Dreams Tell All

Do dreams really tell all?

I had a rather disturbing dream last night and the last few nights that woke me up in the middle of the night and it made it very hard for me to go back to sleep and in turn to wake up this morning. I’ve also been feeling very tired lately…I think I’m coming down with something. So perhaps my weird dreams are caused by how I feel physically.

There are so many different interpretations about dreams. In some cultures, dreams do tell all. For instance, in the Iranian culture, they say if you dream that you die, it is probably the opposite in reality and it means that you will live a long healthy life. On the other hand, in other cultures, it could be considered a very bad omen if you dream you or someone you know dies. As a kid, I’ve always also heard whenever I had really weird dreams that it is probably because I ate too much the night before. Well, last night, I only had half a tuna club sandwich (like the small one you get from 7-11) and a platter of fruits. I didn’t go to sleep hungry but I certainly did not go to sleep with a full stomach.

Then there’s the concept of dreaming and its relation with Psychology and how our minds create our dreams after seeing or thinking about certain topics throughout the day when we are awake. At times, we are completely oblivious to what we perceive and record in our subconscious mind as sometimes a quick glance at a billboard can manifest itself in a dream that we later have that night or even other nights. There’s certainly more to this—for instance, the idea of lucid dreaming and being able to awaken while dreaming to control your dream somehow rather than just seeing it unfold.

In the supernatural world, dreams are visions that certain people are gifted with having to be able to see into the future. One can dream about his house collapsing, which could mean a possible earthquake or much more dramatic than that. Some even believe that you can travel from your dream to another’s dream with the power of your mind. There are certain cultures and religions in which it is believed that certain people are truly gifted with an ability to be able to connect with those who have already left the earth (passed away), that is, those with the purest of hearts.

I, for one, have always been fascinated with dreams. There have been times though not often where I dreamt about something and in some ways, elements in that dreams manifested itself into reality. Sometimes it took years between the dream and reality to find each other. I’ve also had dreams that I came to interpret as things I’ve thought about most or even gave me an understanding about how I truly feel or think. In most cases though, I just dismiss my dreams as the figments of my imagination and though really good or really horrible, with an “it’s just a dream” I go on with my day.