Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Dreams

I am going to start to journal my dreams; I find them so fascinating. If you put together your dream symbols you can usually figure out what your subconscious is trying to tell you.

Last night I dreamt of an alligator and an empty house. The house was one that one of my best friends had just moved out of. So of course I consulted the “Dream Dictionary” to try to get an idea of what my brain was trying to tell me.

Actually, I dreamt two nights in a row of someone significant moving or leaving, I will look closely to this point.

Definition: Seeing a house in your dream represents your own soul and self. Specific rooms in the house indicate a specific aspect of your psyche. In general, the attic represents your intellect, the basement represents the unconscious, etc. If the house is empty, then it indicates feelings of insecurity.
I was also crying very hard when I learned that my cousins were selling their beautiful Victorian home in Marshal Michigan and moving away from me. (This did happen, but 10 years ago)

Definition: Dreaming that you are moving away means your desire or need for change. It may also mean an end to a situation or relationship and your are moving on. Alternatively, it indicates your determination and issues regarding dependence/independence.



Definition: Dreaming that you are lost suggests that you have lost your direction in life or that you have lost sight of your goals. You may be feeling worried and insecure about the path you are taking in life. Alternatively, you may be trying to adjust and get accustomed to a new situation in which the rules and conditions are ever changing. Dreaming that someone else is lost, represents unresolved issues or feelings regarding the person that is lost. Consider also what aspect of that person you may have lost within your own self. Perhaps you need to recapture and re-acknowledge those aspects.



Definition: Dreaming that you are crying means a release of negative emotions that is more likely caused by some waking situation rather than the events of the dream itself. Your dream is a way to regain some emotional balance and a way to safely let out your fears and frustrations. In our daily lives, we tend to ignore, deny, or repress our feelings. But in our dream state, our defense mechanisms are no longer on guard and thus allow for the release of such emotions.


Definition: If you see an alligator in your dreams it means that you should be expecting some trouble: treachery, deceit and danger. When you dream that you tamed an alligator, it shows that you have acquired great influence and lots of power. Some cultures give the figure of the alligator some healing power.
Well this alligator was in a huge fish tank and I knew he was too big for it. So I watched him climb out of the tank and hit the floor. I closed the door and locked it.


Basically I think it means I am mourning the loss of myself because I have given up on a situation in my life and I need to move on or forward. I am insecure about moving forward, I have lost my direction. But I really need to move forward.

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