Dreamwork Examples
Check out these recent dreams of mine, and how I worked with them to make connections in my waking life.
Raffle Tickets at Aunt Linda’s – date of dream June 2, 2025 With mom, dad and aunt Linda on porch at her old house. A short guy with a big beard was playing a guitar and singing. Classic rock songs. Really good. I was by myself on the other end of the porch for a while... then joined mom, dad and aunt Linda. I think I had a beer, (there was a bartender there?) Then filled my own glass with a different beer, then switched drinks. Then it was time for the raffle. Two different tickets... long, narrow strips of paper with numbers on the end. Mom had one kind and aunt Linda had another. I was paying attention to moms. I think 6 numbers were on each ticket. Prizes were smaller things like shot and drink glasses. I think there may have even been golf ball or something small golf themed. There was a woman (maybe that bartender?) calling the numbers while the music was playing. We didn't win but there were a bunch to go, and I hoped that we were going to win. Even though it wasn't my favorite thing, we were together and having fun. Woke up with the Van Halen song "Why Can't This Be Love" playing in my head. My aunt passed away recently, so when I see her in a dream I know it’s significant. While working with this dream, I talked to Dave about it, and he suggested that I had a different perspective of my family and their drinking. In waking life, there was a lot of alcohol involved in my childhood, and most experiences and memories left an impact. In this dream, I realized we were all together and having fun, despite the alcohol. No one was going crazy or getting drunk. Me joining in after being on my own represented coming to terms with what was going on and accepting my family as they are instead of resisting and resenting. The song popped in to also say, literally!, hey, why can't THIS be love? Why can't this be okay as it was? This was powerful, because I believe we can do the work in dreams that we can’t always do in waking life. The subconscious steps in and plays out a scenario giving a more desired outcome to a situation. In prior dreams, I’ve spoken to my mom about things that I would have a hard time saying in person. Sometimes, these come out harsh, yet when I wake up, I feel like I completed something. If I don’t get the chance to speak it in waking life, it’s okay – I already took care of it! And maybe, I had to say it that way to have an impact on her, on a subconscious level. I also believe in another realm, she’s getting the information, too.
Bears - date of dream May 21, 2025 My fiancé, Dave is out with 5 bears. 3 babies and 2 adults. Didn't know they were there at first - feeding in dark. I hear heavy breathing and chewing. Go in, turn on lights and shine more over and they scattered. Yelling at Dave to get back in, one is going toward the garage. He makes it and then it follows him downstairs to the house. I scare it and it goes around the car. Dave makes it in. Worked with Dave on bear dream. I said what I could do differently would be to let him be with the bears, not try to get him in. Therefore, I'd just be there, too. Not worried. I realized he was staying with what I was running away from. He then asked me, "what if you came out and exposed yourself to what you're afraid of and learned something about it?" I cried. Yes. I'd be trusting and having a different sense of control. Trying to control something outside me is from fear and controlling things within myself is a strength. Wow. 5 is change, adaptiveness, adventurous, fun-loving and Daring. (All things a bear is!) And in the little book of animal spirits, bear was about being strong, finding balance, resting, and coming out. All perfect correlations. Thank you, bears for showing up in my dream. ❤️🐻
