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Aneta Baranek
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While pursuing her Doctor of Divinity degree, Aneta continues her research and study of dreams. She also holds a Master’s degree from DePaul University in Computer Science. She has been serving as a spiritual teacher through the School of Metaphysics for the last six years. She currently resides in Kansas City, Missouri, where she directs one of the branches of the School of Metaphysics. Learn more about Aneta at onwholeness.com and the School of Metaphysics at som.org.
photo manipulation of man climbing stairs

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Means of moving between levels of consciousness [symbols: stairs/stairways, pathway, people]

Aneta Baranek·November 10, 2016
In our weekly Mindful Dreams column, Aneta Baranek of the School of Metaphysics is offering free dream interpretations to The...
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Colourful bus

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Experience freedom and move through challenges [symbols: bus, mountain, road, flying]

Aneta Baranek·November 3, 2016
In our weekly Mindful Dreams column, Aneta Baranek of the School of Metaphysics is offering free dream interpretations to The...
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Lightning striking near tall building

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Expanding consciousness and means of knowledge assimilation [symbols: teeth, doctor, mother, lightning]

Aneta Baranek·October 27, 2016
In our weekly Mindful Dreams column, Aneta Baranek of the School of Metaphysics is offering free dream interpretations to The Mindful...
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Black panther lying on a branch

DREAM INTERPRETATION: A breakthrough with a very significant habit [symbol: panther]

Aneta Baranek·October 20, 2016
In our weekly Mindful Dreams column, Aneta Baranek of the School of Metaphysics is offering free dream interpretations to The...
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Friends cuddling

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Physical intimacy symbolizes closeness [symbols: best friend, making out]

Aneta Baranek·October 14, 2016
In our weekly Mindful Dreams column, Aneta Baranek of the School of Metaphysics is offering free dream interpretations to The...
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Heifer chasing young man on a beach in Spain

DREAM INTERPRETATION: More joy and freedom by upgrading old ways of being [symbols: cow, girl]

Aneta Baranek·October 6, 2016
In our weekly Mindful Dreams column, Aneta Baranek of the School of Metaphysics is offering free dream interpretations to The...
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old piano in a backyard in the desert

DREAM INTERPRETATION: You are in process of upgrading your state of mind [symbols: friends, house, paint, piano, weeds]

Aneta Baranek·September 29, 2016
In our weekly Mindful Dreams column, Aneta Baranek of the School of Metaphysics is offering free dream interpretations to The...
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Turkish bath in Greece

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Being comfortable with oneself and with learning [symbols: Turkish bath, men, naked, swimming pool]

Aneta Baranek·September 22, 2016
In our weekly Mindful Dreams column, Aneta Baranek of the School of Metaphysics is offering free dream interpretations to The...
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Grandmother's hands cutting meat

DREAM INTERPRETATION: An attitude of higher consciousness and higher understanding [symbols: house, grandmother, food, past romantic interest]

Aneta Baranek·September 15, 2016
In our weekly Mindful Dreams column, Aneta Baranek of the School of Metaphysics is offering free dream interpretations to The...
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atom bomb over small city

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Sleep paralysis and a deeper emotional awakening [symbols: monster, bomb, ex-girlfriend, brother]

Aneta Baranek·September 8, 2016
In our weekly Mindful Dreams column, Aneta Baranek of the School of Metaphysics is offering free dream interpretations to The...
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DREAM INTERPRETATION: Expanding inner confidence through transitional times [symbols: snake, bridge, young couple, baby]

Aneta Baranek·September 1, 2016
I was on a bridge. Next to me was a gigantic snake. I was afraid to cross the bridge as the snake was blocking it. I then decided to cross the bridge anyways.
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mother and daughter walking in sunlit meadow

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Continue to tend to your current mental attitudes [symbols: mother, light]

Aneta Baranek·August 25, 2016
Your dream is simple and yet very profound. It's my belief that this is a visitation dream. An actual visit of your mother’s soul within your dream. The emanating light and
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Young Asian woman jumping for joy on top of mountain

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Redefine and re-evaluate your view of commitment [symbol: ex-husband]

Aneta Baranek·August 18, 2016
Dear Aneta, I need your help in analyzing my dreams. I was divorced in 2012. I dated my husband for six years and my marriage lasted hardly six months. After six months we were separated and the legal separation took seven long years.
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Wooden house in the woods

DREAM INTERPRETATION: A need to tweak your attitude [symbols: house, mother/father]

Aneta Baranek·August 11, 2016
Hello, I was going to the house I loved and lived in for several years as a teenager. It was completely re-done in timber and
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Old woman holding bag of chick peas

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Clearly defining your purpose [symbols: grandmother, hands, seeds]

Aneta Baranek·August 4, 2016
Hi, My granny recently appeared to me in a lucid dream, she came over close and showed me her open hands that contained a variety of
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woman in a dark blue evening dress

DREAM INTERPRETATION: The visitation dream creates a bridge between the physical and spiritual world [symbols: visitation dream]

Aneta Baranek·July 28, 2016
My father received a visitation dream from my mother who passed away just five days earlier. It occurred on the night of her funeral.
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Angels and demons in battle

DREAM INTERPRETATION: A message from the Superconscious mind [symbols: angels, battle]

Aneta Baranek·July 21, 2016
Hi Aneta, The following event occurred late at night, while I was awake, a few years ago, where I could actually hear a great spiritual battle
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Wooden canoe filled with water

DREAM INTERPRETATION: How to be aware and face our fears [symbols: train, canoe, water, kidnapper]

Aneta Baranek·July 14, 2016
Hi Aneta, I have had three dreams in the last four days all with the feeling of impending doom/death. First, I was standing at...
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young girl being ignored by boyfriend

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Understanding ourselves through our significant others [symbol: ex-boyfriend]

Aneta Baranek·July 7, 2016
Hi Aneta, I frequently have this dream. I see my ex-boyfriend, the one I had in high school. In my first year of college, he...
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Plastic toy police standing on a selection of banknotes and coins

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Perceiving self-value and communicating clearly [symbols: son, defrauding, money, police]

Aneta Baranek·June 23, 2016
Two days ago I had this dream where one of my sons aged 31 was accused of being involved in defrauding. In the dream the company that he was accused of defrauding was a mobile phone company. The police were investigating him...
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Old house with overgrown garden and locked door

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Discovering deeper parts of yourself [symbols: key, house]

Aneta Baranek·June 16, 2016
I dreamed that I had a key to a house I owned. I seemed to have not been previously aware of this ownership but the house was cold and old and run down and owning it didn't immediately seem like a benefit or an asset.
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Vulture flying

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Bringing the freedom from the subconscious into waking life [symbols: flying, vulture, Mongolia]

Aneta Baranek·June 9, 2016
This dream interpretation shows how to bridge the freedom and sense of discovery that comes from the subconscious dream state into waking life.
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White male wolf at night

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Changing old habits [symbols: wolves, handgun, hut, light]

Aneta Baranek·June 2, 2016
I'm in a long wooden hut with some other people. I don't who they are or how many. We are being attacked by wolves that are outside of the hut in the darkness.
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Silhouette of man with gun

DREAM INTERPRETATION: New possibilities and responsibilities [symbols: robbers, gun, building, dark place]

Aneta Baranek·May 26, 2016
A bunch of guys walk into a building to rob it. They see me making eye contact with them and one singled me out and asked if it was OK to pretend to shoot me (I suppose if they had to show the police that they were shooting a hostage). He would shoot the ground but then as he was practicing falling and shooting he showed me that if the gun went another way I could get shot.
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