Dreamus Aliveus
Types of Dreams
Types of Dreams
The following 'types' are arbitrary categories and refer to dreams we have while asleep as well as daydreams, journeys in imagination, intuitive messages, etc. Any dream can be a combination of one or more of the 'types listed below. The source of this information is from over 45 years of personal experience with dreams and dreamwork, from formal training in Jungian Depth Psychology, and also from research of the work of other dreamworkers and researchers.
- Spiritual Dreams... all dreams can be viewed at a spiritual level and as being presented to us by the wise 'Source' energy that permeates all of life. Individually this may be seen as our deepest and highest Soul wisdom attempting to communicate with us to introduce new energy or reveal patterns that have been unconscious. Some spiritual dreams will be accompanied by qualities and feelings of a positive nature and we sense a connection to "God" or the unseen "Mystery"...
Dreams have played a part in shaping religions and belief systems across the planet. From Jacob's dreams of angels in the Bible, to Mohammed's dream inspiring his spiritual mission in the Quran, to the "dreaming" of the Australian Aboriginals. Dream interpretation and analysis has been an ongoing aspect of human experience from all 'ages.'
... - Astral Dreams may find us traveling outside our physical form or being in spirit or ethereal form and even see our physical body dissociated from our astral body. We may encounter other astral entities from this or other dimensions outside of our concepts of time and space.
... - Personality Dreams usually show us some unconscious interactions between aspects of our individual energy patterns and dynamics... They may also reveal repressed emotions from the day... while all dreams can be seen at various levels and from various perspectives; the personality dream is usually understood with its potential to uncover areas of personal growth.
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- Physiological Dreams - Some dreams are said to be direct reflections of our needs in the conscious world. For example, a dream where the sleeper is shivering in the snow may simply mean an extra blanket is required. In dream and sleep research it was found that shifting a person's pillow or hand just a small distance could produce dreams of falling off a cliff or other sensations of being off balance.
... - Prophetic Dreams can also be labeled "premonitions." In these "visions" we will be presented with some occurrence which is to happen outside our current time frame and conscious knowledge. We may not even know many of the details such as the exact date and time... where, who... but usually have a sense of nature of the situation. Visions and dreamtime images are outside the normal sensory limits imposed by concepts of time and space... once we have had these intuitive visions, our conceptual world view can be altered and changed forever... and sometimes that is there purpose it seems.
... - Nightmares are mostly classified as such because there is a fairly high level of fear experienced by the dreamer. Nightmares can be quite positive because they represent important information and energy that is trying to become conscious. The fear can be seen as an ego defense that helps to protect established egoic patterns and drive us away from facing the "monster' or threatening situation. What remains repressed and unconscious can control our waking actions.
... - Vehicle Dreams can show us who is controlling the movement in our lives at the current time and what are the circumstances.
- Individual Vehicle: Car, Bicycle, Motorcycle, Unicycle, etc... Who is driving the car? Are their passengers? Does the car work? Is it our car? What shape is it in? What kind of car is it?
- Group Vehicle: Bus, Train, Airplane, Ship, Spacecraft, etc... are you riding with others? What are the circumstances? Where are you going? ...can indicate some type of community, cluster, or shared group energies
... - Transition Dreams are dreams in which we may be in a location that is associated with making changes in travel, such as being in an airport, bus station, train station, being in a place while traveling, etc.
... - Lucid Dreams are dreams in which we are conscious within the dream that we are dreaming or they may be dreams on the edge of lucidity in which we are trying to figure out in the dream if it is a dream or a waking experience.
... - Compensatory Dreams are dreams that help bring balance to our lives and reveal what Jung described as the 'shadow' side of the psyche. The dark side shows us parts of ourselves we have repressed. An example is a Nun who dreams she is promiscuous. Another would be a peaceful or passive person dreaming of being angry or shooting others.
... - Recurring Dreams may be a sign that we are not paying attention to the message that is trying to come through...and can lead to unresolved issues in our waking lives. The intent of the unconscious 'director' in these instances is to find a dream which impacts upon the dreamer in the most beneficial way. The unconscious mind repeats the dream to get our attention and perhaps sees this particular dream as the best means to "break through"...
... - Problem-Solving Dreams and Intuitions are designed to convey a message to the sleeper that will aid them in overcoming a problem in their conscious life. It shows the synthesizing nature of the unconscious mind and may also be connected to the collective reservoir of knowledge or to other unseen entities... It is said that very often such messages are delivered by a messenger whose identity is of utmost importance in discerning the message. Daily issues can be resolve in this "out of the box" mode and we have examples of great inventions coming together in this way.
We can probably go on in creating this list of dream types. If one 'pops' into your mind as you have been reading this, I invite you to send your comments and suggestions to john@sunhutch.com or make a comment at the end of the blog post.
You are also invited to share your dreamtime images and daytime 'intuitive 'pops'... I do appreciate the comments, questions, dreams, 'pops' and guidance you are sharing...
May our Dreamtime messages and intuitive 'pops' enliven our waking moments... John
... and welcome to this Present Moment!
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John Hutchinson - Denver, Colorado, USA
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(Photo credit: L. Chyten)
(Photo credit: L. Chyten)
