A Dream Photoshopped
Thursday, 17. July 2008, 18:07:10
I am having an awful lot of dreams at night lately.
The dreams are very different from the dreams I normally have. Normally my dreams are chaotic, filled with non-connected events or just downright silly.
These days (nights rather) my dreams are coherent and story-board like. More like short-films with a morbid edge.
Last night I spend my time trying to rescue a dead and trapped doll. I could clearly see that it was trapped behind glass, but I could also see that there was an escape not far from where the doll was sitting calling for rescue. When I entered the door, I couldn't find the doll. And when returning to the outside of the doll's glass-prison, I could clearly see the doll sitting there, just as before, calling out my name in fear.
I was getting more and more desperate. It was extremely vital for me to save this doll, since I had the feeling that it was a part of myself getting lost.
I never found the doll, but I have the feeling that my running in and out of the glass-prison took all night.
I wonder why I had this dream. Normally I don't give my dreams much consideration, but in this case, because it was repeating over and over, I suspect that my subconscious is trying to tell me something.
I don't get the message, I'm afraid. But I made a photoshopping of the dream from 2 photographs I found deep down on my hard drive.
That dream scared the living daylight out of me.
The dreams are very different from the dreams I normally have. Normally my dreams are chaotic, filled with non-connected events or just downright silly.
These days (nights rather) my dreams are coherent and story-board like. More like short-films with a morbid edge.
Last night I spend my time trying to rescue a dead and trapped doll. I could clearly see that it was trapped behind glass, but I could also see that there was an escape not far from where the doll was sitting calling for rescue. When I entered the door, I couldn't find the doll. And when returning to the outside of the doll's glass-prison, I could clearly see the doll sitting there, just as before, calling out my name in fear.
I was getting more and more desperate. It was extremely vital for me to save this doll, since I had the feeling that it was a part of myself getting lost.
I never found the doll, but I have the feeling that my running in and out of the glass-prison took all night.
I wonder why I had this dream. Normally I don't give my dreams much consideration, but in this case, because it was repeating over and over, I suspect that my subconscious is trying to tell me something.
I don't get the message, I'm afraid. But I made a photoshopping of the dream from 2 photographs I found deep down on my hard drive.
That dream scared the living daylight out of me.
Maybe that's why the doll no longer existed once you had stepped through the door.
This may be a dream of comfort for you, letting you know that stepping through whatever door you've noticed is nothing to be afraid of, unless you keep searching and reaching for that fear you leave behind.
I hope you find your solace. Dreams can be very frightening.
(Great photopainting, by-the-way.
By Stardancer, # 17. July 2008, 18:54:35
By Sabrina3363, # 17. July 2008, 18:57:23
But I find dreams amazing, with their uncontrolled fantasies.
I´ve often dreamt solutions to problems. Mainly painting problems. From time to time I have to paint imidiatly when I wake up in the morning, because I dreamt something of use to the proces of painting.
I find the best dreams I´ve had were those which made me wake up laughing. It has actually happened a handful of times during my life.
As I write a question about your dream pops up again and again. Why a doll?? A child would symbolize..well you inner child..something innocent perhaps...but a doll?? An artificial gesthalt...crying?? Quite puzzeling.
An artificial figure crying behind glass.
Maybe it´s a real soul, trapped in a doll behind glass, shouting to get out, wanting to be free
I´ve always thought that dolls were kind of scary
I wish you pleasent dreams pal
Fine fine post this is
By nopanic, # 17. July 2008, 19:22:48
The doll absolutely looks scary
By misund007, # 17. July 2008, 19:43:29
Hi Allan !
very interesting post...don´t know much about analyzing dreams....but interesting to read the comments and I would think about something like that....never had any dream about dolls...but about snakes and also very scary and frigtening dreams that woke me up and was very much alive to me....still remember the feeling.....
