I woke up this morning having after having a nightmare. I am not great interperting dreams. So, asking for any help anyone can share.
I dont remember alot of the dream other then everyone(including my animals) were dead. I was in a house looking for my other half(my king) and found him dead,as I went from room to room and I found everyone close to me was dead. It wasnt violent or bloody, they were just dead. I woke up crying and it took me awhile to stop and realized it was just a dream. I shook me to my core.
Any insight would be a great help.
Celestria
No worries about the placement, the General Discussion category is a catch-all! I hope you don’t mind but I did add “dream interpretation” to the title to help folks know what the conversation is about. Hopefully there will be some helpful advice from the coven!
I’m sorry about the nightmare, it sounds very upsetting For an interpretation, I personally view dreams through a mundane lens before I move to magickal interpretation. Consciousness is still an evolving area of study, but science says that our brains can use dreams as a way to process memories and try to help us prepare for the future. That isn’t to say that what we experience in dreams is always prophetic, just that our minds can use dreams to try to prepare us for anything, and they often dig into our deepest fears or insecurities.
This means that, sometimes, what we see in dreams is a reflection of our mental state. Having nightmares may be reflective of stress and current emotions, or potentially are a guiding sign to explore those feelings and fears in more depth, perhaps with a trusted therapist and/or via Shadow Work.
Now, I don’t want to say that dreams can’t be magickal messages - I think they can absolutely be signs from higher powers! But I’ve found that messages from the divine are made very obvious, and often appear in patterns of reptition. Seeing a crow once is likely just nature being nature. But seeing the same crow many days in a row, in many places, in multiple forms (the animal, in symbolism, on TV, hearing about them, etc)? That’s worth looking into deeper!
When in doubt about any signs or dreams or messages, divination is a magickal key to answers. If you feel this nightmare has a deeper meaning for you, perhaps take your favorite form of divination and explore it more.
Whatever you choose to do, I hope you’re able to catch up on the sleep and that sweet dreams are waiting for you ahead.
I don’t have any advice or interpretations but your nightmare was certainly a horrible one. Anyone would have been very shaken! I hope you are able to get some better sleep and get back to feeling normal. (It always takes me a while to shake them off)
I am not a dream interpreter, but 99% of my dreams are nightmares. This does not sound worrisome to me, at least not the deaths as you are probably thinking. It sounds more like a profound change will be happening with you in regards to the people whom you love. Can’t say as to good or bad, but sounds like something big.
Hey @Celestria I´m sorry you´ve had such a heart wrenching dream!
To release some of that energy I would recommend writing down (by hand) or making sketches or a loose, quick painting - this helps getting it off your mind and onto the paper. It creates emotional distance and helps your psyche to process it.
I hope you will feel better soon and have a good rest next night!
I’m sorry you had such night terrors. I’d cry too!
But yeah, sometimes, a dream is just a dream. But if you think it’s something you should look into, do so. Personally, your loved ones and your other half were dead. Maybe you’re cutting off bits of yourself and leaving them for dead? Maybe you should try to find the lost bits of yourself and reconnect to them.
@BryWisteria
Not a problem, Thank you for adding to the header so others can find it.
And I do believe what I dreamt could be my subconscious trying to tell me something and not a magical reference. I have a Psychological back round and always seem to think that first.
Yesterday I didnt have the time to write it down or hit my oracle cards. So today I have to!!!
Thank you for sharing. and only time will tell what the out come if any will be. I am going to draw on my oracle cards today and see if it is anything.
WOW, never thought abouit it that way. You might be on to something there. I am a very giving person and I do/did alot for those people in my dream. Some of the people in my dream (son) dont speak to me anymore(long story). But, at this point I need to take back those pieces.
Thank you again.
Blessed be
Celestria
I cannot really add much more to what everyone one has already said I am so very sorry that you have had this intense trauma/nightmare and how very upsetting it must have been for you.
You could put a Nightmare Pouch inside your pillowslip
Cast a circle of protection
Materials
A small fabric black bag
Herbs, Lavender,(relaxation), Rosemary (banishing/protection), Thyme (protects against nightmares) Chamomile (calming) Bay Leaves (removing negativity energy), Mustard Seeds (protection), black peppercorn (helps dispel fear) Caraway Seeds (wards off evil) - use what you can this is a selection
Crystals, Amethyst (inner peace), Black Tourmaline (Nightmare Protection),Black Obsidian (s protective shield) Lepidorite (stress relief) citrine (personal power) again what you have.
Black Volcanic Salt or crushed Egg Shells for binding
You could add a sigil with an affirmation
“As I lie down, I am surrounded by a circle of light of protection. Only peace is allowed in my dreams”
If you give yourself away to people who aren’t giving anything back, you’ll run low. Literally. So take care of yourself. If you were on an airplane and it was going down, they tell parents to get the oxygen masks on themselves first before putting them on their kids. Same thing here.
You’re welcome, I’m happy if I could help! Wishing you all the best with your oracle cards. I hope they have some additional answers and guidance for you
Oh that’s awesome! A journal is a great tool to help with Shadow Work. Good luck and I hope your journey goes well
For an interpretation, I personally view dreams through a mundane lens before I move to magickal interpretation. Consciousness is still an evolving area of study, but science says that our brains can use dreams as a way to process memories and try to help us prepare for the future. That isn’t to say that what we experience in dreams is always prophetic, just that our minds can use dreams to try to prepare us for anything, and they often dig into our deepest fears or insecurities.
Cast a circle of protection
lavendar.
