I believe I had a Heroesesque dream again this morning, which also included the theme of chasing. I've always had chasing dreams when growing up, I don't have them nearly as often since I've been in college. I think I dreamt of Claire Bennett, but prior to the chasing. Heroes has possessed my mind, similar to how reading Twilight did, but not nearly as bad. Last Saturday, for example, I watched about 4 episodes or so of Heroes before going into work and I felt so strange. Felt like anybody around me could have powers and that any strange incident really means something more. It's quite amusing and I don't mind it at all.
Today I shall wash my dreads, it's been 3 weeks. Then I'll ride outside on my electric scooter. I finished The Notebook last night, it was good, makes me cry but luckily not nearly as hard as the film does. Now I just need to prevent myself from picking up another book since I still have plenty of reading to do for class. While I was reading last night I had the TV on for lighting, without volume, and finally for the first time I watched some of Planet Earth. The episode was about caves. I cried too, at its beauty. I would very much love to watch more of that show. Read about the Caves episode from the link provided. I'm in awe from what I saw.
Chase dreams is one of several common dream themes. As with most of the common dreams, they often stem from feelings of anxiety in your waking life. Running is an instinctive response to physical threats in your environment. In these dreams, you can be pursued by an attacker, an animal or an unknown figure, who wants to hurt or possibly kill you. In turn, you run, hide or try to outwit your pursuer. Your actions in the dream parallel how you respond to pressure and cope with fears, stress or various situations in your waking life. Instead of confronting the situation, you are running away and avoiding it. Ask yourself who is the one chasing you so that you can gain understanding and insight on the source of your fears and anxieties.
The pursuer or attacker who is chasing you in your dream may also represent an aspect of yourself. Your own feelings of anger, jealousy, fear, and possibly love, can assume the appearance of threatening figure. The shadowy figure can also symbolize rejected characteristics of your self. You may be projecting these feelings onto the unknown chaser. Next time you have a chase dream, turn around and confront your pursuer. Ask them why they are chasing you. Perhaps you are running away from something. What are you trying to run from?
If you are the one doing the chasing, then the dream may highlight your drive and ambition to go after something you want. Or perhaps the dream suggests that you are falling behind and having to catch up with everyone else.
Consider the distance or gap between you and your pursuer. This indicates your closeness to the issue. If the pursuer is gaining on you, then it suggests that the problem is not going to go away. The problem will surround you until you confront and address it. However, if you are able to widen the gap between your pursuer, then the problem is becoming less and less of an issue. You are able to successful distance yourself from the problem. In essence, the problem is fading away.
A more direct analysis of chase dreams is the fear of being attacked. Such dreams are more common among women than men, who may feel physically vulnerable in the urban environment. These dreams are inspired by fears of violence and sexual assault in which we are so over-exposed from the media, which magnifies such fears.
The pursuer or attacker who is chasing you in your dream may also represent an aspect of yourself. Your own feelings of anger, jealousy, fear, and possibly love, can assume the appearance of threatening figure. The shadowy figure can also symbolize rejected characteristics of your self. You may be projecting these feelings onto the unknown chaser. Next time you have a chase dream, turn around and confront your pursuer. Ask them why they are chasing you. Perhaps you are running away from something. What are you trying to run from?
If you are the one doing the chasing, then the dream may highlight your drive and ambition to go after something you want. Or perhaps the dream suggests that you are falling behind and having to catch up with everyone else.
Consider the distance or gap between you and your pursuer. This indicates your closeness to the issue. If the pursuer is gaining on you, then it suggests that the problem is not going to go away. The problem will surround you until you confront and address it. However, if you are able to widen the gap between your pursuer, then the problem is becoming less and less of an issue. You are able to successful distance yourself from the problem. In essence, the problem is fading away.
A more direct analysis of chase dreams is the fear of being attacked. Such dreams are more common among women than men, who may feel physically vulnerable in the urban environment. These dreams are inspired by fears of violence and sexual assault in which we are so over-exposed from the media, which magnifies such fears.
Today I shall wash my dreads, it's been 3 weeks. Then I'll ride outside on my electric scooter. I finished The Notebook last night, it was good, makes me cry but luckily not nearly as hard as the film does. Now I just need to prevent myself from picking up another book since I still have plenty of reading to do for class. While I was reading last night I had the TV on for lighting, without volume, and finally for the first time I watched some of Planet Earth. The episode was about caves. I cried too, at its beauty. I would very much love to watch more of that show. Read about the Caves episode from the link provided. I'm in awe from what I saw.Click this link to read more about the insects that create this beauty as seen to the right. A video clip from the episode is also on the link, be sure to see it for it is highly fascinating.
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