Dream interpretation: Pagan? New Age? Waste of time? :-)

[dan]

I’ve often very fascninated with my dreams (which is ironic considering I never find much time to actually sleep).

I occassionally check out a Web site called dreammoods.com which supposedly helps you interpret your dreams.

According to the site, “Most of the [dream] interpretations on the site are from a psychological perspective or Freudian view. We also offer a mythological interpretation of some symbols to serve as alternate viewpoints.”

Maybe I should follow my mom’s old advice about questionable food in the fridge: “When it doubt, throw it out!”

What do you think?

 

[water]

I don’t trust this site - sounds like New Age stuff to me.

If I have a dream and think that if God wants to tell me something and I am not sure of. I come to the Lord and pray or to my confessor.

We better stay away such site who claims to help us understand our own-self.

 

[baltobetsy]

I think dreams tell us about what is on our minds, perhaps subconsciously. Dreams are freer of inhibitions than our waking thoughts.

Of course God is able to speak to us through dreams, but I would guess that’s very rare.

I’m sure there are some things that appear as symbols in dreams that are so common that we may generalize about them. For example, the dream about showing up for a final exam having never attended a class and therefore totally unprepared. I dreamed this repeatedly while I was preparing to do a task that I felt unqualified to do. The dreams stopped as soon as the job was over.

To sum up, I think we can learn about ourselves and our thoughts through our dreams, but we should not look for mystical meanings.

Betsy

 

[thistle]

I’ve often very fascninated with my dreams (which is ironic considering I never find much time to actually sleep).

I occassionally check out a Web site called dreammoods.com which supposedly helps you interpret your dreams.

According to the site, “Most of the [dream] interpretations on the site are from a psychological perspective or Freudian view. We also offer a mythological interpretation of some symbols to serve as alternate viewpoints.”

Maybe I should follow my mom’s old advice about questionable food in the fridge: “When it doubt, throw it out!”

What do you think?

I agree with your mum. Throw it out!!

 

[shirleytowers]

Of course most dreams are just random. If you want to try dream interpretation, look at biblical symbolism in your dreams or symbolism or whatever that has personal meaning to you. Think about your dreams. Might what God be telling you in a dream?

I believe God gives us messages in dreams. Before I married my crazy bipolar abusive ex husband I used to have dreams of tornadoes and snakes in the house ALL the time. You’d think I would have gotten a clue! snap.