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    HANAMI DREAMING: The start of spring in Japan

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Drawing by Max Reif of high school lettermen in jackets

“BIG DREAM” AT AGE 21: Larger-than-life, and its symbols continue to unfold in meaning

Max Reif·March 20, 2024
Quartz crystal

3 DREAM REVELATIONS: Messages from the universe

Forrest Rivers·October 18, 2020
Henri Rousseau painting, "The Dream" - Examining My Inner Life: 7 Days of Unforgettable Dreams

A WEEK OF BEING SCHOOLED BY DREAMS: 3 dreams examined with a Jungian lens

Max Reif·November 7, 2023
Young woman writing in journal in bed

BIG DREAMS AND THE INNER CHILD: 3 reflections to help you interpret your dreams

Contributor·July 31, 2024
Paris street at night - Collaborative dreamwork

COLLABORATIVE DREAMWORK: A spontaneous revelation about the past and the future

Max Reif·February 8, 2017
Black panther lying on a branch

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

Aneta Baranek·October 20, 2016
Angels and demons in battle

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

Aneta Baranek·July 21, 2016
Woman with red lipstick

DREAM INTERPRETATION: A need for more direction, more purpose in your waking life [symbols: car, drunk, kidnapping, rape]

Aneta Baranek·August 3, 2017
Wooden house in the woods

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

Aneta Baranek·August 11, 2016
black cat

DREAM INTERPRETATION: A purposeless habit is using up your life energy [symbols: cat, blood, thumb (hand)]

Aneta Baranek·July 13, 2017
jaw bone with missing teeth

DREAM INTERPRETATION: A significant lesson that you have a chance to overcome [symbols: teeth, food]

Aneta Baranek·June 15, 2017
Flying vulture - Dream interpretation

DREAM INTERPRETATION: A vulture symbolizes thoughts about a habit you want to transform [symbols: hand, rifle, vulture, blood]

Aneta Baranek·April 21, 2017
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
green ball of lighr

DREAM INTERPRETATION: An expansive thought form related to healing [symbols: ball, outer space, green, husband]

Aneta Baranek·December 1, 2016
large rainbow coloured kite in the sky

DREAM INTERPRETATION: An incredible sense of freedom and inner-connectedness [symbols: sky, wires, flying, death]

Aneta Baranek·September 14, 2017
White fortress

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Awakening occurring in your consciousness [symbols: building, white, key, fire]

Aneta Baranek·November 25, 2016
Baby dragon in egg

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Become familiar with your ego [symbols: eggs, dragon, house, sea]

Aneta Baranek·February 2, 2017
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
Grandmother cooking on old stove

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Being connected with your inner Subconscious Mind [symbols: family members, grandmother, meal]

Aneta Baranek·March 10, 2017
Note with wedding ring saying "I'm sorry"

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Breaking a commitment with your inner Self [symbols: husband, divorce]

Aneta Baranek·July 6, 2017
Vulture flying

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

Aneta Baranek·June 9, 2016
Treehouse in a forest

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Building a treehouse symbolizes desire to understand your inner Self [symbols: tree/forest, trail, house]

Aneta Baranek·March 16, 2017
White male wolf at night

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

Aneta Baranek·June 2, 2016
Old woman holding bag of chick peas

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

Aneta Baranek·August 4, 2016
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