Category Archives: Dreams and their interpretation

Thoughts on “daydreaming” and its many forms . . . thinking, inspiration, contemplation, etc.

Posted on November 10, 2023 by mikespassingthoughts

Now, as I get older, I ponder on my past. Since grade school I have always been something of a “daydreamer”. I can still remember, beginning in about 6th grade, looking out into the distance and my mind wandering to … Continue reading →

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An observation of a three year old girl . . . conflicts associated with becoming a person

Posted on April 13, 2023 by mikespassingthoughts

Recently, I made an observation of a three year old girl that was quite interesting: THE OBSERVATION She got down on the couch and got her pillow and blanket and pretended to sleep. She told me to sleep on the … Continue reading →

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Some reflections on the phenomena of “journey dreams” and their characteristics . . . a manifestation of madness, of shamanism, or what???

Posted on June 3, 2021 by mikespassingthoughts

Recently, I have been wondering about the bizarre things I’ve done in the past. I particularly think of what I called “journey dreams”. I only heard of a similar thing happening with people who are called shamans. They are often … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the struggle with awareness and its effects

Posted on October 18, 2017 by mikespassingthoughts

Here’s a thought I had: I have always felt that there is a struggle with being aware when we are born.  For some, the residue of this continues for a big part of our life.  In fact, it seems to … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on aging: “the great truth of life”, everydayness, a dream interpretation, and discovering the “old self”

Posted on July 1, 2017 by mikespassingthoughts

Here are some thoughts I had: REFLECTING ON MY LIFE As I turned 50 years old I thought a lot on my life.  I seem to do this ever time I go into a new decade.  I did this when … Continue reading →

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A dream about shooting my flintlock into traffic – the dilemma of the modern world and ‘apparent lying’

Posted on November 14, 2014 by mikespassingthoughts

I was somewhere that looked like a park.  I looked out over this grassy area.  For some reason I had my flintlock pistol.  I noticed it was loaded.  To me that’s dangerous so I decided to shoot the gun into the … Continue reading →

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A dream about death – themes of contemplation

Posted on July 17, 2014 by mikespassingthoughts

I had a dream involving contemplation: I dreamt that I was walking around in a certain town on the sidewalk.  Between the sidewalk and a building I noticed what looked like a grave.  There was a sarcaphagus or coffin on … Continue reading →

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A dream about the blurring of me and the world – the “instantaneous post-self” – some thoughts on spirituality

Posted on December 12, 2013 by mikespassingthoughts

The other day I was sleeping when I had a weird dream: “The first I recall is that I seemed to be in my grandma and grandpa’s living room.  I was by the coffee table, looking up at the stuff that was … Continue reading →

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A dream about almost being arrested – how ‘passive knowing’ hampers us

Posted on July 13, 2013 by mikespassingthoughts

I had a dream about almost being arrested.  I was somewhere on vacation, it seems, in another city.  It seems that it was like Washington, D.C.  I was with someone.  While I was in my room, about to see the sights, two … Continue reading →

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A dream about hunting each other down and then being chased

Posted on December 26, 2012 by mikespassingthoughts

The first part is vague.  I was in a forest area.  I was with some other people.  It seems that we were friends or that we were somehow connected (such as that we worked together).  We were like running around … Continue reading →

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