dreams // part two

This post is a continuation of this post: DREAMS // PART ONE

DREAM #2:
I'm in a park with a new pug I've just gotten. He's all black, and I've named him Spook (so naming my dog that whenever I get one, btw). I don't remember much else about the dream except that I'm walking around with Spook, showing him off to people in the park, and he keeps running wayyyy far away from me, still on his retractable lease. I keep calling him and as soon as a do, he comes running back to me. I woke up when we were about to leave the park.

DREAM #3:
I've either traveled or left the country for a few weeks, and I've just gotten back. I got a huge tattoo of a woman and a cherry blossom tree on my chest at some point during my travels. I'm at my parents' house who were keeping my cat, Fish, for me while I was away. However, for some reason, they decided to let a friend of mine take care of her instead. I call the friend, who tells me he lost her. Just lost her! I freaked out... no one knew where she was! I searched for hours but to no avail. My parents tried to consol me with a new car they'd gotten me while I was away, but as much as I wanted to be excited about a new car, I was just too distraught over my missing kitty. I woke up after my mom says goodbye to me, I get in my new car, and drive back home.

dog: To see a dog in your dream, symbolizes intuition, loyalty, generosity, protection, and fidelity. The dream suggests that your strong values and good intentions will enable you to go forward in the world and bring you success. To see a black colored dog in your dream, symbolizes the shadow aspect of a friend. The dark side of someone close to you is being revealed and you are able to see through to their true intentions.
pets: To see a pet in your dream represents civilized instincts. You are keeping your temper in line. Alternatively, seeing a pet indicates a need for love and acceptance. Perhaps, you are lacking attention from others and are feeling neglected.
tattoo: To dream that you have tattoos represent your sense of individuality and the desire to stand out in a crowd. You want to be unique and different from everybody else, particularly if you do not have any tattoos in real life. Consider also what the tattoo is and what significance it has in your life. It may represent something that has left a lasting impression on you. Alternatively, to dream that you have a tattoo suggests that a waking situation or decision is having a much longer lasting effect that you had expected.
lose: To dream that you lose something, indicates that you may really have misplaced something that you had not realized yet. It may also be a signal for you to clean out and reorganize your life. Perhaps you are overwhelmed and distracted with the hustle and bustle of day-to-day life. Alternatively, losing something often coincides with a significant life change or waking issue. On a symbolic note, losing things in your dream suggests lost opportunities, past relationships or forgotten aspects of yourself. Your personal associations to the thing you lose will clue you into the emotional meaning and interpretation of your dream.
new: In general, dream of new things and new places correspond to what is new in your waking life. It refers to something that is different or unfamiliar.

I'm glad that seeing a dog could mean my good intentions and values will help me be successful in attaining any goals I've set for myself. However, I can't think of anyone close to me showing their true intentions or a dark side of some kind. Especially relating to the last dreams post, it's significant that, according to my reference, I'm keeping my temper under control... and I always seem to be searching for acceptance and feeling a lack of attention from most people, so that's nothing new... Along with the fact that I like to be an individual, and I have been thinking a lot about getting my first tattoo. However, I'm yet again getting inferences that changes are soon to come. And I definitely feel distracted from wanting to reorganize, clean, and re-prioritize by how much I have going on everyday.

Strange. Anyway, I have another dream, but I'll cover that one later.

dreams // part one

I've been having a lot of strange, vivid dreams lately, so I thought I'd jot them all down before I forget. And since I'm weird about dreams and premonitions and superstitious things, I've been looking up the "meanings" behind what one dreams and trying to see how/if they apply to my waking life. I used this site as a reference... because that was the first result when I google'd "dream meanings" ... haha. I collected excerpts that coincided with my dream and/or applied to situations I'm currently dealing with.

DREAM #1:
Chris and I are driving (I'm driving my car that is) over the same bridge I drive over everyday to pretty much anywhere we need to go, especially to where I work and to the gym. The sun was setting fast, and as we began to drive over we saw two groups of Blue Angel-type jets flying in sync. As they criss-crossed through the sky, they began to drop fireworks, so I told Chris to grab my iPhone and start recording a video. He started recording, and shortly after, the groups of jets came barreling toward one another when they both collided, resulting in a huge explosion. We kept driving, Chris kept filming... shocked as shrapnel and fire engulfed the bridge and the water below. And then I woke up...

bridge: To dream that you are crossing a bridge signifies an important decision or a critical junction in your life. This decision will prove to be a positive change filled with prosperity and wealth in the horizon. Bridges represent a transitional period in your life where you will be moving on to a new stage. If the bridge is over water, then it suggests that your transition will be an emotional one.
crash: To dream that a plane crashes, signifies that you have set overly high and unrealistic goals for yourself. You are in danger of having those goals come crashing down. Alternatively, the crashing airplane represents your lack of confidence, self-defeating attitude and self-doubt. You do not believe in your own ability to achieve those goals. Loss of power and uncertainty in achieving your goals are also signified.
explosion: To see explosions in your dream symbolize your repressed anger. The rage that you have been holding in has come to the surface in a forceful and violent manner. Your unconscious is trying to get your attention.
fire: Depending on the context of your dream, to see fire in your dream can symbolize destruction, passion, desire, illumination, purification, transformation, enlightenment, or anger. It may suggest that something old is passing and something new is entering into your life. Your thoughts and views are changing.
driving: To dream that you are driving a vehicle signifies your life's journey and your path in life. The dream is telling of how you are moving and navigating through life. If you are driving and cannot see the road ahead of you, then it indicates that you do not know where you are headed in life and what you really want to do with yourself. You are lacking direction and goals. Similarly, to dream that you are driving at night suggests that you are unsure of where you are headed in life. You are experiencing obstacles toward your goals. Perhaps you do not want to see what is ahead for you or you are afraid to confront certain issues. You may be feeling apprehensive about the future.

So, what I'm getting out of this dream is that I'm unhappy... angry even, at certain things happening in my life right now, and I've been ignoring and repressing those feelings for a while. Therefore, in order to change, I'm coming to a critical point in my life where I have some decisions to make and new goals to attain, even though I'm not sure where they will lead me or how I'll get there. However, the goals I'm setting for myself are high, indeed, but I don't think they're too high. I more agree with the idea that I'm apprehensive, unsure, and am having feelings of self-doubt and negativity towards my ability to achieve the goals I want to achieve. And this all totally makes sense. I'm unsatisfied with the way some of my life is going, and I'm getting to the point where I'm ready to change... and like huge change. I've already ordered some books for guidance, and hopefully they'll lead me in the direction I need to go!

This was such a long post! I'll post more dreams later, but I think this is good for now.