[Trigger Warning: two of the bad dreams are disturbing. If you are uncomfortable reading, turn around.]

Done with July. August is now upon us and it’s a chance for a fresh start! It’s funny to think that in five months, we’ll enter 2021. 2020 has been a really crazy year. Between Corona, George Floyd, murder hornets…I hope everyone is doing okay.

This week’s topic, I would like to explore dream analysis. Dreams are one of the most intriguing topics, in my opinion. We lie in bed, we close our eyes, and without warning we are taken into this subconscious state. Sometimes we are aware of what’s going on, sometimes not. Sometimes we see things first point of view or we play the observer. Other times, we’re even completely different characters! It’s like acting, or writing a story, except our brains are the ones writing it. We can’t alter the content (unless we become aware we are in a dream, that’s known as lucid dreaming). Our free will becomes restricted. Think of our dreams as improv. Our brains generate the content right off the spot.

But there’s a lot of questions about what our dreams mean. Are they random? Do they say anything good or bad about us? Most importantly: do these dreams indicate what’s going to happen in our future? There is no simple answer to them. The context of the dreams depend on the person. As far as morality goes, no. Even the most innocent human beings can have dreams that take on a dark and twisted nature. Whether or not they’re random is a tricky question. Sometimes we have the weirdest of dreams and we don’t know what the heck they’re talking about. But regardless, all dreams have a meaning. So why don’t we dive deep into the rabbit hole and analyze some dreams! Now, my analysis is going to be based off my own interpretations, so of course you don’t have to take what I’m saying at face value. :)

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