English Teacher

I had a dream two night ago that I was sleeping. In my dream I was actually dreaming. I have never had a dream like this before. I recall observing myself peacefully sleeping but then in my dream I became crankly. I could not wake up in my dream. Then, I realized I could not wake up. I woke up and went right back into this dream. Has anyone ever had a dream of themselves sleep while actually sleeping? What would our dream theorists say?

I had this dream last night. It reminds me of a televised celebrite roast, except that I was being roasted and it appeared to be an Easter dinner. A bunch of strange characters were in this dream. For starters, my boyfriend, my parents, and my infant god-children were sitting at the table. So was my boyfriend's uncle, recently deceased, my aunt Mary, who died last year, and an elderly Jane Eyre (I owe this dream to revising for the web site). Everyone (yes everyone, including my 8 and 6 month old god children) were feasting on lamb and talking about me. They were not admiring me, really, rather they were bashing everything about me! I remember merely hearing things they were saying"She wants to be a college professor, like that will ever happen." "She does not stick to anything she does. It is always half-assed." "She needs to stop spending money so happily." "So irrational." I do not think I was visible to them, because at some point my God-daughter Emily jumped on my chair and was climbing the bars behind me. I was not an obstruction but in my own way I was trying to hold onto her.
And so, I sat there and listening to my family and friends, some strangely dead and some characters in A NOVEL gorged themselves on food and mocked every aspect of my personality and physical appearance. So here is my concern. Since the people in the dream are also me (THANKS JUNG) DO I THINK THINK THESE ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE, DEGRADING THINGS ABOUT MYSELF UNCONSCIOUSLY? I think the answer is YES. Yet, I never really thought about things myself that I can recall, so how far down in my unconscious thought are these horrid feelings?

I mentioned this dream to some people the other day in class. I keep having the same dream, and this is the second time this week I have had the dream. Overall, I have had the dream FOUR times now so I needed to get it on the blog.

It is the day when we find out if we receive honors. We are all standing in a line (all 19 of us) and Professor Tougaw went out to each on of us and spoke to us. He whispered either "You received High Honors" or "You receive no honors," etc... Well, I am the last person to hear the final outcome in the line, and I can tell by all of our faces that we are looking at each other to read their expressions. When Professor Tougaw got to me, he leaned in and whispered, "you have received no honors," and walks away. I am left with people staring at me, and I just say "no" and everyone start shouting that six people did not get honors. I hear whispers and screams and shouts! Very strange and hopefully untrue.

I had this dream last night. I have been recently begging my family to get a dog, but my mother does not want the responsibility because we travel and are not in the house often. Last night, I found out my boyfriend is getting a golden retriever puppy, which makes me extremely jealous, and adds to the news that my cousins are buying a new dog. Anyway, that is the context. In my dream, I am pleading to get a dog, but my mother refuses. She instead buys a large tank and 6 beta male fish, which would make the total 10, since I already own four. My mother calls me downstairs and says "I know that you want a dog but look what I did for you", and she reveals the huge tank. She forgets, however, that beta fish are fighting fish that can not be with other betas in a tank because they will fight to the death. And so, when she reveals the tank, I see huge fish (like the ones in tanks at chinese restaurants) biting each other, and FLOATING dead, with bloody water (not even sure if they bleed much because I have never seen one injured). The sight was horrific and I remember walking up and a cold sweat. So I ask you to..ANALYZE THIS!

I honestly do not know how to explain this dream, but I will do my best. Last night I had a dream that I was a cat. I am not exactly sure HOW I know I was a cat because I never actually saw myself, but I FELT like a cat. My body was low to the ground as I scanned the room, and I guess my vision was different from a human being, but it was more a feeling than anything else. So, I was walking around, when I was a ring on the floor. Immediately I knew there was trouble, and I dont know why. I ran around the house but there was no one to be found, I suppose no master to be seen. I jumped on a toilet seat, and looked out a window. Outside construction workers were working but I heard no sound. In fact, the entire dream was silent. I dont recall much life in the dream other than the construction workers. I remember viewing a fish tank but it was empty, no water or fish, but little sea shells and a plant in gravel. I think this dream is interesting because of my form. I was still me, and still had my thoughts, but in a feline frame. Weird!

A bit ago I had a dream that I was walking in a forest behind my boyfriend. I was calling out to him but he had no idea that I was following him. He really did not see to hear me, and did not acknowledge me! I think the dream was quite long, just walking up rocks near tall trees and with heavy luggage. To me, this dream was filled with frustration, having a destination but never getting to it. It was rather discouraging. I suppose it is reflection of my the stage of life I am in, going place but feeling like I am hardly moving at all. What I thought was interesting was just how repetative the scene was, like it was a set of film playing over and over again.