A Dream about Expanding Along a Space like a Room: Shift in Space Dream

I'm trying to recall this dream, but the main theme of it was the feeling of expansion, things stretching, that sense of expanding along with the space. Its that kind of dream.

Dreaming about this room extending in length, turning into a long hallway, the way an accordion would expand. But I was in this room, visually it felt like a rack shot (the kind in movies) until I felt it on my feet, the floor expanding. Once it fully expanded, there was someone at the end of the hallway looking back at me. I couldn't remember who when I woke up. But I knew it was someone I knew in real life looking back.Strange thing, I don;t remember who it was, but I remember the texture of the floor were wooden bamboo slats to fine large wood slats. I knew then I was in an old house, the kind my grandma used to live in. End of dream.

A Strange Dream of Taking Someone to a Hospital

I'm trying to recall bits and pieces of this dream last night. My dreams are weird whenever I have my period. LOL.

What I remember from this dream: There's a woman breaking down crying in front of me in a mall/restaurant area. She's famous or gives off the vibe that she's famous. She obviously needs to be taken to the hospital, she is not well. This is all gut feel in my dream. I could walk her to the nearest hospital, instead I decide to carry her safely in my purse (a shoulder sling bag). She manages to fit inside the bag with only her face peeking out. She's looking right back at me, crying and delirious. She doesn't want to be seen by anyone or in public. I get her to the hospital the one she likes where's there a giant tin drum rolling around the hospital building being chased by a marching band. We get there and I hand over my purse to the doctor. He looks into my bag. She stops crying and smiles at me thankful.

I wake up.

That was a shitty surreal dream :D

Do Starks Dream of Dire Wolves?

Oh my its been years since I last posted anything. Beyond dream interpretation, this blog is meant to be a catalog of my dreams at night.

I guess I better get back at it. I guess after seeing the Game of Thrones Red Wedding episode, I am bound to have some nightmares on queue.

Dreams of Giving Birth

Regardless of your gender, if you dreamt you are in the process of giving birth, it simply means you have been creating something beautiful in your life and you want to share it with the world. It is a labor of love, of intense pain and anguish, yet to bring it forth will give people in your life a sense of hope and a chance for a new beginning.

So nurture it, whatever is inside you that is growing will soon give joy to everyone.

Bloody Dreams: That's so Hemo!

Dreams of losing blood
You maybe suffering from exhaustion or may feel emotionally depleted.

Dreams of drinking someone else's blood
You have intense desire to be intimate with that person.

Dreams of drinking the blood of an animal - you find joy in superficial things, just like junk food it tastes sweet, but not nourishing. 

Dreams of blood flowing like a river
There will be endless sacrifices in your behalf for your most desired dream to come true.

Dreaming of your menses  
When your period gushes out and flows in your dreams, it is a simple dream of fertility. That you are receptive of love and intimacy.

Dreams of seeing Blood on Walls
Such a violent blood dream only means your desire if not dealt with will end in an explosion of anger.

Dreams of Marking Someone's Face with Blood
You are marking your territory and stating that this prey of yours is the new sacrificial animal. You are planning something vindictive against this person.

A Tree in your Dream: The Tree of Life

Dreaming of Trees can be prophetic because the Tree symbol in the dream is actually You. The state of the tree signifies what condition you are in. Observe with yor mind's eye this tree that represents your life. What is the state of its leaves, branches and roots? What kind of tree is it? Is it a bamboo? a fruit bearing tree? a strong oak?

Dreams of a dried-out tree may represent that something in you is dying or need of attention such as your creativity, spiritual self or your love for someone.

Dreaming of a aged, but sturdy tree - You are maturing gracefully and handling life's obstacles divinely.

Dreams about a tree with strange fruits - You bear the brunt of the worst problems still you manage to blossom despite the odds. These strange fruits are symbols of rewards to come in your life.

Dreaming of a tree with animals on it - You are a giver of life and you sustain the people around you with enough love.

Dreams of an exotic tree such as a baobab, bamboo or a dragon blood tree - You have roots that extend to the deepest Earth. You are well-grounded and you think highly of your family's origins. You are not ashame of who you are and what you've become.

Dream Pattern Baldness: Losing Your Hair in Dreams

Going bald in your dreams can be really be frightening, but this dream luckily is not prophetic of propecia.

Hair loss in dreams has more to do with self-image than literally losing hair from your head. Its quite similar to dreams of losing your teeth. In losing hair, there is a sense of vanity and deep-seated insecurity involved.

Your locks being a source of pride, youth and good looks- the loss of it would be devastating to your ego. Dreams of baldness prey on our fear of aging, of losing virility or going full ugly. It also signifies a loss of will power or strength to overcome problems, but do not fear, hair does grow back and your inner strength will eventually triumph over your fears.

