscure language of dreams helps prevent deceit between the conscious and subconscious mind.

Ask what part of you each person in the dream represents

Apply what you’ve learned from your dream—what have you realized about yourself?  

[Animated Beauty]

Thank you for sharing this lovely post!

I set up my own personal gmail account so I can log on from anywhere to write them down. I like it's convenience. 3nodding  

[PsychoValentine]

lovely explanation  

[Sickest Light]

Thanks for this. I need to remember this bad. I always forget my dreams when I wake up. xp