just another perspective on dream analyis

[day1ventura]

I believe that when analyzing a dream, the feelings we experience while dreaming, are as relevant to the dream as present day understanding of words and there symbolic meanings. I also think that dreams access a primordial place within, where the names and meaning of things bear little relevance to today's understanding of words. For what it's worth I believe that the dreamer holds the only valid interpretation; However, I appreciate input from others about a dream. Sometimes a different perspective can aid in the brain storming process and help bring clarity to the dream.
Just an opinion......good luck

[Jennings]

Spot on, Day1Adventurer! Feeling does seem to be crucial; does anyone dream without some emotional input; possibly, but I wouldn't think that it occurs often. It seems obvious that dreaming has a primitive genesis and language (rather than words per se) appear to be irrelevent as you suggested. The dreamer does possess the only valid understanding of the dream, or rather should, as it is about the dreamer's life but, sometimes, guidance is required to help understand those pictorial images.

If I can take the liberty of describing a dream from my own past which had a profound emtional impact. "I was driving through an urban area to a public arena but felt detached from this event yet the confusing point is that I also felt part of it. On arrival at the arena I parked my car in the underground carpark that had a shopping precinct around it. I next recall returning to the carpark to find, to my alarm and dismay, that my car was missing. I had also notice that about two to three cars further along from mine was an old well maintained Jaguar saloon where the bay was also empty. All other bays had cars parked in them and in the arena above I could hear the spectator's cries as they watched whatever event it was. I enquired at the retail outlets regarding my missing car but no one could help. The Jaguar car seemed to have suffered the same fate as mine. The only option remaing was to walk home but it had been years since I did this and I recognised that I should know my way yet felt insecure. Nonetheless, I started on the journey back and I recognised the route's familarity and I knew that I had to travel it yet I was so uncertain, even in old familar territory, of what was ahead of me and I could not quite recall what it was like. I felt bewildered, sad, and lonely".

At the time I knew what the dream entailed but before explaining it, as it contains feeling, as far as I can now recollect it, would anyone care to explain it. It's meaning is self-explanatory but it may not be evident to all.

To assist in its interpretation here is a verse of a poem that is written in figuartive speech. It is not connected to the dream but its meaning might be readily understood by those who appear to find difficulty in understanding the allegory of dream.

"The road I trod through life was of a slower pace.
Some cobbles met I found were hard beneath my feet
but one day when love called my name
the World at once became a smoother street".
(Lesley Park)

I am beginning to think we should start a course here on lessons in dream analysis. We may even consider providing a doctorate degree at its conclusion which would be quite legal and valid.

[unclesirbobbyrobson]

I have just read your recent dream. In it I offered an explabnation. I said that the dream could be about some new and interesting subject that is grappling your mind. Perhaps it is a symbolic representation of the following

"I believe that when analyzing a dream, the feelings we experience while dreaming, are as relevant to the dream as present day understanding of words and there symbolic meanings. I also think that dreams access a primordial place within, where the names and meaning of things bear little relevance to today's understanding of words. For what it's worth I believe that the dreamer holds the only valid interpretation" quote form day1ventura

The dream then plays out the formation of this idea and concept. The palaelontogoly represents the primordial link that you mentioned. The snakes represent the need to capture difficult and troubling meanings. The snakes should be left alone as there is a sense of danger. What principle is this playing out? Perhaps the danger is in picking up a solution. Yet I think it plays out the following principle in symbolic form "you should not try to analyse someone elses dream as only the person who has the dream can really make sense of it."

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Many dreams seem so strange that we simply cannot link them with reality. But if we understood the way that the mind works we may be able to make some sense. Occasionally though a dream will come up with symbols that make total sense in terms of our real lives. They may feature people who featured in our thinking the day before. They may feature places where events took place. So we know through these connections that we can safely try to understand the dream. It will be linked to our thoughts about the places and people who appear in the dreams. Or at least we can assume thats the case. If we can make such connections its usually easy to solve the dream. Dreams are about ideas. See what new feelings and conclusions are coming out of your mind. Its likely that if you correctly interpret the dream it will link to these new feelings as they emerge from your mind.

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[Jennings]

Quote: "The dream then plays out the formation of this idea and concept. The palaelontogoly represents the primordial link that you mentioned. The snakes represent the need to capture difficult and troubling meanings. The snakes should be left alone as there is a sense of danger. What principle is this playing out? Perhaps the danger is in picking up a solution. Yet I think it plays out the following principle in symbolic form "you should not try to analyse someone elses dream as only the person who has the dream can really make sense of it." Unquote.

USBR: your comment hardly relates to the only dream mentioned on this particular thread; looks as if you have got the wrong one.

[Beautiful_Dreamer]

You can sign me up for that class Jennings! Id be there in a minute! :0)

[Jennings]

Thanks Beautiful; it's great to have made a connection! I was beginning to think I was the only one who could understand myself; probably my paranoia!

[Beautiful_Dreamer]

Originally Posted by Jennings

Thanks Beautiful; it's great to have made a connection! I was beginning to think I was the only one who could understand myself; probably my paranoia!

Your paranoia huh?


"Just remember, being paranoid doesn't mean they aren't really out to get you......"

lol j/k

[Jennings]

True, but it sure is one way to survive in this life!

[unclesirbobbyrobson]

I understand how you feel I made a mistakje posting jennings. But my post here is relevant. I read the other dream that day ventura posted and gave a dream interpretation. Then I read this thread and felt it directly related to the dream interpreation. Dreams to me are directly related to brain processes and to specific issues and thought processes. I read this thread and felt that it was these very thoughts which have generated the dream that day ventura has posted in the main dream forum.

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Its vital to understand the process of dreams. Most dreams simply reorder the mind and sort through memories from the previous day. Dreams represent the ways in which our mind has been reshaping.

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Use this page to see how to use dream symbols and how to spot issues which trigger dreams.

Dream symbolism - How to use dream symbols read this page to see how to use dream symbols.

[Jennings]

Thanks for the explanation!