Dream Diary: The Glass Cathedral

Two days ago, I dreamt about a Glass Cathedral. It was well-lit and glowing from the inside. I was forever on this cement road going towards it, but I never seem to get there. The view always stays the same, I always remain a hundred yards away from it. I could see these frozen bodies of Catholic saints being paraded inside, a pilgrimage that went on and on and on. I used to be religious in my youth because I grew up in this repressive Catholic community. I still have my faith, but I'm not this religious nut that does everything by the book, fire and brimstone, et. al.

But that's the only thing I remember about the dream, how beautiful and golden and glowing this fragile glass cathedral was.

Dreaming about Toilets: Flushing out your Subconscious

Ah! toilet dreams - sometimes these come down to a science. Maybe you are holding out your bladder and bowels long enough that its now bothering your sleep. Such physical needs can find their way into our dreams just to remind us what we need to do for our physical bodies. Not being attune to this will have catastrophic results on your mattress, so pee if you have to or do number two before you go to bed at night. So your dreams will stay clear away from any toilet imagery.

Now if all these flying toilets, bathroom fixtures and latrine scenarios still creep up on you then seeing a toilet in your dreams has a pure symbolic meaning - in essence a cleansing is in order. A cleansing of the spirit, removal of impure thoughts or a change in behavior or lifestyle is needed. Perhaps you have been living with guilt or a burden of shame that you now need to unload. Your mind is obviously very weary from too much thinking, it needs to expel this mental poison. And so you must! 

Dreaming of being on Top a High Building

Do you dream looking down from a very tall place like a skyscraper? Do you find yourself on top of a building?



Then the dream connotes several hidden messages:

• You are an elitist. You like looking down at people, micro-managing from the top of your perch.
• You like feeling isolated from the crowd. Having an aerial view gives you a great sense of power and control of people you think are beneath you.
• You have your head in the clouds. You have lofty dreams and you are very internal and engaged in your thoughts most of the time. For other people, it may seem you are out of touch with reality.
• You have this deep-seated fear of heights and the dream may turn into a nightmare once you find yourself falling down.

A Dream about an Egg: How Egg-citing!

To dream of an egg is a sign that something new and different will come your way.

Egg dreams are symbolic of new ideas coming into being or even new skills. 

But like any fragile seed, you must nurture this with love and care for it to hatch meaning you must take the time to develop and nurture your self - may it be your self-esteem, self worth or your inner potential. This egg can lead you further towards the fulfillment of your dreams, so make sure you burst out of your shell and really explore what the world has to offer.

Dreams about Hats: What's on your head?

Take it off and put another one on! Just how many hats do you have?

Dreaming of hats connotes your desired role in life. In your dream, what hat was on your head? Was it a top hat? a trucker's hat? a baseball cap? Is that hat yours? Who owns the hat?

If you are dreaming of coveting someone's hat, you have that desire to be intimate with that hat owner.

A change of hat may also mean a change in your way of thinking or life philosophy.

Dreaming about the Police

What ya gonna do if the cops come for you?

Dreaming about the Police or authority figures chasing after you or even cuffing you in front of everyone you know represents a deep-seated fear of being humiliated. You are obviously feeling guilty about something that you've hidden it from everyone you loved and the "Policeman" signifies the possibility of being caught red-handed with that awful secret.

Relax, secrets can be suffocating that even our subconscious may think we have committed a crime. How much of your internal monologue is consumed by guilt? Think about it. It could be just magnified by your own thoughts, but this secret whatever it is may not be so bad as you think. You are doing yourself a great injustice by being imprisoned by this guilt. So let it go, if you let someone you hold in high regard down with disappointment, learn to live with it and be easy on yourself.

A Dream about Eyes: Outta Mind, Outta Sight

An Eye Dream or Dreaming about Eyes means you must pay close attention to certain details of your life. There is something worth seeing beneath the surface of things. Come take a look, take a closer inspection- this could mean your feelings or it could mean someone close to you is exhibiting some strange behavior.

You may have not noticed that a loved one has been particularly jumpy lately, but obviously your body is picking up on her body signals of which you've missed and could not plainly see. Maybe something's troubling her or maybe there's something going on that you need to know. A dream of about eyes mean to warn you, make sure you don't get blindsided. Do not turn a blind eye to this, take heed with your Eye Dream.

"One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes."

The Sleepers

Sleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.
Thomas Dekker, The Guls Horne Book (1609)



So are you a day sleeper? or night sleeper?

People who work odd shifts like in hospitals and call centers are stuck in this unique routine of constantly changing their sleep cycle based on their working hours.

I have a friend who get her 8 hours of sleep in batches of 2-3 hour naps spread throughout the day in the hospital. And oh boy, she is one crabby nurse!

