The misinterpretation trap. You wake from a hauntingly beautiful dream of time spent with an ex-lover, and the sheer delight sends you scurrying to make contact, or, at least, to tell yourself that somewhere, out there beyond the trappings of the body and material world, the two of you reconnected, forgave, or shared new understanding. It’s so deliciously tempting to interpret such a dream literally, so easy to turn tail on everything you know about …
How to discover a dream’s message. “What is my dream trying to tell me? How can I discover the message behind my dream?” I hear these two questions a lot. They’re similar, but subtly different. The first implies a belief that a dream sets out with a message that it needs you to hear, or that the purpose of a dream is to deliver a message, whether from your inner self or from a spiritual …
How to become an intuitive dream interpreter. “When I listen to your podcasts, you seem to interpret dreams so intuitively and accurately. How can I develop my intuition to understand dreams?” This comment, from an avid listener, took me by surprise at first, as I had believed The Dream Show podcasts helped demonstrate the tools and techniques people can use to interpret their dreams, but it took only a little contemplation before I realised she …
New Year holiday death dreams are not what they seem. “I don’t usually remember my dreams, but during the New Year period I’ve had four dreams about death. Should I be worried?” Natasha is a journalist, and her death dreams prompted some research that led her to wonder whether there was a connection between New Year and these kinds of dreams. Are they more common around this time of year, why, and what do they …
The most important dreams to interpret. “I have so many dreams! Where should I begin? Which are the most important dreams to interpret?” When you become practised and adept at interpreting your dreams, you’ll look through each night’s catch and have a pretty good feeling for their meaning and a strong sense of which one to focus on. Or you might decide that an overview is sufficient, and save your energies for a future more …
How to record your dreams. “In my dream last night, I was floating on the ceiling, looking down on my body,” my mother told me one morning while she was rushing about the kitchen organising breakfast. I was a young teenager, a prolific dreamer myself, and the mention of her dream captivated me. Although I talked a lot about my dreams as a child, I don’t think anyone was really paying any attention. There was …
How to remember more dreams. You know the value of working with your dreams, the insight, clarity, and healing they offer, but too many mornings slip by with no dream recall. What can you do to remember more dreams, or to remember more details? When you’re able to remember four or five dreams a night, you’ll notice that a single night’s dreams often have a similar theme. They might all feature trying to get somewhere …
Rear view mirror. “The past is an illusion glimpsed in a misty rear view mirror,” offered the shaman in my dream. “Pass your hand over the mirror, clear it all away.” He was a magnificent being, polished mahogany Caribbean skin, long dark hair as a backdrop to thick, glossy, silver white curls that framed his face and tumbled down to reach his waist. A modern shaman, offering a car metaphor rather than a story from …
The best dream dictionary. If you’re looking for the best dream dictionary to use to interpret your dreams, you can stop right here. Not because I’m about to recommend an easy to use and accurate dream dictionary, but because there’s no such thing. Dream dictionaries, at best, may give you some starting points, some ideas about what your dream symbols may or may not mean, and, at worse, they can lead you very far away …
Does it matter if I don’t remember my dreams? “Am I missing out? Does it matter if I don’t remember my dreams?” Take any random group of people and mention dreams. Some will get very excited, eager to talk about their most bizarre dreaming experiences, relieved to find a forum to compare notes and night-time adventures. Most will be curious, aware of remembering their dreams from time to time, and wondering what, if anything, they …