Dream Interpretation

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Permalink Reply by Molado on June 28, 2008 at 8:12am

hi conrad,

i was more in the line of life being a dream, like row row row your boat. as for lucid dreaming, yes, i was quite fond of them when i was lesser aged. now, i'm more into manifestation in this "real" world for me and others in need.

however, when i used to lucid dream, i usually let things happen, because when i cross that fine line, meaning when i try to control, i would wake up. but when you loose the sense of control, that's when you can really enjoy lucid dreaming, if you know what i mean. whether lucid dreaming or real life manifestation, to me, they are the same.

once you realize you want to control, which in turn it means you don't have the control you need, you'll loose the dream and wake up. if you walk on that fine path and let things happen, you'll get what you want and that i can personally guarantee, because it works the same way in "real world." ;)

deeply,
molado

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Permalink Reply by Elizabeth Dye on June 29, 2008 at 12:00am

I do dream interps too, utilizing both hypnosis and my pyschic abilities. I encourage clients to keep a dream journal for recurring dreams so that they can come to understand on their own what the sub-councious mind is saying. Dreams can be like literal or not literal. All refers back to the client and what is happening in their concious minds. I don't do alot of it but I find it all fascinating.
Molado Yes... your family have what I call visions in their dreams. They are wonderful to experience.
Takes 2 cents subtracts it from a dime... take what you can use ..dump the rest.

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Permalink Reply by George Guarino on June 27, 2008 at 7:12pm

Conrad - I have every confidence that our subconscious is using our dreams to learn what it needs to know... but what that is, is beyond interpretation on the conscious level. Those who interpret dreams are only indulging in speculation... though tracking circumstances is an interesting passtime... if you have an interest.

I certainly suggest to my clients that their dreams will lead them to insights and learning... and leave it at that.

We have much to learn about dreaming.

Be well. George

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Permalink Reply by Conrad Cook on June 28, 2008 at 7:09am

We have much to learn about dreaming.

Yes we do!

That's an interesting approach to take with your clients... Kind of Ericksonian.

It seems to me that dreaming is an opportunity for the conscious mind to learn about the unconscious; and even (if we get good at it) to give feedback to the unconscious in real-time.

The fact that we can understand some of our dreams seems to me to imply that we ought in principle at least to be able to learn to understand them generally.

Conrad.

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Permalink Reply by Terry D. Boesch M.S., C.Ht. on June 27, 2008 at 9:19pm

Well I do dreams the same way I do past life regressions. We talk about them and see if there is some basic theme and then see how it is related to what is currently going on in the person's life. So, if the dream is about flying; how did flying make you feel, is there a need for freedom, or was there fear? Are those issues in your life today?
Seems to work for me.

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Permalink Reply by Conrad Cook on June 28, 2008 at 7:02am

Ok, cool: that makes sense. And I wonder if you have a way of handling weird dream-logic:

You're in a vast desert and, looking down, you find a small jewelry box of the kind a ring might be kept in. But when you open it, hundreds of thousands of swans pour out. They surround you and their leader demands to know why you've changed your tires.

- made up for illustration purposes.

Conrad.

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Permalink Reply by Terry D. Boesch M.S., C.Ht. on June 29, 2008 at 6:07am

Again, I would "handle" it by talking to the experiencer about what is happening currently in their life, and see if there are basic themes running through both life experiences and the dream. Do they feel lost or alone as if in a "vast desert" are they looking for something valuable in life, like jewelry, are the swawns reminding the experiencer of things that require improved safety, like a good set of tires, etc.

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Permalink Reply by Brian David Phillips on June 29, 2008 at 6:28am

I would suggest rather than "talking" to them consciously, that one run the process in hypnosis and let the client free associate in that way.

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Permalink Reply by Terry D. Boesch M.S., C.Ht. on June 29, 2008 at 6:30am

Certainly any emotion that is connected to the life experiences can be traced back to cause through hypnosis.

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