California Dreamin'
So I had a crazy wierd dream about a week ago, after I'd hit the snooze button on my alarm clock for another half hour of sleep.
Strange dream.
It started I was in my room, and my Dad and my sister Abby (who I look up to and respect in a lot of ways) were there. Abby was talking to me about how her old roommate used to have a pet falcon, and that this was it.
What was it?
In a little clear plastic box (that I can't help but wonder who the heck engineered because it was so poorly put together) was this gray bird. The textures on its feathers were very similar to what I remember a perigrine falcon's to look like. Somehow, though, I knew that the thing liked to try to escape, and so as the box started to fall apart (more of a crappy cage than a box), and as I'm trying to put it together, the bird flies out the hole.
Next thing I know, the bird has become a full-blown falcon and, after trying to fly out the window, got its head caught. My sister, acting as though this had happened a million times before, takes the bird and puts it back in the box and it becomes the little bird again. Then the box starts to fall apart again, and the bird escapes, and is a falcon with its head caught in the window. My sister puts it back in the cage for a second time, only this time it stays as a big falcon. Don't know what happened to it, I guess we put it off to the side (how the hell it fit in that box is beyond me).
Next alternative pet? My sister pulls out this box like the first one, which has in it a big red snake with a black diamond design all along its back. I'm looking at the box thinking, "there's no way this is gonna hold it." I look at my sister and ask if this is one of Kyle's snakes, and she says that it is, and that it's one of the ones that can kill you with one bite.
After that, the box starts to break and the snake starts to get out. So I put the snake down facing my father in a sort of "you deal with it" type of way. The cage completely breaks, and the snake is crawling around on my bed, looking about ready to bite someone. Meanwhile I'm screaming, "I'M TERRIFIED! CALL ANIMAL CONTROL!" It's about to bite, when my alarm goes off and I wake up.
So I told Karen Tremper, who is renowned for her prophetic gifting on campus. She said that she wasn't very good at dream interpretations at all, but that if I emailed her the dream, she would forward it to someone she knew who was good at them.
Still no response.
So I went and got myself a In order of appearance:
Father
To see your father in your dream, symbolizes authority and protection. It suggests that you need to be more self-reliant. Consider also your waking relationship with your father.
To dream that your father is dead, forewarns that you need to proceed with caution in conducting your business.
Sister
To see your sister in your dream, symbolizes some aspect of your relationship with her, whether it one of sibling rivalry, caring, protectiveness, etc. Your sister may draw attention to your family role and sense of belonging. It may also serve to remind you that someone in your waking life has characteristics similar to your sister. Alternatively, your sister may be a metaphor and actually refer to a nun. In this case, she may represent spiritual issues.
Dormitory
To dream that you are in a dormitory, represents the value you place on knowledge and education. You believe that you are always learning and not just in the classroom. If you are currently a college student who live in a dormitory, then this symbol may just be a reflection of your current surroundings and hold similar meaning as a...
House
To see a house in your dream, represents your own soul and self. Specific rooms in the house indicate a specific aspect of your psyche. In general, the attic represents your intellect, the basement represents the unconscious, etc. If the house is empty, then it indicates feelings of insecurity. If the house is shifting, then it suggests that you are going through some personal changes and changing your belief system. If you live with others in your walking life, but dream that you are living alone, suggests that you need to take new steps toward independence. You need to accept responsibilities and be more self-reliant.
Pets
To see your or someone else's pet in your dream, represents civilized instincts. You are keeping your temper in line. Alternatively, it indicates a need for love and acceptance. You are lacking attention from others and are feeling neglected. The pet may also be a pun for "petting" as in some sexual behavior.
Bird
To dream of a chirping and/or flying birds, represents joy, harmony, ecstasy, balance, and love. It denotes a sunny outlook in life. You will experience spiritual freedom and psychological liberation. It is almost as if a weight has been lifted off your shoulders.
To dream of dead or dying birds, foretells a period of coming disappointments. You will find yourself worrying over problems that are constantly on your mind.
Falcon
To see a falcon in your dream, suggests that you are focused in your goals and aspirations.
Window
To see windows in your dream, signifies bright hopes, vast possibilities and insight.
