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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December 2008

Dear Irene,

# 1- I usually always dream the same things - being late for school, for a plane, etc., and also about losing teeth. But, this one is a new one and I can't get my head around it.

# 2- I dreamt that I went into the kitchen to get a utensil and when I opened the drawer it was overflowing with utensils. My husband kept putting more in and I couldn't stop him. I kept asking him, "What are you doing? We have enough." Then I awake. Thanks so much if you interpret this for me!

~ Barb M., Olds, Alberta ~

Dear Barb,

You are the only one who can interpret your dreams for all the symbols and meanings are uniquely yours. I can only give you some suggestions and if any of them feel right / fit that is what you could accept for some greater insight or understanding and just leave the rest aside.

I am putting the two dreams together below.

# 1- The element of time is quite common in dreams as it is a measurement for our daily life in so many ways: time of day / year, time of our life, appointments, moments in time, etc. Being late usually suggests that you may be lacking or not paying attention to details or you feel that you are running out of time on a project or during the day. Are you feeling stressed out? If so, try and find a few minutes during the day to sit quietly and rest and get grounded. Your second dream has similar meaning.

# 2- The house is often taken to represent the body and or the soul. The rooms can be parts of our personality and events that are taking place in our life. The main floor represents the present time period and the kitchen is the "heart" of the home where women spend a lot of their time. The kitchen can also represent the heart of the body.

As utensils are useable tools, you might want to look at this dream as being overwhelmed with a "to do" list given by others in your life. As a wife's domain is often considered to be the kitchen, you may have all your "things" in order and yet feel overwhelmed with demands or requests from your spouse as he is the one trying to make use of or giving you more than you need. Another consideration is, perhaps, you may be feeling like you are just part of the fixtures and not feeling cherished at the time the dreams took place.

With the first dream relating to time pressures and stress and the second dream causing the same reaction of stress, the dreams could be saying that you need to look at time management, take control of things, reduce stress, look at demands from other loved ones and know that there does not seem to be any time for you. Start scheduling time to rest and do something for your soul and peace of mind and, in this way, you can maintain a healthy, happy heart and home.

Blessings,

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

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