Do dreams have meanings?

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I remember someone one time telling me that they believed that some dreams had meanings behind them. One example they used was when they had a dream with a snake chasing her sister. Apparently a snake is said to represent the devil in a dream and in this particular dream, she thought it meant that the devil was working through her sister’s then husband to try to get her. I can’t say that I disagree completely given the hold that Satan currently has on her sister… I’ve never put a lot of thought into it for myself, but now I am curious and thought I would see what some fellow catholics thought about it…

Last night I had a dream that there was a couple big black rattle snakes in a ditch full of water in our backyard. I went to get one of my guns to shoot them, but when I returned, they were gone. Eventually, I found them as they were trying to get into our house. It wasn’t the actual house we live in in real life, if that matters. Anyway, there were three of them that got into our house. I looked all over for them and found one in the kitchen and shot it. I didn’t find the other two before I woke up.

To be completely honest, thinking dreams have meanings is a little bit out there for me. But I am interested in hearing what you guys have to say. If there are any of you that think dreams do have meanings, what do you think mine meant?
 
28562 said:
I remember someone one time telling me that they believed that some dreams had meanings behind them. One example they used was when they had a dream with a snake chasing her sister. Apparently a snake is said to represent the devil in a dream and in this particular dream, she thought it meant that the devil was working through her sister’s then husband to try to get her. I can’t say that I disagree completely given the hold that Satan currently has on her sister… I’ve never put a lot of thought into it for myself, but now I am curious and thought I would see what some fellow catholics thought about it…

Last night I had a dream that there was a couple big black rattle snakes in a ditch full of water in our backyard. I went to get one of my guns to shoot them, but when I returned, they were gone. Eventually, I found them as they were trying to get into our house. It wasn’t the actual house we live in in real life, if that matters. Anyway, there were three of them that got into our house. I looked all over for them and found one in the kitchen and shot it. I didn’t find the other two before I woke up.

To be completely honest, thinking dreams have meanings is a little bit out there for me. But I am interested in hearing what you guys have to say. If there are any of you that think dreams do have meanings, what do you think mine meant?
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You fear that you will not be able to protect your family from harm. Maybe you see your family as more vulnerable than usual and feel pressure to protect them. Dreams like this tend to happen when people are dealing with transitions in their life and there is the fear of the unknown. Just my 2 cents. I read a couple books about dreams a few years ago.

Maybe someone else will go deeper and say something about the number 3 and the snakes representing satan but that’s too deep for me. I think the most likely explanation has to do with you protecting your family.
 
28562 said:
I remember someone one time telling me that they believed that some dreams had meanings behind them. One example they used was when they had a dream with a snake chasing her sister. Apparently a snake is said to represent the devil in a dream and in this particular dream, she thought it meant that the devil was working through her sister’s then husband to try to get her. I can’t say that I disagree completely given the hold that Satan currently has on her sister… I’ve never put a lot of thought into it for myself, but now I am curious and thought I would see what some fellow catholics thought about it…

Last night I had a dream that there was a couple big black rattle snakes in a ditch full of water in our backyard. I went to get one of my guns to shoot them, but when I returned, they were gone. Eventually, I found them as they were trying to get into our house. It wasn’t the actual house we live in in real life, if that matters. Anyway, there were three of them that got into our house. I looked all over for them and found one in the kitchen and shot it. I didn’t find the other two before I woke up.

To be completely honest, thinking dreams have meanings is a little bit out there for me. But I am interested in hearing what you guys have to say. If there are any of you that think dreams do have meanings, what do you think mine meant?
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Dreams are usually just dreams. Nothing more to them.
 
LucyLight said:
You fear that you will not be able to protect your family from harm. Maybe you see your family as more vulnerable than usual and feel pressure to protect them. Dreams like this tend to happen when people are dealing with transitions in their life and there is the fear of the unknown. Just my 2 cents. I read a couple books about dreams a few years ago.
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Interestingly enough, we just moved to a new house a couple weeks ago. If there is any fear however, it is subconcious as I am not aware that there is anything I am concerned about right now. I’ll have to give it some thought.
 
thistle said:
Dreams are usually just dreams. Nothing more to them.
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You say usually, which makes me think you believe there could be something to them sometimes?

I would agree that most are meaningless, but the one last night was just a little odd. I rarely have dreams, and when I do, they are never negative at all.
 
Dreams obviously have a link to the material world which generated them. But there is no evidence that they predict the future, or a more useful than thinking for a waking moment or two about whatever it is you imagine the dream is about.
 
I’ve always wondered the same thing.

IMO, they may just be a reflection of what we see about ourselves, or at least what we subconsciously think about ourselves.

My friend once said that if you have a dream that you are driving a car and, say, the brakes aren’t working or the steering isn’t working, this means that you feel that you aren’t in control of your life are that particular time in your life.

I definitely don’t think they predict the future or anything like that. I think they may just be visual manifestations of what we are feeling on a particular day.
 
Dreaming is not normally prophecy of the future. It is more often just the “editing floor” of our mind.

But not just our “consciousness,” but also the subconscious, where all of the hunches, intuitions, suppressed memories, etc, reside. This can be the larger part of the dy have ream content.

So a dream where you try and fail to kill a snake does not mean you will one day face that situation. However, you may have subconscious fear issues that need to be corrected for your life to move ahead.

ICXC NIKA
 
GEddie said:
Dreaming is not normally prophecy of the future. It is more often just the “editing floor” of our mind.

But not just our “consciousness,” but also the subconscious, where all of the hunches, intuitions, suppressed memories, etc, reside. This can be the larger part of the dy have ream content.

So a dream where you try and fail to kill a snake does not mean you will one day face that situation. However, you may have subconscious fear issues that need to be corrected for your life to move ahead.

ICXC NIKA
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But what if you dream about snakes and then have snakes (living, real snakes) at your home when you previously did not? Coincidence? Just curious.
 
28562 said:
Interestingly enough, we just moved to a new house a couple weeks ago. If there is any fear however, it is subconcious as I am not aware that there is anything I am concerned about right now. I’ll have to give it some thought.
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Well moving is pretty stressful. As a husband you are in the role of gaurdian and being in a new location could send your brain into overdrive. Maybe your brain is searching for potential threats( kinda like antivirus software). I do think that it would have more to do with your subconcious. For example, sometimes during the day something will be bothering me and I’ll have to stop and rack my brain to figure out what it is. It could be something I forgot to do or a stressful situation that I am anticipating.
 
Well, if you remember the old testament character Joseph you will remember he could interpret dreams. It was a gift from God and it was how he saved many people in a time of famine.

St. Joseph also had dreams. One telling him to take Mary as his wife and then again to flee to Egypt to escape Herod’s slaughter of the children.

I wouldn’t say that dreams have no meaning at all. What is tricky is determining what the meaning is. Whether or not it could be a warning of sorts. I myself have had dreams that have come true. I’ve dreamed of Satan and it came true and I also dreamed of an Angel and it came true. I’ve also had dreams of Jesus calling to me.

If I were to take a stab at the dream I would say the snakes might represent temptations, such as a spirit of lust, a spirit of pride, a spirit of fear, etc. You have managed to conquer and overcome one of them. Maybe two of the other tempting spirits have gone into hiding for the time being, while you are alert to their presence in your house (the house representing your heart.) “Stay sober and alert. Your opponent the devil is prowling like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour.” 1Peter 5:8

If you did just move into a new place. Sprinkle Holy Water and blessed salts.

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