Vivid dreams about someone I can't remember

[KittyCatMeow]

For years now, I've had different dreams about a guy but I have no idea who he is. He feels familiar but I know that I don't know him in the waking world. I don't know what he looks like, it's only these dreams that I can vividly remember. I can remember all of the details of the dreams except what he looks like. I get these strong happy feelings when I wake and when I think about the dreams but I can just feel that I don't actually know him. I've been having these dreams a lot more frequently lately and I'm just really curious as to why I can remember everything expect his appearance and if this might be a real person I'm meant to meet later in life. I'm a firm believer in spiritual things and am pretty open minded for any possible scenario.

[OneUp]

Have you been keeping up with your dream journal? If not, start doing so and it should aid you greatly in figuring out what this guy looks like.

[RaveCrazedDave]

One thing most people don't seem to realize at first is how lonely, uncertain and undocumented the trip into dreams actually is; it is among the purest forms of subjectiveness, and the one that most people have ready access to. It has been proven time and time again that the subconscious mind rarely forgets. This person, who you believe is recurring in most of your dreams, can simply be someone you've seen on the street before, or perhaps interacted with briefly; you not remembering how they look might also be a big factor on all of this; have you maybe considered that it was never meant to be the same person over and over again, and that you just conditioned yourself to think about the shadowy form like that by - for a lack of a better word - chance? I'm suggesting that you might of created a thought form, much like perhaps a familiar or a dream guide. I believe none of this is necessarily linked to the more occult powers of the mind. Also, what OneUp said is really important; science is a great tool, and the best way to treat dreams scientifically is by recording and analysing them side by side.

[ghuntington]

Hi, What I've learnt from my own dreams is that there is nothing in a dream by chance. Therefore, if you take a dream for which you have the best recall and if you answer the following questions, to the best of your recall ability, I will happily give you an interpretation of your dream as if it was mine. First tell me the number of scenes in your dream. THEN FOR EACH SCENE I want you to tell me the following: Location: I want you to look in your mind, as the observer, in the following directions and tell me what you see: 1. To your left. 2. To your right. 3. In front of you. 4. Behind you. 5. Above you. 6. Below you. It’s all right if you can’t recall much. Simply tell me what you see and make sure I know what direction it is from you the dreamer. In my interpretation, you’ll see how this is a symbol itself. When you are describing what you see, tell me in as much detail as you can recall about it. So things I am very interested in is what are walls, doors, windows, stairs, tables, etc. made of, age/style, colour, etc. The same goes for anything outside. You’ll see in my interpretations how all of this tells us lots about ourselves. Lighting: 1. Tell me what the lighting was like, i.e. bright, dull, black, cloudy etc. 2. Then tell me where the light was coming from. 3. Can you tell the time of day or season? Lighting is important in a dream because it’s a symbol of vibrational state. I’ll explain this during my interpretation for you. Objects: If there are any objects in a dream scene, then tell me about them as follows: 1. Shape, size, colour and what they were made of. 2. Where the object is in the dream relative to you, i.e. left, right, etc. I’ve found objects in dreams are usually symbols of things we first need to concentrate on spiritually. I’ll explain this in the interpretation if you had any objects in any of the scenes. People: For each person in a dream scene I want you to do the following: 1. Describe them to me in as much detail as you can recall. This includes age, gender, clothes, colour of the clothes, what the clothes were made of. 2. Tell me where they were in the dream scene relative to you, i.e. left, right, below, etc. 3. Tell me if they were lying down, sitting, standing, walking, etc. 4. Tell me what they did with you. Don’t skip the details. Simply tell me exactly what happened. 5. If there are any conversations or thoughts between you and the person or others, then tell me EXACTLY WHAT WAS SAID. This is important. 6. If there were others you couldn’t see but felt, then let me know where you felt they were in a scene relative to you the dreamer, i.e. left, right, etc. 7. For people who you know in real life, tell me anything that's different about them in the dream versus the real life version. Animals. Etc.: If there were any animals, insects, birds, reptiles, fish or whatever in any of the scenes, then tell me. Describe them in as great as detail as you can recall. Also let me know where they were in the dream scene relative to you, i.e. left, right, etc. Then let me know of any thoughts that passed between you and them. Thoughts/Feelings: This is a very important part of every dream scene. Take your time, go back and tell me the following for each scene: 1. What was your first thought/feeling as the dream scene began. 2. Tell me of any thoughts/feeling changes as the dream scene progressed and let me know where in the scene this occurred. 3. Tell me your last thought/feeling as the dream ended. I realize this is a lot of work. HOWEVER, I think you might be surprised by how much you can learn about yourself from a single scene. With kind regards, Guy