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thefoxaroo

What a furry dreams...

Jan 04, 2009 20:42

Being someone who takes dreams seriously, for their revealing insight into one's own very being, I frequently look back at dreams I've had in the past. Individual people do not all dream the same way. Some dream they are re-living their past, others dream they are someone else. Some have activity intense dreams, others dream about conversations ( Read more... )

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secoh January 4 2009, 10:16:19 UTC

I guess bear in mind that a foreign site for people overseas will attribute kangaroos differently than those of us that have them in the local landscape. When their only contact is movies and TV usual shallow interpretation.

Like us with reindeer I guess.

Interesting explanations though, often when I dream I dream that I am under water, but not in any stressful way. Like scuba but without the need for scuba gear.

thefoxaroo January 4 2009, 10:25:52 UTC

Good heavens! I posted this LJ entry less than 10 minutes earlier. That just has to be the fastest I've ever had a reply! :o Wonderful thing is E-mail notification of LJ posts.

Yes, very valid point. The mothering instict certainly sounds like it's from the perspective of someone focusing on the pouch aspect of the kangaroo, which is only relevant to 50% of marsupial mammals :D

The part about false accusations is still a mystery to me though.

With regard to underwater dreams, I know exactly what you mean; I've had plenty of those when I've dreamed of being a dolphin. This involves the delightful sensation of movement through water using only the leg movement (or rather the flipper).

Oddly enough, in my NON-Dolphin dreams I'm usually terrified to go anywhere near deep water. Many of my nightmares have ilvolved proximity to the ocean, or fast moving rivers.

secoh January 4 2009, 10:30:13 UTC

haha I just finished my own entries to see yours come up so jumped onto it!

I have only ever dreamed I was an animal once, and it wasn't quite relevant. Long odd story dream I only sort of remember now. I hesitate to describe it as it is not indicative of how my mind usually works lol

No, water in my dreams hold no fear. It's as if I can breathe either air or water without noticing the difference, or being anything other than me.

sleepyjohn00 January 4 2009, 18:07:59 UTC

I don't recall any dreams of being an animal; when I am flying or such, it's *me* still.

Dream interpreters are worse than Baptists for picking out details and disagreeing to the death over them. You may be able to get some general ideas from dream reading websites, but the only person who can tell you what you're thinking is you.

thefoxaroo January 4 2009, 21:15:59 UTC

Like the ol' Goon Show recurring gag "He says he doesn't understand what he's saying either" I've rarely been able to make sense of my own dreams. They nearly always require someone else to explain them.

This entry for the kangaroo has me fascinated, given how pertinent it has turned out to be in my life. I'd love to know what the origin of the information is. Some things sound like myth or hocus-pocus, but in other cases there can be a logical, scientific rationality behind them.

deckardcanine January 5 2009, 02:43:00 UTC

Not sure if I take dreams seriously or am just intensely interested in them.

Some dream they are re-living their past, others dream they are someone else. Some have activity intense dreams, others dream about conversations.

I've had all those kinds. And I've had some dreams with no speech or writing, or only in a language I don't recognize (so most likely gibberish). I attribute it to certain parts of my brain not getting involved in the dream.

On the rare occasions that I'm an animal, it's usually a familiar cartoon anthro like Underdog or Buster Bunny. And there are times when I feel I'm merely looking out of their eyes, not controlling their actions (a feeling that can also happen with human forms). I'd like to have more of your kind of animal dreams.

what could be the association between a kangaroo and false accusations?

Good question. Kangaroos are not widely known for deceit, are they? They're kinda big to be subtle.

thefoxaroo January 5 2009, 08:00:02 UTC

deckardcanine said:"Not sure if I take dreams seriously or am just intensely interested in them.", Dreams are very important to me for a couple of reasons. One is that they produce more imaginative ideas than I ever do while awake. The other is that often I can't see things that are right in front of me, and I have a tendency for denial of unfavorable truths. Dreams can sometimes be a window through these mental blocks.

deckardcanine said:"I've had all those kinds. And I've had some dreams with no speech or writing, or only in a language I don't recognize (so most likely gibberish). I attribute it to certain parts of my brain not getting involved in the dream.", Could be. I hadn't thought of it that way. I was more willing to believe that the dreams are formatted acording to the way we either perceive or interact with the world.

deckardcanine said:"On the rare occasions that I'm an animal, it's usually a familiar cartoon anthro like Underdog or Buster Bunny. And there are times when I feel I'm merely looking out of their eyes, not controlling their actions (a ( ... )