People often tell me their
dreams. No, not their personal goals, I mean they ask me to interpret their
nighttime dreams.
D o you have recurring or
vivid dreams? What do they mean?
I do like to think about
symbols and their meanings. And like Lucy van Pelt in the Peanuts comic strip, I provide
inexpensive insight.
My husband is going
through a phase where he talks and moves around a lot during sleep. It’s very hard
to res t with a melodramatic opera or Greek tragedy being
played out in bed, right next to you.
The other night, during
the second act, he jumped and screamed.
I said, “Are you all
right?”
He said “Snakes.”
Snakes are classic symbols
appearing in the mythology of cultures around the world. Often thought of as a symbol of evil (Adam and
Eve), they can also repres ent transfiguration (shedding skin) and healing (rod
of asclepius).
A few years ago, I made
herbal dream pillows to sell, based on a book Dream Pillows and Love Potions by Jim Long, herbal superstar and
author.
Dream pillow recipes change depending on the type of dream you want to evoke: romantic, prophetic, res torative, etc. Many herbs are well-known
for their special powers and the herbal mix can turn up or down the volume.
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Lavender is res tful.
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Mugwort helps
you remember your dreams.
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Rosehips and rose petals are healing.
When I used one of the little
pillows myself, I documented dozens of interes ting dreams. Typically, one can recall dreams only during the first
few seconds upon awakening, so I jotted them down in a bedside journal, and
then later, created a little watercolor picture to repres ent each one.
After several weeks, I
noticed that my dreams fall into themes. Here are a few in the "animal" category:
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| A bird morphs into a fish and back again |
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| An embarrassed tiger hides in the closet with exposed puddle |
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| A parakeet wears a big brass buckle |
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| Bluebird of happiness with human skull |
Here's a free online dream dictionary where you can look 'em up!
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