It's not that unusual to hear disembodied voices, either in dreams or the hypnagogic state. I've even experienced a kind of pre-dreaming sleep with no visuals, just a running train of thoughts, like the whole dream was just a voice in the background. The distinctive feature you describe about your voices is the way they frighten you, but always remember that dreams fuel themselves off our own emotions and expectations. If something scares you, then your own fear will make it even more frightening. Even more so than in waking life, in dreams "the only thing to fear is fear itself."
It sounds like you already recognize this but don't know how to deal with the fear. It's easy to say "don't be afraid," but how do you accomplish this? There's no one-size-fits-all solution, but here's a few ideas:
1. Remind yourself that everything you experience in a dream is part of you. Are there aspects of yourself that frighten you? Try to get to know your own mind better and understand what part of yourself is expressing itself through these voices. You might try meditating in the daytime in order to observe your mental processes.
2. When you feel yourself becoming afraid in the dream, do your best to stay calm and curious, and engage with the voices in a friendly way. Ask them what they want.
3. If you are too unnerved to deal with the voices directly, ignore them. Ignoring threats is not always a good idea in waking life, but in dreams it can completely deprive them of their power. There are times in lucid dreams I've found myself apparently trapped in a frightening scenario, and the things that have worked best are A) singing a song, which can be used as a focus of dream intent or as a straightforward distraction from what is going on, or more drastically, B) levitating straight upward and out of the scene entirely.
If these are minor, random incidents then ignoring them will be sufficient. But if they are pointing to deeper unresolved issues in your mental and emotional life, then they'll keep coming up and you'll have to find a constructive way to approach and deal with them.
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