Let me begin by saying two things: 1 - the feeling of falling you get as you fall asleep that suddenly jerks you awake is a biological reaction, and not in fact a "dream." Usually referred to as "Hynagogic jerks" or "hypnic jerks" these involuntary muscle spasms are believed to effect up 70% of the …
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"Shielded behind rusted armor the murderer runs from the detective who’s searching for a vanished life. Time to examine evidence, Turn myself in" There are books about art, and there are books about dreams, but there are very few books that seek to knowingly bridge the gap in being a book about both dreams and …
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As we work on our dreams and grow awareness of our inner Selves, so too does our awareness grow of our connection to other things. On one level, we may begin to notice more synchronicity in our lives, on other levels, we may simply feel more in tune with nature, with animals, plants, the seasons …
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Advent Calender Day 23: Feast or Banquet Welcome to the twenty third day of the Dream Well advent calendar! Today I am writing about a feast or banquet, to dream of a table laden with food and drink, or of eating and celebrating with an abundance of food. I have already written about food in …
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Advent Calender Day 22: Pregnant! Welcome to the twentysecond day of the Dream Well advent calender! Today I am writing about a concept that can be delighting, concerning or downright bewildering when it appears on dreams - when we dream of ourselves or someone else being pregnant. To dream of being pregnant can be a …
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Advent Calender Day 20: Bird in a Cage Welcome to the twentieth day of the Dream Well advent calender! Today I am writing about quite a specific symbol, that of a bird in a cage. This symbol contains two other symbols, the bird and cage itself, but the two combine to create a meaning all …
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Advent Calender Day 18: Fish Welcome to the eighteenth day of the Dream Well advent calender! Today I am writing in response to a question I received about fish in dreams. Of course, we cannot write about fish symbolism without looking at it's extreme importance in Christianity. The fish is beleived to have become a …
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Advent Calender Day 16: Window Welcome to the sixteenth day of the Dream Well advent calender! Today we are going a little meta, and opening the advent calender window to look at what it means to dream of windows. The first aspect that comes to mind when we think about windows is usually of looking …
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Advent Calender Day 14 Welcome to the fourteenth day of the Dream Well advent calendar! Today we have the beautiful symbol of the candle in our advent calendar window. We have already looked at the symbol of fire with our post on fireplaces, and due to the flame of the candle, there is much overlap …
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Advent Calender Day 13: Bells Welcome to the thirteenth day of the Dream Well advent calender! Today we are looking at dreams of bells. In our dream we may see bells, or hear them or both. Bells are important to many religions and cultures around the world. They may be deep and resonant, light and …
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