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Your Own Thoughts Enter into Otherwise Legitimate Dreams

The following post relates scenes recalled from a night of dreaming. Personal thoughts manifest at one point as a side shot. Read the entire post for further understanding.

Dream, December 26th, 2009

Three scenes recalled, the explanation of the first dreams is given in the last scene. More scenes were given, but not recalled.

Scene #1: Fighting a Persistent Enemy
In a muddy field, a line of circular fighting holes are dug. The holes form a straight line. Periodically, the soldiers pop up and fire at a line of advancing enemy soldiers.

The men in the fighting holes wear uniforms similar to American soldiers of World War II. The advancing men are dressed like English infantry of the American Revolution.

The defenders kill the enemy leading the line each time they come up. Then, they duck back down again. The next enemy takes the lead. The enemy tries to aim. Then the cycle started over.

Eventually, the enemy realized they could not succeed. So, the employed mortars. The defenders saw the shells coming. One of the defenders ran to an underground bunker via a tunnel opening in the bottom of his fighting hole.

Scene #2: Underground Bunker Collapse
Inside the bunker, the man looks up. The ceiling heaves and pulses as if taking a deep breathe. Then it collapses.

(Now comes my mind's insertion)
Looking at this imminent collapse, I wonder "What would I do?" The dream does not flow smoothly here. There is a space of blackness. This is like someone changed reels on the projector, or advanced to the next slide in a slide show. In this brief interjected scene, I see myself yelling up some stairs, "Go back up! It's coming down!" The people keep advancing. Their is some confusion, but it is all too late.

A second space of empty screen occurs, and I return to the man in the bunker. He is buried. Sections of roof are piled like potato chips where the bunker floor once was.

Scene #3: Soldier with Broken Leg

(Note that there is no blank space, no black void or other transition between the end of scene #2 and the beginning of Scene #3. The transitions are smooth.)

I am a soldier. I have broken my left leg. I use just one crutch under my left arm to get along. I fall exiting a door, and in another place as well. But, I get up by myself. No one helps.

I am a student. In my computer programming class, I am behind. Poor attendance produced some zeros and some C grades. Now there are just two months remaining before the end of the class, and I have to give all I have to pass. The instructor is not favorable toward me.

I leave the class and set down my olive drab green backpack. It is military, but with several pockets on the back. This resembles a climber's bag more than a soldier's. Sitting, I hear the previous dream scenes explained.

(I remember only the mortar & bunker scene)
The mortars represent the work of the enemy. This is an increased attack based on their failure to succeed in direct assault.

When the roof fell on the soldier, a liquid began to pour in. It is the result of the bomb that hit. Having survived, it is not correct to believe the attack is over. Liquid from the bomb will continue to leak in for a month.

Reason for this Post:

There are two different dream image sources included in this dream: First, a legitimate dream which teaches about spiritual warfare. The part recalled warns that, when the enemy fails to succeed in a direct assault (the line of attacking redcoats), they will increase the attack (mortar shells). Second, the dream warns that when an attack strikes, the danger does not pass immediately. Dangerous runoff will continue to require clean-up.

The second source was my own mind. Due to fear of death in the bunker, and due to "desire to be a hero", my own mind inserted one scene. This false insertion is recognized by two characteristics: First, as mentioned above, there is a break in the continuity of the dream. Even in dreams with multiple scenes, as in the above, transitions flow smoothly. Second, I feel my own mind working. There is a distinct feeling of the mind 'kicking in'. In the other parts of the dream, in which I passively observe, there is no such feeling.

Signs of a False Dream

Sometimes a dream is beyond the mere machination of the mind. Some dreams originate from positive sources, e.g. the Kingdom of God. Other dreams originate from negative sources.

Dreams from negative sources intend to lead you astray. Such dreams will disinform, delude and delay you. These dreams do not aid you in any permanent way. Even when true or helpful information is rendered, it is rendered to gain trust. Trust allows a later deception to be received which might otherwise have produced only laughter from you.

Here are some indicators of false dreams:

1. Promise of greatness or rich reward. "If you will do X, you will receive Y." Or the dream simply shows you as a great person.

2. People in the dream present as people you know. But, close inspection, or even any inspection at all, reveals they are not who they present to be.

3. There is a threat of negative outcome causally related to an action which you are being told to undertake. Example: "If you do not do this, then (your loved one) will die. It will be YOUR fault!"

4. The sequence of images flows in a herky-jerky way. Fluidity is compromised. As a scene in a movie, it would be considered strange or poorly directed.

5. Scenes of nudity far beyond normal expectation. Examples: orgies, nude beaches, shower scenes.

6. You are in a place you would not normally choose to be. If you are a moral, shy person, you should seriously doubt a dream in which you are at a strip club. Question a dream which transpires in an environment you would never visit.

7. The "guide" possesses negative personality traits: Some dreams are presented to you. You are taken to a place to view events. Or, a scene is played out on a type of screen before you. Often, the events are interpreted or explained to you. You may have questions answered. If you are able to see this guide, what does he look like?

The common stereotypes we have of dream guides as positive or negative are very accurate, in my experience. They either have positive characteristics and convey peace, or they are pushy, generally negative and fear and/ or distrust may be experienced by you. Watch for the "guide". Does his voice reassure you? Does he cause you concern or doubt?

Sometimes the "YOU" in a Dream is Someone Else!

Convey Emotions and Thoughts:

A dream sometimes intends to convey emotions and thoughts. In these cases, the visual imagery is not sufficient to relate the wisdom you need. So, the dream is received and experienced by you from the perspective of a person experiencing the action.

