tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post4949250256366303092..comments2023-09-27T04:44:05.430-07:00Comments on A Faraway View: a blog about dreams: The Family That Dreams Together: A Guest Post from Faraway EyesArlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-8075760959636317122012-09-12T07:43:58.040-07:002012-09-12T07:43:58.040-07:00Wow that's amazing, I thought that kind of thi...Wow that's amazing, I thought that kind of thing only happened in movies. Seems like a good thing though and you are all clearly connected in some way. The closest I've ever come to anything like that is when we were kids, me and my sis would have conversations with each other in our sleep! :)PRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081495393769749459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-62798272255179961952012-09-11T07:38:10.623-07:002012-09-11T07:38:10.623-07:00Donna - I knew you would say that!Donna - I knew you would say that!farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-464535855041906672012-09-10T13:24:04.136-07:002012-09-10T13:24:04.136-07:00Susan - Interesting thought, while we are very clo...Susan - Interesting thought, while we are very close in some respects, there are others in which we differ greatly. I have a strong sense of being connected to people both in and out of my family.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-47511725040718340252012-09-09T19:25:07.433-07:002012-09-09T19:25:07.433-07:00I think you, your daughter, and her daughter are s...I think you, your daughter, and her daughter are sensitive and share that thread in probably everything you do. Do you react to events the same way? Do you ever eat the same meals, but you are not together? Nothing strange at all--just a closeness that you are lucky to share.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-17367674909931238462012-09-09T14:57:40.849-07:002012-09-09T14:57:40.849-07:00Mina - You could be right. I certainly can't f...Mina - You could be right. I certainly can't figure it out.<br /><br />Deniz - A thousand thank yous. I love it. If you take a peek at my blog, you will note how absolutely appropriate it is. Way better than the Rolling Stones, although I like their song also.<br /><br />Arlee, again thank you. That song was the icing on the cake. farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-81522450365940314292012-09-09T11:25:27.066-07:002012-09-09T11:25:27.066-07:00Oh, I'm so glad you like them! They're one...Oh, I'm so glad you like them! They're one of my favourite bands. Barafundle, Spanish Dance Troupe and The Blue Trees and - oh, who am I kidding, I love all their albums!Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-66933757809462035932012-09-08T17:01:07.397-07:002012-09-08T17:01:07.397-07:00Deniz, thanks for introducing me to Gorkys Zygotic...Deniz, thanks for introducing me to Gorkys Zygotic Mynci. What a great group! I've been listening to their YouTube channel since I listened to "Faraway Eyes". This is some of my favorite kind of music. Great stuff!<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-65367396962854759522012-09-08T16:32:32.398-07:002012-09-08T16:32:32.398-07:00Aww, I'm glad :-)Aww, I'm glad :-)Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-83529430741179844372012-09-08T16:31:07.408-07:002012-09-08T16:31:07.408-07:00Deniz -- I like it. This recording sounds like som...Deniz -- I like it. This recording sounds like some of the stuff I used to listen to back in the 70s. Good stuff.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-29041873713005058532012-09-08T15:55:42.208-07:002012-09-08T15:55:42.208-07:00Here it is!
