ABNORMAL

1- Abnormality in a dream usually represents something which we instinctively feel is wrong or not balanced properly.

If it is abnormal in the sense of extraordinary, such as an abnormal feeling or sound, it is the strangeness of it which needs to be explored. We may, for instance, dream of someone laughing at a funeral which would indicate that we would need to pay particular attention to the way we feci about that person.

2- An awareness of abnormality alerts us to the fact that we should be paying particular attention to areas in life which are not in line with the way we feci they should be.

To dream of a dwarf or a giant can indicate that our attention is being drawn to particular issues to do with size or deformity. There is something in our life that may be too big to handle.

3- The abnormal or strange usually possesses magical powers, possibilities or opportunities.

The abnormal or strange traditionally has possessed magical powers, possibilities or opportunities. In dreams we tend to lose the logical scientific side of ourselves and to tap into the more aware open side. Such things used to be beyond understanding and, therefore, appear abnormal and, even today, can make us aware of potential beyond the obvious. In dreams abnormality often represents something that we instinctively feel is wrong, not balanced properly or out of kilter. With an understanding of spirituality we are more able to put the balance right.

Even if parts of one’s body or face are shown in a dream to be distorted or abnormal, such a dream is not usu­ally referring to the physical body. Our own idea or image of what son of person we are is translated in dreams into our body form. We might dream our face looks subnormal men­tally, or our body has strange areas. This refers to an internal sense of ourself not having developed to our full potential, or of psychological hurts having distorted some aspect of ourself, such as our ability to reach out for help.

See body.