Dreams do they mean anything? - Page 4

Originally posted by: angie.4u

So Angie you decided to face your fears.

Interesting a woman who gave you bad vibes. sometimes certain evil spirits too accompany bad people just as good spirits accompany the good.

Originally posted by: monika.

i often see a palace in my dreams..

Originally posted by: Beyond_the_Veil

- Daydreaming - Dreaming while you are actually awake. These are not actual dreams, but at times, when you let your imagination carry you a bit too further away from reality, to the extent that you stop noticing the happenings around you, it can be classified as some form of 'dreaming'. As an aloof and introvert person, I suffer from these more than anything else. I don't think there is much that can be deduced from these dreams - they are, after all, not actual dreams that happen in our unconscious state of mind. We think, and consequently get lost into our world of imagination, about things that have some bearings to our life.

- Lucid dreaming - Dreaming while being conscious that you are, in fact, dreaming. Many have learned the art of lucid dreaming (I once had a prolonged discussion with a member who claims to have learned or have some knowledge over it) and can control their dreams and encounter various fantastical and mythical places and creatures by their own will - all while still dreaming. It's like a fantasy dream come true. There is not much to deduce from lucid dreams either as they are operated and controlled by the person himself, and not something that occurs while we are unconscious.

- Nightmares - I don't think these need any introductions. The most common form of (actually, rather than 'common', I could have as well said 'the only type of') nightmares I have involves lizards. I see them all the time. Sometimes I dream of being stuck in a small, suffocating room with hundreds of lizards walking around the wall like kings, and I/me being crashed to death. Ugh. Don't even remind me. Even the thought makes me nauseous. I don't think one needs a genius to figure out that nightmares show us our fears - and the state of our mind as well. If you are having repeated nightmares about the object you fear, then there must be something wrong with your (mental) health even if you are unaware of it.

These are the most common types of dreams. There are more controversial categories:

- Prophetic dreams - I have no clue if these are real and actually serve any purpose in the world. These are dreams that supposedly foretell the future (and I am reminded of Mr. Weasley's attack now). It is said that there are things that the mind overlooks among others, but when we are asleep, our subconscious mind has the capability to put together all the little data and information out there, and come to a (valid) conclusion about it. In a way it makes sense, but I haven't come across any solid study that can prove these theory without any doubt - and I am not going to believe some ordinary dreams of mine to mean this or that and come to a rushed conclusion that can be harmful.

- Recurring dreams - Same or similar dreams that occur in a recurring (regular) basis. Most of the times, these are just nightmares about things we fear that we have in a regular basis. Recurring dreams, I think, are about things we are (overly) concerned with. Why else would then we have dreams about things that we aren't concerned with at all and that too repeatedly?

- Mutual dreams - Dreams where two or more people share the same (or very similar) dreams. Sometimes these are planned, sometimes not. I have also heard about people meeting and having conversations in dreams. I think most of these are, however interesting and exciting as it may seem, bunked and inaccurate claims that have no evidences in its favor.

Originally posted by: *Woh Ajnabee*

What is it called when you never have any dreams?