DREAM INTERPRETATION

As I came to write about dream interpretation I realised that dream could mean more than one thing. I wonder which came to you first:

Dream definition:

1) “something that you want to happen very much but that is not very likely”.

2) “a series of events or images that happen in your mind when you are sleeping”.

(Thanks Cambridge Dictionary for the definitions.)

Whilst intending to only discuss the interpretation of last night’s dream, I felt compelled to share another side to the interpretation of ‘dream’ vs ‘aspiration’.

Part 1: Dream definition (the “not very likely” bit)

When looking up the Cambridge Dictionary definition of dream, it really got my back up when I read “something that you want to happen very much but that is not very likely”.

When I think of a dream, I think of an aspiration. Good old Cambridge Dictionary came up trumps on this one “something that you hope to achieve”.

Something I have become increasingly aware of the more I read is that everything is written by a human (excluding artificial intelligence which is still programmed by a human), whether it has been reviewed by other humans or not.

Every human is biased based upon their personal upbringing, societal input, others’ opinions whether verbal or written. When writing we often reference those who have written before.

Maybe I am lucky with the opinion that a dream shouldn’t be “not very likely”. How many times have you heard someone say you should have a dream. Maybe you’ve heard “chasing a dream”. I don’t think it is entirely wrong of me to perceive a dream as an aspiration based on these kinds of statements.

When we read something which already tells us it is “not very likely”, it can be enough to give us a limiting belief.

Could this be why some strive to grow, self-improve, push past fears and follow their passion, whether it be a hobby or an entrepreneurial journey? Whilst others stay with what they know, no matter how bad it is and fail to make incremental steps towards the life they want to have?

Is something as simple as the words we read and hear throughout our lives what stops us living more of a life?

Part 2: Interpreting my dream (the sleeping kind)

*Almost forgot to save yet again. See “I accidently deleted a blogpost”. Phew…

Last night I had a dream like no other I’ve had before.

My dream

I was at a foreign airport. Somewhere remote where the normalities of airports like buildings and high security were not present. I had checked in and my friends headed onto the departure gate to await boarding.

Being the type of person who easily gets distracted, I wondered off to a shack where I had stashed some items I was unable to get onto the flight. For some reason I was sorting through these items wondering whether I should tuck them away hoping they’d still be there if I ever came back. Maybe I should gather up a couple I could carry without being stopped and take them with me. It might save me a little money replacing them.

I realised I had lost track of time and rushed towards the departure gate. I could see the last of the queue filing through the huge doors. I got stuck within swathes of people waiting to check in. (Like I said a slightly unconventional airport). I got disorientated. By the time I had my destination within my sights again I could see the huge doors closing.

I missed my flight in my dream.

Having missed a flight in real life once before, I remembered this in my dream and was annoyed at myself for having made the same mistake again.

I woke running towards the closing door.

My interpretation of my missed flight dream

I see my flight as my long term business and life aspirations taking off. I took the dream as a warning to myself not to get distracted by unimportant tasks whilst I need to focus on achieving my aspirations.

I feel that although I could have received this warning from a business coach, life coach, family member or friend, there is nothing quite as powerful as receiving a message from your subconscious.

Once I had interpreted my own dream without influence, I googled “missed flight in dream” and found the following information by Style.co.uk in the article ‘Often dream about missing a plane or a train? Here’s what it really means’, based on the information in The Telegraph’s video ‘What it means when you dream about missing a plane or a train’.

Whilst I don’t take this as gospel, I find the correlation interesting: “Aeroplanes, [psychologist and dreams expert Ian Wallace] says, “symbolise the ideas and plans that often seem to fly around in your thoughts”. As a result, dreaming about not making a flight in time “suggests that you feel you may have missed the opportunity to get one of your plans off the ground”.

But if you frequently wake up in a panic, convinced that you’ve missed an important journey, take heart: this dream doesn’t mean that your time has actually passed.”

Food for thought…

P.S. Photo by Sangga Rima Roman Selia on Unsplash