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I had a dream that my aunt was dead in a casket. She had two heads both hers but one was laying next to her. The head that was connected was bald and swollen. The head laying next to her looked peaceful and had a wig on her.
In reality she is not dead
Dear Natalie,
The reason that you have this kind of dream is to show you how people die to their real lives. The way they do this is that they live in their negative heads that swollen and without empowerment. Their real heads, their real minds are not engaged because the negative one has taken over. The work is to get out of the negative space in your head and live in a positive mental environment.
so i was dreaming of a child little girl who was happily snaping random pictures with a camera phone she needed to charge it and i see the charger plugged into a white wall then see a vision of a camera shrinking into what looks like a mans hands reaching for a childs neck then i hear a childs voice saying no daddy i could never fading away into what sounds like mickie mouse vioce
Dear Maria Fino,
This dream is about what happens to a lot of girls who have been overpowered in an abusive way, perhaps it is your experience. They start out in a lively free spirited way creating positive memories and then are abused which makes their lively and enthusiastic voice shrink into a mousy one. If this has happened to you or someone else you know, there is a big need to do therapy to overcome the fears connected with getting back to enthusiasm and joy.
I was dreaming that I was in a dance class and a old dancer friend was teaching it. She stop to teach a girl in a wheel chair that could barely move and then my god mother shows up ( oh this is happening in someone’s front lawn) and tells me to touch some fruit on this tree that pops up out of no where. What does it mean?
Dear Jazmun,
The metaphor of the dream is about dancing. You can think of it as actual dancing or dancing through your life like living your life as if it were a dance. The girl in the wheel chair represents a part of you that is handicapped like not being able to move well because there is a part of you inside in your inner self that does dance well. You need to help like having a dance teacher to help you dance through your life. The fruit is like the fruit of your efforts if you choose to make a big effort in your growth process. You are going to have to deal with the part of you that doesn’t move very well.
I had a nightmare last night that my 3 year old son washed up on the beach he was blue from the cold crying and his teeth where broken what does this mean please
Dear Jackie,
The purpose of the dream is to show you that your 3 year old needs a lot of warmth and attention. He cannot be left alone in the cold world to fend for himself. It will make him cold inside and unable to be decisive and intelligent. Think of the water as his social environment. Ask yourself who is in that environment and how are they affecting him in a negative way. Then find ways to have him in a really warm and nurturing environment. This will make him strong and intelligent. Think warmth.
I had a dream last night where I was in a farm with my old friends. For some reason, I was running from them and from the place. They, however, kept on chasing me and wanted me to stay. I did my best to get away from them and from the place. And then I was in a scene where I am in front of a dug hole. I was trying to bury my 2 old shirts. One was a sweat shirt (gray) and the other one was just a regular shirt (stripey black and maroon). But when I threw it in to be buried, it suddenly became sticky for some reason and then it’s stuck on my shoulder and I did my best to get it off of me which I was able to remove. I then buried it. But then, there was little dog (a puppy) that would normally go there on a regular basis, lamenting for some reason. I wonder what does that mean. Thanks!
Dear MFS,
A farm is a place that grows things so it is like the self in you that wants to grow and change and become a better person. The problem is that being around your old friends puts you into your old self,your old roles when you are around them. You are not the person you want to be when you are around them. When you try to bury those roles you played with them, it is like they still stick to you. When you finally do it, then your new puppy shows up. This is like a new friendly self that is growing inside of you. The problem is that the new self has too many memories of how you used to be. You can just let go of the old self, bury it, and start being a new friendly and positive self. When you do this, your life will change dramatically.
Its a day where a birthday meal was planned but a lot of guests came for a dinner party. One of my friends came early and she was going to come with me to the meal. Its getting later and the kids of the guests are coming into my bedroom and opening and eating all my birthday gifts. As i was getting ready i was really excited but my friend, she lost all her work for uni and started crying so i said lets not go out today. My mum walks in yelling at me asking why we havent left yet and what time we would be back if we left any sooner and i shout back that we’re not going anymore. I start getting mad because the children are eating all my gifts and my dad calls me downstairs. He tells me to order some stuff as he doesnt know how to do it; at the same time complains that i just sit in my room and do nothing. This makes me mad and i start shouting that i was watching my room and he pinches me, i pinch him back and start crying. Mum comes through and starts yelling at dad for pinching me and they argue. I run upstairs and tell everyone to get out of my room; when i come down i grab the keys and get out of the house, i can hear mum shouting for me to come back and when i turn around to yell no, a car comes from nowhere and hits me. Im now paralysed and unable to show expression on my face; all i do is cry when people come to visit me facing the window looking out.
