what do dreams mean?

[shadowgirl]

are they omens, fears, warnings, wishes? what are they, does anybody know?


SG

[duke1962]

I know that mine are mostly graphically violent, in that they almost always have gore splattered all through them. The last time I had an erotic dream was at least ten years ago. Mine have people from the past, one's who had bullied me when I was young, popping up un-announced and the result is usually violent...never death though. The more spicy food, lack of sleep, excess alcohol all contribute to the intensity of my dreams. I dream most every night and can 75% of the time gain control toward the end. Every one asleep now?

[muffdiver]

SG, you have a PM.


Muff

[Chucky]

Dreams are messages from the soul to help us in life, and to help those we love too. Dreams usually refer to an event or attitude in your life. However, a dream may also bring information for someone close to you. Dreams can offer fascinating insights to help you solve problems and issues in your life. Dreams take us to levels we would otherwise be afraid to strive for. Sometimes there are omens but you already have to be on that journey to dream about it. The trick is to analyse the dream. The message may or may not have anything to do with what is happening in the dream. The message could be from what they are wearing or where the dream is taking place. The most vivid part of the dream is where the message is.

[duke1962]

Why are mine so violent and graphic. I am a total pacifist and even dislike the gore that people sometimes email through to me.

[muffdiver]

Those are the three parts that the human is made of. The body and soul are self explanatory. The spirit of a human being could also be described as the subconscience of the mind, which tells us of things to come, whether they be good or bad, profitable or not. The remembered parts of the dreams that come to the conscious part of your mind as Chucky said are the parts that you have to pay attention to because your unconscious mind is forwarning the conscious mind of things to come, and must be interpreted to understand. That would explain what some people call deja vu' and the feeling that something has happened before, or you have been somewhere before upon going there for the first time.


Muff

Somewhere in Texas, a village is missing an idiot.

[Chucky]

Doing violence in a dream indicates unexpressed anger or anger that was poorly expressed in the past.It implies energies that need to be redirected positively, and the acceptance of an existing situation.
Receiving violence implies that you or someone important to you is keeping stuff from you due to fear or circumstance. Or it could mean you are attempting to exert too much influence on someone and to back off.

[duke1962]

So, should I hunt down the fuckers that used to beat me up at school to stop these dreams, or just sit back and go for the ride? Should we act on dreams or wait for the situation to unfold "naturally". I once went to a phsycologist for relationship problems and was advised to write a letter to an arsehole that had violated me when I was very young, include what I wanted to do to revenge the situation but not to send it, to keep it for a week or two then re-read it, wait another week or two then re-read it and destroy it violently...I did that and was very unsatisfied with how I felt afterward, maybe that's when these dreams started.

[nyar]

are they omens, fears, warnings, wishes? what are they, does anybody know?SG

There's a modern school of thought that says dreams are meaningless 'noise' before and after deep sleep. However, just like tarot cards and the I Ching, they can sometimes serve as a catalyst for subconcious problem solving. As far as them being messages from 'out there'? Well, I'm still not sure. If there is such thing as the Deep Mind that connects us all together on some spiritual level, perhaps dreams are a form of mystical semaphore.

[Chucky]

duke,
We can't change the past nor can we change other people. Where the phsycologists have it wrong is they want you to look outside yourself. Look to place the blame on other people in hopes it will fix our inner tormoil. That may work if your only inner tormoil is guilt, but not for anger, hate or resentment. For those things you have to look inside. We have to come to terms with the past, it's over and done with. We can only make amends to the ones we have hurt. We cannot demand amends from others. Getting even with someone never settles our problem because they will retaliate and escalate the problem. And the beat goes on and on and on. Lower your expectations of other people and you will lower your disappointments. Before you go to sleep ask yourself "how important is it?" then see how you dream. I would bet if you really let go of the past and live well today that your violent dreams will stop.

Chucky

[duke1962]

I do pretty much expect to be treated as I treat people, and boy have I lost some so called friends because of that, hence my motto, I don't have friends...they cost too much. Being brought up to be respectful and obliging has cursed me from an early age, hence the troubled mind when sleeping as you have suggested, I still believe everyone deserves complete respect "until proven guilty" and that's my failing. Being a manager of an industrial/retail outlet has helped me to be strong against people who are willing to take advantage of people like myself. I appreciate the time you have taken to listen and advise, and the most respectful thing other than thank you is to take your suggestions in and act on them.