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

Contributor·July 31, 2024
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
red roses in a garden

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Goals will give you a clear direction throughout the upcoming months [symbols: job, money/finances, garden]

Aneta Baranek·January 5, 2017
dystopian maze and shapes, puzzles

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

Aneta Baranek·March 2, 2017
woman dreaming

HOW TO INTERPRET DREAMS: 7 keys to gain guidance from your inner self

Aneta Baranek·March 26, 2015
Vulture flying

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

Aneta Baranek·June 9, 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
Tarot cards

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Free yourself from a way of being that doesn’t serve you [symbols: brother, Tarot cards, books, fire]

Aneta Baranek·January 19, 2017
woman feel your dreams

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

Contributing Writer·May 31, 2012
students in classroom taking an exam

DREAM INTERPRETATION: How do I approach responsibility and life in general? [symbols: classroom, 3, students, test]

Aneta Baranek·August 17, 2017
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
Friends cuddling

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

Aneta Baranek·October 14, 2016
doll abandoned in a park

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Pay closer attention to how you receive new ideas [symbols: baby, brother, police, neighbourhood]

Aneta Baranek·July 20, 2017
Quartz crystal

3 DREAM REVELATIONS: Messages from the universe

Forrest Rivers·October 18, 2020
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
busy waiter

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Look for ways to slow down and examine any fears [symbols: house, people, gun, work]

Aneta Baranek·June 22, 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
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
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
Postal delivery bike

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Practice mindfulness and address self-sabotaging tendencies [symbols: UPS, throat, phone, daughter, suicide]

Aneta Baranek·November 17, 2016
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
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