Lust List: Dreamcatcher

  I rarely have dreams I can remember. But when I do, it is usually in times when I'm having an inner conflict with myself. It's as if everything in the back of my mind runs wild and forces itself to the forefront of my consciousness. It can become overwhelming to have your mind so restless in times when you're supposed to be peaceful. I have a slight obsession with dream catchers and their Native American origins. I love the beauty of the design. The idea that they are hung above the bed to protect the sleeping individual from negative dreams, while letting positive dreams through. The design was created to capture the negative dreams that would get tangled up in the web, while the positive dreams would slip through the holes and slide down the feathers to the sleeping person below. Currently seeking out a dream catcher that speaks to me.. until I find the time to make my own.



Every now and then I have a dream that causes me to jump on google and look up the possible meaning behind it. Last night stood out to me because the dream involved snakes... something that otherwise has never made an appearance before. Whether it's one of the following reasons, or my recent 'Kill Bill' movie marathon over the weekend I can't say..

 

BUT 

 

Dreaming about snakes is usually interpreted as being related to challenging issues that you may be facing in your daily life. It is a phallic symbol and could be related to a male figure, male energy or sexuality. (Freud)

 

A few other meanings/ interpretations:

 

• A snake is a symbol of the unconscious
• Snakes or serpents indicate you’re in the process of healing and resolving issues
• The snake is a symbol for an untamed part of yourself or an untapped resource
• Snakes could represent your intuition or spiritual aspects of yourself; your instinctual drive, what moves you from the depths of your soul
• Snakes or serpents tend to show up in dreams in times of transition and transformation
• From the classic Freudian perspective, a snake or serpent is a phallic symbol
 

(via snakedreams.org)