Attempting to Interpret Dreams

For my interaction, I asked a couple of friends and one of my sisters to write or tell me their dreams from the past couple of days. A couple of them couldn't remember their dreams, but those that did gave them to me. I also wrote down one of my dreams to interpret. Interpreting each dream was like solving a puzzle. First, you break the dream down into parts. Then, I researched what each part could mean. Usually, there was more than one meaning for each part. When I found all of the interpretations for each piece of the dream, I had to decide which interpretations went together so the dream would make sense as a whole. It was also important for me to know a lot about the people whose dreams I interpreted. What they were going through at that time helped me decide which interpretation of for example, falling, made the most sense in their situation.

Interpreting dreams was very difficult. It took a lot of research and it was hard trying to figure out which interpretation was the best for the person and his or her characteristics. For example, dreaming about fireworks could mean someone is excited about something. On the other hand, it could mean that someone is releasing feelings he or she has held in. From attempting to interpret dreams, I learned that it takes a lot of time and effort to get a good interpretation. It also takes practice!

Here is an example of one of the dreams I interpreted.:

Dream: "The dream starts out with my dad talking about my adopted brother (who is nonexistent). Apparently, my brother was born ten minutes prior to my dad informing me about the adoption; we had adopted him earlier. Then, we transition to us" (not sure who all that represents) "at our neighbor's house trimming their hedges and sticking fireworks into them to blow them up. Apparently, one of them caught my beagle on fire, but no harm done. As we finish extinguishing our dog, the Black Eyed Peas show up so I can finish my tour with them as a back-up dancer. We start dancing and celebrate as the tour has come to an end. We get on the bus and while on there, the Black Eyed Peas spike my drink to get me to tell them my story. The dream ends with me going to take a shower to sober up." ~ Zach Searcy

Interpretation: Your adopted sibling represents new responsibility you have to take on. You have the responsibility to keep up your grades before graduation and then start getting ready to move off to UNA. The fireworks represent how excited you are about going to college. You express your happiness by dancing. You feel free because you will soon be able to live on your own. When you are drunk, it symbolizes you feeling you need to escape, or leave home. This relates back to you dancing for freedom.

**I tried to figure out every detail, but I had a hard time figuring out how the Black Eyed Peas, the dog catching on fire, and becoming sober related to the rest of the dream.