Are you the instant snoozer? The deep snorer? or a light sleeper?

I envy instant snoozers, once they lie on any flat surface they quickly fall asleep, or they just fall asleep instantly once they close their eyes. I see these gifted sleepers on the subway, some grassy knoll, the park or the classroom.

The deep snorer is someone I wouldn't like to share a bed with. That deep, grumbling snore that rises from his being just points out my inadequacy that I can't have that kind of deep sleep. The light sleeper, however presents a tricky predicament, you can easily fall asleep, yet get awaken by any sudden noise or movement.

In my case, I'm an anomaly- I'm an insomniac, I can't sleep at night, but I am an excessively long sleeper during the day. The longest sleep I ever had was 18 hours, that is after I stayed awake for 2 days straight. I woke up because I really felt I needed to pee. Otherwise, I think I would have slept straight pass 20 hours.

Dreaming about an Oven

Have you ever had a dream about Ovens? What were you doing with the oven? Were you in some kitchen? Oven dreams are maternal in nature, they also represent nourishment and satisfaction.




Dreams about Baking using an Oven
"I was dreaming about baking muffins in an oven. The muffins were burnt, but that didn't bother me at all. I had my eyes on this big warm oven and I was warming my hands in its heat."

If you are baking bread or any kind of food in an oven, your dream is about something good and gratifying coming your way. Open your arms to this dream, it is an omen of good fortune.

Dreams about an unused Oven
"The oven was big and filthy. I kept lighting it up, but nothing happens in my dream. Its dead of winter and I needed to warm up this week-old spinach lasagna from my fridge."

Trying times are coming your way, learn to tighten your purse strings. It will keep you from asking the wrong people for money that later on will only amount to bigger enslaving debts.



Dreams about my Head in an Oven
"The Oven was turn on, it was hot , but there wasn't any smoke. I slowly placed my head inside, I didn't mind at all, it felt like the right thing to do. But I felt my intentions weren't suicide. I didn't die in my dream or catch fire, my head was just there in this oven and I felt relaxed."

You wish to be inside your mother's womb. You have an innate need to return to a very relax state. The state of in utero is said to be an unmatched state of comfort. You are very stressed out right now, that your have desires to revert to infantile behavior, you want to be cared for and loved unconditionally.

Dreams about someone opening an Oven in front of me
"I dreamt I was 7 years old again and my mom was in the kitchen baking. She asked me to come near her and she open the oven door. I felt my face flushed with warmth. She told me to look inside and there was this sweet warm smell of bundt cake."

It is a Freudian belief that ovens represent the womb. Ovens are often associated with our mother's love and affection. In the dream, your mother is opening this oven door, this represents your maturity. The cake in the oven is a gift she would like you to take. Your mother in your dream is merely showing you the way. That there is someone in your life offering the gift of love that almost matches the intensity of your mother's love. The oven and the cake are signs for you to take a step forward in your life and accept that gift of love.

Floating Dreams

Floating dreams means acceptance of your fate or accepting what will come your way.

Floating in the air or water gives your senses a relax feeling, so in your dream, accept your state- let go of your worries, problems and issues.


Photo by Santa Barbara Science Museum

Floating is not like flying where you are constantly moving, hovering over or looking at something from an aerial point you. Floating dreams are all about the state of being. As floating may not be about the things visible around you in your dream, but how you feel as you float.

If you struggle staying afloat, it means that there are issues and parts of yourself that you can't accept. You have to overcome these issues, acknowledge them, whether they belong to the good or dark side of your persona. Otherwise, over time these will cause you further emotional damage.

Floating in dreams might even help you move forward.

Drowning in Dreams: Breathless in a Sea of Anxiety

Drowning in Dreams represent a huge emotional anxiety prevailing over your life.

Water is a powerful element of nature. As humans, we are made up of water. Water represents Emotions. Water is life. The most basic element for survival and existence.

So how do you analyze a dream about Water? Take note of the circumstances of your dream and how it presents water. Is the water in a glass? Or are you drowning in the sea somewhere? Are you surrounded by tidal waves? Or are you in your mother's womb floating and serene?

All of these have elements of water. But the most important thing to take note is your emotional state.

Drowning Dreams are common. It arises from a deep fear of being consumed, swallowed by something whole. Being sucked out of air. These drowning dreams stem from real life anxieties, stresses so overwhelming you believe its gonna take you under. It simply reflects your real life situation that you have lost control.

Drowning in a Pool
A pool is a controlled space. The amount of water is measured. There are no waves here, no external forces of nature, no tide or undertow. Just enough feet of water to drown you. Most likely, this dream is about a relationship that is slowly pulling you down, suffocating you. So get out before something bad happens or try to stay afloat.

