Understanding Dreams

Guilt

The Power of a Dream: The Customs Inspector

Layne Dalfen on February 28, 2023

Wondering about your dreams? Find out how our sophisticated unconscious can deliver a clever play on words that points you right to the source.

Wondering about your dreams? Find out how our sophisticated unconscious can deliver a clever play on words that points you right to the source.

Sleep

Dreams of Departed Loved Ones

Layne Dalfen on January 20, 2023

When you see a lost loved one in a dream, do you wonder if they were really visiting? Here's a look at some other possibilities to consider.

When you see a lost loved one in a dream, do you wonder if they were really visiting? Here's a look at some other possibilities to consider.

Sleep

Playing Cat and Mouse

Layne Dalfen on December 14, 2022

Playing cat and mouse in a relationship? Don't be surprised if one of these animals shows up in your dream.

Playing cat and mouse in a relationship? Don't be surprised if one of these animals shows up in your dream.

Sleep

How Happy Baby Dreams Can Bring Out the Joy of the New

Layne Dalfen on October 18, 2022

A Personal Perspective: Wondering why you keep dreaming about babies? Look beyond the literal and find other meaningful reflections that mirror your current waking life experience.

A Personal Perspective: Wondering why you keep dreaming about babies? Look beyond the literal and find other meaningful reflections that mirror your current waking life experience.

Sleep

How Your Dreams Might Help Alleviate Frustration

Layne Dalfen on September 1, 2022

Listen to your dreams and you might find solutions tailor-made to fit overwhelming times.

Listen to your dreams and you might find solutions tailor-made to fit overwhelming times.

Self-Help

How a Dream of Discouragement Can Point to a Path Forward

Layne Dalfen on August 4, 2022

Are you feeling washed up? The dreamer's movement can sometimes provide terrific direction in searching for intelligent solutions to a waking life dilemma.

Are you feeling washed up? The dreamer's movement can sometimes provide terrific direction in searching for intelligent solutions to a waking life dilemma.

Relationships

When You Can't Escape in a Dream

Layne Dalfen on June 8, 2022

Jennifer dreamed that she couldn’t escape from a mob of angry, fighting people. Did this mean she wanted to escape from something or someone?

Jennifer dreamed that she couldn’t escape from a mob of angry, fighting people. Did this mean she wanted to escape from something or someone?

Self-Help

Clearing the Air: A Skunk Dream That Led to Better Communication

Layne Dalfen on April 27, 2022

When Melanie dreamed about a skunk, she realized the “bad smell” brought to mind a relationship problem she was experiencing.

When Melanie dreamed about a skunk, she realized the “bad smell” brought to mind a relationship problem she was experiencing.

Self-Help

Why Am I Dreaming of My Dad’s Funeral?

Layne Dalfen on February 18, 2022

Wondering why you're dreaming of someone's death? Examining your associations with the people appearing in your dream can provide an opportunity to understand aspects of yourself.

Wondering why you're dreaming of someone's death? Examining your associations with the people appearing in your dream can provide an opportunity to understand aspects of yourself.

Attention

Two Dreams Can Be Seen as One Conversation

Layne Dalfen on January 21, 2022

If one dream immediately brings to mind another dream, try analyzing them both as a part of a full conversation—it might increase your learning.

If one dream immediately brings to mind another dream, try analyzing them both as a part of a full conversation—it might increase your learning.

Self-Help

A Wedding Ring Dream

Layne Dalfen on December 11, 2021

What could it mean when you dream your gold ring turned to cardboard? It turns out a discussion about commitment is a good place to begin.

What could it mean when you dream your gold ring turned to cardboard? It turns out a discussion about commitment is a good place to begin.

Anxiety

How a Single Image Can Capture a Dream's Message with Precision

Layne Dalfen on October 30, 2021

Have you ever woken up with only partial recollection of a dream? A single image of a giant wave helped one dreamer get to the heart of the matter.

Have you ever woken up with only partial recollection of a dream? A single image of a giant wave helped one dreamer get to the heart of the matter.

Relationships

To Have and to Hold

Layne Dalfen on September 13, 2021

Do you want to know all about your partner before saying "I do"? Listening to your dreams can help you make valuable decisions.

Do you want to know all about your partner before saying "I do"? Listening to your dreams can help you make valuable decisions.

Anxiety

The Flip Side of Covid

Layne Dalfen on July 31, 2021

Now that so many of us have been inoculated against the virus, we should be relaxed and thrilled to go back out again. Our dreams seem to disagree.

Now that so many of us have been inoculated against the virus, we should be relaxed and thrilled to go back out again. Our dreams seem to disagree.

Sexual Abuse

Dreams of Sexual Assault: Fighting Back When You Feel Powerless

Layne Dalfen on June 15, 2021

Do you think a nightmare is a bad thing? Understanding how to connect your dream to the waking situation it is reflecting can change your perspective completely.

Do you think a nightmare is a bad thing? Understanding how to connect your dream to the waking situation it is reflecting can change your perspective completely.

Sleep

Toothless Dreams: One Image, Many Meanings

Layne Dalfen on May 4, 2021

Ever wonder why you dream that your teeth are falling out? Here's a look at three dreamers who employed this common image to reflect completely different situations in their lives.

Ever wonder why you dream that your teeth are falling out? Here's a look at three dreamers who employed this common image to reflect completely different situations in their lives.

Self-Help

Dreaming of Friends

Layne Dalfen on March 12, 2021

When a dream about others prompts you to reflect on your own qualities.

When a dream about others prompts you to reflect on your own qualities.

Relationships

A Dream of Past Love Points to New Beginnings

Layne Dalfen on January 28, 2021

Wondering if that dream about your ex means you want him back? If you know where to look, our dreams are sure to surprise when it comes to pointing us in the right direction.

Wondering if that dream about your ex means you want him back? If you know where to look, our dreams are sure to surprise when it comes to pointing us in the right direction.

Self-Help

Think of Dreams as Conversations With Yourself

Layne Dalfen on December 31, 2020

Ever wonder why the same image is repeating in your dreams? Ideas help discovery; they are a point of reference or perhaps your unconscious hoping to capture your attention.

Ever wonder why the same image is repeating in your dreams? Ideas help discovery; they are a point of reference or perhaps your unconscious hoping to capture your attention.

Resilience

What Can Repetition in Dreams Teach Us?

Layne Dalfen on December 10, 2020

What does a dream of pain mean? This one reveals a dreamer's resilience and shows how she can protect herself in a hurtful situation.

What does a dream of pain mean? This one reveals a dreamer's resilience and shows how she can protect herself in a hurtful situation.