Hi, There is a lot of negative stuff happening in the dream. The purpose of the dream is to show you that when your mind is filled with negative thoughts and possibilities, then the negative actually happens. It means that if your thoughts are in a negative environment, then everything around you will be negative. It is actually pretty easy to change this around. All you have to do is replace your negative thoughts and imaginations into positive ones. If I were you I would do something like this. Get a journal and write one of your worst negative thoughts like someone taking things from you or someone yelling at you and feeling so angry. Then underneath it write a positive thought that is exactly the opposite of the negative one. You could imagine receiving and giving things to others and the smiles on their faces like when you tell someone positive about them. Every time you have a negative thought you can oppose it with a positive one. Then gradually you will find that your life will transform right before your eyes. You will be like a new person. It just takes some self discipline with your thoughts. Get out of the negative, control your mind, and see the positive.
I just woke up from a very weird dream. I am in a house on an island in believe I am young with a dog. There are people’s faces being seen from the China cabinet my grandmother had. Faces unknown. I was near a little girl that was evil my dog killed her. Then we are walking up a road in knee deep of mud with siblings I do not have.
Dear Michele,
The house in the dream represents your Self. Being on an island has to do with how you feel isolated as if you are by yourself. The dog as a symbol represents your friendliness as a person. The negative side of a dog is to be aggressive. When you see someone that you think is evil, what you do is let your aggressiveness out on the person and then you end up in a muddy path. A muddy path means a path that is has negative intentions. It is not an easy path to get off of when you are on it, but I am going to give you a way to get on a better path. When you need to do is let go of isolating yourself by being aggressive when you see a person you think is evil. Instead, either just ignore the person or do your best to find the positive in them and relate to the positive. Most people have positive sides, but sometimes it is too difficult to relate to. To have a lot of friends and to get out of the feeling of being isolated you need to see the positive in others and relate to it. Then you will have an amazing life full of great things all the time.
Last night I had a dream that I woke up on the floor of a run down, empty house with my 2 dogs.. (My daughter wasn’t in my dream) i would walk outside look around and tell myself in my dream..that is just a dream!! I started to panic because I was still there and I wanted to be back in my house. In my dream I kept asking myself, ” was I drugged? Where am I? ” Finally, I left my dogs at the empty house and ran to where I saw people..and it was a hospital security booth (20 miles away from where I live in real life (never been there, but it said USC HOSPITAL on her Jacket.)
I told her what happened and she had me put my finger on a computer that said where I lived and I also had 4 Warrants in Another state. I told her the computer can’t be right I’ve never been to that state and she just looked at me and smirked. Like she just wanted to give me a hard time. I turned around heading back to the house to get my dogs and I woke up.. it sounds corny writing it but in my dream I was panicking and just wanted to get home to my home and family.
Dear Shannon,
So the way you can look at this dream is to look at the run down empty house as a part of you that you need to work on inside of yourself. It is as if a part of you is run down and empty. Your dogs are still with you so that means your friendliness stays with you, but the run down part needs work. When you get into the empty run down self, you get panicked don’t know where you are, and people accuse you of things that you know could not have happened. When you are in that state, you also just want to get back home, which means getting back to your normal self. The reason that you have the dream is that you will develop this part of you. The problem is that you become a bit unglued when you start to do it, panicked. So what is that run down, emptiness about it. Well probably, if you are a mother, you have spent a fair amount of time looking after others, but not your own self. The dream says it is time to start getting more fulfillment with yourself. It is not like you have to give up being a great mother. It is just adding time and space for your own self. It is like you have a part of you that wants to grow and develop, but you haven’t responded to it. It is almost like it is a crime to do so for you and a warrant will be out for your arrest if you respond. Just relax, add things gradually, and get over any guilt you have it. When you take care of yourself, it will benefit everyone.
I had a dream of a woman between 38 and 40 telling I was not having peace what does it means
Dear Martha,
It sounds like this is a voice in your head that is not necessarily true, but one that you pay attention to. What you should do is start doing activities that give you calm and peace like walks or meditation or something like that. Then also replace the voice that says you are not at peace with one where you are at peace. You can begin having a really calm and peaceful voice inside.
