How many dream dictionaries have you got on your bookshelf? It’s so very tempting to look up a dream symbol, or to look up several symbols from the dream you had last night and try to link them together, but how helpful is this approach really? In this episode we look at why you might […]
“Let’s go back to basics today,” suggested the producer of a television show I’m on from time to time, “and give people some tips about those dreams we all share: teeth falling out, being naked in a public place, falling, being pregnant, being chased.” I thought I’d follow the same cue for today’s blog. Much […]
Do drugs, whether medicinal or recreational, affect dreams? Let’s begin with medicinal drugs. If you take any of the following, you may have noticed an increase in vivid or upsetting dreams or nightmares: Anti-depressants (SSRIs), beta-blockers for blood pressure, Alzheimer’s medications such as donepezil and rivastigmine, statins for lowering cholesterol, Parkinson’s medications such as amantadine, […]
“Why dig up the past? Isn’t that what you do when you explore your unconscious mind through your dreams?” It’s a common perception that the unconscious mind is a minefield of explosive repressed emotions and bad memories buried in a vault of trash and long discarded mental clutter. To some extent it is, but it’s […]
“Of course this isn’t a dream,” I said, “everything is perfectly normal, and anyway, if it were a dream I would be able to fly.” I did a half-hearted little jump to prove my point to the two guys I was talking with, and instantly shot up into the sky. “So,” I thought, my heart […]
How many possible messages can you spot in a dream, and how do you know which is the right one? You might wake from a dream and feel that its message was obvious, but is it right? How easy is it to misinterpret a dream, or to settle for the message that jumps out at […]
You dream of a field of lavender in full bloom, swaying in the wind, beautiful yet overwhelmingly same-same, and perhaps a little too heady: what small change would make this dream more comfortable or inspiring? There are probably myriad possible answers, but let’s take an obvious one. You could add oases of lush roses to […]
Our dreams show us what’s really going on in our lives, what runs below the surface yet influences our every move. They show us what we hide from, what we deny, what unconsciously drives us, and what conflicts us, as well as what is shifting and changing and potentially coming to fruition in the shape […]
Patti from Seattle is my guest for our tenth anniversary show, asking about her dream of parachuting over the oceans to Italy to meet a widowed man who invites her to his bed. What is the secret of Corsini Island, does Patti have enough battery power to fly home, and will she cover her betrayal […]
How much dreaming time do you lose by sleeping six hours instead of eight? Go on, have a guess, or work it out based on everything you know about sleep and dreaming so far. Since as long as I can remember, I’ve always needed lots of sleep, and generally fall asleep within minutes of closing […]
