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How Useful Is A Dream Dictionary Really?
By Diane de Villiers, Fri Dec 9th
At the start of your dream journey, one of the most frustratingthings is to figure out what the symbolism in your dreams means!Most often people start their dream conversation with me bysaying: “I had this weird dream …” What makes it “weird” is thestrange collection of people, objects, places and events thattake place in the dream. How do you make sense of it? I guess you’d be thinking that adream is a good place to start. Then again, the biggest “complaint” I hear is: “I looked up“such-and-such” in a dream and it makes absolutely nosense to me!” Well, I'm not surprised.
Watch out for Dream Bloopers! Some dream dictionaries contain some real whoppers. Here’s aselection from some dubious sources I saw recently [don’t laugh… these are real examples!]: Burglar - If you catch a burglar in your dream you’re about toinherit some money. Funeral - signifies news of an engagement orwedding. Marshmallow - means you will meet a new friend of theopposite sex. Razor - is a warning to control your temper. You get the “picture”! These “interpretations” are obviouslyjust ridiculous. And you can easily see that for yourself …intuitively you know that these meanings should not be takenseriously. So do you even need a dream dictionary? Well the answer is “yes” and “no” and “depends”. “Yes” – use a dream when you’re really stuck with asymbol and you need some inspiration to find the right meaning.Just make sure you’re using a reputable resource and use your“BS” detector! “No” – avoid using one when you can immediately relate thesymbol in your dream to something in your waking life and your“gut” is giving you a positive reaction to the interpretationyou’ve intuited. “Depends” on the reliability of the source of the information.Don’t take any meaning at face value. Test them out first. Youwill be able to validate your dream messages in your life.You’ll also automatically
collect your own personal dream symboldictionary if you’re actively journaling and interpreting yourdreams. You’ll be able to tell when certain symbols are validfor you or not. How to use Dream Symbols I’ve collected over 1000 dream symbols in my 10-year dream questand have validated them all for myself. Most of them areuniversal in nature and I’ve noticed time and again how the samemeanings appear for the same symbols in reputable research works… from dream therapists to psycho analysts, psychics, mystics,shamans and other metaphysicians. For example: Water - signifies your emotional self, yourintuition and sub-conscious Fire - signifies spiritual andpsychic energy; purification; passion and creativity Earth -signifies your physical self; reality and practicality;groundedness Air - signifies your intellectual self; yourthoughts and plans Taking this a step further, certain “transport vehicles”relating to Water [emotion], Earth [physical] and Air [thought]signify how you are coping with these aspects in your life. For example, if you’re in a boat in your dream this representshow you’re coping emotionally: are you gliding smoothly throughthe water indicating that your emotions are smooth and calm orare you being tossed on the waves of a stormy sea indicatingabnormal emotional turmoil that is negatively affecting yourlife? You see what I mean? Your dreams aren’t trying to trick you! All you have to do islearn to understand the language of your dreams and to translatethe imagery you see with your “dream eyes” into usefulinformation you can use in your waking life. I like American writer, Gail Godwin’s thought on dream symbols:“Dreams say what they mean, but they don’t say it in daytimelanguage.” About the author:Diane de Villiers is author of the Dream Journey Guide –a step-by-step, teach-yourself dream interpretation e-course.You can learn to make sense of your dreams yourself in minuteswith the Dream Journey Guide. For more information and a FREEPreview copy of the guide go to:www.secrets-of-dream-interpretation.com
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