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There are dreams, and then there are DREAMS!! Some dreams are dim and poorly remembered; others are very vivid. When a dream is vivid, it feels like it’s happening in real-time. While events in the dream aren’t always realistic, vividness makes them feel very real. When they feel real, it can be unsettling. Where do…
Many different kinds of restaurants serve fast food: burger places, pizza places, chicken sandwich places and so on. All of them mean other things to different people. For some, a fast-food restaurant is their favorite place for a quick meal. For others, it’s a lively place to get together with their friends or family. Then…
Some people would want to resist learning what a dream about their ex might mean. They’d be afraid it would mean they subconsciously wanted to get back together with them. If that’s the case, there’s no way. I’ve been through all that before, and I’m not looking back. If that’s the only partner available,…
The presence of spiders in a dream often alludes to lying in wait and trapping. Some spiders also fill their prey full of poison to kill and eat them. The presence of a spider in a dream can also imply a virtual sickness or poisoning. The meaning depends on the viewpoint of the dreamer. Are…
One morning Gregor Samsa woke up unable to get up. He was stuck on his back and couldn’t leave the bed. He had, inexplicably, been transformed into a giant cockroach. So begins the events in “The Metamorphosis,” a novella by Franz Kafka. While dreams didn’t inspire the novella, the “horrible vermin” is representative of just…
What the bear in your dream represents depends on the way you feel about the bear and how it’s presented in the dream. That is, of course, true for most objects in dreams. Yet themes have emerged about bears in cultures around the world. Considering these can help you understand what the bear might symbolize…
No matter what the dream you’re dreaming is about, a dream where you dream you’re dreaming can seem like quite a puzzle. This includes where you dream you’re sleeping in your bed or anywhere else. The picture that’s presented is something like one of those M.C. Escher prints. It’s like a gaze into a dimension…
And what about dreams of other kinds of storms? Even if they’re anxiety-provoking, the sirens in tornado early warning systems are a blessing. Before such systems with their air raid sirens were developed, many more people were killed by tornadoes. A dream about a tornado can also often be compared to an early warning siren,…
Having a dream where a dead person you’ve known is talking to you is one of the most exciting dreams you can have. They’re especially common around this time of the year. October 31 is Halloween. November 1 is All Saints Day. November 2 is the Day of the Dead or All Souls Day. As…
Sometimes they’re triggered by the potential for a May-December relationship or addiction troubles/questions. Vampires are interesting creatures in the popular mind. They’ve got a lot going for them in some ways—eternal life, incredible strength, and invulnerability to most things. On the other hand, they live with some terrible disadvantages, too. They’ve got to keep feeding…
Jung’s collective unconscious evolves and includes computers Files not saving. Computers slow, delaying while updating. Viruses. Bloodshot irises. Internet worms. File not found errors. And that’s not to mention the endless e-mail. Our waking lives can be the stuff of nightmares when our computers fail or when we fail our computers. They’re the…
Most horror movies are clichéd. There’s always at least one chase scene. Then, someone or something jumps out of the shadows and scares the hell out of someone. It turns out to be nothing. The monster gets killed only to come back when the protagonists least expect it. Have your dreams been clichéd but ostensibly…
Dreams can be vivid or dim. Usually, the dreamer doesn’t physically feel anything. They might feel something in a nightmare. Usually, it’s a quick shock or jolt. Take a dream of falling. The dreamer has the experience of falling, falling, falling, and then BOOM! He or she lands in bed. The dreamer physically feels like…