Cove

source: by vinnie bailey

Dream #53: A secret, sunny cove. I'm swimming in the ocean. Playful seals swim past.

Near the shore I see a table and set of chairs submerged just beneath the waves. The water is crystal clear. I run my hand across the smooth tabletop.

I exit the waves and head to a beach shower. The water is cool and refreshing. I realize that I am holding an infant! I hang on to her tightly as we rinse off. I feel at peace.

re/birth

Secret Organization

source: by aphasiafilms

Guest Dream #1: A secret organization was trying to contact me through my dreams. I was supposed to visit www.SD.com ("SD" stood for "sleeping-dreaming.")

I actually went to that website when I woke up... they sell flash drives.

from KT in WY

Old Folks

source: by kate and douglas

Dream #52: My friend P hosted a "Come as Yourself Old" party!

Aging, humor, irony.

Longing

source: by bethfromabove

"We fear death, yet we long for slumber and beautiful dreams."
- Kahlil Girban

Bitten!

source: by Red All Over

source: by Pehpsii Altemark

Dream #51: Where am I? A hotel room? Or maybe my old apartment? Anyway, it's a mess. It's time to pack and clean up. I'm sorting through a pile of laundry when a mouse suddenly jumps into my hand and gives me a sharp bite!

I felt pain in the dream. Something is gnawing at me.

Orcas

source: by Mike Ambach

source: by toryjk

Dream #50: Following a trail head near the shoreline. I'm pushing an empty shopping cart. A path to my right leads me to the water's edge, where I can go no further. I lug the cart backwards to a second path. I come to some docks overlooking the ocean. From here I can make out the shadowy shape of killer whales below the surface. I ponder them with a sense of equanimity.

subconscious, yin and yang, power.

Colony

source: by Polished Lance Photography

Dream #49 Navigating a big city on foot. There is a lot of construction and the only way to get across town is to take a long, plastic tunnel that users must crawl through on their hands and knees. It looks crowded, cramped, and hot inside. A fellow onlooker tells me that it takes about 45 minutes to reach the other side.

There's no way I'm going in there.

Self-preservation, power/control issues, tedium

Flight Test

source: by donliddard

Dream #48: I held the record for the longest distance flown in a crazy winged/glider contraption. I was planning to make a new attempt, but there were some mechanical issues I first needed to resolve.

Note: I did not actually fly in the dream.

Periods of happiness.

Triathlon

Dream #47: Scouring the racks for my missing bicycle. Someone tells me it's been taken to the triathlon staging area. There must be some mistake, I'm not participating in any triathlon! Plus, it's not even a race bike. Annoyed, I cut through to the transition area to look. There I see my friend M, swapping out her gear. There is just enough time to wish her luck before she whizzes off on her second leg of the race.

Sometimes I feel that I have opted/been left out of some exclusive competition in life. I just want to go at my own pace, which is not always as liberating as it sounds.

source: by rawshooter72

The Laundry Thief

source: by Wzrdry

Dream #46: I'm at a crowded laundromat in a foreign country. I'm staring at the loose change in my palm, trying to figure out which coins the machines will take. Meanwhile, a stranger quickly attempts to take some of my clothes out of the dryer nearby. I call him out, but realize that I don't really care whether or not he makes off with them anyway.

source: Professor Arronax

Cleansing, change, identity

I often see my hands in dreams - #16, #28