I had a strange dream last night
 

I have lots of dreams every night but this one stands out because of how vivid and strange it was. In the past, such dreams usually have turned out to be true. In other words, some event that actually did happen.

I saw two men who I thought were possibly father and son. I could see their faces very clearly but did not recognize them. And they were not aware of my presence, so it was like I was viewing something that was meant to be private.

If they were father and son, they were very close in age. The father could have been 59 or 60 and the son could have been 43 or 44. As the dream began, the oldest one was in bed and the younger one got in bed beside him. No words were ever spoken between the two of them. They seemed a bit tense or solemn. As I watched, I wondered what was about to happen. I didn't have a clue.

Then I noticed some facial expressions like grimacing. Something unpleasant was happening to them. Then I realized they must have ingested poison to end their lives. Judging by their facial contortions, it may not have been as easy as they thought it would be. But it didn't take long before they were both dead and that was the end of the dream.

If you see this on the news tonight or read about it in the newspaper, remember, you heard it here first! :)

I've read that you cannot dream a face you haven't seen. In other word, your subconscious can't jsut make up a face. I don't know.
What a weird dream.

Never , Never eat hotdogs after 6:00 pm.........

rolaid fumar

Sometimes when we are dreaming a lot or dreaming strangely, some of our medications might be at fault. Wouldn't hurt to ask your doctor.

That's just creepy and weird....Next time post a happy dream!

I think I understand what you mean when you say that some dreams are very different and seem more real than others. I would be "shook up" too if I had a dream like that, and wondering what it might mean.
Recalling your thread about the Christmas Parade at TV, the mischievous part of me wants to recommend that you might consider eating a little junk food now & then and you may have more "normal" dreams. (Speaking from experience). :angel:

Maybe a combination of the two posts.... no hot dogs at night and start taking your meds again. At least you didn't dream of smoke detectors or heart attacks.:rolleyes:

AHA! Fumar's out to save the dogs again. :doggie:

VillagesPL, You seem to only post disturbing type things. I hope these aren't representative of your daily thoughts because if they are you may need some help in striving for a more positive outlook on life.

I was thinking, and I mean this in the kindest way, that you may be depressed, and there is no shame in that as many of us have gone through similar times. Please talk to your doctor Villages Pl.

I would like very much for you to have a Merry Christmas and only dreams of sugarplums.

There was a period (when I was working afternoons at MGM Casino) that I occasionally took Ambien to help me sleep. The side effect when I didn't take it after a few days of use was very, very disturbing dreams...that left me feeling weird all day. One thing I try to do when I have a dream is think about everything that occurred the previous days, I find that sometimes there is a connection to something I talked about, watched on tv or read about.

Food for thought on dreaming
 

I'll try to make this LONG story short:
I used to teach oil painting. One of my friends and fellow teachers at the studio was a brilliant fellow with numerous Ph.D.('s), who's passion was sculpture.

He asked to use the studio to conduct a class, to teach a group of Psychotherapists how to conduct dream therapy.
This intrigued me and I asked if they could use volunteers for the session. I was interested in using dreams in my art classes.
I asked my students if they would be interested and an overwhelming number were.

We, as a group, embarked on what would become a year long, fascinating journey into the dream state. It helps me to this day.

Setting the valid points of medication, clinical condition, or possible psychic phenomena aside, and without going on and on about technique:

Not everything you dream is literal.
Your 'dream vocabulary' is unique to you and over time your subconscious may redevelop what your 'symbols' represent.
You can control, design or re-direct your dreams.... prior to dreaming them OR while you are dreaming them.

It is my firm belief that dreams are a specific tool to help us navigate through our journeys. Much like 'gut instinct' is.

I am drug free. I don't take any medications of any kind, not even over-the-counter. The last time I had an aspirin was in 1970.

:)

I think I have you confused with another poster who has a similar name. There are a lot of Villages this and Golfer thats and I am easily mixed up.

Villages Pl...are you a girl or a guy because I was thinkin' you had a girl avatar but changed it.

Please continue drug free. I am sorry to have been confused.

But I still wish you a very Merry Christmas! And visions of Sugarplums...or maybe oranges and apples.

I'm mostly vegan. The exception is that I might have a can of sardines once a week, but never in the evening.

:)

A plate full of Krystals...........THAT will do it!! :1rotfl:

Bill :)

That's an interesting point. If what happened was true (and that's a big IF) and I don't know the two people, where did I get the faces from?

:)

I agree, it was creepy. My best dreams are when I feel weightless and I'm flying. But they are about as rare as the creepy ones.

:)

Thanks for the suggestion but I don't eat junk food (that means no processed foods except extra virgin olive oil and Ezekiel bread). That may be difficult for most people to believe, but it's true. That's why I enjoy great drug free health at age 70.

:)

villagesPL, you sound like a very rigid person, I hope you enjoy your life. There are many many drug free villagers your age and older who love life, friends, sports and food. Moderation is the key to good health overall, not depervation.

