Dreams can be quite a mystery when it comes to interpreting
them. Each person dreams every night during
sleep. Most view dreams as nothing more
than a fantasy world that one goes to at night.
This philosophy could not be further from the truth. Understanding one’s dreams can give a person
more insight into him or herself than he or she ever imagined. The representations within the dream world might
give information about where one should go in life.
The first step to understanding one’s dreams is to keep a
dream diary. The dreamer needs to write
in the diary every day right after he or she wakes up in the morning. The more time one wastes before writing the
dream down, the less he or she will remember about what events took place while
asleep. Dream image retention will
increase the more dreams are written down.
Dreams will become more vivid the more one pays attention to them. The dreamer might feel as if he or she is
traveling through time. There will be a
feeling as if an individual has been somewhere during the night upon
waking. An individual might remember
what was said in a dream or at least remember that someone was speaking in what
seemed to be a foreign language.
The second step to remembering dreams is applying knowledge
when attempting to interpret dreams. This can be a little more difficult than it
seems. Dream books or websites can help
the dreamer in some cases, but the majority of the representations in dreams
can only be deciphered by the one having them.
In other words, an individual has to apply what they already know about
him or herself to get the most out of the dream representations. For example, I recently had a dream about
moving to the countryside with a friend.
This friend then got angry because I went to a video game store. For whatever reason, my brother and father
were at the store as well. I picked up
Mortal Kombat Trilogy on the original PlayStation. The game was in one of those double CD
cases. The front of the case had a deep
crack in it, but the spine was still intact.
I also picked up some collection that contained Resident Evil 4, 5, and
6 on it. I realize that I forgot my
money, so I asked my father to pay for everything. The interpretation of the dream is mirroring
what is happening in my waking life. I
am trying to move out of a house that I have been living in for thirty one
years. I am also trying to look for
opportunities beyond the call center job that I had for three years. Old memories and thought patterns still pop
in my head from time to time. I used to
play video games a lot when I was younger.
I was known as the expert at Mortal Kombat in my circle of friends. The games that I purchased represent old
memories or baggage that I have been hanging onto for a while. The games on the shelves represent different thoughts
and memories. The double CD case could
represent a stronger memory from my past than the Resident Evil
collection. The deep crack in the case
probably indicates the age of the memory.
The Mortal Kombat franchise has always resonated with me since I was
eight years old. I also was not
financially independent at a younger age.
My father paid for everything.
The themes of this dream as a whole are new opportunities and old
beliefs. I am trying to rid myself of
the old in order to make room for the new.
