Thread: Dream Interpretation

I guess no one has any opinion towards this...?

Hey sorry, I think people sometimes stray away from even the word Dream Interpretation becuase of this reason. Which is ironic becuase you wanted to talk about that

I think you are absolutly right. Dreams can only be interpreted by you or someone you are very close to. Even then, not all dreams have meaning. I think that the only dreams that have meanings are the ones where you wake up and know the meaning. Or reoccuring dreams, but thats another sotry. that means your mind is telling you a messege that you really NEED to look at becuase you are ignoring something.

When I was younger I used to be soooo into dream interpreting. It was fun, and I was good at it, but the older I got, the more i felt that I only had a right to help interpret the dreams of my cloest friends, the people I could know how they think and feel as almost as well as myself.

Sometimes dream interpretation is easy: if you dream of sex, it means you want sex Like dreaming of going to toilet when you actually want that like hell. Don't know about you, but I did have such toilet dreams. You wake up and think, glory to heavens that I didn't act it out and run to the toilet.

Any detailed interpretation of more serious stuff is difficult, of course, it probably requires professional help. And even then nobody really knows how dreams should be interpreted, all these professional helpers have are theories that a few people concocted.

personnaly think that they are not accurate for the simple reason that are dreams are made from OUR subconscious and not from a I don't know what.

Some would say that there's not only our personal subconsciousness, but a collective unconscious. But I agree with you anyway, even if we draw a lot from this collective ocean, we add so much of our own to it that it isn't pure anymore.

Dream interpretation is usually an entertainment, though, like reading a horoscope

Dreams consists of metaphoric and symbolic language therefore they must be interpreted metaphorically. The use of metaphoric thinking is a must in the interpretive process. The symbols can have a - or + meaning dependent upon the context of the dream and should be interpreted within the context of the dream. There is an ancient Hebraic method of dream interpretation that exists and has been around way longer than any of the current dream interpretation methods. I believe God communicates to us in our dreams as well, and that there are many different categories of dreams.

Originally Posted by Cleareye7

There is an ancient Hebraic method of dream interpretation that exists and has been around way longer than any of the current dream interpretation methods.

Anything about it online?

I believe God communicates to us in our dreams as well, and that there are many different categories of dreams.

No offense meant if these are your believes, but maybe what communicates through dreams are demons? God is supposed to be very difficult to reach a two-sided communication with, that's not for us sinners.

Hello, Arutad you could find out about the ancient Hebraic Dream Interpretation method at http://dreamsandvisionsinfo.blogspot.com This is what Daniel and Joseph in the Old Testament applied to interpret the dreams of influential men in their days. The modern interpretation methods used today if applied to the same dreams that Daniel and Joseph interpreted would not bring about the same interpretation which they gave and which came from God.
I do also believe not all dreams are from God and that there are dark spiritual forces that can communicate in dreams and do that. The site i directed you to has a very good article on that very subject. well, sweet dreams to you.

Thanx for the link.

Although after reading some, I'm disappointed. Another New Age BS...

They just love it: concoct something and label it "Ancient Hebraic" or whatever. It's obvious that they never tried to study what ancient hebrews did, though, there are no sources or something like that.

Doug Addison had a dramatic encounter with Jesus in 1985

*has a heart attack*
No surprise he disliked official Church... They'd classify that as a fantasy sent by a demon, hehe.

I'm not an expert in this field at all, I feel a novice in almost all aspects of the dream realm, but, I do have some opinions...
Dreaming is a universal condition that humanity deals with, much like eating, or boners. With this in mind I think that there must be some sort of function to it, from my limited understanding of the subject I think that understanding and maybe interpreting dreams could prove useful to your waking self, if just by resolving issues you weren't naturally aware of.
Dream dictionaries and universal fixes aren't going to work for everyone, but I think they could make for a useful springboard if there is something baffling you and you need a starting point.
To say, something like "I saw a dog in my dream, that means *insert definition here*" probably wont do you much good. But sitting down and putting some thought into why maybe you saw a dog could probably lead you to maybe working out some issues.
Maybe.
Or maybe I'm just still pretty naive and dreams are just spare energy getting fired off randomly causing rampant hallucinations with temporary paralysis..

Originally Posted by hedgepiratefury

Dream dictionaries and universal fixes aren't going to work for everyone, but I think they could make for a useful springboard if there is something baffling you and you need a starting point.
To say, something like "I saw a dog in my dream, that means *insert definition here*" probably wont do you much good. But sitting down and putting some thought into why maybe you saw a dog could probably lead you to maybe working out some issues.
Maybe.
Or maybe I'm just still pretty naive and dreams are just spare energy getting fired off randomly causing rampant hallucinations with temporary paralysis..

I think you're not entirely incorrect to think of those "dictionaries" as more of a springboard to help someone starting off. I believe that while some dreams can send a message to the dreamer, most of them are a broken-mirror image of those things which we experience when we're awake. If we pay attention to them, they can be good indicators of what's going on in our lives. For example, if I find myself stressed out and don't know exactly why, I can see how I interact with other dream characters, look for elements which I'm drawn to (objects, characters, scenarios, etc.), and see if there's an indication as to what's wrong in my life.

I'm rather against the one-size-fits-all "this means this" interpretation, and think SleepyCookieDough has the right idea when it comes to interpretation. If someone asks me to help them with a dream, I usually just run them back through elements of the dream and how they felt or reacted in those scenarios.

I don't discount "prophetic" dreams, but I don't think they happen as often as most people claim. I'm a conservative, but I'm open to the possibility

I do not believe in dream interpretation in the slightest. I actually wrote a pretty awesome paper in high school psychology called "Sigmund Fraud". I gotta dig that up sometime.

Dream interpretation is real in my opinion, but there is no such thing as a dictionary. Only YOU can decide what it all means, because schemata are by no means identical for every person.

Originally Posted by Laika

I actually wrote a pretty awesome paper in high school psychology called "Sigmund Fraud". I gotta dig that up sometime.

Lol, at first I thought you made a spelling mistake... Do you have it scanned?

Originally Posted by Laika

I do not believe in dream interpretation in the slightest. I actually wrote a pretty awesome paper in high school psychology called "Sigmund Fraud". I gotta dig that up sometime.

In this case, it depends on how you interpret the term "interpretation." In it's simplest form, it equates down to "something = something" such as with the Spanish to English translation "Mano = Hand." However, you have to keep in mind that not everything translates easily and not everyone interprets the same thing as everything else. Along the same line, "Dedos = Fingers and Toes" depending on the context.

In another sense, situations can also be interpreted. If a man grabs their jacket, suitcase, and car keys, one can safely assume that he is taking a trip somewhere even without asking the man. If a puzzle constantly appears in my dreams, it could be representative of the fact that I'm trying to put something together or figure out something that I find important. That may be an ambiguous example, but it could be a starting place that inspires me to discover something that might be stressing me out. I've felt emotions without knowing the source behind them, and have had one or two instances where I've awoken from a dream which helped me discover the source.

I don't believe that dreams unlock the universe. They can, however, give glimpses into our own lives, showing things that we otherwise might not be aware of.

And I like that title! I'm a big fan of puns.