It's not. Dream interpretation is psychology. That differs from person to person, no website can give you an interpretation. |
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I know most people believe thatonly you can interpret your own dream but this website thinks they've got it down to a science. now some of these things they try to interpret are things you just see and mean nothing. At least thats what I think. my latest dream which is in my dv dj.It could not be interpreted. but the interpretataions they have on the site are still pretty legit looking. |
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It's not. Dream interpretation is psychology. That differs from person to person, no website can give you an interpretation. |
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In addition, it is not accurate to think that one is objective enough to figure out your own dreams. We are not a good judge of ourselves. As an example, most people are slow to see and hear compliments and praise. Sometimes we need an unbiased caring individual to point out what we are missing. |
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I consider dreams something that I can't interpret as oddly as some people seem to do it (like, symbolically. For example a hawk would mean that you're seeking freedom or something) |
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Your personal imagery and symbolism is just as important as your own personality. Those are not random thoughts to the experienced eye. If you are being chased in your dreams, the other symbols and items included in each dream point to what it is in your life you are really running away from. Wouldn't you like to know what that is and why? |
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Sure. But I'd only trust interperations of important factors in dream. Random objects that only occur once in the dream in a subtle way are not something that should be meant to be interpreted, which is what I see a lot of people try to do. I consider these things random thoughts. Only major repeating events and themes should be open to investigation |
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I have not found that so in all cases. Probably keeping open minded is the best approach....but its up to you. |
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I agree with Under. Virtually everything in a dream can be interpreted, however identifying a theme to the dream is usually what allows that to happen. The more obscure symbolism is also usually easier to decode once you have a general idea about what the dream is pointing to. From there your feelings become very important in pinpointing what the strange personal symbols are hinting at. |
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Here's a fairly decent synopsis of dream interpretation condensed from the work of both Freud and Jung: Dreams as Viewed by Freud and Jung |
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I have to disagree with much of what you just said. Dream studies such as that done by Gillian Holloway prove that there are very common consistencies with many symbols. While the overall meaning may be different for everyone personally, many symbols are universal. A cat may prove to mean two completely different life scenarios for you and the Korean, but typically a cat would reflect a common general meaning for the both of you. That being an illusionary belief or need to feel good. |
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You work with clients? In what capacity? Are you a psychologist? |
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Last edited by Darkmatters; 11-19-2011 at 04:53 AM.
well most of my old dreams, were due to the way I was brought up and how I feel now, (ie. damsel in distress.--ie.Disney Princess). I mean I can identify closely with the 90s Disney princess. Ariel-red hair "wanting to be a part of a different world" in her case human, my case?-college world (live at the parents' home!), Jasmine "trapped" feeling, Belle- bookworm and "wanting to much more than this provincial life" and of course Mulan (the Relfection song's line.. "If I tried to be myself I would break my fam'lys heart. |
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I'm glad this thread was bumped - I looked into a dream dictionary (actually the one linked in your profile daeryk) and I must say, a lot of the things I looked up do seem quite likely. It would be interesting to compare several different dream dictionaries and see if the symbols have the same meanings from one to the next. It would also be interesting to learn just how these meanings are arrived at. |
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a couple of months ago I had this dream which involved a dark-skin roma , an arrow that pireced her, and a greenshirt guy. I somehow interpted it as "I think the arrow might stand as my parents crushing my hopes of moving into Residence and of a program of MY choice. Yet I want to be free of my parents and be able to travel (which is what the gypsy probably stood for). The male might stand as the little I hope I have left of convincing my parents to let me move into res and go into the program of my choice." |
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and a lot of my dreams have this theme in common also repeats a theme in my dream's about self identity seeking and coming into my own. |
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In response to Dark Matters, I am a dream researcher and analyst. I have a number of clients I work with privately. I'm also in the process of writing a book on dream interpretation. The website listed in my profile *link removed* that you went to is part of an ongoing research project. What I'm trying to do is find correlations between dream symbols and real life situations so that they can be presented easily to the average person. So if 100 people tend to be experiencing something when a certain symbol was witnessed, then perhaps you are too. I try to provide real life examples whenever possible. |
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Last edited by anderj101; 07-10-2013 at 05:36 AM. Reason: Removed link to another LD forum
Thank you! |
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I've been thinking about some of my dreams, and in particular those that seem to have revealed some deeper 'meaning' (I emphasize this word because I think it's really the wrong word - it's not that they 'reveal meaning' so much as that dreams are caused by our deepest thoughts and desires, and by interpreting them we can learn about those thoughts and desires). And I realized that the importance of many of the dream images wasn't that the images carry any inherent message, but that they bring up associations. |
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Last edited by Darkmatters; 11-28-2011 at 04:15 AM.
Twice in the last year I had a dream which has to do with gypsies. I only seem to be have dreams which has gypsies when I'm thinking about a particular program and living in res up at the nearest college |
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less than two days ago I had a dream that involved an aparment building, and swimming through mud (in my clothes too) and something to do with bridges. |
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I use dreammoods for general symbol explanation. Usually, while reading, a more accurate explanation comes to me, specific to my particular dream. It's a basis I build on, not a bible or rulebook |
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