Runaway Train

Sometimes my dreams are so vague that I hardly remember anything, and sometimes they are so epic that it's hard to forget the details. Last night, I had an epic dream. But describing all the connections would turn this entry into a novel, and no one comes to a blog to read a novel.

It's a pretty common theme that I never dream that my home is my actual home. Usually, it's my childhood home. Last night, it was an isolated house on top of a hill, straight out of a horror flick. I know I lived downstairs, and two guys (who I actually know) lived upstairs and were selling their half, and I figured, if I bought it I could have an even bigger house.

To see a house in your dream represents your own soul and self. Specific rooms in the house indicate a specific aspect of your psyche. In general, the attic represents your intellect, the basement represents the unconscious, etc. If the house is empty, then it indicates feelings of insecurity.

I don't know quite how to interpret that definition in relation to my dream, but I guess the gist is that the scary house on the hill is the equivalent to my soul - isolated and scary. Uplifting thought. Anyway, there were actual elements of a horror, or at least suspenseful, film. I knew there was someone in the attic (which apparently represents my intellect?) waiting to kill me (or anyone else really).

To see a killer in your dream suggests that an essential aspect of your emotions have been cut off. You feel that you are losing your identity and your individuality. Alternatively, this dream may represent purification and the healing process. You are standing up for yourself and putting a dramatic end to something.

Okay, in all fairness, I did not actually see the killer. I just knew he existed. Anyway, that was part 1. Part 2, was again about an old childhood friend. I was visiting her, although she was living somewhere different, in a completely time zone and country and continent. Anyway she was shopping for an ornament with pressed flowers in it, and found one for $88.

Eight stands for power of authority, success, karma, material gains, regeneration, and wealth.

Not sure who or what in the dream has the power, but apparently there is a lot of it. Anyway, about the flowers. They were Lily of the Valley:

If the flowers are white, then it symbolizes sadness.

My dreams are really depressing. Seriously.

Anyway, she began fighting with her husband about spending the money on flowers that frankly used to grow all over my parent's garden years ago.

To see others fighting in your dream, suggests that you are unwilling to acknowledge your own problems and turmoil. You are not taking any responsibility or initiative in trying to resolve issues in your waking life.

And that brings me to part 3. There was an incredible amount of déjà vu - I felt like I had been to these places before or experienced them somewhere, maybe in another dream I don't really remember. After I left my friends, I started going up a hill, to go back to my 'house'.

Climbing a hill signifies your struggles in achieving a goal.

The hill, also happened to be the path of a very fast train. I was genuinely scared when the train roared past me.

A railroad signifies that you have laid out a set track toward achieving your goals. Your progress will be slow but steady. You are well disciplined and secure in your life. To dream that you are walking alongside the railroad tracks, signifies much happiness from your skillful completion of your tasks.

A train represents conformity. You are going along with what everyone else is doing. Or you have a need to do things in an orderly and sequential manner.

At the top of the hill, the end of the track, was where everyone was disembarking the trains. There were lots, lined up and getting ready to start their routes all over again. I was hiding under a track. I remember clearly a train went above my head, and a lot of dirt and mud was falling on me.

To dream that you are hiding suggests that you are keeping some secret or withholding some information. You may not be facing up to a situation or not want to deal with some issue. However, you may be getting ready to reveal something and confess before somebody finds out.

Dirt is representative of situations where you have been less than honorable and may have acted in a devious manner. To dream that someone throws dirt at you, denotes that enemies will try to attack your character and harm your reputation.

And that's pretty much when I woke up. I'm starting to wonder if any dream definitions are positive...


All definitions come from Dream Moods.

Bullet with Butterfly Wings

Another intriguing dream last night. This is the second time in a week I've had a dream that took place at my parent's old house. That's so unusual for me. Here's the general break down.

To refresh on what seeing your childhood home means...

...to see your childhood home, your hometown, or a home that you previously lived in, indicates your own desires for building a family. It also reflects aspects of yourself that were prominent or developed during the time you lived in that home. You may experience some feelings or unfinished expression of emotions that are now being triggered by a waking situation.

I was waiting for a delivery of flowers. Not a bouquet, but lots of potted flowers. I think this just might be spill-over from the real world, since this is actually what my mom does for a living (except she delivers grass, but essentially it's the same). Nonetheless...

To see colorful flowers in your dream signify kindness, compassion, gentleness, pleasure, beauty, and gain. It is also symbolic of perfection and spirituality.

To dream that you recieve a bouquet of flowers represents respect, approval, admiration, and rewards.

I think what they were describing did not really match what I was seeing, so then I looked up plants:

To see plants in your dream indicate fertility, spiritual development, growth or the potential for growth. Alternatively, the appearance of plants in your dreams reflect your caring and loving nature. In particular, to see indoor plants in your dream suggest that your growth is being hindered or slowed in some way. Your are experiencing a lack of independence. Alternatively, the dream may signify your desire to be closer to nature.

I couldn't find a definition for delivery, so here is what they say about mail:

To dream that you receive mail indicates that you need to communicate or re-establish contact with someone from your present/past. It may also represent messages from your unconscious or intuition.

When the flowers came (actually, when the wrong flowers came - there were really 2 deliveries in this dream), the person delivering the flowers was a neighbor (no one in particular, but I knew she was a neighbor) and riding a bicycle:

To see a bicycle in your dream indicates that you need to devote time to leisurely pursuits and recreation.

To dream of having a good neighbor signifies enjoyment and tranquility at home.

My mom was somewhere in this dream, I think waiting with me for the flowers:

To see your mother in your dream represents the nurturing aspect of your own character.

To dream that you are having a conversation with your mother denotes a matter that has preoccupied your mind and you are not sure how to deal with it in your waking life. It indicates unresolved problems that still need to be worked out with your mother.

When the (correct) flowers were delivered, someone started shooting a machine gun. I suppose the delivery was just a diversion?

To dream that someone is shooting you with a gun suggests that you are experiencing some confrontation in your waking life. You may feel victimized in some situation.

This all took place at my parent's old house, on their old street. But at a different place on the street. The street I grew up on was a big loop, with no outlet. It wasn't quiet a dead end. In the dream, the street was now a dead end, and the house was right at the end of it. I couldn't find anything for dead-end, but this is what they say about seeing a road and street:

To see a road in your dream indicates your sense of direction and pursuit of your goals.

To see a street in your dream symbolizes your life's path. The condition of the street reflects how much control you have over the direction of your life.

So, does a dead-end street mean I have no control of my life?

All dream definitions come from the website Dream Moods.