Aeroplane Air Bubble

November 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Hi Ian,
I keep having a recurring dream where I am in an aeroplane which stops and vertically crashes into the sea. There is an air bubble at the back of the plane and this is were I am the only person who has my head in it and isn’t drowning.

Dream Meaning
When we dream about an aeroplane we are often thinking about a particular situation in our working life. Aeroplane flights usually symbolise projects that are being run to a timetable or specific issues that have to be resolved by an agreed deadline. Your dream suggests that you are working on a project that has encountered some difficulties and is in danger of falling short of its objectives.

Dreaming of the sea reflects the feelings of everyone involved in the project and the situation is becoming very emotional as the project appears to be swamped by problems. Apart from you, everyone else is immersed in their emotions and you are the only one who is managing to stay calm. Rather than wallowing around in self pity, you are trying to think clearly and see how you can survive this difficult situation.

However, remaining in your bubble of air at the back of the aeroplane suggests that you are consciously distancing yourself from the people who you are working with. This may help you survive the situation individually but may not be very helpful for the others in your team. Try sharing your ideas with your colleagues so they can start to get their heads above water too.

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Bitten by a Dog

November 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Dream
Dear Ian,
I had a dream the other night that haunts me. I was in a busy crowded street when a dog singled me out and bit my arm, and wouldn’t let go. It followed me holding on to my arm, i was in pain and everyone around me thought it was funny.
Can you help me understand this dream?

Meaning
When we dream about a street, we are often thinking about how we navigate through a particular part of our life. The busy crowds suggest that you have a lot of other people making demands on your time and space. The dog symbolises someone who came into your life and somehow latched on to you. Although you are doing your best to help them, they seem ungrateful to you.

Your arm represents your freedom of action and your ability to reach out to others. However, this person who is dogging your every movement is preventing you from doing what you really want to do. This restriction of your freedom is proving to be a bit of a pain for you and is making you question your loyalty to this person. The people who are laughing in your dream indicate that you think that this is a ridiculous situation to be in.

Although you are a very loyal and caring person, it seems that this person does not appreciate your loyalty and help and is just taking you for granted. Rather than have them hanging around you all the time, you need to start keeping them at arms length by giving priority to your own needs.

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Finding a Shower

November 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Hi  Ian, I keep dreaming about showers and since I have a shower first thing in the morning after I get up, the dreams seem even more vivid and weird. In my dream I am trying to find someplace to have a shower but all the showers I find seem really cramped, cold, dark and difficult to stand up in. I usually give up and find myself in the bathroom of a girl that I know. She tells me to use her shower but I can’t work the controls. I get covered with a horrible hot and gunky mess that comes out of the shower head  and end up dirtier than when I went in it. How can I stop having these dreams?

Dream Meaning
When we dream about having a shower we are often reflecting on a situation in waking life that seems a bit messy or makes us feel guilty in some way. This situation is limiting your individual freedom and restricting the choices that you feel you have. You may also be finding it difficult to stand up for yourself because you feel partially responsible for the sticky situation that you are currently in.

Although you are keen to make a fresh start, you find it tricky to make a clean break from your current circumstances. This probably involves a romantic relationship and even though you keep going back to your lover, there is something about this relationship that makes it seem a complete mess to you.

Every time you try and sort it out it just gets messier and and although your lover might shower you with affection, she is probably a bit of hot head who you feel you can’t control. Instead of clarifying where you stand with her, you usually end up become even more involved in this messy and intense relationship. To move on from this dream you need to clearly state your emotional needs to your lover and make sure that she understands them.

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Late for Work

November 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Dear Professor Wallace,
I keep having a dream that I’m running late for work. I keep getting my directions confused in the dream and seem to get further away from work than closer and then I get lost and struggle to work out how to get there. I never seem to get there and get more and more frustrated and worried. I don’t have any issues re time keeping at work and never sleep in etc.
Yours sincerely,
Andrew Phillips

Dream Meaning
When we dream of running, we are often thinking about how we can best use our individual talents to make progress in our lives. Your dream suggests that your current job is not allowing you the opportunity to make the most of your unique talents. This feels very frustrating and so you are constantly looking for ways to find your true vocation in life.

