Reality Replayed: Dreaming without symbolism.
Always keep in mind that a dream dictionary defines the symbolic use of the things in your dreams. There is a way we dream that is simply reality replayed. In these instances the symbol would be what it represents in reality. A plate would be a plate, a kitchen would be a kitchen, and a donut would be a donut. Maybe you’re on a diet and you wanted a donut, so you dreamed of eating one! No symbolism was involved; simply a very enjoyable dream. These dreams do not need interpretation, they are what they are.
How to know the difference.
In a reality replayed dream, when you wake up, you will understand the dream and what it meant to you personally.
In a symbolic dream, in most cases, your dream will make no sense to you. This is the type of dream that needs interpretation. You were obviously making use of the symbolic meanings for the physical items in your dream.
Why do we dream in symbols?
Many people theorize that we do this when we aren’t consciously connected to the information. This implies that the language of the subconscious is one of a symbolic nature. Dreaming is only one medium through which the subconscious becomes conscious and in order to understand the information being sent, you need to learn the symbolic dream language.
A problem with the dream language is that it is personal to each individual, and may be hard to decipher.
I have written Dream Journaling posts to help you in your understanding of your personal dream symbols. Also, see my post on Creating a Dream Dictionary.
Does dream information come from any other source?
There are many dream things that defy explanation. Some examples are:
- Dreaming an event that hasn’t yet taken place.
- Dreaming of an event that has taken place that you were physically unaware of.
- Remote viewing in dreams; spiritually traveling to a location which exists in physical reality and bringing back information while you’re dreaming.
- Talking to another person in your dreams and comparing notes the next day to find they talked to you too.
- Receiving information in a dream from someone who is deceased that you couldn’t otherwise have received.
In answering the question, “Does dream information come from any other source?”
I would have to answer, “Yes!”
Exploring these dream capabilities and how they could possibly work is something I find very exciting. How could they possibly come from your subconscious when they weren’t there to begin with? Where did they come from?
Although I love every aspect of dreaming, these unknowns are my favorite areas to ponder. Theory after theory abounds within my head as to why and how these things can occur! If you’re interested in anything of this sort, you can look forward to many more posts on them in the future.
Or, for more information on things of an unexplainable nature, see my posts in Dream Phenomena, or read an example dream near the end of my post Building.
As always, thanks for reading,
Michelle