Problems (Elements of Dreams) #AtoZChallenge

        Just as we encounter problems in everyday life, we encounter problems and difficult situations in our dreams.  The dream problems we face are often the same or related to those of waking life.  In other cases the dream difficulties might reflect problematic issues from our waking life that have not been apparent to us.  

         Since dreams are the realm of the mind where the subconscious interprets and restates issues regarding our daily life, solutions to problems are sometimes presented in the dream or the subconscious might look at the problem from another perspective that makes it easier for us to understand the problem more completely.

         When problems are presented in dreams you need to look closely at the nature of the problem and if a dream solution is offered.   It's important to evaluate your feelings about what it is that you learn in the dream and how the subconscious interprets problems and solutions via dream characters, story lines, and settings.  Dreams may be the ideal solution to what is vexing you in your waking life.

          What are some problems that face you in your dreams?    Have you noted any similarities between dream problems and waking life problems?    Has a dream ever made you aware of a problematic situation that you had not previous noticed?

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Otherworldliness (Elements of Dreams) #AtoZChallenge

      Even the most normal seeming dreams have that sense of otherworldliness.  And why wouldn't they since the world of dreams is a strange place that is unlike the waking world.   Logic is sometimes turned upside down and things seem downright peculiar.

       The world of dreaming is another world than that one to which we are most accustomed.  It can be rather difficult to describe or explain.  In the dreams we might feel somewhat in the right place and yet there frequently seems to be that queasy uneasy feeling that some things are not quite as they should be.   We may not question the circumstances of that dream world, but then again we might not accept that there is any reason to question anything.

      Yet after waking we realize that we've been in a peculiar place--another world in a sense.   What might have had a certain logic in a dream becomes obviously odd to us after we awaken.  If the dreams were not odd then would they really be dreams at all?  

        The waking world can seem odd enough, but we have our senses to confirm what is happening.  We know the reality that is around us even if we might try to convince ourselves that we are dreaming or hallucinating.   If these distinctions are not there then perhaps it is time to investigate why this could be so.

         Does the world of your dream life seem like another world from the one in which you live during waking hours?   Have you ever felt like you were dreaming when everything was actually real life?    Do you enjoy the sensation of being in another world that is strange and sometimes even frightening?

Numbers (Elements of Dreams) #AtoZChallenge

        During some sleep you might dream of numbers.   The significance of these numbers is varied, but undoubtedly there must be a reason for dreaming of these numbers.    Determining the reason for the subconscious mind to introduce these numbers into our dreams is sometimes obvious, but often a mystery.

        Numbers can represent many things to us--dates, times, addresses, monetary amounts, or many other references of significance to our lives.   If we immediately recognize the significance of a number in a dream then that part makes sense.  The mystery usually is more of an issue of why that particular number in that particular dream?

        If the number refers to some upcoming event, some past event, or an event we had forgotten then that number is being introduced in our dream as a reminder or remembrance.   When the numbers appear to be completely random then we need to figure out if there is any actual relationship to those numbers to anything in our life and then take the interpretation from that point.

         It's highly doubtful that numbers are predictions of winning lottery numbers or any reference to some future unknown scenario, but we should never discount any potential prescient power of dreams.   Stories such as this have been told and anything can happen.  If a predictive number dream does happen or ever has happened to you, then I'd like to hear about it.

          Have numbers ever appeared in your dreams?    If they have, was their significance apparent or were you puzzled by what the numbers meant?    Do you think a dream might use numbers as a form of code to relay a message to your thoughts?

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Meaning (Elements of Dreams) #AtoZChallenge

       Dreams have meaning.   The meanings of dreams can be straight-forward and simple or they can be highly complicated.    Your dreams have a simple surface meaning, but they also have tiers of meanings related to the feelings, the images, and the symbolism presented in the dream.   Deciphering all of the meanings of any complex dream can take a great deal of time and analysis in most cases.   We rarely afford ourselves the effort of figuring out everything our dreams mean.

      You might think of it it terms of thinking.  For example, let's say that you are looking out your window and you see a dog.   Your mind most likely fills up with thoughts related to that dog and dogs in general.  You might react to the dog's appearance and behavior, you wonder whose dog it is, you are reminded of other dogs that you've seen that look like this one, you think of your own dog or a dog you used to have, and so on.  The mind races about thinking about things you see in life and free associating thoughts with that seen image.  Every thought you have could be attached to some kind of meaning if you really thought deeply enough about it.

       Our dreams are mind images, therefore what is evoked in our dreams is related to something in our lives that has a meaning.   The meaning might be obvious or it might be highly abstract.  If you are seriously attempting to figure out what a dream means then you should write down a list of all the images you can remember from the dream.  Then take each image and write down what it makes you think of and how it makes you feel.   There are layers of meaning to a highly complex dream.    You would have to consider those other meanings as well.

        Figuring out what dreams mean can be fun and enlightening.  You might get the meaning right or you might be way off base.  That should never stop you from figuring out why you dreamed what you did.  Much of the time it will be matter of something you did that day or a movie you watched on TV that evening prior to sleeping.   Always consider the external factors that might have influenced your dream.

          Do make any effort to interpret your own dreams?   Do you ever describe your dreams to another person to get their opinion of what a dream might mean?    Is there ever a time when you think a dream means absolutely nothing?

     

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Losing (Elements of Dreams) #AtoZChallenge

       You may have heard of dreams that help someone find an item they've lost in waking life.  In the dream a place is identified where the lost item is and then after awakening you look and there the lost item is!   This is probably a rare instance when this happens, but more commonly in our dreams we have lost something

       Dreams often can leave us feeling a sense of ambiguity or apprehension and in many cases these feelings in the dream are brought about by having lost something or unable to find some important item.  These dream feelings are most likely extensions of similar feelings in waking life.  Trying to find a missing item can lead to exasperation and even feelings of panic depending on the importance of a lost item.

        The emotions brought about by losing something and searching for it can be strong.   It's no surprise that the foggy state of the subconscious mind might evoke those same feelings as when something is lost.   The lost items in dreams might be the same items we lose in waking life--keys, glasses, wallet--or they might be odder types of items that often represent something else in our lives.

         There have even been situations in some of my dreams where I know I've lost something but I'm not sure what it is.  In this type of dream my frustration increases because I'm trying to figure out what exactly I have lost and this can carry into wakefulness as I feel that something is lost but I can't remember what it is that I have lost.

         What are some things that you have lost in your dreams?    Do you tend to misplace things in waking life?    Are the things you lose in dreams the same things that you lose during your waking hours?

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