However, you are confused about what your ideal job really is and so you are unsure what direction to take in your career. Sometimes you think that you have taken wrong turnings in your professional life and that you are getting further and further away from your dream job. No matter how hard you work and how many sacrifices you make for your career, you always end up feeling unfulfilled and undervalued.

Running is an energetic and demanding activity and this is reflected in your working style. You think that keeping busy and taking on every task that comes your way will somehow find you the job that you really want. Instead of running yourself into the ground, try standing back and deciding what job would be most meaningful for you in your life. Once your decision is made, your direction will be clear.

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Offside Tunnel

November 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Hi Ian, I had this weird dream where I was playing football. The funny thing was that my team was made up from the guys that I work with but we were playing against a team that was all referees. We could only get the ball past them by playing right on the touchline and bending the ball past them. Every time I got close to the goal the refs whistled for a penalty. I got the other guys to stand around me so the refs couldn’t see me and dug a wee tunnel into the goal. Once I was standing in the goal with the ball, the refs gave me around of applause but one of them said the tunnel was offside!

Dream Meaning
When we dream of playing football we are usually considering our role in a team activity. There is probably a work situation in your waking life where you and your team are trying to achieve a specific goal. You are finding this difficult to achieve because of all the rules and regulations imposed by your management and those in positions of authority.

Although you are trying to play by the official rulebook, you are having to push the boundaries and bend the rules to actually progress towards your goal. As you approach your objective your bosses begin to cry foul and blow the whistle on your unofficial methods. To actually reach your goal you have to use your informal underground network and be covertly supported by your workmates.

After achieving your goal, your management applaud your efforts although one of managers questions your methods. Your dream shows that you are a highly effective team player who is fully committed to achieving your chosen goal. However, you can be even more successful if you can help the management team understand why you have to work this way to get a decent result. Rather than seeing them as an opposing team, try and get them on your side.

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Putting Her House In Order

November 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Dream
Dear Ian,
Can you help me with a dream my 70year old mum has been having a few times over the last week.    She was widowed 4 years ago after being married for 52 years.  At first, it took her a long time to accept that my dad was gone and as time has gone on she as gradually got over this. While visiting her last week, she told me that she has a recurring dream that while she is back at her childhood home,  as an adult, she is cleaning the house with her late mother, who passed over 30 years ago and my late auntie of 20 years,  she can see my dad coming to pick her up as a young man in his army uniform while carrying a red rose.   My dad has not been in the army for over 35 years.   Please can you help as my mum thinks this is some sort of sign that she is on her way to meet her maker!!

Meaning
When we dream of a house, we are usually reflecting on our own sense of identity and who we really are. Cleaning her childhood home as an adult indicates that your mother is looking back over her life and maturely letting go of old worries and fears. Your grandmother and your auntie symbolise wisdom and grace, so your mother is realising how wise and gracious she has become in waking life.

Your uniformed father represents courage and independence and this shows that your mother has been learning how to become more independent after your father’s passing. The red rose he is carrying symbolises their deep and mutual love for each other. The rose is also a symbol of vitality and hope and shows that your mother’s self awareness continues to blossom..

Our dreams form a vital function in storing our memories and establishing our sense of self identity. They help us to draw on our entire life experience to meet what ever challenges we might encounter in our lives.  So rather than this dream being a sign that your mother is on her way to meet her maker, it is a healthy affirmation of her vitality and an ongoing celebration of her long and loving life.

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Royal Tea

November 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Dear Dr. Wallace,
I often have a dream where I am out for a walk and I realise that I am walking through the grounds of a royal palace. At first I am a bit nervous that someone will spot me intruding and throw me out but no-one seems to notice and I begin to relax and enjoy the surroundings. As  I  walk along, I see a palace in the distance and there is a woman waving to me from the steps. I am surprised when I realise it’s the queen and to crown it all, she invites me in for a lovely afternoon tea! Does this dream mean anything or is it just wishful thinking?

Dream Meaning
When we dream about royalty we are thinking about the aspects of our own personality that we respect and admire. In your waking life you probably rely on the respect and admiration of others to boost your own self esteem and confidence. Although you may be held in high esteem by others, you are often not aware of this and you may feel unappreciated by them sometimes.

If you are feeling confident and worthy of appreciation, you can sometimes feel like a bit of an impostor and are anxious that someone will catch you out somehow. However, you usually realise that others are being genuinely appreciative and you begin to relax as it all becomes a bit of a walk in the park for you.