To dream that you are looking out the window, signifies your outlook on life, your consciousness, point of view, awareness, and intuition. You may be reflecting on a decision and seeking guidance. Or you need to go out into the larger world and experience life. If you are looking in the window, then it indicates that you are doing some soul searching and looking within yourself.
To see shut windows in your dream, signifies desertion and abandonment.
Box
To see a box in your dream, signifies your instinctual nature and destructive impulses. Alternatively, you may be trying to preserve and protect some aspect of yourself. The box may also symbolize your limitations and restrictions.
To dream that you are opening a box, denotes that things are being revealed about yourself that were once hidden. Consider your feelings as you open the box. If opening the box fills you will fear, you may be uncovering aspects of yourself that make you feel anxious. Also consider the pun, "being boxed in".
Snake
To see a snake or be bitten by one in your dream, signifies hidden fears and worries that are threatening you.� Your dream may be alerting you to something in your waking life that you are not aware of or that has not yet surfaced. The snake may also be seen as phallic and thus symbolize dangerous and forbidden sexuality. The snake may also refer to a person around you who is callous, ruthless, and can't be trusted. As a positive symbol, snakes represent transformation, knowledge and wisdom. It is indicative of self-renewal and positive changes.
Red
Red is an indication of raw energy, force, vigor, intense passion, aggression, power, courage and passion. The color red has deep emotional and spiritual connotations.
Red is also the color of danger, shame, sexual impulses and urges. "Perhaps you need to stop and think about your actions."
Black
Black symbolizes the unknown, unconscious, danger, mystery, darkness, death, mourning, hate or malice.
If the feeling in the dream is one of joy, blackness could imply hidden spirituality and divine qualities.
Scream
To dream that you are screaming, symbolizes anger and fear. It is an expression of your powerful emotions which you have kept pent up inside.
Scared
To dream that you are scared, indicates that you are experiencing self-doubt and feelings of incompetence. You may be feeling a lack of control. Anger often masquerades as fear, so also consider issues about which you are angry about in your waking life.
All in all, it was one of those really creepy dreams that I still don't quite understand. I mean, I kinda get it, and the dream interpreter helped, but as of yet it's still a mystery...
Strange dream.
It started I was in my room, and my Dad and my sister Abby (who I look up to and respect in a lot of ways) were there. Abby was talking to me about how her old roommate used to have a pet falcon, and that this was it.
What was it?
In a little clear plastic box (that I can't help but wonder who the heck engineered because it was so poorly put together) was this gray bird. The textures on its feathers were very similar to what I remember a perigrine falcon's to look like. Somehow, though, I knew that the thing liked to try to escape, and so as the box started to fall apart (more of a crappy cage than a box), and as I'm trying to put it together, the bird flies out the hole.
Next thing I know, the bird has become a full-blown falcon and, after trying to fly out the window, got its head caught. My sister, acting as though this had happened a million times before, takes the bird and puts it back in the box and it becomes the little bird again. Then the box starts to fall apart again, and the bird escapes, and is a falcon with its head caught in the window. My sister puts it back in the cage for a second time, only this time it stays as a big falcon. Don't know what happened to it, I guess we put it off to the side (how the hell it fit in that box is beyond me).
Next alternative pet? My sister pulls out this box like the first one, which has in it a big red snake with a black diamond design all along its back. I'm looking at the box thinking, "there's no way this is gonna hold it." I look at my sister and ask if this is one of Kyle's snakes, and she says that it is, and that it's one of the ones that can kill you with one bite.
After that, the box starts to break and the snake starts to get out. So I put the snake down facing my father in a sort of "you deal with it" type of way. The cage completely breaks, and the snake is crawling around on my bed, looking about ready to bite someone. Meanwhile I'm screaming, "I'M TERRIFIED! CALL ANIMAL CONTROL!" It's about to bite, when my alarm goes off and I wake up.
So I told Karen Tremper, who is renowned for her prophetic gifting on campus. She said that she wasn't very good at dream interpretations at all, but that if I emailed her the dream, she would forward it to someone she knew who was good at them.
Still no response.
So I went and got myself a In order of appearance:
Father
To see your father in your dream, symbolizes authority and protection. It suggests that you need to be more self-reliant. Consider also your waking relationship with your father.
