Dream Visions

Dreams as Road Signs for Your Life

Dreams are vehicles used by the subconscious mind to communicate with us symbolically. Sometimes there are words, but most dream content is visual.

When your subconscious mind knows that you are in trouble (or headed for trouble), you may not dream specifically of road signs. That would be almost too easy. On the other hand, you may.

Have you ever dreamed of a Stop sign, or a Wrong Way sign? If you ever do, pay attention. Your inner self is trying to tell you something important.

Often the same message is presented again and again in different images and situations until we “get it.” If you are in a situation that is dangerous or that is making you ill or unhappy—or both—chances are you have already had dreams that are, in effect, Street Signs, telling you to Stop, Detour (find a way around the problem), Slow, and so on.

For example, if you are trying to maintain a relationship with someone who is not really committed, who is really more interested in someone else, or who is married or otherwise committed to another, you intuitively know you are heading for trouble. So you might start having dreams symbolically act as No Trespassing Signs, telling you what your subconscious mind already knows, that you are trying to be somewhere that you do not belong.

On the other hand, if you are responsible for designing or maintaining roads or streets in real life, maybe you are just reminding yourself to include signage. If so, here is where to get the best Road Signs.

Fortunetelling and Your Dreams

Is fortunetelling related to your dreams? If so, how?

As C.G. Jung wrote and taught, our subconscious mind communicates with us via dreams and dreamlike images, including artistic expressions (such as drawing our own mandalas) and dreamlike images—even just with images and words that catch our eye during the day. Really good fortunetellers, like good Jungian psychotherapists, can pick up on those images in various ways.

Some would say that a good fortuneteller reads your aura (or reads your mind or subconscious mind) just as a good therapist listens not only to what you say but also to what is implied in what you say, and do not say, and how you express it.

Others would say that the very best fortunetellers get information for you from a higher metaphysical level, what C.G. Jung referred to as the transpersonal level. That is, they may get information from the dimension in which all human consciousness is said to be connected.

Many of us are not totally aware of all that we know. We have subconscious knowledge that—for whatever reason—we do not acknowledge consciously. A good fortuneteller can really help with that.

A really superb fortuneteller can often provide uncannily accurate information that we could not possibly have known ourselves, as subsequent events may prove to us.

One thing that I seldom hear people discuss about fortunetellers is that they also receive their information, the information that they give us, as dreamlike images. One of the things that makes a good fortuneteller or psychic is the ability to interpret those dreamlike images on our behalf.

Another valuable trait of a good fortuneteller is knowing when to share such images with us directly, allowing us to get in touch with such images ourselves, providing further insight that we can draw for ourselves. So often a good reading by a professional fortuneteller continues to provide insights as events and relationships develop, and we more and more understand the dreamlike images they provide for us.

In a way, a fortuneteller dreams on behalf of their client and then shares and interprets the dream images with the client. That makes it so interesting and valuable to chat live with a psychic.

Why not give it a try? Just be sure to write down all those predictions, especially the images (visual and words and phrases) in your dream journal, so you can continue to study them for additional insights.

And be sure to stop by and leave a comment to let us know how it turns out.

Using the Wisdom of Dreams for Inner Healing

According to the brilliant psychotherapist, Carl Jung, dreams are one way that our inner selves communicate with us through images. All of us can gain from the wisdom imparted to us in our dreams, but not all of us know how.

Such wisdom, while tremendously valuable and healing, can be difficult for most of us to interpret for ourselves. Jung pioneered the art of interpreting a person’s dreams, and the images used in artistic expressions, to facilitate emotional healing and mental wellness.

“In each of us there is another whom we do not know. He speaks to us in dreams and tells us how differently he sees us from the way we see ourselves. When, therefore, we find ourselves in a difficult situation to which there is no solution, he can sometimes kindle a light that radically alters our attitude-the very attitude that led us into the difficult situation.” – C.G. Jung, Civilization in Transition

Jung trained other psychotherapists to use his methods, and through his writing, he made his system accessible to millions. Jung wrote about his own dreams as well as those of his patients. He encouraged patients to express their inner lives in art.

Jung himself used the form of the mandala, or circle, to work with his dreamlike inner images. He encouraged his students and patients to do so as well, and he wrote eloquently of the value of such images in bringing the human being into mental and emotional maturity and wholeness.