Drowning in the Ocean
You vs. the Ocean. Now that's huge. Now this is most likely an existentialist dream of how you perceive yourself against the world you live in right now. Perhaps you are undermining your potential and you feel overwhelm by so many challenges. It is common to have a dream like this when you just moved into a big city.

Drowning is not only limited to water. You may find yourself dreaming submerge in other liquids:

Drowning in Chocolate
Drowning in your most favorite dessert is a dream of abundance. It is a dream rooted in self-reward and if you were to follow Sigmund Freud, Dreams of Food all point to a craving, or satisfying a need. And like all things Freudian, this would lead to things of sexual nature. Drowning in Chocolate could either mean you are enjoying a period of abundance or you are so sexually deprived.

Drowning in Blood
Is it your blood or someone else's? Blood represents passion. So are you so overwhelmed with passion and desire as of late? But if take this too literally, you are repressing something so violent from your childhood.

Drowning in your own Excrement means you are drowning in your own mistakes.

Drowning in Semen
You are being a repressed or oppress by a powerful masculine figure in your life. The dream may not necessary be sexual in nature. Dreams don't necessary represent the obvious. Drowning in Semen may also mean your refusal to accept things, your refusal to swallow or accept the truth about the man you love. As you find yourself drowning in semen, you are suddenly helpless breathing in this fluid- you may find the man your life very emotionally needy.

When Dreams Can Kill: Brugada Syndrome

Brugada syndrome is a major caused of Sudden Unexpected Death Syndrome (SUDs). All medical jargon aside, simply put, you have a heart attack during your sleep and go into cardiac arrest. Most victims are apparently healthy-looking individuals, so their sudden deaths are hard to accept by relatives. Most are found hours later on their bed, undisturbed. Some frozen in a gasping position, mouths and eyes wide open.



Some recorded facts about this strange phenomenon:

• Most of the victims are Male.
• It is hereditary or a genetic disorder.
• Common in South East Asian groups (Filipinos, Thais, Hmong people)
• Post-mortem studies show that people who suffered from this sudden nocturnal death have acute pancreatitis.

A study on Sudden Unexpected Death Syndrome was even funded by a Maritime group since the incidence of sudden death during sleep among seafarers onboard their ships were rising in numbers over the years. And most who end up dying were the Asian men.

In the Philippines, it is called Bangungot (distressed moaning in sleep). Filipinos believe that certain demons or spirits were haunting you in your sleep. An evil spirit would rest on the sleeping person's chest, making their breathing labored and heavy until they eventually died in their sleep.

In 2002, a popular Filipino actor Rico Yan died during his sleep (sorta like Heath Ledger), the incident was controversial. Fans would attribute the death due to Bangungot while some were quick to point out suicide or an accidental drug overdose.

Another belief is that the person had gone through the worst and most God awful nightmare of his life which resulted in sudden death. Something more terrifying than Freddie Krueger on Nightmare on Elm Street.

In Laos, they called this Dab tsog, in Thailand, Laitai and in Japan Pokkuri.

Dreaming about a Dream within a Dream

I Dream a Dream within a Dream...

This is one of the most confusing, mindfucking dreams ever and I'm sure we've all had one of these multi-layered dreams. They unravel like matryoshka dolls and it doesn't seem to come to an end until we finally wake up from it.

Dreaming about a Dream within a Dream is like peeling layers off an onion, new elements are revealed about the dream or it can merely set the stage for an entirely new dream emerging from deep within the subconscious. What's so troubling about it? If you're a lucid dreamer this totally sets you off, you lose control and you stop being lucid. You totally give in to all the elements and scenes that would take place.

But more often than not you are aware that these are not 2 dreams intersecting or two dreams held together. But like in a movie, you wake from the occurence of the first dream, only to find yourself having your reality distorted, surprised to finally realized, you are not really awake, but still dreaming- trap in a dream. And when you do finally wake up, you still feel uncertain about it, you still fear you might be dreaming. This kind of dream can be such a disassociative experience for any person.

Why does this kind of dream happen anyway?

On why it happens, well who knows? The reason could be physical and chemical, something in your body is working overtime, some organ is secreting too much or busy digesting or releasing too much of this and that. That your brain reboots the dream in midstream.

One lucid dreamer calls this a form of false awakening

In my case, I experienced this commonly as a side effect of sleeping pills such as stilnox or unisom. Sleeping aids affect people differently and can produce the most vividly strange dreams.

What does Dreaming within a Dream mean?

We can say that such a dream can be considered a nightmare. As it prevents you from waking up and after a few layers, the dream can cause you great distress. The more you struggle to wake up, the more the dream unravels.

If your "Dream within a Dream" is on a pleasant tone, then it is a whimsical journey. Perhaps one dream is meant to protect you from the state of the other.