Faraway Eyes by Gorky's Zygotic M...Here it is! <br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfrOb6yAxx0" rel="nofollow">Faraway Eyes by Gorky's Zygotic Mynci</a>Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-83379591186625763012012-09-08T15:48:04.461-07:002012-09-08T15:48:04.461-07:00Thank you, Faraway Eyes, for sharing your experien...Thank you, Faraway Eyes, for sharing your experience with us. And thank you to all who have joined in the discussion with us.<br /><br />It's not over yet, so anyone feel free to add your thoughts.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-8128721306580316882012-09-08T13:37:07.564-07:002012-09-08T13:37:07.564-07:00Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to some ...Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to some of you. I had to make an unplanned trip out of town.<br /><br />Michael - Indeed they are.<br /><br />STMc - As usual a very insightful comment. I have often wondered if perhaps I share all dreams with my daughter and granddaughter. Of course, daughter already thinks I'm crazy, so bugging her about every dream I have might be too much confirmation. Often she tells me her dreams and many are not familiar to me.<br /><br />I do think that as it is possible to share conscious thought with those people we are connected to (like hoping for a success or renewed health - things like that) it certainly could be possible to share dreams or unconscious thought with others also.<br /><br />I would be curious to know if I am able to share dreams with someone other than family members, but not too sure how to figure that out, without looking like a complete lunatic.<br /><br />When it comes to interpreting dreams, I tend to over-think things and end up with far too many probable solutions. I have not thought of asking for an interpretation before I go to sleep of a previous dream. I'll have to try that.<br /><br />Deniz - Would love to hear that song. If you see this and have the ability, leave a link. Or tell me the name of the band. There is one "The Girl With the Far Away Eyes" by the Rolling Stones.<br /><br />Jay - Interesting comment. I would direct you back to my comment to STMc.<br /><br />I do believe that it is possible to share both conscious and unconscious thoughts with others.<br /><br />Rob - Thanks, I feel the madness often.<br /><br />I appreciate all of the comments and helpful ideas. I am also grateful that no one openly said; 'what kind of a nut bar is this woman?'<br /><br />Arlee, thank you for the opportunity. I know I was reluctant at first, but it turned out to be great fun.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-4682533046108954752012-09-07T06:33:43.224-07:002012-09-07T06:33:43.224-07:00I never remember dreams and have not for a long ti...I never remember dreams and have not for a long time now....<br /><br />The Ghost Writer who as you may be aware is the Ghost Writer has a sixteen year old Granddaughter and thirteen year old Grandson.. so old is all in the mind and with age comes wisdom (sorry I mean madness. Rob Z Toborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570498194207996145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-45750246881177771992012-09-06T22:06:05.344-07:002012-09-06T22:06:05.344-07:00Studying psychology and psychiatry for a passion I...Studying psychology and psychiatry for a passion I encounter lots of similar cases. I mean, not psychotic cases; it seems to be quite common, although it never happened to me. <br />It reminds me of Jung's concept of Collective Unconscious, a sort of mystical participation in each other that links all of us by means of a spiritual chain. Of course, the sensitive ones are those who have experiences. <br /><br />I learned that outer stimuli are rarely responsible for our dreams. Besides, outer stimuli happen throughout the day. We have thousands of them in a day. The outer stimuli theory still wouldn't suggest why our unconscious would choose that particular image or experience from the day to communicate with us, and not another of the many events that occurred that day.<br />Well, it seems you have a go with your granddaughter! Jay Paolonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647807643476130105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-14243909369769609492012-09-06T19:29:27.382-07:002012-09-06T19:29:27.382-07:00WOW! I've never heard of "dream-sharing&q...WOW! I've never heard of "dream-sharing" before! That's amazing!<br /><br />My immediate thought (as a mom) was that maybe you're so incredibly sensitive to your daughter's well-being and state of mind (and your granddaughter's too) that you're "picking up" their dreams, sort of like an antenna...not that I'm trying to discount the dream-share theory. It's just what first came to my mind...<br /><a href="http://minalobo.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Some Dark Romantic</a>Mina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-56895148039332201342012-09-06T17:45:31.900-07:002012-09-06T17:45:31.900-07:00I've never had a simultaneous dream, but have ...I've never had a simultaneous dream, but have had similar dream "tones" with family members. Dreams are so fascinating!