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shadow figure sitting in an art gallery

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Redefining how we view those dark aspects of ourselves [symbols: three, shadow figure, bed, husband]

Aneta Baranek·May 18, 2017
person walking in fog

DREAM INTERPRETATION: You’re making strides to integrate precious attributes into your inner self [symbols: path, fog, man, chair]

Aneta Baranek·September 28, 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
Dream Interpretation Friend dying heart attack overwhelmed

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Feeling overwhelmed from misunderstanding a life lesson [symbols: friend, death, heart, heart attack]

Aneta Baranek·April 13, 2017
Man swimming in sea by clifftop - Dream interpretation

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Look at ways in which you sabotage your efforts due to ego [symbols: clifftop, helicopter, sea, rifle]

Aneta Baranek·August 24, 2017
Black panther lying on a branch

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

Aneta Baranek·October 20, 2016
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
dreamcatcher in the sunset

DREAMFULLY AWAKE: The gift of learning through dreaming

Jane Olivier·January 3, 2016
Old house with overgrown garden and locked door

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

Aneta Baranek·June 16, 2016
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
woman feel your dreams

FEEL YOUR DREAMS: Discover how to experience your heart’s dreams

Contributing Writer·May 31, 2012
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
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
Man and woman walking with their arms around each other in a city

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Understanding the lessons connected to each relationship [symbols: house, ex-girlfriend]

Aneta Baranek·December 29, 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
Cobra in a terrarium

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Express your inner creativity and follow through on your dreams [symbols: house, snakes, mother, cheetah]

Contributing Writer·June 30, 2016
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
empty white room with green apple on the floor

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Deep self-reflection and inner realization [symbols: mirror, path, black emptiness, white room]

Aneta Baranek·January 12, 2017
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
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
black cat

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

Aneta Baranek·July 13, 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
Old book with quill and light flowing out of it

DREAM RECALL: 7 steps you can take to get better at remembering your dreams

Aneta Baranek·May 4, 2016
dystopian maze and shapes, puzzles

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Pay attention to your thoughts and attitudes [dystopian setting, rock, dog, maze]

Aneta Baranek·March 2, 2017
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