valjumps46 0 #1 October 9, 2006 I had a wak dream last night. So I looked it up and........."I'm going to marry my novels and have short stories for children." BLuE sKiES & aPpLE PIeS oh and I'm "M" A-ZIng Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #2 October 9, 2006 they've got books that supposedly interpret your dreams based on the images you have, but I think it's probably mostly bullshit, since images often represent different things to different people. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CMiller 1 #3 October 9, 2006 A better way would be to actually read a lot of Freud and Jung, and become familiar with their methods of dream analysis. It's actually a hobby of mine, and while I find Freud's method more entertaining, I think Jung is probably more "correct". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyinchicken 0 #4 October 9, 2006 http://www.dreammoods.com/ A good site to check it out on. "Diligent observation leads to pure abstraction". Lari Pittman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #5 October 9, 2006 Everyone dreams. Personally, I very rarely remember them. People ask me about theirs though. There are different drivers for dreams. Physical - if your covers fell off and you are cold, you may dream that you are naked somewhere in public. If you eat just before bed, you get odd dreams. Images - you may have seen an images (anywhere, even in passing) that reminds you of an emotion. Experiences - if you do not have closure on an event, you may re-experience it to resolve the emotions. Emotions - if you feel unsettled, you may get the "monster chasing me" dream. Among skydivers, the most vivid is the "flying" dream. The monster almost catches you and then you fly away safely. (avoidance) Memories have emotions linked to them. That is what you are dealing with most of the time. Most of the books on the subject only deal with one aspect. The best one that I found is the translation of Sigmund Freuds The Interpretation of Dreams You have to read the whole thing before it really helps. If you only read a part, it makes way less sense. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver30960 0 #6 October 9, 2006 Different emotions will usually make me dream certain things, especially stress. I'm 32 years old (), and I STILL get that dream about being in college and having a test I didn't study for. It cracks me up that my feelings of stress still manifest this way. Elvisio "I wasn't naked in class" Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airman1270 0 #7 October 9, 2006 Sometimes the meanings are not difficult to figure out. Last week I had a dream in which we had moved, for whatever reason, into the unused upstairs floor of my Mom's house. My wife & I were trying to have some marital time, and Mom kept coming up with excuses to come upstairs to check on something. She even came into the room to make sure that my wife had set the alarm for work the next morning. I said "Mom, what are you doing?," to which she replied in a huff that it was HER house, etc.... Anyone who knew Mom would get it, as she spent years obsessing over others' lives while allowing hers to rot away. She had perfected the art of snooping & prying, while making it appear she was just focusing on some innocent detail and that we were overreacting to minor annoyances. Furthermore, my wife shares some of the qualities Mom had that eventually led to my parents' divorce. The conclusion: This dream illustrated how, even after her death, "Mom" is still distorting my marriage. Or it could have been the burrito I had for lunch. Either theory is equally valid. Cheers, Jon S. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jheadley 0 #8 October 9, 2006 I'm always drunk or have the symptoms of being drunk in my dreams (staggering, crawling, unable to stand up or move, unable to see well, unable to speak well). Do you think that means anything? I'm a light drinker in real life. Serious question. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #9 October 9, 2006 Physical feedback. Everyone experiences this. Most people are trying to run and they feel like they are very sluggish or running in quicksand. During a dream, your brain tells your body to run. Your body sends back the "I'm not running because we are asleep, you dope" signal. Your brain, still operating in the altered reality of the dream, says, "OMG, why can't I run away from the monster?" Very common. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
