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Hi Josephine,
Could you tell me a little more about two of your dream images?
First, the coins....do you know where the coins came from? Did
you drop them, or were they just there? How did you feel when
you were picking them up? Do you know what coins they were?
And how did you feel when you were leaping around as though you
were dancing in the air?
Thank you.
Virginia
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Hello Virginia,
Thanks for the reply. Now the answers to your questions re my dreams:
- In my dreams the coins were just there and they are in the highest
denomination a coin could ever get and they are in silver tone. I
feel surprised and happy while picking them up because it never seem
to run out.
- In my dream when I'm leaping as if dancing in the air I feel so
brave and full of energy people could see me and admire me and I
will do ballet steps and lots of high leaps and turns, I feel good
after dreaming.
Some of the things I want you to note when I'm dreaming:
- I remember all my dreams and I am aware that i'm dreaming and I
could wake myself in an undesirable or bad dreams.
Please advise me I want to know the meaning of these and I would
appreciate it a lot.
Thank you very much.
Josephine
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| Josephine,
Thanks for the additional and helpful information. I wish I could
say that your dreams mean "this" or "that," but I can't. The only
person who really knows what your dreams mean is *you*. So if my
interpretations - or your own interpretations - fall flat, so to
speak, then they're probably wrong. When an interpretation is right,
you'll know it because you'll feel that it's true.
I'm very impressed to hear that you're aware that you're dreaming
[during your dreams]. Most people aren't aware; they have to learn
to develop awareness or "lucidity." Stephen LaBerge, Ph.D, of the
Stanford University Sleep Research Center has written an excellent
book - now available in paperback- called "Lucid Dreaming." He
says, "Lucid dreams are quite uncommon events for most of us." He
issues an invitation to those who would like to become involved in
the exploration of lucid dreaming to write to:
Lucidity Project
P.O. Box 2364
Stanford, CA 94305
It seems to me that you might be an excellent candidate for dream
research projects.
. . . . . . . . .
Recurring dreams are interesting. (See note 1271 and replies for
a good discussion of typical school-type dreams.) Although our
brains are capable of producing an incredible number and variety
of images, in recurrent dreams they produce just one image over
and over again. Or, if variation occurs, it's variation on a theme.
It's as though the brain said, "Look, it doesn't matter if you ex-
perience A or B or C or D or.....Z. *This* picture epitomizes what
you feel in each of the situations; and *this* picture is the best
picture I've got."
Recurrent dreams often represent conflicts that can be resolved, and
once resolution occurs, the dreams won't return again. It helps to
find the missing link between a dream and the current situation that
precipitates it. For example, your "swimming or passing through a
deep and dangerous body of water" dream may indicate that you are
coping with a potentially serious problem, that you may be in deep
trouble, that you may be in over your head, that you may run into
snags or currents or whatever monsters may be lurking down there.
Now that's how I feel about this. You may feel something entirely
different - maybe you're exhilarated at coping with a challenge.
The point is that you should find out what this experience in the
water means to you. How does it make you feel? Anxious? Fearful?
Tense? Relaxed?
And now you have to supply a missing link. Go back to recent events
in your life. These events may have actually happened or may be
about to happen or they may be happening in your mind. Look for
similarities between the dream situation and the real one. For exam-
ple, let's say you're drowning in paperwork. You've got more forms
to fill out than H.R. Block. But you put on a happy face. You manage
everything without a hitch. No problem! Everything's fine! But your
brain knows better, and in your dream the rest of your feelings surface.
You're in too deep, kid! If you don't watch out, you're going under!
.......as you said, you could wake yourself up from a bad dream, but
lucid dreams have another very interesting characteristic - the dreamer
can change the dream as it's in progress. You have the advantage of
making a "dry run" before trying out a solution in your everyday life.
Your image of "climbing or going down a steep stairway" may symbolize
unusual difficulty, especially the kind that might result in an in-
jury or fall. (Sometimes, in addition to getting at your feelings, it's
helpful to simply look up key words in a dictionary - e.g. "steep" -
or to try to recall actual stairways or mountain trails or similar
inclines.)
Your "picking coins on the ground" dream could refer to something like
"counting your blessings," especially after some situation in which
you'd been relatively deprived. But it could also be motivated by
the joy of rediscovering the security and value of a beautiful re-
lationship with someone who is utterly dependable and who will never
run out on you. Perhaps he or she said or did something recently
that was an unexpectedly shining example. Perhaps this is a spirit-
ual relationship - the coins don't have any specific faces or physical
features. Or maybe you're going to win the lottery!
" - leaping as if dancing in the air" may indicate that you have great
capabilities that are not being utilized or appreciated during the
day. Do you hold back from being the top performer that you know you
really are? Are you bored at work? Do you feel stifled? Do you
need to let loose? The next time you dream this dream - or any of the
others - ask yourself why you didn't dream it the night before. Some-
times that will help to uncover some seemingly "insignificant" incident
that may be the key to the dream.
Good luck!
Virginia
Virginia
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