Exploring one’s inner world via Jungian methods is best done in jungian psychotherapy, where one explores one’s inner world with the help of a Jungian therapist who has not only trained in Jungian therapy but also experienced it as a client. Jung’s teachings have inspired millions over the years, and Jungian psychotherapy has helped many people achieve inner healing and emotional growth.

There are Jungian therapists in virtually every major city worldwide. Some cities also have C.G. Jung Centers which host educational lectures and often have bookstores featuring the work of Jung, his students, and other Jungian therapists.

For more information on Jungian therapy and how it can help you, if you are in the New York City area, call Douglas Tompkins, M.Div., L.P., NCPsyA, a Jungian analyst practicing in NYC (mid-town Manhattan). For a consultation, contact him by phone at 212-504-0887 or email him at dgtompkins@nyjungian.com.

Helping Children (and Parents) Achieve Their Dreams

Children often have seemingly grandiose dreams for the future. They may dream them at night or they may imagine them after seeing a movie or TV show or hearing others talk about them.

Often such dreams seem fanciful or unrealistic. A weak math student dreams of being an architect or scientist.  A poor reader wants to create movies or write TV series. But do not dismiss them out of hand.

These children may have amazing vision and imagination. But they will clearly need a great deal of help in achieving their dreams. Can you help them reach goals they do not seem naturally prepared for? Yes, you can. But not just by encouraging “positive thinking and perseverance.”

Master teachers have created teaching strategies that help children improve weak academic areas and more quickly absorb new ones. Teachers can enhance their skills and parents can learn to help their children learn better and faster with programs from Mentoring Minds.

Learning problems often are not a matter of memory or facts. True learning is based on critical thinking, as described by Bloom, Englehart, Furst, Hill, and Krathwohl in 1956.

Mentoring Minds uses the Bloom method to create programs and teaching tools to help children learn critical thinking so that they learn more efficiently. That is the skill all children need to achieve their dreams of the future. A Research tab on the Mentoring Minds website explains the research behind the Mentoring Minds products.

These strategies for teaching math, for example, can also be used by knowledgeable parents to help children at home. The Mentoring minds store offers a host of subject-teaching products and critical thinking aids for several important subject areas, including such mainstays as reading, science, math, vocabulary, English and Spanish, as well as teaching tools for teachers, such as classroom management, flip charts, common core standards, and card sets, which can be useful for parents as well.

These are solid, well-researched, proven strategies for building a firm foundation under children’s dreams. If you are willing to take action and work with children to help them learn what they need to know, you can help make their dreams come true.

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How to Interpret Career-Related Dreams

Dreams often guide us into new directions, but you have to listen to them. And you have to take action.

People often dream of new careers. Have you ever found yourself doing work in a dream that you have never done in real life? That could be a clue (or a warning, if it was something you did not like).

Most often, though, the direction is more subtle. You may awaken with a feeling of pride or achievement, a sense that something good awaits you, or just a vague feeling of hope or happiness. It is up to you to decide how to interpret those feelings.

So even if you have never dreamed of, for example, becoming a Registered Tax Return Preparer, that may still be that career of your dreams. It helps to be open to pursuing new ideas, and now is a great time to learn more about the possibilities.

After all, everyone has to file income taxes, and as rules and returns become more complex, more good tax preparers are needed every year. Even if you just want a part-time job during tax season, becoming a paid tax preparer may be just the answer to your dreams.

New IRS requirements for paid tax preparers took effect in January 2011. So even if you have been a paid tax preparer in the past, you will have to study to pass the new IRS tax preparer exams. But there are some great courses and guides that help you prepare for the tax preparer exam.

And once you have your tax preparer certification, you are ready for a career of getting paid for helping people, a career you can take pride in. It could very well be the career of your dreams.

So whatever you dream of, always be open to the possibilities. You may find an even bigger dream that will surprise and reward you, like being a registered tax preparer.

More on Phantom Doorbell Dreams

This is an update on the topic of phantom doorbell dresms.

I had been waiting several days for a package from Amazon and worried about receiving it. Normally I have packages delivered to the post office, but it’s half an hour away, so I let this one be delivered at home, because I planned to be here.