I had a dream that I completely dismembered a guy, I cut off all his fingers, toes, arms, legs, head, and the whole time I’m cutting him he’s taunting me saying I’m never going to get rid of him, no matter what I do.
Dear Victoria,
The problem you have in this dream is dealing with guys or others who are in an addicted state. No matter how hard you try to let them go they stay in the relationship because they are addicted to what you gave them like sex or love. If I guy is addicted to you, rather than actually having a mutual relationship that is reciprocal, then he will do everything he can to stay in it, but it is only about him and not about you. You want to be in relationships that are mutual, not where the guys are addicted to you. Usually the addicted start out acting like they love you and treating you nice, but as time wears on, you become aware that is less about you and almost all about them. It makes for bad long term relationships. The key is to really patient in the beginning so that you can see what a guy is really like first. How does he treat his family and friends? Does he help other people or is life just about him?
Hello it’s me Mona I had this weird dream I hope u can help me so my dad died when I was 6year old I always think bout him n miss him so it’s been so long he never came in my dream so last night I had this dream idk what but they took my dad out of his grave idk y but they were saying to change his coffin but (im Muslim so he wasn’t put in coffin while they put him in grave in real life)so I was like ok I didn’t sa his face I touched his leg it was warm like he was alive n when I removed the cloth from his face he didn’t looked like my dad he had a fair color n he had blood in the corner of his eyes that was fresh just like he got hurt now n his body was kind of decomposing n he was in clothes then they put him in a coffin with a sign of cross ( Christian sign but we r Muslim) then the put on this cloth over him n it was weird I was thinking about the cross then I woke up can u understand what does it mean it’s kinda confusing it’s just how my dreams are ur help would mean a lot thanxx
Dear Mona,
The problem that the dream presents is that are relating to your dad as if his self is in the coffin, that he is dead, and worse, a Christian. What is actually true is that your father is very much alive and with you from the next world. The next world does not have time and space so it is as if he is closer to you now than he was in real life. You already feel his love. Now you can ask him for guidance because he really wants to help you live your life fully. You have an important destiny and he will help you with it. Believe in yourself and believe that he is going to help you.
In part of my dream, I was in my front yard and was walking across it with my dog on the sidewalk. I looked next door and seen some neighbors doing their own thing, and then I looked across the street. There was a big orange and brown bulldog standing there, staring at me. I then realized it was staring at my small dog, so I immediately picked him up as the bulldog darted towards me. Not scared of it, just fearing for my dog’s life, I put my dog in the air, as the bulldog jumped for him, and I put my arm as a guard against his snap and bite. I then ran to the other side of my house as fast I could, and ran just in time to the side, and closed and locked the gate. (I know some thoughts can trigger dreams) Well I then thought “what if he can jump over!”, and next thing, the bulldog ran, and jumped over the not-so-tall gate. I then pushed it off, having it bite my arm or clenched fist as I held my dog away, with my other arm. I looked behind me, towards the backyard, which had a taller gate that the bulldog couldn’t jump over, but I wouldn’t have the time to get to it. So I shoved the bulldog back with all my might or something, and I guess I killed it. I think it ended up turning into a handsome man, but I didn’t realize the change, and just picked him and threw him over my other neighbors’ fence, as if nothing happened. (The same man was later in my dream, and I was hanging out with him. I think I liked him, because he took me places. I also heard that he had supposedly turned into the bulldog and got inside its body before, to try and stop it from attacking).
Dear Patricia,
I tried to respond to your dream a couple of days ago, but I guess it didn’t post for some reason. So when you have a dog in a dream, it is always about developing the quality of loyal friendship. What happens in your dream, is that when you imagine the negative happen from the bull dog, it happens. The opposite is also true. When you imagine the positive, the positive happens. The dream is trying to teach you that. Instead of imagining the worst, which is often the natural inclination of people, you have to oppose the thought with a positive one, imagining the best like the man. The negative thoughts come from our ego which is fear-based and protective, while the positive ones come from our true self which is hopeful and optimistic. You need to work a lot on having positive optimistic thoughts, letting go of the negative ones. This is what the dream wants you to learn. It helps to turn off the news. It is pretty scary.
