Trying To Understand More....., dream interpretetion Options

for years now, ever since I started learning shamanism from my grand father I've been trying to learn to interpret my dreams, my grandfather was teaching me, but he died too soon, I don' trust dream dictionaries because my grandfather told me every creatures dreams messages different from others, so how can I obtain this wisdom again,or to be exact,for the first time????? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mf_bookread.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wandwizard.gif)

I'm sorry for your loss. It sounds like you were very close to your grandfather.

Here are some tips for recalling dreams and interpreting them. Let me know if you have anymore questions.

"The dream is often occupied with apparently very silly details, thus producing an impression of absurdity, or else it is on the surface so unintelligible as to leave us thoroughly bewildered. Hence we always have to overcome a certain resistance before we can seriously set about disentangling the intricate web through patient work. But when at last we penetrate to its real meaning, we find ourselves deep in the dreamer's secrets and discover with astonishment that an apparently quite senseless dream is in the highest degree significant, and that in reality it speaks only of important and serious matters. This discovery compels rather more respect for the so-called superstition that dreams have a meaning, to which the rationalistic temper of our age has hitherto given short shrift."

Carl Jung "On the Psychology of the Unconscious" (1953). In CW 7: Two Essays on Analytical Psychology. pg. 24

By looking at our dreams, we unlock deep symbology.

By your bed, keep a journal, pad of paper, or a tape recorder so you can track your dreams. Write down or record key impressions as soon as you can. It will help you recall the dream once you are fully awake. When you wake up write down as many keywords or impressions that you can to help you recall the dream. The longer you wait to make notes, the harder it will be to recall the dream.

Everyone dreams each night during each REM stage and there are several each night. We may not always remember the dream.
Go to sleep before the body is completely exhausted. Take a minute to say, “I will remember my dreams.” That way you don't fall asleep when you are stating you'll remember the dreams and when you wake up you're mind is clearer. Also by going to sleep early, you will have more time when you wake to review any notes and complete the dream recall.

Dreams are full of emotion and when we review our dreams it's easy to be wrapped up in the intensity. By writing those out we can review each scene slowly. Picking out phrases, colors, and symbols. We then view the dream objectively.

It is like the two different ways of viewing a film.
1. You can watch it and get caught up in the plot and sympathize with the characters so much you may lose sight of your surroundings. At the end of the film you realize you're in your living room.

2. You watch the film looking for the director's and writer's theme. What is the symbolism? What is the character dialog alluding to? M. Night Shamalan in his film "The Sixth Sense" used red in each scene with a spirit.

Of course there are films with no meaning and were created for entertainment only. These are like the dreams where our brains download the experiences of the day from short term to long term memory. There will be some of that in a lot of dreams.

Then there are dreams that are prophetic or hold keys to understanding our self. Our soul, guides, ancestors, and the Divine speak to us in our dreams. The messages in our dreams can sometimes be word, association, or number puzzles.

http://www.puzz.com/association.html has some word association puzzles you can try.

Dreams may also include numbers or items that are seen several times. These numbers hold clues to the dreams meaning.
Numerology isn't set in stone. There are many different interpretations. Here is a site that compares the different ones. http://www.psyche.com/psyche/qbl/comparative_numerology.html The site may be helpful in getting the basic concept behind each number's esoteric meaning.


When reviewing a dream note the following things:
1. What was the prominent theme or emotion?
2. Was there a significant color or lack of color?
3. Were there words, numbers, or sounds that stood out?
4. Note the overall emotion of the dream.

When you review the dream entries you can:
1. search for phrases that literally explain the dream
2. interpret the symbolism either by applying esoteric knowledge or word/picture association


Remember what is important is what a color or number means to you and not necessarily what is in a book or website.

EXAMPLE:

“The location was a university in the middle of winter. It was cold outside and everyone that was there was wearing heavy coats and some even gloves, but there was no snow on the ground.”

In this portion there are two symbols.
1. University
2. Winter

University – learning, knowledge

Winter is also the season of Earth. It's a time of death in the northern hemisphere. But also of hope and renewal. This is the season of Christmas and Yule.

“The overall color was white and light blue.”

From “Magick Class Part 1: Philosophy and Nature of Magick” p. 35 and 36.

“White
Goddess, purity, spirituality and greater attainment in life, truth, sincerity, power of a higher nature, wholeness”

“Blue
Truth, inspiration, wisdom, occult power, protection, understanding, good health, happiness, peace, fidelity, harmony in the home, patience”

“There were about 5 people sitting in an outdoor pavilion.”

The number 5:
five senses
five toes/fingers/
learning through the senses

5 is about becoming more aware of your surroundings through the physical senses.

“There was an older African American male probably in his 60’s with white hair, and he was sitting next to a Caucasian female probably in her mid 50’s. They were both part of the cleaning crew because there was a broom leaning between them, she was leaning on a garbage bin on wheels, and he had rags hanging out of his pockets. The gentleman wasn’t saying much, just listening, and the woman was talking and laughing loudly to everyone.”

Cleaning Crew. This is a clue from the subconscious. Matters from the past or worries need to be cleaned out before the dreamer will obtain their desire for bringing more living a more spiritual life (the colors, the pavillion which is a physical structure, and the physical number of 5).

This post has been edited by Masery: Jul 27 2007, 07:57 AM