{"id":9,"date":"2015-09-12T07:24:30","date_gmt":"2015-09-12T07:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dreams123.com\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2020-07-28T17:08:37","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T17:08:37","slug":"dream-settings-story-elements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dreams123.com\/step-1-story-elements-and-narrative-components\/dream-settings-story-elements\/","title":{"rendered":"Dream Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Far, far away, there is a beautiful Country which no human eye has ever seen in waking hours. Under the Sunset it lies, where the distant horizon bounds the day, and where the clouds, splendid with light and colour, give a promise of the glory and beauty which encompass it. Sometimes it is given to us to see it in dreams.<\/em><\/span><\/p>Bram Stoker<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

A dream setting sets the scene. It\u2019s the stage on which the story unfolds. It’s a story element. Without a setting a story is not anchored to time and place such as where you are at right now in your life, have been, or want to be. Settings speak to areas and times of life, and they provide a starting point for understanding what a dream is about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another way of understanding dream settings is they visually portray your psychological landscape. Think of Salvador Dali, the famous surrealist painter, peering inside your mind and drawing what he sees. The end result is an interpretation that includes thoughts, feelings, emotions, perceptions, impressions and so forth. It’s a snapshot of your inner world, and it doesn’t always make sense rationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For inspiration, Dali used to fall asleep upright with a spoon in his hand. The spoon would fall and clatter, waking him up, and he’d paint the “dreamy imagery” what he saw in his mind.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A dream’s opening scene<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dreams tend to reveal the subject or central idea in the opening scene. Oftentimes, when people describe their dreams they begin with the setting: I am at a store when… I get on an airplane and fly to…<\/em> My mom walks in my room then…<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The setting of the opening scene is a place to focus for figuring out the rest of the dream. A dream can be complex and feature other settings, but understand the opening scene to carry you through the interpretation process. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n