dreams

If you’re being chased in your dreams, ask yourself, where are you feeling threatened in your waking life?

Research shows why some people remember dreams and others don’t.

What is the meaning of stairs in dreams? Dreams involving stairs can be very confusing. You may feel like you have followed a lot of twists and turns in your mind all night, only to wake and feel like you have not arrived anywhere! This is not surprising, when you realise that dreams of this […]

One of the most intriguing of dreams to have is of being in a house, and suddenly discovering new rooms in it that you did not know were there.  In the dream, these rooms may be a very pleasant and even exciting surprise, they may be unusually decorated or full of interesting things.  Other times, […]

Have you ever had a lucid dream?  One of those amazing dreams where you become aware you are dreaming while still in the dream?  These amazing experiences can happen spontaneously, and may even be so surprising that they wake you up! For many, their first lucid dream comes as the result of a nightmare, where […]

Last entry I explained how water in dreams can often represent the state of your emotional or spiritual self. How then does this apply to a tidal wave dream, tsunami dream or dreams of huge waves? Tidal waves dreams often feel very stressful, creating a sense of anxiety and even mounting panic. You may be […]

When you dream about someone driving a car, you are in really rich territory to start understanding some of the fundamentals at work in your life.  Driving a car in dreams can reveal thoughts and feelings about who or what is controlling your life, how in or out of control you feel, and how clear […]

One of the keys to understanding the meaning of dreams is to recognise that most things within them are not literal, but symbolic.  This includes people.  It is a very common mistake to assume that when someone appears in dreams your dreams could reveal hidden feelings or even literal wish-fulfillment about them in waking life.  […]

Before we explore what dreams mean, let’s look at some things you can do to help remember your dreams. Some people  claim they never dream, but the truth is that everyone dreams [1], though many people don’t remember them at all, while others remember only fragments that fade quickly. If you would like to improve […]

Do you often feel confused by the surreal images and bizarre story lines your dreams contain, and yet still have a sense that behind the strangeness, there is genuine meaning there? It is as if our dreams speak to us in another language. If only we could learn that language, we might be able to […]

Water is an important part of many religious rituals and narratives representing refreshment and renewal. Even going for a walk near a body of water can lift the spirits, so why does this liquid wonder have such an effect on our bodies, hearts and minds?

Discover how the messages and symbols in your dreams can help you make sense of life and its transitions.