Intuition

Jess, you did incredibly well :) Thank you for sharing your unconsciousness with me (us? technically this is public)

I had a dream the other night that I can't remember details for. It was a work dream that ended in a rather abrupt and angry energy being thrown at me that caused me to wake up at 4 am. This of course happened the night before I was fired.

Which brings me to why I bring it up.
Have you ever had a dream that came true? In other words, have you ever been in a moment and thought - hey! I remember this dream!

It used to happen to me more than one might think. I could vividly remember waking up from the dream (the original unconscious experience) and thinking, ok... i will make sure to remember this. and then days, weeks, YEARS later, finding myself in EXACTLY THE SAME SITUATION.

Folks would say, oh, that's just deja vu. To which I would reply, perhaps, but then what's deja vu?
I fully remember waking up from this dream, or having the dream or thinking and reflecting back on the dream and then HAVING THE DREAM HAPPEN IN REAL LIFE.

Am I alone on this one?

A Naptime Dream

Okay... so I'm not a huge blogger. What little blogging I've done has been entirely focused on my travels. My loyal readers (Mom, Dad, my male "companion") seemed to enjoy my writings though, so hopefully I can bring the same entertaining musing to my dreams. Here it goes...

I shall start with your last entry Tati. Veeeery interesting. I think this is the one you told me about on our way back from San Diego, ya? Seems this one has stuck with you. Have you looked up the symbolism? I think water refers to emotions, but that's about all I got. Dreaming that you were sleeping... that's gotta mean something. Overall though, your imagery seems relaxing and playful. I like it. Okay, my turn...

Last night's sleep was light, fitful and way too short. Naps were definitely needed throughout the day (luckily, my current involvement in a family road trip allows much time for these) and one of them yielded this odd dream: It started with me visiting the older of my two younger sisters, Christina, at her home in Camarillo. When she opened the door I was shocked to see that underneath her black tee was a taught round belly. Seeing my surprise, she casually remarked "Oh ya, I forgot to tell you- I'm 7 months pregnant." I remember being torn between feelings confusion (she doesn't have a boyfriend, and isn't prone to casually "dancing the horizontal tango".  And why the hell hadn't I noticed this when I saw her just 3 weeks earlier?) and hurt (who doesn't tell their big sister these kinds of things? Was she afraid I would judge her?) and excitement (I get to have all the benefits of a baby without the burden of responsibility or childbirth. Awesome... for me, anyway.). The latter of the three emotions eventually won out and after a quick hug and brief questioning (the father was a guy she hadn't dated in about 3 years), we began planning the redecoration of the family den into a light blue nursery. Apparently she was having a boy, though she never actually told me this. I recall being very impressed with how she was handling herself. I've always imagined my sister, as well as myself, being a nervous and fearful future mother. In my dream however she was confident, calm and focused (not usual traits for this one, with or without a bun in the oven). Anyway, I woke up in the midst of discussing paint colors as our motorhome pulled into a local gas station called the "Kum and Go".  My mind immediately went from dreaming to amused giggling to deciding which ice cream treat I should get. I never mentioned this dream to my sister (who had been napping right beside me) and had pretty much forgotten it until now. 

So a tiny bit of research has given me these interpretations: Dreaming of your sister "symbolizes some aspect of your relationship with her, whether it one of sibling rivalry, caring, protectiveness, etc. Your sister may draw attention to your family role and sense of belonging" while a pregnancy refers to growth and development. This is actually pretty relevant to my life right now. The aforementioned road trip has me spending nearly every waking moment with my family in a space that measures less than 500 square feet. This inescapable closeness definitely tries my patience with my family members, and has my mind constantly pondering specifics of our relationships. More so with some than others though, and it is a bit odd to me that I dreamt of this sister when I consciously feel I have more latent issues with the other one. Something to think about...

So... how'd I do?

 

water everywhere

i've been very bad at keeping up with this blog, though dreams continue to come.

so, in the hopes of maintaining this alive (and adding some spice to the mix) my friend will join the mix.

and i'll post about a dream i had in 2008. it's a short but goodie...

starts off with me in bed in a dark room. my friend (and former roommate) kent is there. while i'm slowly waking up, i realize that he's taking pictures of me in my sleep. i swat him away playfully.

i realize the room (which looks like a cottage on some south pacific island) has sliding glass doors that are slightly open. a breeze is coming in...

i open the doors further and see that the water comes right up to the floorboard. we're completely surrounded by an extremely peaceful ocean.

So, I jump in.

I'm immediately over my head in the water and slightly struggling to break the top. i feel a strong undercurrent pulling me down.
i finally break through and look up at kent. he's smiling at me.

i wake up.