Watch my lips
What you need to know is right in front of you, and in your dreams, if you know how to look. The tricky bit is that the reason you are seeing a problem instead of a solution, darkness instead of light, is that your vision is blocked by your expectations, especially your unconscious expectations. Your waking life and dreams are often speaking plainly, loud and clear, but the block distorts the message. “Watch my lips,”
Dream symbols: Word association
Bust the meaning of a weird dream symbol by playing the word association game. For this, you need a piece of paper, a pen, a few minutes of uninterrupted peace, and a timer. Write your dream symbol at the top of your page, set your timer for two minutes, and jot down the first word that comes into your head when you think about your symbol. Quickly follow this by the next word that comes
A bunch of fives
In one eight-hour sleep, you have about five dreams, whether or not you remember them all. The good news is that all the dreams you have in one night usually address the same issue, so if you start with the one that seems easiest to interpret, you can identify the theme, and then see if it applies to the others. For example, you might be struggling financially and, after a particularly difficult day, your dreaming
The leashes that bind
Dreams, even when they’re scary, can be very playful. Some are laugh out loud funny, like Brig’s dream of taking her dog for a walk only instead of her dog what was on the end of the leash was a bit of lamb’s fry (offal). Deep and meaningful though the dream was, you’ve just got to laugh, and Brig’s co-presenter and anchor on Radio Mix 101.1FM Melbourne certainly made meat of that one on their
Cow pat patter
Get a pen and a piece of paper, as you’re going to have some fun with this one while learning something about yourself and about dream interpretation. You’re going to chat with a cow-pat, a humble chunk of bovine dung – and no, you’re not dreaming this, and yes, it will make perfect sense if you play along. Earlier this week, I was interpreting callers’ dreams on a radio show when a man phoned in
The Dream Oscars
In a good night’s sleep you have about five big dreams, usually all concerning the same question. Each one contains a Philosopher’s Stone – an insight previously unknown to you that you can use to transform your waking life from base metal into gold. What treasure! What potential! Each night as you fall asleep you teeter on the verge of bringing home the gold. After ninety minutes of deep sleep, the first dream is –
The goat and the cobweb
Here’s a puzzle. What’s the connection between a cobweb and a goat? If you’re already searching for an answer, you’re in the right frame of mind for interpreting a dream. I’ll give you some more clues: Sandra phoned Loretta & Moyd’s Afternoon Show on Radio 4BC this afternoon to ask me about her dream featuring – you’ve got it – a cobweb and a goat. In her dream, she was going somewhere with her husband
Pregnancy dreams: Jellybeans and leeches
It all started when Sunrise weather presenter Grant Denyer told the SAFM Breakfast crew – Hayley, Craig and Rabbit – that his pregnant wife dreamed she gave birth to a monkey. Then Hayley, who had just announced her pregnancy on the show, shared that she had dreamed she gave birth to leeches. Was this just spooky, the crew wondered, or is it common for pregnant women to dream of giving birth to animals? I (who
It can’t be that hard
The alchemists of old spent years working out how to transform base metal into pure gold. I, of the modern dream alchemist variety, spent four weeks working out how to transform a ripped, mouldy lampshade into something beautiful enough to stand in the corner of my friend’s room and shine a golden light. Now, this may be something you know how to do, but all I had was a vision and the feeling, once I
Mama Mia! Flying & falling dreams
“Married at 22 to a jackass, I spent 10 years with a cheater, and 10 years dreaming that I was falling. I never hit the ground, and I knew I was dreaming, but there it was: falling. And, it was scary. After that divorce, I found a gem of a husband who looks after me and treasures our love. Guess what? Now, the dreams are of flying. I am flying, and I’m good at it,