Do you believe in dream symbols?

[papie]

I had awful dreams last night. Two dreams/moments stick out and are haunting me today. I told them to my mom who was here over night and she said they are both terrible in terms of symbols. I don't believe that stuff but I am highly upset by the dreams.
1. I saw my yiayia who passed away in May. She was sitting very straight, looked really old and tired (more than last time I saw her but probably similar to how she was at the end), not smiling (she always smiled in her old days). She asked who I was (she was blind the last few years) and grabbed my hand and asked me if we'd sleep cuddling together tonight. I took my hand out, petted her hair and said maybe.
2. I was with my brother and we went to his house. On the other side of the street, was just a field. And his grass and all the grass on his street and across had huge white watches that had been eaten by grubs. I told him that it was freaky and poor him, how would he ever get rid of the grubs when he is surrounded by them, they will always come back and he will never be able to eliminate them.

I guess I am sad that we are having our first Christmas without yiayia and worried about my brother. Not sure why I am posting this.

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I think it's as simple as you miss your yiayia and you are unsure about going through the holidays without her.

And you are worried about your brother and how can he get through this rough patch in his life?


My dreams lately have been about confronting people about issues I've had with them (mostly my family). I believe I'm subconsciously working through these things as I grow and learn about how to take better care of myself.

[noodleoo]

I don't know, sometimes. I don't usually remember my dreams. But I had a vivid one last year and I posted on here and someone analyzed the symbols and it was surprisingly insightful given stuff that was going on in my life at the time.

Did she say what the symbols in your dream meant?

Although I've been having weird dreams lately. Last night I dreampt I was on a beach, walking the boardwalk and having lunch with the millionaires on Shark Tank. I doubt that means anything or makes any sense!

[cuddlyevil]

I do. I've looked some of my recent dreams up on dreammoods.com. A lot of my dreams lately have been interpreted as me needing to (or starting to) incorporate my masculine side into my waking life (basically being more assertive and aggressive in going after what I want).

It is entirely possible that you dreamed of her because she's been on your mind and the situation with your brother is still pretty fresh.

[circa1978]

I do think that you can generally tie them back to something you've been thinking about. After my grandfather died, I dreamt about him often and with great clarity. Sometimes, I would get to hug him, which was just the best. Then the dreams started getting more abstract. I'd see someone and know they were him but they didn't look like him, or he was himself, but speaking a language I didn't understand. Sometimes he didn't know he was dead. That was more upsetting. It has been more than 10 years now, and I almost never dream about him. I think my grief has just worked its way through.

On the other side of the coin, my mother - an otherwise totally conservative (and might I add uber Catholic) elementary school teacher - honestly believes that my grandfather and her best friend visit her in her dreams. Her best friend died suddenly and my mom has said she has told her things in her dreams that she didn't know any other way that turned out to be true. IDK.

[kirra]

No, I don't.

[mcmel]

No, I don't.

Last night I dreamed that a goose stole my white purse thinking it was her egg. I fought all night with that goose trying to get my damn purse back.

I don't think there's any meaning behind that other than geese are protective assholes.

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My dreams have always been very vivid and normally stressful. I try not to worry about it too much.

[Deleted]

I believe in loose interpretations of the symbols, yes. For me, the interpretation of a dream depends on how you felt at the time of your dream. It sounds like these were both disturbing dreams to you, so they may be manifestations of anxieties you've felt lately regarding your Grandma and your brother. ((hugs))

Grandmothers generally represent a matriarch/wise old woman. I agree it has to do with thinking about this being the first Christmas without her. That may explain your "maybe" answer to her when she asked to snuggle: you're trying to be strong about missing her and pushing down/back your feelings.

The brother one is a little more straight forward. Dreaming of wide open spaces like a field represents happiness and/or freedom. Perhaps you see his happiness as not being whole (the swatches). As for the grubs, it's more about how you felt. You were sad ("poor him") that  he would always have to fight them, which may be interpreted as you feeling sad that he may have a life-long struggle with his illness.

I hope my musings didn't upset you. I'm sorry you're feeling anxious. The holidays can do that. You are a beautiful and strong woman. Remember to take time out for YOU.

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Dec 18, 2014 12:47:38 GMT -5 mcmel said:

No, I don't.

Last night I dreamed that a goose stole my white purse thinking it was her egg. I fought all night with that goose trying to get my damn purse back.

I don't think there's any meaning behind that other than geese are protective assholes.

Hmm. Are you TTC? A goose can represent fertility. Then again it can suggest that you are on a "wild goose chase." Are you searching for the elusive "perfect handbag?" lol.

[mcmel]

Dec 18, 2014 13:39:25 GMT -5 @damnation said:

Dec 18, 2014 12:47:38 GMT -5 mcmel said:

No, I don't.

Last night I dreamed that a goose stole my white purse thinking it was her egg. I fought all night with that goose trying to get my damn purse back.

I don't think there's any meaning behind that other than geese are protective assholes.

Hmm. Are you TTC? A goose can represent fertility. Then again it can suggest that you are on a "wild goose chase." Are you searching for the elusive "perfect handbag?" lol.

Lol we are definitely not TTC. I work with large birds so I'm sure it was my subconscious reminding me to never trust a goose. They're without a doubt the meanest birds I've handled.

[mcmel]

Dec 18, 2014 13:46:44 GMT -5 mofongo said:

Dec 18, 2014 13:44:41 GMT -5 mcmel said:

Lol we are definitely not TTC. I work with large birds so I'm sure it was my subconscious reminding me to never trust a goose. They're without a doubt the meanest birds I've handled.

05heel

I did think of her! Those birds seriously have a stick up their ass about something. I've never had a bird actively come after me except a goose.

Maybe there was a goose/human war that was covered up in our history and now they're ready for revenge.

[moolarkey]

I had 2 odd dreams this week about the same thing.

Tuesday night I'd been asleep for a couple hours and could smell incense. We do not own any incense, never have. H hates it. I could smell it really strongly and in my dream I wondered where it came from and thought oh H must be burning it. It stopped. I don't think I smelled it long but it was strong.

Wednesday night, I've again been asleep for a long time. I smell incense even stronger, enough that half a sleep I get up and walk along the side of the bed, across the foot of the bed between the bed and H's chest of drawers. The smell is so strong, in my dream it seemed to me I thought the incense was on H's chest of drawers but I walked about a foot to 18" past his chest of drawers. As soon as I got past his chest of drawers the smell stopped. I realized I didn't smell it/woke up and went back to bed. I remember looking at H's chest of drawers, there wasn't any incense there.

From what I've read smelling incense vs seeing incense in a dream is 2 different things. I don't know whether any of it is true but it's interesting.

I can't tell you how strong the smell was, especially the 2nd night - it's like "ok, you didn't get it the first night so let's do this again."