Originally posted by chomperx9I've had that happen many times. It really helped with nightmares I used to have. I learned I could control the dream and the outcome. Since I learned to do that, I no longer have any nightmares at all. 😎
I woke up cause in my dream I was kinda telling myself this has to be a dream. once that happens I wake up. thats one thing I dont have control over.
Had another one last night of my dad. I was visiting the Condo thats been in the families name for many years and was my dads. It was like a 2nd home to me when i was a kid and visited him there in Acapulco all the time. My dad told me he was going to leave it for me and put it in my name when I got older. he never did and he did not leave a will. its in my grandpas hands pretty much and He wants to sale it cause its just sitting there.
Me and him have been debating over the property ever since my dad died. My grandpa doesnt understand it has nothing to do with financial value. its like a big piece of my dad thats still here, but my granpda doesnt understand things like that.
but last night I had a dream where I was there lving in the Condo and Bam out of the blues my dad pops up at the door and gave me a huge shock. another one of those feelings like as if he was right there in person in real life and I could choose what I wanted to say. Woke up with a huge shock. Lucky I havent had a Heart attack by now. these dreams where he pops up out of no where is just torture sometimes. I dont wanna wake up. woke up with my face being wet. thats how intense these feel
I have dreams every day and they always play out as some story (mind you, all of them are quite entertaining) with somebody I know being the 'featured' character.
It makes sleeping fun, but if only I could remember what happened 5 minutes later after waking up.
But yeah, the freakiest thing is when you have premonitions.
dude, that's too deep for my dreams.
I like the subject of dreams, but this particular thread seems too dark to list mine, which are usually hysterical. and include actors/actresses, which ties in well with the KMC vibe, but would do little to nothing for philosophy. should I start a new thread about celebs or just set up camp up here? 😕
Here's a snippet from a dream interpretation dictionary.
"To dream of your father represents your conscience, or your ability to make positive choices, or choose between right and wrong. He can also be your projection of him if you have issues with him that need to be dealt with.
Anything your father says in a dream will shed light on a problem you need to make a choice about. Will you stand up to fear, or not? Will you decide to tell the truth? Or will you choose to do the right thing?"
Source was dreambible.com
Originally posted by marxieWhat if you never knew your father, or even know what he looks like? How is the conscience represented then?
Here's a snippet from a dream interpretation dictionary."To dream of your father represents your conscience, or your ability to make positive choices, or choose between right and wrong. He can also be your projection of him if you have issues with him that need to be dealt with.
Anything your father says in a dream will shed light on a problem you need to make a choice about. Will you stand up to fear, or not? Will you decide to tell the truth? Or will you choose to do the right thing?"
Source was dreambible.com
Dreams are definitely interesting. My mother and I have a really, really bad relationship, yet when I dream, she becomes my "mommy" figure. As in, nurturing, healing, little-kid "I lurve my mommy" type of mommy figure. And my Dad isn't a "daddy figure." He's "the fool." It's interesting to relook at your dreams to see how you visualize certain people versus how you visualize them in your awake life.
Originally posted by Lord LucienUsually there is a disciplinary/authority figure in a person's life. It doesn't have to literally be a male parent. You can often identify the source of the inner "authority voice" by listening and paying close attention to "who's speaking".
What if you never knew your father, or even know what he looks like? How is the conscience represented then?
Originally posted by Mindship
Usually there is a disciplinary/authority figure in a person's life. It doesn't have to literally be a male parent. You can often identify the source of the inner "authority voice" by listening and paying close attention to "who's speaking".
This is true for more then just dreams.
Originally posted by siriuswriter
Dreams are definitely interesting. My mother and I have a really, really bad relationship, yet when I dream, she becomes my "mommy" figure. As in, nurturing, healing, little-kid "I lurve my mommy" type of mommy figure. And my Dad isn't a "daddy figure." He's "the fool." It's interesting to relook at your dreams to see how you visualize certain people versus how you visualize them in your awake life.
It's probably a bit of projection-wish fulfillment involved? Subconsciously, our minds seek to represent ideas that may be bothering us that we've repressed. One of my more vivid dreams was interpreted and the results were surprising at the time, but in retrospect accurately determined how I was really feeling. Even if I couldn't recognize it then.
The trick is, with psychoanalysis, there's no definite way to interpret all things correctly, and some speculation and reflection is necessary. For example, last night I dreamed I had a cat perched on my shoulder as I walked through a run down part of town, talking to people I knew in the dream, but not in real life.
Clearly, I must get in touch with my feminine sexuality and I am feeling sorry for myself, or have crumbling ideals. Sounds legit.
You're rarely, if ever, making conscious decisions in dreams about what people "mean" to you. It's mostly a LOT of postdiction, ascribing meaning after the fact. This is also in addition to the vast amount of details that our brain changes or fills in about dreams, which also change over time. Our memories are very, very fallible, more so when we're not directly conscious.
The OP is almost entirely wishful thinking with nothing to support it, so it's not worth responding to (especially since OP is long since banned). But the more widely held idea that interpretation of dreams can be beneficial is also bunk imo. At best, it's a vague reflection of recent thoughts and emotions, that also incorporates random synapse firings that bring up entirely arbitrary details to the dream, or outside physical stimuli (which are often incorporated into dreams without us knowing). Examples would include having to pee or hearing thunder. I don't doubt there's SOME explanatory power to dreams, when they deal with things that we're currently preoccupied with. But to pretend that it's explanatory power follows any sort of logic, or somehow goes deeper than our real-life coherent thoughts, is folly.
If you're really concerned, see a licensed psychologist, not a dream interpretation manual.
Originally posted by Stealth Moose
But they have candy in the lobby, bro. Who are you to tell us no?
In your dreams!
However, I have solved problems with new designs (work) in my dream, and they worked. However, that is just my brain still working on the problem. Sometimes dreams can be beneficial in that way.