The Mindful Word logo
The Mindful Word logo
  • Mind-spirit
    Mind-spirit
    Person wearing watch, grabbing puzzle pieces - How to Reduce Your Brain’s Blind Spots With Simple Training

    REDUCE YOUR BRAIN’S BLIND SPOTS: How cognitive training enhances self-awareness

    Senior couple walking down trail in fall - Exercise as Play: A Small Shift Makes a Big Difference

    EXERCISE AS PLAY: Movement, mindfulness and mental health

    Three wooden markers on signpost on outdoor path - The 3 Powerful Words That Became Markers on My Mindful Path

    COMPLICATIONS, CONTRADICTIONS, CONFUSIONS: 3 words that became markers on a mindful path

    • Mindfulness
    • Contemplations
    • Personal Growth
    • Spiritual Practices
    • Engaged Spirituality
    • Meditation
    • Philosophy
    • Psychology
  • Conscious Creativity
    Conscious Creativity
    Glass jar full of blue paint next to paintbrushes on table - Take Stock of Your Precious Life: An Inspiring Fiction Story

    TSYPL: The best—and most mindful—stock to invest in right now

    Full moon behind a rural house - “Sturgeon Moon” and 3 Other Poems With Passion

    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Sturgeon Moon, That Morning In Athens and more

    Train travelling through Alaska mountain range - Don’t Doubt Yourself—Spread Your Wings and Soar

    ALASKA WINGS: Soaring across the mountains while releasing fear and doubt

    • Poetry
    • Fiction
    • Performing Arts
    • Visual Arts
    • Reviews
      • Book Reviews
      • Music Reviews
      • Video Reviews
  • Participatory Culture
    Participatory Culture
    students around a table doing a video call together

    MINDFUL LEADERSHIP IN STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: Empowering leaders to create positive change

    hanami cherry blossoms closeup

    HANAMI DREAMING: The start of spring in Japan

    Joe Biden with other world leaders - Political Power: 3 Ways Democratic Voters Can Battle Fascism

    REFLECTIONS ON TODAY’S POLITICAL REALITIES: We can prevail over ignorance, lies and Trump

    • Sustainability
    • Alternative Education
    • Communication
    • Community Building
    • Leadership
  • Travel-living
    Travel-living
    Malecon in La Paz, Mexico - Back on American Soil: A Safe Return Home From La Paz

    IMPEDIMENTS FACED: A safe return home from La Paz, Mexico

    la paz mexico sunrise

    TYING UP LOOSE ENDS: One last—and glorious—day in La Paz, Mexico [Part 7]

    Facebook on laptop in La Paz hotel room - NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico

    NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico [Part 6]

    • Transformative Travel
    • Mindful Tourism
  • Book Shop
  • Community

Dreams

Random
  • Latest
  • Oldest
  • Random
  • A to Z
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
Wheat field with large house next to a dirt road

MINDFUL DREAMS: Dream interpretation by Aneta Baranek (new weekly column)

Aneta Baranek·May 12, 2016
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
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
Father in a field

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Your father is urging you to celebrate life, to align with your soul’s purpose [father, bus, summer house, hands]

Aneta Baranek·March 30, 2017
Grandmother cooking on old stove

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

Aneta Baranek·March 10, 2017
Huge chunk of broccoli and bicycle

DREAM INTERPRETATION: We are the writers of our own script [symbols: teachers, spiritual group, play, broccoli]

Aneta Baranek·January 26, 2017
dreamcatcher in the sunset

DREAMFULLY AWAKE: The gift of learning through dreaming

Jane Olivier·January 3, 2016
Head of Madagascar tree boa

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Expanding inner confidence through transitional times [symbols: snake, bridge, young couple, baby]

Aneta Baranek·September 1, 2016
All Giza pyramids

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Evaluate who and what you’re believing and why [symbols: phone, Egypt, picture, woman, white]

Aneta Baranek·August 31, 2017
Large empty loft with chairs

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Find ways to uphold your spirituality and commitment to yourself [symbols: partner, loft, bed, waterfall, fish]

Aneta Baranek·February 9, 2017
Cross Roads Dreams

YOU DECIDE: The reflection of free will and choice in our dreams

Melissa Venditti·May 4, 2013
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
Friends cuddling

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

Aneta Baranek·October 14, 2016
Silhouette of man with gun

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

Aneta Baranek·May 26, 2016
Black panther lying on a branch

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

Aneta Baranek·October 20, 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
White male wolf at night

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

Aneta Baranek·June 2, 2016
Raccoon

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Exploring the need to be more purposeful in your life [symbols: raccoon, hand, kitchen, brother]

Aneta Baranek·April 27, 2017
Car being filled with gas

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Take care of your physical, mental and emotional states of being

Aneta Baranek·June 1, 2017
Young girl sitting on bench with man's clenched fist in the foreground

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Feeling forced to change and to create [symbols: rape, boyfriend, dimly lit, hand]

Aneta Baranek·December 15, 2016
Evening scene of Seattle skyline

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Revisit and reconnect with your mindset from the past [symbols: apartment, key, belongings]

Aneta Baranek·December 8, 2016
silhouette male and female puppets

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Pay attention to aligning your outer self with your inner self [symbols: man, head, mouth, saliva]

Aneta Baranek·May 25, 2017
black cat in meadow

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Where we put our attention determines what we create [symbols: cats, meadow, path, hand]

Aneta Baranek·October 5, 2017
The Mindful Word logo
  • About us
  • Book shop
  • Editorial policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy policy
  • Submission Guidelines
  • FAQ
  • Register
  • Contact
The Mindful Word logo
  • Mind-spirit
    • Mindfulness
    • Contemplations
    • Personal Growth
    • Spiritual Practices
    • Engaged Spirituality
    • Meditation
    • Philosophy
    • Psychology
  • Conscious Creativity
    • Poetry
    • Fiction
    • Performing Arts
    • Visual Arts
    • Reviews
      • Book Reviews
      • Music Reviews
      • Video Reviews
  • Participatory Culture
    • Sustainability
    • Alternative Education
    • Communication
    • Community Building
    • Leadership
  • Travel-living
    • Transformative Travel
    • Mindful Tourism
  • Book Shop
  • Community
Press ESC to close

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Sign up to get our top articles, exclusive subscriber content and special offers
Painting by Max Reif