You should try reading more of my posts. Or perhaps you're only using selective memory. The one about the Christmas parade was not negative in my opinion. It was constructive criticism. In other words, do the right thing and enjoy better health. Is that negative?

As far as me not having a positive outlook, you couldn't be more wrong. I'm the guy who once posted on the health board that I expect to break the world's record for longevity. And I expect to do it while enjoying good (drug free) health. (Now you can say I'm being overconfident.)

:)

So, you think I'm depressed because I had a weird dream?

I'm giving you :) smiles all over the place :) but you're not believing it.

Okay, here's a joke especially for you, graciegirl: This guy goes to the doctor and says he's having trouble with his memory. So what does the doctor do? He makes the guy pay in advance! Ha!

:)

What's that?

I don't have TV but I do read the Daily Sun and listen to the radio. The Daily Sun carries lots of stories of murder and mayhem. It's never ending, so there's always that possibiliy. I usually skip over most of those stories but just reading the headlines of those stories can put ideas into one's subconscious mind.

Here's a good question for a new thread: How can we stay informed about what's going on in the world, without cluttering up our minds with a lot of murder and mayhem?

I agree. However, in the past I have had dreams about things that actually happened. For example, I dreamed that one of my aunts died. It was so real that I decided to document it by telling someone. So I told my mother. I told her that I didn't know which aunt it was, I only knew that it was one of them. So I asked her, "have any of them been sick?" She said no.

We were living in central Florida far from all of them. So I said, "lets just wait and if anything has happened, we'll hear about it." A few days went by and there was no word from anyone. Then on the third or fourth day we received a letter from one of my aunts in CT. She informed us that one of my aunts had died. She wrote about it in a letter because there was no urgency. The aunt that died was my father's sister-in-law and we had not been on speaking terms with any her family for many years. The bottom line is that I had the dream right around the time that my aunt went to the wake?. She waited before writing so she could include a "death card" with the letter and the letter took 3 or 4 days to arrive.

This was the one and only time I ever had such a dream of an aunt dying and it coincided with my aunt going to view the body. Some would say it was just a coincidence. But everytime I have had such a dream, it has turned out to be factual. Years later the same thing happened with another in-law, my sister's sister-in-law.

Krystal's are little square burgers, akin to White Castles if you're familiar with them. Krystal restaurants are prevalent in the South - White Castles are mostly in the Midwest and over to NY and NJ.

www.krystal.com

Bill :)

Oh! Thanks for the explanation. I did have some burgers at a White Castle in New Haven, CT back when I was in my early 20s. That was the one and only time. I went with a friend and we were amazed at how inexpensive they were. I think they were 4 for a dollar at that time.

In the spring of 2006, I started a vegan diet. So things are different now, but I will have some meat if I eat out. That's only once or twice a month.

:)

I agree with Uptown Girl. It is my firm belief that it is easiest for our spirit guides to communicate with us when we're in a deep sleep. And this provides guidance through our chosen journeys.

I am enjoying my life. I have everything.

I'm aware of that. I told the story on the health board of the couple (ages about 98 and 99) who said they were drug free. They are the ones I admire and look up to. They are my role models. This year I shook hands with a man who is 106 and I felt honored to do so. He was at a book signing for his book of poems.

Everything you said above fits my life. I love life, friends, sports and food. But I choose to eat healthy whole foods for two reasons. 1) I get tremendous enjoyment from doing so, and 2) I have learned from reading and personal experience that there's a great payoff, health wise.


The whole concept of moderation, as it is usually practiced, is a big fraud. It has come to mean moderation of junk food and it was first promoted by the food industry. What it means is: The average person is now eating junk food in moderation. It should be applied to natural whole foods. In which case, moderation would mean that you eat a wide variety of natural whole foods, rather than just eating potatoes, for example. But because the average person has become addicted to junk food, they now follow along and swear allegiance to it.

Yes, there are many older people who are drug free. However, there are many more who are not. By age 65, 9 out of 10 people take at least one medication. By age 75, the average person takes 3 or more medications. And 5 or 6 medications is not uncommon.

:)

TV and Media
 

It seems we are being bombarded with the Penn State and Syracuse University investigations of Sexual misconduct by assistant Coaches.

Could you have been pondering this and the dream was a part of all the Media being presented? Your mind just working it out?

I was having sinkhole dreams until Gracie straightned me out.

Hope all the bad dreams go away. We all need a peaceful good nights sleep. As I should talk- iI am up at 12.37 typing away .

Better go to bed!

I'm a guy. If you got mixed up, you might not be the only one. There was one post that said I won't be able to have chocolates on Valentine's Day. Most men don't worry about not having chocolates on Valentine's Day. I don't.

Thanks for the Christmas wish; I wish you the same. Yes, visions of apples and grapefruit. My dream come true! :icon_wink: