Here's my dream - I frequently dream of houses
or buildings in which I lived or frequented in the past and I also
dream of people from my past. These buildings and people are sometimes
mixed up with the present or contain both people currently in my life
and people that I used to know, all in the same dream. For instance,
I dream of my current partner in the house that I grew up in or I
dreamt of a mall that I frequented as a child, except in the dream
I am an adult starting a new job at a store in this mall. The people
surrounding me I have never met, and they are “showing me the
ropes” at the new job. On my way to work, I am walking up a
street from my childhood, except this street is physically not near
the mall to which I was walking. Past and present places and people
morph together in unusual ways. What do frequent dreams of past objects
or people mean? Can I not let go of the past?
Dear Dreamer,
Most often, dreams of past people, places or events are connected
to current happenings in the dreamer’s life. Rather than
being unable to let go of the past, these things are generally
trying to indicate to the dreamer that a similar “pattern”
or experience is now being faced in the individual’s daily
life. Therefore, when you dream about an old friend, ask yourself,
“What is different about this friend than all of the other
friends I knew?” In other words, there is a reason that
your subconscious mind resurrected that particular symbol at
this point in your life. If you dream about an old house, then
the dream may be suggesting that whatever occurred in your life
at that time may be presenting itself again. For example, if
you most associate the old house with the time when you were
in school, then the dream could indicate that you are going
through a similar learning experience. Dreaming about an old
spouse oftentimes corresponds to a situation with your current
spouse that is thematically similar to what you went through
previously. Edgar Cayce suggested that most often dreams contrast
and correlate the events of the day – giving us several
different perspectives to evaluate what is occurring in our
life right now. –
Here's my dream
- This is my dream: I am a member of your
organization since some months ago. I have been corresponding
some time with a woman I meet in my youth; she is now married.
Last night I dreamt this: I was at my former place, a reservation,
but in the dream there had grown up a lot of houses and other
buildings in the forest. I felt sorry for that, and as I walked
under the big pines they formed a roof over me, and I felt comforted.
Then suddenly from nowhere a pearl necklace appeared for my
sight and it was brilliant and made of dark and light pearl
and the necklace was formed like an "L" as the first letter
in this woman's name. The necklace was placed round my neck
and then the hands took off my big gold chain and threw it away.
"What are you doing?" I asked and started looking for it, but
could not find it. Looking for the chain, I instead found a
wristwatch, and then one more, and one more and so on, until
I could not get hold of them all. One disappeared into a rabbit
hole. That was my dream, and I am uncertain about what it is
meant to tell me. Could you please help me?
Dear
Dreamer,The neck is associated with the will or
will power. The pearls are something valuable that has become
valued because of the tremendous strain or challenge it has
been put through. The reservation is associated with your past.
The gold chain is something you have found of value, associated
with your past, but may not need anymore or may be keeping you
from your present purpose. The wristwatch is connected to time
- in other words, "it's time." Overall, the dream is suggesting
that the woman you are corresponding with has given you the
encouragement to do something you need to do with you life.
It is something that moves you a little away from the safety
and seclusion of the past into a more prominent and important
role for your future. I hope that helps.–
Here's my dream
- In my dream I was in grocery store, and this
lady I know from childhood was in there. I'm not attracted to her
but for some reason she called me to her in the corner and put her
arms around me and gave me a passionate kiss. I was even shocked in
this dream. She has a boyfriend in real life and again I am not attracted
to this person. What could this mean?
Dear
Dreamer,
I'll give you two possibilities. If the dream is metaphorical, it
may be suggesting that something totally unexpected from your past
will resurface, giving you the opportunity to have a relationship
with it (e.g. a job, a talent, a former relationship). If the dream
is literal, it might be suggesting that this woman was fantasizing
about you and you picked up on it psychically. –
Here's my dream - I am leading a group of people (like a clan) who are being chased by
another group. As it is getting dark, I decide that we can't run any
longer so we decide to attack. The odds are against us. We come upon
their camp, which is in the middle of a group of monolithic stones.
There is a huge bonfire there with people circling it with picks with
sharks' heads on top. I turn my head to the full moon and give a wolf
howl, which is the signal to attack. (In real life, I woke my wife
with the howl and she woke me up). –
Dear Dreamer,
To
be sure the dream has past life elements and may be reflective of
a real experience you had in the past. However, the reason you are having
the dream in the present suggests that there is some kind of a group
conflict that you are involved in at the present time (e.g. at work,
at home), in which you sometimes feel "the odds are against us."
Essentially, the dream is about a conflict and you trying to muster your group
(or your self) to face and deal with that problem. See the archives for
other examples of how past life dreams work. –
Here's my dream - I am 22 years old, married, with one child and another on the way. I
love my husband, and we have been married for several years. My dream
occurs four or more times a week and I am concerned it might be literal.
The first serious relationship I ever had was with a man a few years
older than myself. He was my first everything: first intimate relationship,
best friend, and first true love. We dated for 4 years and talked
about marriage often. Even though we were young and probably stupid,
I truly let myself be totally his and my life revolved around him.
I was happy, no fears, no worries, and only happiness. We broke up
because he went off to college, and we went our separate ways. My
dream is about my desire to have him back in my life, and go back
to the person I was when I was with him. I have vivid dreams about
everything with him, conversations, intimate relationships, etc. I
love my husband very much, but these dreams disturb me to where it
is affecting my intimacy with me own husband. Please help!
Dear Dreamer,
You
actually stated what the dream is all about in your explanation: "My
dream is about my desire to ... go back to the person I was when I
was with him." In other words, the dream is suggesting that sometimes
the stressors of your current life are making you long for a time
when your life may have been simpler and full of anticipation. The
dream has nothing to do with your ex-boyfriend or your not loving
your husband. It has to do with you attempting to recapture a part
of yourself - oftentimes, a normal experience when children and other
stressors make life more complicated (although more rewarding). Good
luck to you. –
Here's my dream - I
have dreams bout my ex-husband at least three to four times a week.
We dated for about four years, were married for ten months and have
been apart for about a year and a half. I have had no contact with
him, other than finalizing our divorce, since he left. We had a very
rocky relationship due to the fact that he was very controlling and
abusive. I have no interest getting back with him, so I'm very confused
as to way I dream about him all the time. PLEASE HELP ME! It's driving
me crazy!
Dear Dreamer,
Since
your husband is a symbol for you of a situation in which you were
"controlled and abused," in all likelihood you are having
this dream whenever you experience similar situations of being controlled
or abused (e.g. at work, another relationship, etc.). Your subconscious
mind is simply trying to bring to mind the feeling you felt in the
past as a means of helping you to recognize what may be occurring
in the present. –
Here's my dream - Please,
please interpret this dream for me. I dreamt we lived on an African
farm. Every day when I opened the door, a huge male lion would come
into the house. He would just sit on the floor, in front of the fire,
on the sofa-wherever he felt like lying. I was very uncomfortable
about the lion but my husband and two children weren't. The children
would lie all over him and play on his back. The lion never played
with them-just lay there. It never got angry. I told my husband I
didn't want it to come in the house any more but he was exasperated
with me and said it was harmless. The next day, when the lion tried
to come in, I pushed myself hard up against the door to stop it. But
I couldn't-it just pushed its way in without hurting me or growling
or anything. I hated the lion being in my house and watched it constantly.
I was terrified it would hurt my kids but it never acted as though
it would. What does this mean?
Dear Dreamer,Lions
are often symbols for personal power or anger. With this in mind,
the dream imagery suggests that you have to constantly live with the
fear of someone getting angry. It is a fear, however, that the children
seem used to and even comfortable with. The dream may simply indicate
that your husband has a problem with anger. Substitute your husband
for the lion in the dream and see if the imagery describes what is
going on in your household.
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Here's my dream - When
I see my Ex-Husband I dream we are getting back together. This dream
is always after I see him, which is not often. It sometimes involves
sex, but mostly how we let our current spouses know. I dream of having
sex with my current husband and getting back together with my ex –
weird. I do not want to get back with him ever. I am in love with
my current husband and love sex with him. Please help me to understand
why I dream of my ex.
Dear Dreamer,
Since
the dreams occur after having literally seen you ex, they could simply
be suggesting that you ex is thinking about, or fantasizing about
being with you and you are picking this up in the dream state. An
alternate interpretation is that after seeing your ex part of you
is wondering how to explain the encounter with your current husband
and the dream is simply portraying this thematically. Just so you
know, however, oftentimes when individuals dream about an ex, the
dream has some connection to the current relationship. In your case,
however, I would imagine that you ex still has feelings for you. –
Here's my dream - I
have bad dreams all the time about a abusive ex-boyfriend of mine,
who is also the father of my 8 year old son. We do not have any contact
with this person. I have since married, and have a new life. But I
have these very real like dreams of my ex. They bother me a lot, and
I sometimes share them with my husband, but he is tired of me dreaming
of my ex, and so am I. I have been having these dreams for years now.
I feel like I am living my horrible years with this person all over
again. Sometimes in my dreams I am getting back at him, but mostly
it is him being abusive to me. Can you please help me?
Dear Dreamer,Oftentimes
we have dreams that essentially explore “memory patterns”
that encapsulate previous experiences and are part of our subconscious
mind. The way you described you ex suggests that he was abusive and
made you feel controlled, belittled and had a negative impact upon
your personal self-esteem. With this in mind, my sense is that whenever
you have a life experience now (at home, at work, or some personal
situation) in which you feel controlled, abused or belittled, your
subconscious mind searches for a “pattern” in your life
experience to bring to your consciousness the awareness that these
same feelings are resurfacing. In other words, the dreams have nothing
to do with you ex – instead they are about things that are happening
in your present that are causing to evoke some of the same feelings
that occurred when you were together with your ex.
–
Here's my dream - I
have dreamed horrible dreams where I am having sex with my father.
He is dead now but we were sexually abused by him growing up. Is this
dream some kind of memory? I don’t consciously remember the
experiences but my older sister does. I wake up and am totally disgusted.
Dear Dreamer,
The subconscious mind often uses events from the past to bring something
to mind in the life of the dreamer. One possibility is that whatever
your mind associates the experiences with (e.g. someone abusing you,
a time in your life in which things were out of control, something
you fear) is thematically similar to something going on in your life
right now. Alternatively, the dreams may be suggesting that this issue
continues to be a powerful block in your life and you need to find
a way to heal it. If this is the case, I would recommend seeing a
regression therapist to take you back to the experiences so that you
can face them and deal with them as an adult rather than having leaving
them repressed from your childhood. Good luck to you. –
Here's my dream - Aloha.
I have a dream that has bothered me for years, I dream of my very
first boyfriend. It was more a puppy love, being I was only 7 and
he 6. We called ourselves boyfriend and girlfriend until I was 10.
About 10 years ago I started having really vivid dreams of him, He
was sometimes older and sometimes younger. And we were always looking
for each other in the dream but kept missing, I would see some of
his girlfriends in the dreams and I even dreamt about him having a
baby with a blonde girl. I’ve kept in touch with his family,
and have found that my dreams were accurate. I even dreamt he had
died in an accident and I found out he was in a really bad accident
a month later. But he was okay, after being in the hospital for sometime.
Anyways, I have the dreams all the time and I wake up feeling like
I’m still there in the dream. I have tried to figure these dreams
out and why I keep having them. It’s like I’ve watched
him live his life in my dreams. Why would this happen? He is getting
married next month and last night I dreamt of him, and woke up sad,
I felt like a piece was going to be missing. It’s weird because
I have a beautiful family who I love with all my heart. My husband
is completely perfect for me in every way. So please can you help
me figure this one out. I’d like a little piece of mind.
Dear Dreamer,
First of all, it is very possible
to have an ongoing soul connection with someone who is not part of
your immediate family. Because of the nature of reincarnation, we
are often drawn back together (at least for a time) with individuals
who are important to us at different periods in our lives. We have
many different kinds of “soul mates” – relationships
that don’t really have anything to do with a sexual relationship.
With this in mind, let me recommend the book, Edgar Cayce on Soul
Mates, by Kevin Todeschi. In addition, in all likelihood every time
you dream about this individual it really has to do with something
going on in your own life that is somehow connected to your hopes,
dreams and wishes from the past. If, for example, the time between
the ages of 7 and 10 was a special time in your life when everything
seemed perfect and you had few worries, then whenever you are going
through any kind of stressors in your present life, your mind may
seek to reconnect with that period of relative calm from your past
and subsequently you “tune in” psychically to the person
in the present. –
Here's my dream
- I
am 29-years-old. When I was in the 6th grade I had a crush on a boy
in my grade, up until my freshman year in high school. For as long
as I can remember, I have been having dreams of him, at least once
a week, if not more. I don’t think of him on a daily basis;
I am in a good relationship. I have only seen him at our high school
reunion and that did nothing for me. In the dreams, he is as I remember
him in school. Just normal dreams, sometimes sexual, sometimes not.
I just really would like to know what causes a person to dream about
the same individual for so long, as many times as I have? Thank you.
Dear Dreamer,
Throughout life each of us creates
“memory patterns” that deal with experiences and relationships
that are forever memorable and are used to simply recall and clarify
experiences and emotions in the present. In all likelihood, this boy
became a memory pattern of an “ideal relationship.” It
may have nothing to do with him literally – he may simply be
a pattern of what you have been seeking. In fact, it’s a very
real possibility that whenever you have an especially meaningful interaction
with your current relationship, your subconscious mind looks for a
memory pattern to symbolize your experience. In other words, your
childhood crush is symbolic of the relationship you now have. If you
would like further information regarding Edgar Cayce’s concept
of relationships, let me recommend the book, Edgar
Cayce on Soul Mates –
Here's my dream - This
month I will have been divorced for twenty years. I have spoken to
my ex-husband only once (about 10 years ago). For the past week I
have dreamt of him every day. In my dream I'm 22 again and happily
married. I see myself in one dream having dinner. In another we are
eating and there is a fishpond. I have a camera and I take pictures
of the fish. The water is clear (very clear). The fish are bright
colors (blue, orange, white). As I take pictures, my husband is standing
there looking at me. In another dream we are eating with a lot of
family members (his family) and he and I are in the corner of the
table talking. I don't understand why after 20 years I'm dreaming
of him. I don't think of him or talk to him.
Dear Dreamer,
Overall, the dream is suggesting
that the same feelings of happiness you had in your life when you
were 22 are about to occur again. The dream has nothing to do with
your ex-husband. It has to do with the feelings that were yours when
you were first together. With this in mind, the dream suggests that
some kind of new spiritual activity (e.g. fishpond, fish) and perhaps
community (e.g. a lot of family members) with which you have recently
been involved have reinspired you to the same extent that you were
inspired as a young newlywed twenty years ago. –
Here's my dream - I dreamt that I looked into an old handbag (which I
still have) and found a set of keys that I had considered lost. I
was surprised to find them in the bag since I had looked everywhere
for them. They had been lost a long time. On the ring of keys was
also a small Victorian Cross knife/tool, which was covered in a richly
embroidered red cloth. (Just FYI, I constantly dream of old handbags
and clothes that are still useful. I often frequent thrift stores
but usually find that it is a wasteful use of time and energy.)
Dear Dreamer,
For a female, a handbag is often symbolic of
self, self-worth, sexuality, or occupation. Keys can be symbolic of
a life’s direction as well as choices and decisions. With these
things in mind, I think the dream is suggesting that something you
wanted to do with your life in the past that you perhaps believed
“lost” is still within your hands. In all likelihood it
is a direction that you are going to pursue. The Victorian symbol
suggests that this occupation/endeavor is something you have done
in the past and the embroidered red cloth could indicate that you
will feel richly rewarded for finally pursuing this long-forgotten
dream. –
Here's my dream - What does attending a “reunion” mean in
a dream? For the past three nights I’ve attended my high school
reunion, my older sister’s high school reunion, and a family
reunion, I can’t find anything in any dream book about reunions.
Thanks!
Dear Dreamer,A reunion is often associated
with taking stock of the past, reflecting upon something important,
or literally dealing with someone or something from the past. Since
you have had three variations on a reunion dream, I would say that
the dream is suggesting that you may be at a place in your life where
you are examining something about yourself and/or your direction and
deciding where you want to go from here. It could deal with your career,
your personal relationships or even your hopes and dreams for your
life in general. Alternately, the dream might suggest that something
from your past (e.g. a relationship, a discarded dream, etc.) is about
to resurface.
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Here's my dream - I have this recurring dream for the last 5 years. I
divorced my ex-husband 16 years ago because he abused me physically
and emotionally. I remarried seven years ago to a man that I’ve
had troubles with but not physically as I had in the past. I have
a dream, at least once a month that my ex-husband and I are about
to get married & then he walks away from me. I wait months to
call on him again and when I do, he wants me, yet he runs away from
me again! Every time we are about to make a commitment, the way it
should have been, he runs away from me and I can’t find him.
He always wants to be with me, yet he runs away from me! I’ve
been married for 7 years to a man I love, however, I wonder why I
dream of my ex-husband? I guess I keep seeing things the way I wanted
them to be rather than the way they turned out? I DIVORCED him; therefore,
there is NO LOVE LOSS! I wonder. Would you help me to understand this
so that I can FINALLY let him GO & OUT OF MY LIFE FOREVER?
Dear Dreamer,
Oftentimes the subconscious mind uses
symbols from the past to call to mind similarities in the present.
With this in mind, a past job can often symbolize a current job. A
past relationship can symbolize a current relationship. I think the
dream may be symbolic of your own “on again” and “off
again” commitment to your current husband OR your on again /
off again commitment to each other. If this is the case, it is suggesting
that there are feelings between the two of you but unless you work
out this issue related to commitment you might end up the same way
you and your first husband ended up. –
Here's my dream - I was thirteen years old I met a boy that became my first love. I
ended up moving because the feelings I felt for him scared me and
I believed that I was too young to be in love. I never said goodbye
or gave warning that I was going to leave. I am now 21 and have been
dreaming about him every other night for at least a year now. In the
dream I am searching for him through old friends and leads. Each dream
has a different scenario. Once I found out that he worked at a gas
station, in another I found out where he lives. As soon as I get to
where he is at I wake up out of a dead sleep. Once the dreams started
I continually think about him. I’m an attractive person and
have always dated so I am not lonely or obsessed with being with someone.
I like to be alone. The dreams puzzle me; can you help?
Dear Dreamer,
This individual can be symbolic of
something else you love; he can be symbolic of someone else you love;
or, he might literally represent himself. With these ideas in mind,
the dream has several possible interpretations. The literal interpretation
suggests that – in spite of your feelings of liking to be alone
– there is part of you that longs for companionship and may
even be “destined” to be in a relationship with this individual
from your past. Another interpretation suggests that the same feelings
you had of being drawn to and yet also afraid of becoming involved
with this person are applicable to something else going on in your
life right now. In other words, is there something you are both attracted
to and trying to avoid at the same time? Finally, the dream may suggest
that the “first love” feelings you had about this individual
are about to (or already have) manifested in terms of your relationship
with another person. Ultimately, the solution to this dream depends
on what is going on in your life right now. –
Here's my dream - This one is recurring: It’s
ten years ago and the last week of high school and for some reason,
I won’t be graduating. Sometimes, I’ve forgotten an assignment;
sometimes I have an altercation with an instructor; sometimes I am
late to class. Whatever the reason, the outcome is always the same...I
won’t get to graduate and feel extremely upset that I won’t
make it.