So in my dream, my boyfriend and i park at a burger king and for some odd reason i walk to the back of the place (mind you it’s night time), i dont notice that hes not right behind me because I see old friends from middle school and I start to say hi to everyone. My boyfriend comes and he looks upset, I ask why what happened he says apparently people dont need a key to get into my car (my boyfriend and i are car fanatics) so we walk back to his car and i see a woman scrambling to get into hers, as im approaching im calling out to her asking her what she’s doing, I specifically remember thinking i wasnt going to hurt her since there were cameras. She ignores me as shes talking on the phone, she eventually gets into her car as another car approaches and parkes next to my bfs car. He immediately gets into the driver seat of my bfs car and all of the sudden I find myself outside the driver side door saying something and then I stab the thief in the rib, then he pulls out a gun and shots me in the stomach, I fall down as my boyfriend comes to me crying and just holding me as the thief gets away. My boyfriend keeps mumbling something incoherent, sobbing as hes trying to soothe my now limp body. I really have no idea what this dream could mean, so I’d appreciate it if you can help me out. Thank you for your time in reading this.
Hi Alessandra,
The purpose of the dream is for you to get out there and trust people and be friendly so that you can have a lot of relationships. The problem is that when you begin to do so, your boyfriend, who is super attached to his things like the other lady feel so insecure like something is going to happen to them. Then you fear that things will be stolen and instead of making positive relationships, you end up being attacked by a thief. So really the lesson is to not be so attached to material things, to go for trusting in your ability to relate. Then your life will be amazing. The car isn’t so important.
In part of my dream, I was in my front yard and was walking across it with my dog on the sidewalk. I looked next door and seen some neighbors doing their own thing, and then I looked across the street. There was a big orange and brown bulldog standing there, staring at me. I then realized it was staring at my small dog, so I immediately picked him up as the bulldog darted towards me. Not scared of it, just fearing for my dog’s life, I put my dog in the air, as the bulldog jumped for him, and I put my arm as a guard against his snap and bite. I then ran to the other side of my house as fast I could, and ran just in time to the side, and closed and locked the gate. (I know some thoughts can trigger dreams) Well I then thought “what if he can jump over!”, and next thing, the bulldog ran, and jumped over the not-so-tall gate. I then pushed it off, having it bite my arm or clenched fist as I held my dog away, with my other arm. I looked behind me, towards the backyard, which had a taller gate that the bulldog couldn’t jump over, but I wouldn’t have the time to get to it. So I shoved the bulldog back with all my might or something, and I guess I killed it. I think it ended up turning into a handsome man, but I didn’t realize the change, and just picked him and threw him over my other neighbors’ fence, as if nothing happened. (The same man was later in my dream, and I was hanging out with him. I think I liked him, because he took me places. I also heard that he had supposedly turned into the bulldog and got inside its body before, to try and stop it from attacking).
Thanks, that was spot on. My mother has never liked my boyfriend, so it makes a lot of sense.
My niece,who lives in my home country, dreamed I was much younger about 35 year old. beautiful, smiling and seated on a rock.
I am 63
Hi Ana,
Your niece dreamt about you in this way because that is what you are really like inside and she needs to be just like you. I am guessing that that is her age more or less. She will benefit a lot from being around you.
i had a dream about my ec girlfriend an in it she was upset crying i appeared we sat on a bench an asked her if i could hug her she’s replied if you want to what does this mean
Dear Kayne,
When you have a dream about an ex-girl friend like yours it means you have leftover feelings that you have to work out inside yourself. It is like you needed to learn something from her, but you didn’t fully get it. You only wanted her to give you love in the relationship rather than you learning something from her that was really positive. The part of you that is like her inside of yourself that needed developing is sad for having not developed. It may sound a bit complicated. The best thing about who she is is what you need to develop in yourself. You don’t need to be in the relationship anymore. You just need to develop the relationship.
Hi.my dream is i was on a train..and i could see the compartment in front of me and it was going to crash right in front of me it was blue..and it did.getting closer to my face.then i saw the compartment i was in and the one in front of me detach.everyone was safe..it was dark.then i picked up a bunch of things in my arms..and knew i was going somewhere..like i was saying ok lets go.then i walked into a new house all white.clean new white tile floor openness and there were kids laying around playing like board games interacting. Lots of actuviyy..then i saw my little white Maltese who has passed away. Run passed my feet..i said oh hi Cloe..lol.tgen theyre were three little girls like 11 yrs old.in another room decorating the walls together very loving..then for myself i was 3 months pregnant and told the dad(who im seeing in real life)..were going to have to tell my kids and people now.we only have 6 months..we just cant have the baby appear..