To dream that your father is dead, forewarns that you need to proceed with caution in conducting your business.
Sister
To see your sister in your dream, symbolizes some aspect of your relationship with her, whether it one of sibling rivalry, caring, protectiveness, etc. Your sister may draw attention to your family role and sense of belonging. It may also serve to remind you that someone in your waking life has characteristics similar to your sister. Alternatively, your sister may be a metaphor and actually refer to a nun. In this case, she may represent spiritual issues.
Dormitory
To dream that you are in a dormitory, represents the value you place on knowledge and education. You believe that you are always learning and not just in the classroom. If you are currently a college student who live in a dormitory, then this symbol may just be a reflection of your current surroundings and hold similar meaning as a...
House
To see a house in your dream, represents your own soul and self. Specific rooms in the house indicate a specific aspect of your psyche. In general, the attic represents your intellect, the basement represents the unconscious, etc. If the house is empty, then it indicates feelings of insecurity. If the house is shifting, then it suggests that you are going through some personal changes and changing your belief system. If you live with others in your walking life, but dream that you are living alone, suggests that you need to take new steps toward independence. You need to accept responsibilities and be more self-reliant.
Pets
To see your or someone else's pet in your dream, represents civilized instincts. You are keeping your temper in line. Alternatively, it indicates a need for love and acceptance. You are lacking attention from others and are feeling neglected. The pet may also be a pun for "petting" as in some sexual behavior.
Bird
To dream of a chirping and/or flying birds, represents joy, harmony, ecstasy, balance, and love. It denotes a sunny outlook in life. You will experience spiritual freedom and psychological liberation. It is almost as if a weight has been lifted off your shoulders.
To dream of dead or dying birds, foretells a period of coming disappointments. You will find yourself worrying over problems that are constantly on your mind.
Falcon
To see a falcon in your dream, suggests that you are focused in your goals and aspirations.
Window
To see windows in your dream, signifies bright hopes, vast possibilities and insight.
To dream that you are looking out the window, signifies your outlook on life, your consciousness, point of view, awareness, and intuition. You may be reflecting on a decision and seeking guidance. Or you need to go out into the larger world and experience life. If you are looking in the window, then it indicates that you are doing some soul searching and looking within yourself.
To see shut windows in your dream, signifies desertion and abandonment.
Box
To see a box in your dream, signifies your instinctual nature and destructive impulses. Alternatively, you may be trying to preserve and protect some aspect of yourself. The box may also symbolize your limitations and restrictions.
To dream that you are opening a box, denotes that things are being revealed about yourself that were once hidden. Consider your feelings as you open the box. If opening the box fills you will fear, you may be uncovering aspects of yourself that make you feel anxious. Also consider the pun, "being boxed in".
Snake
To see a snake or be bitten by one in your dream, signifies hidden fears and worries that are threatening you.� Your dream may be alerting you to something in your waking life that you are not aware of or that has not yet surfaced. The snake may also be seen as phallic and thus symbolize dangerous and forbidden sexuality. The snake may also refer to a person around you who is callous, ruthless, and can't be trusted. As a positive symbol, snakes represent transformation, knowledge and wisdom. It is indicative of self-renewal and positive changes.
Red
Red is an indication of raw energy, force, vigor, intense passion, aggression, power, courage and passion. The color red has deep emotional and spiritual connotations.
Red is also the color of danger, shame, sexual impulses and urges. "Perhaps you need to stop and think about your actions."
Black
Black symbolizes the unknown, unconscious, danger, mystery, darkness, death, mourning, hate or malice.
If the feeling in the dream is one of joy, blackness could imply hidden spirituality and divine qualities.
Scream
To dream that you are screaming, symbolizes anger and fear. It is an expression of your powerful emotions which you have kept pent up inside.
Scared
To dream that you are scared, indicates that you are experiencing self-doubt and feelings of incompetence. You may be feeling a lack of control. Anger often masquerades as fear, so also consider issues about which you are angry about in your waking life.
All in all, it was one of those really creepy dreams that I still don't quite understand. I mean, I kinda get it, and the dream interpreter helped, but as of yet it's still a mystery...