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- The Real Dreamweaver -
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Wednesday, October 13, 2004
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Not too long ago I purchased a book called, "The Complete Book on Dreams and Dreaming" by Pamela J. Ball. I've always been intrigued by the interpretation of dreams, and what role that vivid dreams play in one's real existance.
Reading more into its contents, I've come to find that this book will either fascinate you or completely freak you out. It is a detailed breakdown of what your dreams consist of, all the components and people involved, where you're positioned, the colors that you see - or lack thereof.
Maybe the reason it captivates more than it scares me is because I've always been on a mission to understand what dreams do or what they're meant to be in our lives. When I was young, under the age of 10, I suffered from what I learned not too long ago to be "Night Terrors". This is a dream state in which the person has such vivid, sometimes violent dreams, that it causes them to physically get up and move about the house in a dream-like coma. I remember my mother telling me the things that would happen, and it would shock me since I couldn't remember any of it. Running downstairs in the middle of the night to grab pots and pans to bang against the counters, wake up the next morning to find bruises on my leg; only to be told that I was hitting the wall in my sleep.
Some dreams were scary, I would even yell or scream out loud. My mother told me that I would at times stand on my bed, point to something or someone that I thought was there, and had this look of fright or desperation on my face. At night, I could have swore that I could feel bugs on me in dreams, or feel hands pushing me down. Don't get me wrong, I had fun at the local sleepovers with friends; it never seemed to happen anywhere but home. And both my parents felt horrible for me, at that time, not realizing what was wrong with me. Mom said she would dread having to attempt to wake me out of my 'state', and she said my eyes would be wide open, albeit glassed over, and I would talk to her.
I wouldn't remember a thing.
There was one time I'll never forget, only thanks to my mother telling me - my dad was sick one night, and he always does better sleeping upright in a lounge chair in this case. He was out in the living room, and at about 3am, he was barely awake when he saw a figure move passed him and head for the front door. My dad is a light sleeper, so it woke him. When he turned around, he saw me at the door, opening it, and proceeding to walk out the door.
He ran after me, stopped me, and led me back to bed, but I would think of that moment and couldn't help but get a little nervous. If he would have not seen me, I could have went out the door, down the street, who knows where! Well, after years of thinking that my 'Night Terrors' were just a results of mixing pizza and watching Thundercats each night, an emotional time in my family was predicted by my dreams. I won't get into specifics, but the dreams I would tell my parents about proved later on to be a foretelling of what our family was to go through.
Yeah, even now it's eerie. Because after this family issue had passed, I didn't grow out of my Night Terrors, they just simply stopped.
And I've heard, even from good friends, that some people don't dream in color. Most images are in black and white, or in shadows or shapes, not really having much clarity. My dreams have always been vivid, bright, and often times confusing me on whether it was real or not. Dreams also say a lot about someone's personality that they may not even realize. I know that most of us have had dreams of flying at one point or another. I, too, have dreamt of flying - however my version has differed from most I know. In your dreams, you should be able to do anything, conquer the most impossible task. Flying would be no exception, since it's a symbol of nothing holding you back but your own imagination. With me, though, it was a struggle - flying, that is. When I would get ready to fly, I would only go so far above the ground and to reach higher - it would be painful - i.e. moving my arms, thinking so much that my head would hurt.
Dude, there's something wrong when even in my HEAD I couldn't even flying above the trees. It said something about my outlook on life, what I thought about the gifts I had or didn't. For some, amazing things just happen; others have to work harder for it.
I would highly recommend this book, since it ties in the mental with also the spiritual aspects of dreams and their interpretations. I want to end this with a little interpreting of my own.
Lupes - this is for you. -------------
1. Color plays a vital part in all symbolism. This is partly to do with the vibratory frequency which each individual color has. In working with the colors of the rainbow, we discover that the warm, lively colors - which give back light - are yellow, orange, and red.
2. Orange: This is an essentially cheerful uplifting color. Its associated qualities are happiness and independence.
3. White: This color contains within it all colors. It suggests innocence, spiritual purity, and wisdom.
4. Clothes: The color of clothing is often significant. Clothes being worn by someone to whom they do not belong is confusion in the dreamer's mind as to which roles are approriate for each character.
a). Clothes belonging to a particular person: we are being reminded of that person, even though we are aware that they cannot necessarily be with us.
b). A hat: a symbol of wisdom and the intellect and also of protection. It can signify both spirituality or sexuality, depending on the other aspects of the dream.
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Name: April