<br /><br />There's a Welsh band that has a lovely song called Faraway Eyes :-)Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-13874254014829963992012-09-06T10:23:18.662-07:002012-09-06T10:23:18.662-07:00This was a very interesting blog bit. If I have ev...This was a very interesting blog bit. If I have ever "shared" a dream with someone else, I am unaware of it. It's not uncommon for me to describe to family members particularly vivid or bizarre dreams I've had, but so far, none of them have ever said, "Stop! I know what you're going to say next because I had that same dream".<br /><br />However, it does not surprise me in the least that apparently some family members do experience "simultaneous shared dreams". As I related in an earlier post linked to this page, a friend of mine, living in a state nearly 400 miles from my own, once had a dream that was based on something I'd said to my Mom one day in passing. So naturally the phenomenon described here by FarAwayEyes is easy for me to believe.<br /><br />When we're asleep, the conscious mind takes a vacation and allows the subconscious mind to come to the foreground to process information and work on spiritual matters.<br /><br />When I was a child, I had a "lucid dream" (an awareness that I was dreaming while in the dream state), and I used this lucid dream to free myself from a recurring nightmare I'd been experiencing. That was probably the event that first planted it into my young mind that dreaming was an important aspect of our earthly lives and it played a part in forming a personal philosophy that I now hold.<br /><br />I also think it's significant that dreams figure prominently as sources of Divine guidance and prophecy in both the Old and New Testaments of The Bible. It is no accident that God has designed us to dream.<br /><br />So, I think the next step is to begin contemplating which dreams are shared, when, and why? Is there any particular theme that can be discerned in the dreams that are shared, and if so, what is it that the dreamers are meant to learn from it? I have no doubt that there is a purpose or a message to be found in dreams that are shared; there is some REASON for them that waits to be discovered by study over time.<br /><br />After finding that a dream has been shared, the dreamers might even want to ask for an interpretation of it before going to sleep the following night. I did once have a dream that I couldn't interpret, but shortly afterwards had a second dream that interpreted the first one for me. So such a thing IS possible.<br /><br />Thanks to FarAwayEyes for composing this very intriguing blog bit and to Boidman for hosting it.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'<br /> Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-43327451193307583032012-09-06T09:46:59.277-07:002012-09-06T09:46:59.277-07:00Alex - It's amazing to me too.
Bish - Yeah, s...Alex - It's amazing to me too.<br /><br />Bish - Yeah, spooky too.<br /><br />Beer Boys - So glad to hear it's not only me.<br /><br />Libby - I wonder if they would also share dreams with touching. In my case, my daughter and I have been thousands of miles apart, on some of these occasions.<br /><br />DG - Interesting. Not many would think of me as using more of my mental capacity than normal. But, then not many think of me as normal either.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-85651316477571726662012-09-06T09:41:42.547-07:002012-09-06T09:41:42.547-07:00I haven't had a similar experience, but dreams...I haven't had a similar experience, but dreams I think are fascinating topics to explore.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-49639893629039523292012-09-06T08:34:34.299-07:002012-09-06T08:34:34.299-07:00Haven't knowingly shared a dream with anyone. ...Haven't knowingly shared a dream with anyone. Hubs and I used to compare dreams and came to the conclusion that what worries us usually comes out in a dream. As an older sister left to watch siblings, I used to dream I'd lose one of them. . .<br /><br />My mother used to dream things that would happen soon after, such as people visiting, someone getting sick (before we got the news). I think some people are more sensitive to these mental connections and some suppress them. After all, don't 'they' say we don't use all our mental capacity?<br /><br />Interesting post, thanks for sharing.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-34561519831058938902012-09-06T08:00:55.857-07:002012-09-06T08:00:55.857-07:00I had two friends that fell asleep holding hands a...I had two friends that fell asleep holding hands and they had the same dream too!Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14323538213636795216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-66552027154022025312012-09-06T07:15:55.794-07:002012-09-06T07:15:55.794-07:00I've never shared a dream, but my wife and her...I've never shared a dream, but my wife and her mother always share dreams. Always. It's the oddest thing. Perhaps it's more of a female thing? I'd be horrified if I started sharing dreams with Brandon...A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-4260371151401230332012-09-06T05:44:13.068-07:002012-09-06T05:44:13.068-07:00Nope, the idea of shared dreams is totally new to ...Nope, the idea of shared dreams is totally new to me. Neat, but spooky too.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020898804375958182.post-35343411807976629662012-09-06T05:34:03.298-07:002012-09-06T05:34:03.298-07:00I don't think I've ever shared a dream wit...I don't think I've ever shared a dream with anyone. Amazing you've shared them with your daughter and granddaughter. Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com