I do have read about dreams once and a while and they tell that your dreams are strong and fills you when you´re in a phase of shifting or have to decide something in your life...or maybe in a dilemma about something, I would think......
but i find it interesting that it is being described as a dead doll you have to rescue...that puzled me too....
theory of dreams that i´ve read also tells that it´s you who know the deeper meening about the dream and maybe you´ll find out later....
thank you for sharing this strange dream, Allan....
By anonymous user, # 17. July 2008, 19:52:24
Thanks for the input, nice people.
If I reach a conclusion eventually, I will let you know.
By ricewood, # 17. July 2008, 19:56:18
If that photo is a representation of your dream, I can quite easily understand that you got scared by that dream.
That is one spooky photo.
I have to agree with Asgeir though, our dreams are there and out of our control, but trying to find out what they really mean I am not sure is what we are supposed to do...
By Duplo, # 17. July 2008, 19:58:09
You care greatly about the doll. That much is clear. And I think that's all I will say.
By edwardpiercy, # 17. July 2008, 20:18:59
By b_laudanum, # 17. July 2008, 20:20:22
if i had the addresses, i would post them here -- maybe a google or ask.com search would find them?
as a child i had two recurring dreams that i thought were nightmares. one what of a chair and it kept getting larger and then it would shrink. the other dream was of king kong chasing me up a large flight of cement steps/stairs towards a mass concrete building -- i was running and crying. the analyses were that one, i had a fear of getting older and larger; two, i was afraid of becoming a homosexual (lesiban). neither of these analyses were correct when it came to my dreams. as an adult, i understand these two dreams (nightmares) perfectly now. deborah.
sidenote: these days i usually dream about my job, wake up thinking about my job, and get up. i feed the dogs and myself, and go to work. this is getting old fast and i'm ready to have more creative dreams -- maybe soon!
By 1bluebox, # 17. July 2008, 21:05:37
Wherever you dream originated from, it sounds like it was quite disturbing. I certainly hope you get a better rest tonight.
By cakkleberrylane, # 17. July 2008, 21:26:55
It represented a part of yourself being lost. You see how you can save it and yet you're wrong, that isn't the way to save it. It's not that door.
At a very basic level it makes me think that whatever part of yourself you're fearful of losing cannot be rescued the way you think it can and will only lead to disappointment... and perhaps, just perhaps it is already lost and should be let go.
Of course, I don't believe any of this dream mumbo-jumbo at all.
Yum
By WillYum, # 17. July 2008, 22:36:07
I used to write my dreams down when I was younger but they freaked me out so much, I stopped. I had a dream interpretation book back then too but it is now lost.....maybe on purpose.
When I sleep now, it seems to be peaceful and I tend to dream about whatever book I'm reading just before I go to sleep....I become one of the characters.
By PainterWoman, # 18. July 2008, 00:40:48
Last night, in my dream (this is sort of an update) I was back in an apartment where I lived 20 years back. Everyone visited me. People I have known and who have now disappeared from my life. I felt deep love for all these individuals who came to see me - lovers and friends alike. It was such a warm dream.
At some point I looked around for the doll from the night before (yes, this is strange) but laughed out loud because I realized that the doll was dead and therefore couldn't come. And then it hit me:
ALL DOLLS ARE DEAD!
Then I woke up with a feeling of relief.
Seems to me that the doll represents things I should leave behind, and I am allowed to leave behind, because it holds no true value. Not a real person, no real feelings even though it could seem that way.
I'd like to keep the exact details to myself.
Thanks again, all. Also to those of you who think that dreams should be left alone. I agree, normally. But in this case my dreams are so very insisting that they don't allow me to leave them alone - even though I'd rather do so.
By ricewood, # 18. July 2008, 07:11:31
By edwardpiercy, # 18. July 2008, 07:26:28
By ricewood, # 18. July 2008, 08:22:38
By nopanic, # 18. July 2008, 08:45:36
By ricewood, # 18. July 2008, 10:52:23
Doesn't the relief feel good?
By Stardancer, # 18. July 2008, 17:45:37
Oh, heck. I'll let it go.
By ricewood, # 18. July 2008, 18:27:04