Dreaming of a palace symbolises the gracious and confident aspects of your character and it is often a shock to you when you realise how relaxed and confident you can actually be sometimes. As you recognise your own power and authority you are quite surprised at yourself and how fulfilled it makes you feel. The meaning of your dream is that you should let yourself be more confident in he public eye and allow other people to praise and admire you.

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Self Employed Sacking

November 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I’ve been self employed for 8 years, but constantly dream of my old work.  I worked there for 10 years but in my dream,  each dream I seem to be feeling I’m going to get sacked, am constantly emptying my desk, which is never ending of my personal things! feel isolated by the workers there, that I shouldn’t be there and am not getting paid for the work I’ve done!  feel I’m just wasting my time being there and that I know I’ve my own company but felt happy in this old work! I left this job after taking my redundancy, but was happy there so unsure why I’m constantly dreaming about this work. I hope you can help with this.

Dream Meaning
When we dream about our work, we are often considering our feelings of self worth and how much we actually value ourselves. Your feeling of being sacked suggests that you are not valuing yourself enough in waking life and that you are judging the performance of your own business far too harshly. Emptying your desk indicates that you are perhaps letting your work life intrude into your personal life and that you are not paying enough attention to your own individual needs.

Dreaming that you are not being paid enough shows that you do not value your own skills and talents enough. Working for yourself can make you feel isolated and you may feel that the work you are doing is not really worthwhile because you do not have a group of fellow workers to give you feedback and support your efforts.

To move on from this dream, you need to place more value on your own skills and talents. The best way to do this is to practically value yourself more by increasing your prices. You should also ensure that you are making time for your own individual needs so that the demands of your work do not intrude so frequently into your personal life.

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Socks and the City

November 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Dear Dr Wallace,
I have a recurring dream and would appreciate if you could help to shed some light on it. In my dream I am walking around a city (it’s nowhere I recognised) and and after a while decide to look down at my feet.  I notice that I am not wearing any shoes only socks and i realise I’ve lost my shoes.  Upon seeing that I’ve been walking about a big city in my socks I get very embarrassed. The last time I dreamt this though it was slightly different in that upon seeing I’d lost my shoes I re-traced my steps and found them.
I would be very grateful if you could explain this dream and what it could mean.
Many thanks, David

Dream Meaning
When we dream about a city, we are thinking about all the aspects of our social and working environment. Not recognising the city suggests that your experience and talents are not being fully recognised by others. This is reflected by the fact that you are not wearing any shoes in your dream. Shoes often represent your individuality and so losing your shoes indicates that you feel you are losing your identity in some way.

Looking down at your feet suggests that you are recovering your footing after experiencing some form of change in your waking life. This was probably a change in your role or perceived status in your work situation. Walking through the city in your socks shows that are more than capable of doing what is expected of you in your new role but that you are concerned about your lack of formal recognition from those around you.

This makes you feel embarrassed as you sometimes think that you are not as well prepared as you would like to be when you are dealing with other people. However, retracing your steps and finding your shoes shows that you are settling into your new position while making sure your feet stay firmly on the ground.

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Take Off Struggle

November 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Dear Dr. Ian, I have a reoccurring dream that has been coming to me regularly over the past 5-6 years.  I am rushing to board a large airplane just before take off and I always get on the plane as it is just taking off, the plane always struggles to get off the ground and I find myself flying through the streets with the planes wings only just fitting between the tower blocks and at a very low level, my dream never ever concludes as to whether we make it up into the sky or whether we crash!

Dream Meaning
When we dream about an airplane we are usually considering big ideas or projects that we are working on in waking life. The fact that you are rushing to board the plane indicates that you are putting yourself under pressure to get these projects launched. Although the projects do get off the ground, you sometimes find it a struggle to keep them going.

The streets in your dream reflect the fact that you know there are specific paths you have to follow as you attempt to keep a project aloft. The tower blocks represent the official procedures and practicalities that you have to navigate your way through. Even though your progress may appear to be touch and go, you always manage to get the project off the ground.

However, you often feel unsure about the successful outcome of the project and this is probably reflected in waking life where you are uncertain if the big plan is really going to take off in the way that you would like it to. Your gut instinct tells you that it will be a success but you sometimes find it challenging to clearly articulate this to others.

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