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Sometimes your subconscious practically hits you over the head when it’s trying to communicate. When that happens, dream interpretation can’t get any easier. A dream that’s boring or dull is a little more subtle. If you consult a dream dictionary, you’re actually begging to misunderstand yourself. In the dream, I was sitting around a table…
A number of shabbily dressed peasants were being interrogated by a law enforcement official: “Who did you see?” “I don’t know,” they said. “Say Stevie Nicks,” the official said, apparently feeding them answers. “Okay,” they agreed. “Stevie Nicks.” “Good,” he said. “That will make it better and safer for you.” Then it was the famous singer’s turn. She…
Something of a cross between George Clinton and Snoop Dogg, the lead singer wore dusty overalls and thick work gloves. The backup dancers were also dressed for farm work. No crops were being raised, however. There were no animals getting fed either. Behind them, a barn. A crowd grooved approvingly on a tractor and up in…
While making the rounds of various TV and radio talk shows, with the release of Dream Power (1972) and subsequent release of The Dream Game (1975), psychologist Ann Faraday popularized both the activity of dream journaling and the idea dreams could be meaningful. Her books sold over 500,000 copies, according to Harper & Row, her publisher. The Encyclopedia of…
Why nobody can interpret your dreams for you. Six Carl’s Jr. fast-food workers stood ready to take on the problem: a home in disarray. The dream: I had too much to do in too little time. I was fretting. This team would help. Actually, I don’t have an exact count of how many fast-food employees…
Cute, winged insect creatures carried components of the nativity scene one by one through the snowy forest. Up went an angel. Up went a donkey. Up went a shepherd. The swarm went through the hilly forest, over to a snow-covered front yard. The caller to the nationally-syndicated radio show described what he was having the…