DIVING
INTO DREAMS WORLD...
Every dream is a message from your
unconscious self, expressed in a code which only you can understand
and interpret. The images, colours, moods and terms of your
dreams depend upon your culture, up-bringing, slang and your
own understanding of things and values. In order to interpret
your dream correctly, you have to work on every dream symbol,
and the following tips can be useful to you.
It is most likely that you will be
present in any of your dreams, but you may look differently.
You can dream of other people, animals and inanimate objects,
which may represent you. For example, a panther can have an
allusion to some of your character features like strength
and smartness, and seeing a pig could mean that you are being
greedy and behaving like a pig. Sometimes your may appear
as an object in your dreams. For example, a chair leg, while
other chair legs are broken, if you are the only one who is
supporting the family. Dreaming is like looking into a mirror
and seeing yourself with your own eyes.
If you dream of animals, you should
know that animals represent our basic instincts or parts of
our personality. On the other hand, folkloric interpretations
suggest that some animals bring bad or good luck. However,
we must look at the nature of the creature and with what character
features or feelings we associate it. Also, it is important
to note that animal symbols can carry positive and negative
potentials and should be correlated with your feelings and
emotions about them.
It is also good to know the mood of
your dream. It happens that sometimes we don't remember the
dream itself, but we definitely remember the mood in which
we wake up. If you woke up feeling depressed, or sad, there
might be an indication of a problem or any other aspect, which
you haven't acknowledge yet in waking life and need to focus
on.
Another tip in understanding your dreams
is analysing what feelings and emotions you had during them.
If you felt cold, it may suggest that you are indifferent
towards someone, and feeling hot could mean that you are passionate
about someone. If you dream about getting sunburned, the dream
could indicate that you are taking risks in waking life.
Not every person dreams in colour.
Often people see black and white dreams, while some may be
monochrome. People who are more aware of colours in waking
lives will have more colourful dreams. However, it is more
important to decipher a colour which is particularly striking
in your dream, because it can be a separate symbol which in
combination with the object will give you some extra information.
The first dreams which we have after
falling asleep often revolve around the day's events. We go
through them, sorting out and discarding things we don't need
to remember and gaining insight into those we do. Often, we
are inspired with suggestions that we can use to remedy the
situations that plague us by day. As we progress through the
night's dreams, they may take up more fantastic qualities,
offering fanciful experiences. These often pleasant images
can relieve the stress of the day. But the dream we have just
before the awakening often contains information the subconscious
mind wants to make known to the conscious. And this information,
if remembered, interpreted, and understood, can serve as an
important tool in our lives. |