{"id":634,"date":"2017-12-04T17:40:59","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T17:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dreams123.com\/?page_id=634"},"modified":"2020-08-28T22:25:38","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T22:25:38","slug":"dream-symbolism-part2-translate-dream-language","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dreams123.com\/dream-symbolism-interpreting-dream-stories\/dream-symbolism-part2-translate-dream-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Dream Symbolism Part 2: How to Decode the Meaning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Now that I have pounded into your head that everything in dreams is symbolism, I’m going to tell you more about the exceptions. We began this discussion in Dream Symbolism Part 1<\/a> and it deserves a deeper look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes I can look and look for the symbolism in a dream and not find it. I can’t decode the meaning. But the dream is neither precognitive nor literal nor induced by illness or drugs (prescription or recreational), which are the exceptions to the rule that “everything in dreams is symbolism.” There’s no apparent reason for the absence of symbolism other than the dream is just telling a story and the importance of certain details is their use in the story. The story is the bottom line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I take that back. The experience of the dream<\/em> is the bottom line. Dreams are experiences you give yourself. They are your inner world given shape and form. They can contain symbols that are meaningful, but the narrative and story structure don’t follow the formula I’ve taught in this lesson on dream symbolism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some dreams or details within them are most important to understand as a story or experience that has a point or lesson. You aren’t as likely to find the meaning and significance by analyzing the symbolism. Instead, analyze the story and the interactive experience it creates. Its details set the scene. They’re part of a scenario crafted in the deepest part of your mind, and the reasons why you subconsciously create the experience are tied in with why you dream in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why Dream?<\/a><\/blockquote>