It was several days late. I kept checking the front door several times a day, because the postal delivery person just tosses things on the doorstep and never rings the bell. I had checked Amazon’s tracking which said the package had finally reached my city, but I figured it would be at least another day or so before it got out to my neighborhood.

Working away on my computer in mid afternoon, I suddenly heard a very soft phantom doorbell. (My real doorbell is quite loud.) So I want to look, and there was the package.

Whatever these phantom doorbells are, I do believe their are trying to tell us something.

How to Transform Your Ordinary Dreams into Exciting Fantasies with Lucid Dreaming

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Lucid dreaming involves the art of being and staying aware that you are dreaming when you are dreaming. This mentality and type of mind control can provide a brand new experience, and one that involves a very active imagination!

If you have suffered from horrible nightmares your entire life and have struggled with getting a proper night’s sleep for the past year, two years or even as long as you can remember, it’s time to take back the control of your dreams – literally. From meditation to visualizations, lucid dreaming is possible and can be accomplished in a very short period of time.

Lucid dreaming isn’t always easy. It can come as a challenge to some, while for others, it can be manifested rather easily.

Some people have a hard time recalling their dreams in the first place. This can be frustrating when they desperately want to remember and transform their nightmares immediately. Other people have such an easy time remembering they are dreaming when they are in a dream that they can confront the “bad guys” in their dreams and eradicate their nightmares instantly! Continue reading How to Transform Your Ordinary Dreams into Exciting Fantasies with Lucid Dreaming…

Want to Have a Lucid Dream Faster?

The discovery of lucid dreaming was a great one indeed, and not just because it brought about the making of that very intense movie called Inception. But more because it’s not only a great way to relax, but you have lucid dreams while you sleep (of course).

I love to sleep, so it wasn’t very hard for me to have a lucid dream after I learned a few tricks (like the best time to become lucid, the spinning method, etc.) I also added some breathing exercises at the beginning to get me into a calm state and help my brain get rid of the “dust” of the day.

Once, after an especially intense breathing session I even found myself floating above my bed! Well, at least it felt like I was floating. When I told myself how cool that was, it all ended and I was back on top of the bed. Continue reading Want to Have a Lucid Dream Faster?…

Lucid Dreaming How to – Tips and Tricks

Here’s a few of the greatest lucid dreaming tactics to obtain you began;

Mnemonically Induced Lucid Dream (MILD);

This technique includes intention and visualization to push your self into a lucid dream when you are falling asleep. Usually this can be combined with setting an alarm to wake yourself up within the middle from the night. Then you simply use a mantra, your concentrate, or visualizations of what you want to dream about.

Wake Back again To Bed (WBTB);

Basically a simpler edition of the Gentle, or simply part of the Mild. All you must do is schedule a security, or some other way of waking yourself upward within the evening. Some individuals do that by consuming lots of liquid before they sleep. The positive aspects of WBTB tend to be increased dream recall, and a significantly greater chance of turn into lucid when you go back again to bed. This is guaranteed as you’re heading directly back to REM rest.

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Wake Induced Lucid Dream (WILD);

This is really a relatively advanced technique. The wake induced lucid dream method entails going completely from being away, in order to being in a dream. Some individuals believe this could Simply be accomplished combining a WBTB or Gentle technique, because it needs going directly into REM sleep.

The way in which this technique is completed is by get yourself inside a relaxed state, both by meditation or binaural is better than, and heading through several phases before leaping straight into the dream. You will start to see/hear hallucinations, and go into rest paralysis before you basically just right in to the dream.

The real trick would be to keep you brain awake, as the body falls asleep.

Externally Induced Lucid Dream (EILD);

This method entails obtaining an exterior toys producing you aware you’re dreaming. The top time to trigger the external stimuli could be throughout REM rest. For this method one could make use of the Nova Dreamer, lights, something that vibrates, or audio. You’ll need to examination each 1 separately to see which works ideal for a person.

Dream Induced Lucid Dream (DILD)

This really is among the oldest and most common methods of lucid dreaming. It often happens with no subject even recognizing it. This one only denotes you induce the lucid dream Although dreaming. This can take place from a truth check, noticing a dream sign, or just randomly. To practice the DILD, you need to practice recognizing a dream from reality.

Lucid dreaming enthusiast here, come join my own in the trip of our dreams!
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