Dreams

=P i decided to talk abt dreams 2day...since nth interesting has reali happened to me yet...except for the fact that i've been busy packing my stuff for my holiday trip! When am i flying off? 2morrow night...eesh!! WAAA!! NO DOTA FOR 7 DAYS!!! *flood* hmmm...*rubs chin* anywayz...yea...i have been dreaming more than usual these days...so i decided to talk on dreams..no not abt my dreams...abt dreams in general!


So...what exactly is a dream?

Well...some ppl reckon it's something like a movie which is being played out by our subconscious minds...it may have colours or it could be in black and white...the only thing different from the movies which we watch in the cinemas is that more often than not, our dreams have absoloutely no sounds...it's like...what you would call a 'silent movie'

Dreams can be both pleasant and unpleasant...do you ever realise that normally we'll start of with some nice, sweet dreams where we feel all warm and fuzzy...think happy thoughts...us being with our loved ones...being in a peaceful environment...yea

however, once dawn nears and we are just about to wake up...our nightmares begin. Yes. Now all thoughts of monsters, our loved ones leaving us, vampires, basically our fears and what pains us coming to life in our minds...then just as those fears catch up with us, our eyes snap open and we are brought back to reality. Nothing much actually...although some of us will haf cold-sweat n shivers...like me when i was young...a the age of 3 i remembered...i woke up sweating more than usual after waking up from a dream of vampires...yea.


So anyway, Dreams are surprisingly useful. Yup. Sometimes we may have a problem and ponder over it for a long preiod of time. Then suddenly in our dreams, a stroke of inspiration appears! I know it sounds far-fetched but it is true. That's how i solved a couple of my maths problems in my secondary and even JC years....and um...it doesn't merely apply to academics. occasionally we might face difficulties and problems in our lives as well. Socially, financially...yada yada...our dreams can sometimes, not always, give us solutions to these problems if we ponder hard enough over it. Try it. Who knows? It might work ;)

Ever heard of old wives' tale that goes something like what you dream of is the opposite of reality? Do you people believe in it? Well...i'll admit i do. There have been a couple of things that I have dreamt of...and only to wake up and find that it's the total n exact opposite. I dreamt that my friend hated me to the core and for the first time i was upset and nearly cried after waking up from the dream. It's juz a dream but it felt real. Nevertheless i realised ltr on that it wasn't true...my friend did not hate me in the least...so..wad do u guys think? Coincidence? Maybe...but 10 times of coincidence? now that's a little too much dun u think? Please feel free to share your thoughts with me on my tagboard =) Oh and of course...the most common aspects of dreams...deja vu...it's very common for me...i've experienced a sense of deja vu nearly all my life...sometimes the feeling doesn't juz come by once...it can come by 2x or 3x...pretty amazing eh? Ah...the wonders of our minds...


So what does our dreams signify?

Well...it all depends on what you dream of...i've got a few examples here....taken from various sites...the acknowledgements are all right at the bottom...


1. Anxiety ~ Your impatience is showing with a desired or feared coming situation, or event that has a measure of suspense.
2. Love ~ it could be a sign of wanting to be accepted by the one you love...or...Loving one's mate - Solely for your pleasure; Loving your ex mate you still want - Helping you to feel better. Loving your ex mate you don't want - Time to over come your negative emotions against them. Loving a friend or stranger when you are happily married - Your romance is getting too routine, time to spice it up a bit.
3. Crying ~ Release of emotion not related to the action in the dream that caused the crying. Regaining emotional balance.
4. Exam ~ Being put on the spot to prove oneself in ability, fidelity, loyalty, truthfulness.
5. Dream within a dream ~ Such a dream presents us with emotions or information we may be avoiding while awake. Usually a dream within a dream is a ploy one uses to explain away the impact of the feelings met - which is all the more reason to understand the dream.

6. Wolf ~ Peaceful: Coexistence with a threatening situation. On the prowl: Warning to be alert for treachery or loss.
7. Dolphin ~ Because dolphins are wild creatures of the sea that actively develop a relationship with humans, they are often taken to represent the contact and relationship we have with the deeply unconscious natural forces within. Such dreams suggest life is not simply operating blindly, but reaches out to us if we reach out to it.
8. Snake ~ An recurring issue that has not been resolved yet. Can involve treachery or sense of betrayal.
9. Cat ~ It represents your need to care for someone or be cared for, to have close physical contact. For some people a cat is a substitute baby, it can therefore depict the strong maternal feelings and desires. Or a male cat can represent male sex drive.
The term 'catty' refers to a spiteful woman. So if the cat in your dream is angry it might depict yourself if female, or feelings about a female friend.
10. Fox ~ A situation or personality that requires caution because of possible trickery, deceit.

More can be found at these two sites:
! http://www.newagedirectory.com/dream/dictionary.htm
! http://www.dreamhawk.com/d-dic.htm

have fun!