Preparing For a Substitute Teacher

[smitty1962a]

I dreamed that I had been teaching, but that I was leaving for a few days. As a result, I reviewed all of my lesson plans for the following days to make sure directions would be clear for the teacher who would be in charge of my room. Since one of those days would be Valentine's Day, I found an art project that my class could do that involved cutting out several sizes of hearts. Then I looked down at my trousers and noticed that they were pink and decided that they looked utterly ridiculous and that I was going home and changing into another pair.

Smitty

[unclesirbobbyrobson]

Well you have mentioned before that you don't feel so attached to teaching. Dreams symbolize our urges and unconscious thinking. If you really don't want to be there then this is just another dream along those lines.

Who knows what valentines day means.

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People expect too much from dream dictionaries. Can you really expect a dream dictionary to provide an explanation of what your dream means simply because it included a particular symbol? It’s an absurd suggestion. The best comparison is to expect someone what a sentence means by just giving them one word within it. For instance to ask someone what a sentence means that includes the word "soldier". In reality the process in almost impossible. There are so many different ways that the word can be used that interpreting the dream just by spotting one word within it is simply ridiculous. The word soldier can be used in many different ways such as "I need to soldier on", "we have not got enough soldiers in Iraq", and "I want to be a soldier when I grow up".

So why do people expect a dream interpreter to be able to simply understand a dream by the inclusion of one symbol. In practice dream symbolism work in much the same way as ordinary dictionaries. A soldier can represent themselves but they can also be used in a wider context to show the types of qualities that a soldier exhibits (toughness and the ability to endure hardship and follow rules). So think how anyone of those symbolic meanings relates to recent events. It’s really important to use a process of association. Associate the dream symbol with real life thoughts. First ask yourself if the symbol could represent itself. Did you think of any real life soldiers the day before? But also consider the qualities that soldier’s exhibit. Did those same qualities have any relevance the day before? Did you need to follow rules and be disciplined? Did the same seem like a constant struggle? Also consider the day to come and see how that relates to possible symbolic meanings. Did you resolve to soldier on in some difficult situation?

Work though all the symbols in the same way and see what real life issues can best fit the real situation in your life. But also consider telepathy and premonitions as they too are part of the many aspects of dreaming.

Try these pages as they help you understand the process of dreaming

Dream dictionary symbols - How to analyse and interpret dreams
Dreams analyzed - How to use dreams symbols
Dream dictionary interpretation - How to interpret dreams
Dream interpreting - the police and security forces and their symbolic meaning

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