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I've read that sleep allows your brain to solidify emotion-based memories, and that dreams might basically be your brain drawing loose connections between concepts that evoke similar emotions as sort of an unconscious method of processing them.
I don't feel like I have a fully developed "dream world", but I definitely feel like I revisit specific places when I'm dealing with similar situations or emotions! For example, there's a big theme park that I think I dream about more often when I'm feeling lost or out of place in a group. I might just be overanalyzing it though! There's also this one office building and this one suburban neighborhood and I feel like I have dreams about road trips and bus rides fairly often. None of those places really feel connected physically, but I also have a really bad sense of direction in real life so maybe my brain just doesn't want to deal with maps in the dream world if it doesn't have to lol
It's crazy to think that we all might have these unique worlds that follow completely different rules based on how our brains connect certain things with specific emotions!
I don't feel like I have a fully developed "dream world", but I definitely feel like I revisit specific places when I'm dealing with similar situations or emotions! For example, there's a big theme park that I think I dream about more often when I'm feeling lost or out of place in a group. I might just be overanalyzing it though! There's also this one office building and this one suburban neighborhood and I feel like I have dreams about road trips and bus rides fairly often. None of those places really feel connected physically, but I also have a really bad sense of direction in real life so maybe my brain just doesn't want to deal with maps in the dream world if it doesn't have to lol
It's crazy to think that we all might have these unique worlds that follow completely different rules based on how our brains connect certain things with specific emotions!
Jul 18, 2025
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šJust like the experiences in dreams act as symbolic gestures to illustrate an energetic pattern in your psyche, so do the moments in your waking life.
You can try experimenting with this by becoming aware of your dreaming eye and placing it over your eyes in the waking world.
Do this by imagining what youāre doing right now awake as a story you will soon tell as a dream that you dreamt. For example in this moment I might say āIn my dream, I was typing out a blog post on pi about dreaming while awake in the parking lot of chiliās waiting for my grandma to show up so we could eat. She was getting on my ass about getting to chiliās on time or earlier and I showed up early and found out she hadnāt left yet. The air conditioning was blasting but it was still really hot. I hadnāt taken my straterra in 2 days so my mood was rlly weird and I felt frustrated and like I was doing everything wrong. Tried to stay positive like usual but felt like I couldnāt no matter how hard I tried because I didnāt have the normal amount of neurotransmitters. My right hip was really hurting and I was feeling kind of hopeless about it. Like i didnāt know how I could make it feel better.ā
Now that youāre looking at your present moment through the lens of a symbolic gesture, what could you gather about its message or meaning?
For me, my waking dream moment reveals a theme of waiting to be nourished and powerlessness or futility. The air conditioning blasting yet not creating a cool environment. Getting on time to chiliās and still having to wait. Feeling like I wanted to be positive but having to accept that it wasnāt a typical day. My hip hurting but not being able to make it better. But even amidst the frustration, still choosing to express something creatively and passionately. Intuitively I feel that thereās a message to surrender and release resistance to the current flow, even if thatās slower or more frustrating than I anticipated. There are some things you canāt control. Also thereās an indication that conditions donāt have to be perfect for creativity to flow. This symbolic analysis of my waking dream is extremely helpful, validating, and resonant.
Try this out and see if it helps you.
You can try experimenting with this by becoming aware of your dreaming eye and placing it over your eyes in the waking world.
Do this by imagining what youāre doing right now awake as a story you will soon tell as a dream that you dreamt. For example in this moment I might say āIn my dream, I was typing out a blog post on pi about dreaming while awake in the parking lot of chiliās waiting for my grandma to show up so we could eat. She was getting on my ass about getting to chiliās on time or earlier and I showed up early and found out she hadnāt left yet. The air conditioning was blasting but it was still really hot. I hadnāt taken my straterra in 2 days so my mood was rlly weird and I felt frustrated and like I was doing everything wrong. Tried to stay positive like usual but felt like I couldnāt no matter how hard I tried because I didnāt have the normal amount of neurotransmitters. My right hip was really hurting and I was feeling kind of hopeless about it. Like i didnāt know how I could make it feel better.ā
Now that youāre looking at your present moment through the lens of a symbolic gesture, what could you gather about its message or meaning?
For me, my waking dream moment reveals a theme of waiting to be nourished and powerlessness or futility. The air conditioning blasting yet not creating a cool environment. Getting on time to chiliās and still having to wait. Feeling like I wanted to be positive but having to accept that it wasnāt a typical day. My hip hurting but not being able to make it better. But even amidst the frustration, still choosing to express something creatively and passionately. Intuitively I feel that thereās a message to surrender and release resistance to the current flow, even if thatās slower or more frustrating than I anticipated. There are some things you canāt control. Also thereās an indication that conditions donāt have to be perfect for creativity to flow. This symbolic analysis of my waking dream is extremely helpful, validating, and resonant.
Try this out and see if it helps you.
Jun 2, 2025
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š¤Sometimes I dream about a college campus that only exists in my dreams. I remember my paths to certain classes, where I usually sit, and specific buildings. It's strangely comforting and familiar.
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āi like knowing that there is another zone at the back of my brain that synthesizes everything i see, do, and feel, and lets me peek into my own self via little movies. i <3 the alchemy of my subconscious
Jan 28, 2024
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I grew up loving this movie and I rewatch it every time I'm feeling a little bit burnt out or directionless
I know the main character is only like thirteen, but the movie perfectly captures the feeling of moving out of your hometown and trying to figure out who you are and what you want to do, so it hits it even harder in your late teens/early 20s imo haha
It's also just so cozy! I love the art and music
I know the main character is only like thirteen, but the movie perfectly captures the feeling of moving out of your hometown and trying to figure out who you are and what you want to do, so it hits it even harder in your late teens/early 20s imo haha
It's also just so cozy! I love the art and music
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I love how the light shines through their veins
pretty sure it's invasive buckthorn though š¬
pretty sure it's invasive buckthorn though š¬
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