So, do not be fearful every time you receive a dream about something bad. Sometimes those dreams are about other people.

For example, I received a very complex dream in 2008 about a man during the Tribulation. He is a hispanic man who lives in a bleak looking neighborhood. He is intelligent, loves his wife, and loves his family. However, this man gets caught still in America during the first and second installations of martial law which are coming to America.

You can see this video here: Martial Law Coming to America

You will see in the video, in this dream, from the 1st-person perspective (his), I also hear his thoughts and can feel his sense of urgency when the muggers chase him. I can feel his strong intentions when his wife tells him not to go to the gun exchange.

Man Breaks into Empty Apartment

My wife had this dream during the week of December 1st - 7th. She saw a man who had no place to live. He went to his former apartment and saw that it was open. The land lord was nowhere to be found. So, he went in and slept there.

In the morning, as she told me the dream, she reported it as if it was US. "We had no place to sleep," she said. "We had to break into our old apartment and sleep there." She even added details to make the dream fit her 'interpretation by expectation'. "Dina was not there," she told me. Dina was the property manager at the last apartment complex in which we resided.

At the time, we were cleaning a rental apartment on the other side of town. When we returned the day following her dream in the night, we found the apartment had been broken in to. We also learned that the former occupant was the one who broke in. The owner of that unit lives in another city. There is no property manager anywhere near it. This was the manifestation of my wife's dream.

Conclusion:

Be honest about the content of a dream. Do not allow 'interpretation by expectation', which is also called "private interpretation." Simply record the exact events as you see them. In relating a dream, do not add information which is not specifically present. For example, in my wife's dream, she understood that an unnamed property manager/agent/owner was not present. Her thoughts added in the name and incorrect gender of the person in charge as "Dina".

How to Interpret Dream Symbols

The Author of a Dream Intends to Communicate

When a dream plays out on the mental landscape, the intention to communicate must be understood. A dream is like a letter.

Whether the dream originated from friend or foe is not the topic of this post. That dreams originate from both beneficial and detrimental sources as well as neutral sources must be remembered at all times. In general, trust your heart (aka "intuition") before your mind.

Now, the meat of this post: Assume the meaning of the unknown symbol is the one known to you; has the obvious meaning available in the first place you would look; or, will become known to you before the meaning of the dream becomes important.

Symbols may be already Known to You

Because the dream is authored, scripted, designed and choreographed to communicate a message to you, the dream artist will use symbols according to the way you will understand them.

For example, to a Jew or Christian, leavened bread represents tainted theology and/or faulty doctrine. And, unleavened bread represents both right belief and the exodus of the Hebrew people out of Egypt. However, unleavened bread, which is flat because it lacks the leaven to cause it to rise, could represent poverty to someone who ate flat bread for a time because leaven (yeast) could not be afforded.

So, if an angel is sending a message to a seeker of God, leavened bread represents false religious teachings. So, to convey a warning about a bad teacher, the angel could send a dream of said teacher distributing leavened bread to the people in the pews.

However, in the second example of the poor person, the leavened bread could represent a time of prosperity. The same angel would use the symbol of leavened bread to convey a promise of improved finances at a later time. And, the recipient would understand the dream to mean exactly that.

Your Mind Creates Some Symbols from Experience

During the night, a cognizant, sentient component of the person departs from the body and enters into a spiritual realm. Here, a spiritual experience transpires. However, the things of the spirit are not readily comprehended by the corporeal mind. So, the mind translates spiritual events into familiar physical 'closest equivalents'. Examples:

Spiritual transition from one location to another is "remembered" or recalled in the morning as "flying". Another common translation of spiritual event to physical close equivalent is the moment of transition from this 'dimension' to the spiritual 'dimension'. The mind translates this crossing from the physical to the spiritual as diving into water, or otherwise crossing through or penetrating a wall of water.

This barrier also occurs in dreams as a river in the sky. Some folk tales talk about a river which is crossed in order to enter into the spiritual dimension. In Christianity, it is said we will "cross over the River Jordan".

So, some symbolism is assigned by the mind at the time of recall. Other symbols are assigned by the author/artist of the dream. However, the symbol most likely can be interpreted according to the meaning you would give instantaneously.

Dream Symbols from the First Place You Would Look

Sometimes, a dream conveys knowledge completely unknown to you. However, the author/artist will use symbolism from a resource you are likely to consult. For example, If you read the Bible, he will use biblical symbols, even if they are unknown to you.

Psychologists also have shown that dreams often convey messages using symbols known to the family, but not to the specific person receiving the dream. These are often religious symbols from Buddhism, Hinduism or other symbol-rich and god-extensive pagan religious systems. It is important to note that these systems are actually thinly-disguised demon worship and any dreams containing such symbols involve demonic activity. The entire dream message could be disinformation intended to mislead you. Be very, very cautious. Again, remember that your heart can immediately discern the nature of a dream, whether it be "good" or "bad".

(Note: I have received negative feedback on the above paragraph. However, I am teaching you from my personal experience. This is not something someone else taught me, nor is it an unfounded bias.) 

The reception of a demonic dream, a dream sent from demons, does NOT make any statement about the heart of the person who receives the dream. Do not refuse to consider that a dream can be of evil origin because some incompetent told you that "holy" people never hear from the devil. Hogwash! God Himself talks with Satan in the story of Job. The devil and God talk about Job's faithfulness. We are not better than God.

Suggested further reading:

How to Break Demonic Dreams