Now in my real life..ive bern trying to let go of my ex who comes in n out of my life.like fire then disappears without notice.for 3 years n it happened this week..bad.for me..at the same time ived stated seeing a man who im not proud to say is in a 5 yr relationship…its been going on for 3 months of course he says he loves me. And things aren’t what ge wants at home..but they just had a child which was unexpected..and does want to help n be around for at least the first 6 months..so he can help..im not saying i believe this is good for me either or we will work out..i do love him..but i take things one day at a time
Thanks for listening…can you help figure this dream out for me
Dear Lisa,
Your current relationship and your past ones are like the compartment that is a train wreck. This relationship is head for a big train wreck. Get out of it until he is completely finished with the relationship. He is just using you to get relief and love. He does not really care about you long term. It is like your past relationship.
If you manage to see it as a train wreck and see the disaster and detach from it like the compartments detaching, then your life is going to be positive after positive. Let the old ones go. Don’t make yourself a train wreck. You have amazing qualities as you can see from the dream and your life is full of possibility, but it can easily be a train wreck. If you can’t listen to me right now, remember what I am saying after the next train wreck. I know that doesn’t sound very nice, but you have a lot of things to do and give to the world. Now is the time to go for them.
Dear Lisa, I just read your dream and what Richard wrote. I hope it is okay for me to offer some encouragement please. In your dream your house is new, clean, all white and stylish. This is the key. Thank you for sharing your dream and your current life situation. I find you are very honest and courageous. I wish you all the best.
Walked to a four way I went to a door 5 to 6 men in coaks looked at me the turned their backs I went in they walked out then I walked through a narrow pathway with bushes both side there was fkesh eating unsects 2 old lades waved at me i crossed the bridge went into a cubicle the booted the cubicle opened came out the other side
Ablack lady started to talk to.me then she changed evil i walked to the mountian tip saw houses down then saw the sea on the left hand side thought it can swallow th earth
I dream that I was looking for my dog wo is ill and I could not find him I went in to my sister room to look for him and there was a mother deer and her baby fawn just lay on the floor. What does this mean.
Hi Linda,
A dog is a symbol of friendship or a symbol of being friendly. Your friendliness is ill. This means that something has happened that makes it difficult for you to be friendly to others and to yourself. Evidently your sister has the quality of deer and a fawn which is gentleness. Gentleness is the energy you need to heal yourself so that you can be friendly. You are probably pretty hard on yourself. The deer is the energy you need so that you can be gentle, not hard on yourself. Gentleness is extremely powerful. It is probably the most powerful healing energy we have. Your sister has it. If you are like her to your own self, you will heal and become really friendly.
Dear Timothy,
The structure of the dream is that you have a tendency to visualize (imagine) the endings of things to be negative. Before you start something, you are already seeing the negative in the end. It will keep you from acting and being positive in the world and getting to where you really want to go with your life. Try to just flipping the negative endings in the dream to positive ones. If you change all the images in the dream you will see positive endings. If you can start each day by focusing on positive endings, your life will change really fast. It maybe a big challenge because the dream suggest that you do a lot of seeing the negative ends. Avoid the news at all costs.
Hi, I had a really terrible nightmare. I was under some sort of bridge, on a beach. I found a dead man on the ground and my mom told me to fill him up with concrete. But when I turned him over it was my boyfriend. The concrete had hardened and he woke up and was struggling and kicking his legs trying to breathe. That’s when I woke up. Please tell me what this means. It was so horrible to watch. Thank you.
Hi Desiree,
When you have a nightmare, it means that you are at the beginning of a new process or quality that is developing inside of you. You shouldn’t think of a nightmare as negative even though it feels fearful. The fear comes because you need to get over the fear to get to the new process. Think of the nightmare or fear as like a test you have to pass to get to the new positive energy. At first you don’t realize that it is your boyfriend. This is because the way your mom deals with relationships that haven’t worked is to just bury the person as if they didn’t exist. She is trying to teach you this strategy so you won’t have to deal with negative feelings for very long. But instead of doing totally what your mom suggest you decided to see who the person is. It is your boyfriend who then, because you see him, started to revive. What does this mean? Your mom loses relationships because she does not see who the people really are, but you do. You can make people come alive by seeing who they truly are by seeing the positive things about them. She does not. You have to be careful because a small part of you may want to act like your mom when things are not going perfectly in a relationship. You can turn everything around by seeing the true person.