Dreams.......

Lately I have been having very vivid dreams. Those kind of dreams that when you awake you wonder if it was really a dream or did you actually experience it.

The other night was no exception. I dreamt I was in a trailer like cabin. It was located next to a river. It was welcoming and warm and brought good feelings. I was surrounded by familiar faces and faces I didn't know. When I awoke from this dream I could remember most of it and thought to myself that I should write it down. But as I attempt to do this now parts of the dream elude me. What I do recall was the fast running river. The water in the river was dirty and murky...in my dream I believed it was like that because of the current. Somehow I end up getting pushed into the river....I wasn't afraid....I remember hitting the water and almost touching the bottom....when I surfaced I shouted to those on shore that it was shallow and how I almost touched bottom. The next I remember was that I was floating down the river and then scrambling to get out....I awoke shortly there after. It was the part of being pushed into the dirty murky water that stayed in my mind, and I couldn't help but wonder if there was any significance to this. So I went to look it up in a dream interpretation book. This is what I found.....

To see muddy or dirty water in your dream, indicates that you are wallowing in your negative emotions. You may need to devote some time to clarify your mind and find internal peace. Alternatively, it suggests that your thinking/judgment is unclear and clouded. If you are immersed in muddy water, then it indicates that you are in over your head in a situation and are overwhelmed by your emotions.

And then I came across this interpretation of dirty water......

To fall into muddy water, is a sign that you will make many bitter mistakes, and will suffer poignant grief therefrom.

I am sure there are other interpretations of the dream primarily the dirty water. The first interpretation seems to fit. I did fall asleep the other night upset and confused about some personal issues, and hence I think that is where the muddy waters come into play. I do believe that our dreams in part are manifested by things we experience in reality. Issues that we tend to bury or worry us or thoughts that fill our mind during the day carry on in our dream world.

I have always been fascinated by dreams. As a child I had a recurring dream for years....I still remember parts of that dream to this day....but I no longer have that dream, and the reason for that I believe is due to the fact that I dealt with the issue that was causing me to have those dreams.

I know I dream in colour. I have dreamt of brightly painted rooms, ships and bright gowns. I have felt warmth and cold in my dreams. I have certainly had my share of what I call nightmares, primarily triggered by scary movies, but some have most certainly been triggered by the events that unfold during the day.

When I was looking up dream topics on the Internet I came across this and thought it as an interesting concept:

There are two kinds of dreams. There are dreams that we have while asleep and dreams that we have while we are awake. What is the connection between the two types? Both kinds of dreams are about the yearnings that are held deep inside us. Some of these desires are so secret that we dare not share them even with our closest friends. Those of us that dare to put our dreams down on paper are showing the courage and faith that they will come true. © Dream Poems from Family Friend Poem

" Oh Sleep! It is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole" ~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge ~

And so with that I shall go seek slumber and hope that my thoughts take me to far away places full of whimsical fancy.....til morrow....