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132 common dreams

ACORNS To dream of acorns, and that you eat one, denotes you will rise gradually to riches and honour.If you do not eat, and throw one on the ground, you will quickly get rich, but another will enjoy your property. ADULTERY To dream that you have committed it shows great contentions and deb...

The nature of sleep

What is sleep exactly? Although we know that all creatures that live sleep, and although science has diligently studied sleep in many sleep laboratories around the world, sleep itself—and its by-product, dreams—remains something of a mystery. As I mentioned, you spend about a third of your life...


Reflections on Zhuangzi's Butterfly Dream

In the stillness of the night, I was transported into a dream where I became a butterfly, gracefully dancing on the breeze, wholly absorbed in the joy of my existence. Enveloped in the ephemeral beauty of the butterfly, I lost all awareness of my human identity. As the morning light gently awakened me, I returned to the reality of being human. Now, I ponder: Was I a man dreaming of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming of being a man?

Different Types of Dreams

“The interpretation of dreams is the real path to knowing the soul.” SIGMUND FREUD Clear and personalized messages Before jumping in to discover the hidden messages that filter into our dreams and appear in the dictionary in the second part, it’s best to keep in mind that not all oneiric thoughts can be analyzed with the same pattern. Therefore, psychologists and analysts distinguish between three classes of dreams: Readjustment dreams Satisfaction dreams Premonitory dreams In the interpretation of dreams, we work from the base knowledge that the same subject can have very different meanings depending on the circumstances and personal situation of the dreamer. Because of this, this dictionary offers abundant explanations (psychological and esoteric) from very distinct viewpoints, although the boundary is often blurred. This is meant to show the melting pot of possibilities for discovery and prediction if one atunes their sensitivity and perceptiveness in each interpretation. But back to this chapter, where we have compiled a series of recurring themes as examples, and touch on erotic dreams, another way in which the subconscious offers information to be analyzed. Although these belong in the group of satisfaction dreams, their details warrant a separate explanation. Readjustment dreams In this type of dream, the oneiric images are provoked by merely physical causes. Readjustment dreams can be of internal origins—that is, generated by the body due to factors such as indigestion or a headache—or of external origin—heat, noises, the feel of sheets on the body, etc. A typical example of a readjustment dream with external origin would be that of a person who, due to the weight of the blankets, dreams of carrying a heavy load. Where do these types of images come from? It’s simple: when we close our eyes, we have the sensation of being isolated from the world because our consciousness of the exterior world is so linked to visual perceptio...

Symbols and Dream Interpretations

Box (small)

Vision: Looking at a box: you are wasting too much rime grieving for the loss of your youth, and by doing that you are missing the advantages that are part of getting older. Holdi...

Nail File

Something needs to be smoothed out. Vanity. According to Freud, male genitals....

Soldier

To dream of soldiers is a warning against casual love affairs and ill-advised flirtations.If you dream of being a soldier yourself, you may be preparing yourself do battle over an ...

Salad Dressing, Wishbone

The brand name Wishbone may metaphorically point to fulfillment, as it refers to the breastbone or the cavity where the heart is. It may call back a memory of a deep wish or desire...

Bee

The activity of a bee can signify business and hard work. Because bees pollinate, they have come to signify fertility and magic.The honey they create is a sweet nectar, which sugge...

Jester

(See Piper)...

Homer

Secure in the promises of god...

Carnival

See Mask and Ball....

Lightning Rod

This dream warns you that you must be prudent to avoid disasters....

Dam

Dreams of a dam symbolize that you are holding back your feelings, bottling up your emotions. Perhaps you’ve been overwhelmed by your life circumstances and you need some support...


'If the dream is a translation of waking life, waking life is also a translation of the dream.'
René Magritte
"Sleep is the balm for hurt minds, nature’s great second course."
William Shakespeare

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