Dream Interpretation

Dream interpretation taps into the vast store of symbolic messages carried in our unconscious minds. Often they have important messages for us, especially if they are especially vivid or are repeating again and again. But no matter what the content of our dreams may be, they are vital to our psychological well-being. If we did not dream we would be severely disturbed and unable to function as a normal human being as dreams are essential to maintain our sanity.

There are many who do not remember their dreams. This does not mean there is something wrong, as dreams do occur whether or not we remember them afterwards.

There are three positive aspects to dreaming process; firstly our mental well being is helped. During sleep our brain processes the everyday issues of the day on a deeper level than we can achieve when conscious. This transfer of redundant information whilst we sleep saves us from experiencing a backlog of events and details in our waking state.
The second aspect is emotional well being; we know our emotions are closely tied up with our thoughts, and we can be emotional in our dreams which releases that emotional energy in a safe way that doesn’t impact upon our rationality whilst we function in our awake state.

The third aspect is spiritual. How much is your own deep and unique spirituality connected to what you dream?

The best way to move into this complex and revealing area is to look at the history of dream interpretation. Dream interpretation is common in all cultures, although it has been relegated to the academic here in the West. However within the academic tradition several highly important and well-known figures have written extensively on dreams and dreaming, and how they reflect and inform us of the human psyche.

Some of you may have heard and even read books by Freud or Jung.  Freud’s interpretations of dreams are based in a contemporary psychological framework. Jung was naturally interested and involved in this aspect of dreaming; however he is best known for his work on the collective unconscious, realising that dreams tap into a shared, universal mind and uses archetypal, trans-personal images and symbols to communicate their meanings to us.

On a personal level, a first step would be to have a dream diary so you can note your dreams down upon awakening for future reference. That way you can examine current or future issues as you relate them back to your entries in your dream diary. If you can relate the issues you were experiencing at the time to the dreams you were experiencing you may be able to see how the dreams helped resolve them, or the particular insight that your dreams were pointing to. It may be that in your studies of your dreams and alongside them, your issues, you become aware of a moment of great insight and inspiration through your dreams to the answer to these issues.

Dreams are also an opportunity for spirit to communicate to you as well as a means of receiving communications from your angels, they look for every opportunity to let you know of their presence, and they are there to help.

There are many books available to help you interpret your dreams as well as methods of analysing your dreams.

I also run workshops on dream interpretation. These workshops show how to interpret your dreams and how you can use the information you have been given to help you in your everyday life. If you would like to attend or have me organise one in your area then please contact me either by e-mail or phone.

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