"A dream which is not understood is like a letter which is not yet opened."

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DREAM ANALYSIS by Lee King

    Clients often assume their dreams are meaningless and only a reflection of what occurs during the day's events ‹ or are some fantasy of the subconscious.  Even though these may be involved in the dream, they tend to act as triggers to underlying emotions and concerns that one may not recognize; some buried long ago.  Dreams are one of the avenues the psyche has for helping us get in touch with what we need to know but don't remember.

    The subconscious mind speaks in a language of symbols and metaphors that we have learned to associate with our life experiences.  Some are meaningful to our self, only, while others are archetypal.  For example, the Helen in your dream may be your aunt who is overweight.  But, did you know that the name Helen can also mean light?  Or, that light in metaphysical terms refers to enlightenment?  Your dream could be trying to tell you that you should either lose weight or "lighten up" to something.  The context of the dream, generally, will be a clue as to the right answer for you.  My belief, similar to that of most dream analysts, is that each symbol in your dream (objects, humans, animals, plants, etc.) represent some aspect of yourself.  Think of these as actors and props in a play trying to convey a message to you

It has, occasionally, been my experience to have what is known as a cognitive dream.  These rarely happen.  Some of my clients never have them.  When a dream does foretell something that eventually happens in my life, I seldom recognize the dream as such until after the event occurs.  However, when a dream keeps haunting me without resolution ‹ or repeating itself over time, I figure that I need to look seriously into its possible meaning.

    Most dreamers are unaware of the various meanings of any one symbol, nor do they have time to research those meanings.  There are a few good books available, but most of them are not inclusive enough for most needs.  Consequently, the help of both dream-analysts and dream groups is becoming increasingly more popular as we realize the importance of understanding our inner-self.  According to psychotherapist and author of UNEXPECTED MIRACLES, David Richo, Ph.D., "Dreams do  not tell of what to do but what is unlived in us."  He indicates that the soul is the dream-maker, not the logical mind.


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