Dear Dreamer,Throughout our lives we have
experiences that can become “memory patterns” for experiences
later in life. These memory patterns symbolize experiences and events
that can recur throughout life; our subconscious mind utilizes these
patterns in the present to suggest that we are going through experiences
similar to those we went through in the past. Everything you’ve
cited: being in school and forgetting an assignment, being late for
class, having difficulty with an instructor and being unable to graduate
all suggest the “pattern” of not being prepared for something.
In other words, what is occurring in your waking life right now (at
home? at work? in your personal relationships?) for which you feel
unprepared? The answer to that question is what your recurring dream
is trying to illustrate.
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Here's my dream - I have a recurring dream in which a really good friend of mine from
high school (with whom I have had no contact in years) searches for
me and finds the most romantic ways to propose to me. I am not sure
what this means. Should I look for him to see what might be or is
there another meaning?
Dear Dreamer,
If the
dream is literal, the dream is suggesting that there may be the possibility
of a potential relationship between the two of you, and that your
lives will inevitably cross paths (perhaps at a reunion?). On the
other hand, a more likely interpretation may be a metaphorical one.
In this case, the friend would symbolize something that you really
cared for and/or wanted to do in the past that you basically forgot
about or let go of. That something could be a job you once considered,
a hobby you were interested in pursuing, or even a talent that you
had once been important to you. From this perspective, the dream is
suggesting that whatever it was that seemed important to you in the
past is about to become important to you again and you will “reconnect”
with that part of yourself. A final possibility is that both interpretations
may be correct. –
Here's my dream - My grandmother has a recurring dream about
having a body buried either in her house or on her property and she
is terrified that someone might discover the body. She doesn’t
know whose body it is but she feels like she is the one that killed
him. The dream is filled with people from her past who are now dead.
She has been having this dream for years now and I was hoping that
you might be able to help us understand why.
Dear Dreamer,
One possibility suggested
by the dream is that there is something your grandmother may have
kept quiet and secret for much of her life that she is worried about.
Her worry may be caused by the fear that someone will discover the
secret after she is gone, or her worry could be connected to her own
confusion regarding whether or not she should tell the secret before
she dies. If this is the case, then the dead body she has killed on
her property is symbolic of something that she has kept hidden and
silent for years. Another possibility is that the dead body is symbolic
of some kind of a regret that your grandmother has never been able
to release. If this is the case, it might have to do with a some kind
of a life path (a job or a relationship) she had considered pursuing,
was forced to give up (e.g. “kill”), and has never really
been able to turn lose of. –
Here's my dream - I have had this anxiety dream about four times a week
for the last three years. Every time I have this dream, I wake up
and have to tell myself repeatedly that it was just a dream and none
of this is real. I am 33 years old, and a high school graduate by
the way. Here it is: I am approaching the final month of high school,
and I don't have enough credits to graduate. I have skipped out of
too many classes, and it's finally caught up with me. I am always
behind credits in PE and math, sometimes in this dream I am behind
in language and history too. I am frantically trying to resolve this
with the heads of the school, or the counselors. The dream is always
unresolved, and it never gets to the point when graduation finally
arrives.
Dear Dreamer,
You’re dream is fairly common
and generally suggests that part of you may be feeling unprepared
for something going on in your life. Since the dream is a reoccurring
experience for you, it could also indicate that you are sometimes
challenged by your own self-worth and self-esteem – perhaps
feelings that you can’t do something or that you don’t
have the training for something you desire or even that you’ll
never be able to make as much money as you would like. If this is
the case, then it might indicate that you may really wish to pursue
whatever training program or educational goals you might have in the
back of your mind. The reason the dream may be unresolved is that
you haven’t yet found a way to address whatever is making you
feel unprepared or unqualified. –
