Dear Dreamers,

You are the writer, producer, director and star of all your dreams. Only you can really interpret your dreams. The language of dreams is symbols, metaphors and emotions. As our minds are unconscious in dreams, your dream “creator” can only pull information stored in your brain (data base) and try to use this to give you a dream message.

In the dream below I try to give guidelines to what the dreams may mean. You must always ask yourself- what does the symbol, person, color, emotion etc. mean to me in my dreams?

Only you really know the answer and if what I say should resonate in a small or big way then you are on track to understanding what your symbols are meaning. The best way to learn how to understand your dream language is to keep a dream journal of each dream that does stand out for you and to keep digging to find meanings that resonate. My suggestions below are only my ideas and not meant to be replacing your own dream language or interpretations.

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August 2009

Dear Irene,

I have several recurring dreams that I have had for years, the one that confuses me the most is as follows: I am in this house, there are usually others in there as well, each dream there’s a different person by my side and I know there are others in the house. This house is very familiar to me (for the life of me, I don’t know why). Anyway, I know the house is haunted and all I have to do is stay away from one particular part of the house, however I usually am drawn to that section. Nothing ever happens, I just feel a presence all around me, and I am a little scared but intrigued for some reason. I have tried to research this but cannot find anything that has a meaning that makes me feel content and comfortable. Just wondering if you could help. Thanks so much!

~ Kim ~

Dear Kim,

Recurring dreams are one of ways our subconscious minds make us pay attention to a message we need to hear. There are a few options to look at with your dream.

1. A house in a dream represents our body and our soul. In our waking life our persona is the biggest thing in our life and in dreams this will show up as the biggest object in the dream. The main floor can represent our present time, the basement our past etc. This can be one reason a house or other object can seem familiar to us as it is an aspect of us.

2. A house can be familiar from a childhood memory or even a past life but in each case it is about us.

3. A haunted house can be a memory from either this life or another that still “haunts” you.

People in dreams are often aspects of our own personalities and we have them in the dream like characters in a play that try to bring a message to us. The person who walks beside you can be your “shadow” self or another part of your personality such as “your hidden self”, “your courageous self”, and/or “your inquisitive self”.

People you know in the dream can often represent themselves and you have to look at what they would then represent to you. For example, one friend in the dream may be a loving person and represent that to the dream. Another friend may be one who always challenges or dares you to try new things and that could be the message in the dream.

The section that you are drawn to in the dream could be you wanting to explore the spiritual and mystical aspects of you. You may have a memory of using your intuitive powers from other life times and this could be what is haunting you in this one. You need to try and go back into these dreams in visualization and see if you can make yourself explore all aspects of the house which is really exploring aspects of you.

Tip: You can also take any object, person or thing from the dream and dialogue it.

For example: Place any and all things into a room in your mind that you would like to dialogue; for ex: The person beside you, the haunted space, the unknown presence and pick one to dialogue with. Do one at a time and as you ask the questions, wait for your subconscious mind to respond with an answer that makes sense to you.

Here are a couple of questions you might want to use:
1. Who are you?
2. What do you want from me?
3. Why are you in my dream?
4. Do you have a message for me”
5. What is your gift to me?

Make a list of 5- 10 questions and use it on any object in a dream. Let me know how this works for you.

Sweet Dreams everyone!

Irene

Insightful and compassionate, Irene is a powerful spiritual counselor, author, speaker and teacher who shares her intuitive gifts and wisdom with a myriad of clients including professionals and non-professionals around the globe. Irene is the author of Dream Talk, Journey Beyond and a Self Discovery Journal

Irene has been seen and heard on many television and radio shows and is currently working on a television pilot for her own show.

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