Painful emotions in dreams

Painful Emotions in Dreams Jane Teresa Anderson

  “I dreamed that my wife married another man. It was such a vivid dream and I felt very devastated, felt the pain of losing her in that way. What does it mean?” This plea for help arrived on my desk this week, and as it is such a common and worrying dream theme, I […]

Best excuses

Best Excuses Jane Teresa Anderson Dreams

“Sorry I’m late, Miss. The budgie died.” That’s the second best excuse I remember a student giving me when I was a high school teacher many years ago. I taught biology and general science for two years, which makes the best excuse I ever received quite interesting: “Please excuse Mark for missing his lesson this […]

When you wake up crying

When you wake up crying Jane Teresa Anderson Dreams

When you wake up crying real tears, or simply feeling profoundly sad for no apparent reason, it’s because you have finally touched upon some buried grief through a dream. You may have released all the grief, or there may be more to come. Either way, when you wake up crying, it is good and healing. […]

Rosewood laptop

Rosewood Laptop Jane Teresa Anderson Dreams

It was one of those moments when an unusual symbol from my dream popped up in waking life the next day. What does it mean when this happens? On Wednesday night I dreamed I untangled and unplugged a heap of electrical wiring to get to my very ordinary looking Acer laptop. As I smoothed the […]