FUTURE

1- There arc several aspects to dreaming about the future. We may be aware within the dream itself that the events will take place in the future of our dream, and in which case they arc usually to do with actions we need to take in waking life. We also may have precognitive dreams, which is when we dream of events before they take place, and then recognise that we already have the informa- lion we ‘knew’ about it.

The theory behind this is that the past, present and future co-exist side by- side as it were, and that it is possible to ‘read’ these records in the dream state. Our experience of them is subjective, although we are in the position of observers.

2- Psychologically, if we are to be in control of our lives, we often need to feel that we must be aware of the future, and dreams can give an insight into how we can or will act in the future. Dreams allow us to play out certain scenarios, to explore possibilities without coming to any harm.

3- Spiritual Manifestation, as in ‘all things must pass’.

A dream based on the future is quite complex. It reflects the dreamer’s hopes and expectations, as well as her fears and doubts. The experience can be either positive or negative.

If the dream is pleasant it signals the dreamer’s agreeability for the direction of her future.

If it is uncomfortable it indicates fear and guilt for the way the dreamer is carrying out her life in the present. Some dreams come to us in the form of prophecies and it seems that they reveal future events to us. Other times, we have the impression that we had already dreamed of an actual event. However, it is hard to tell whether we dreamed of that particular event for sure.

It is advisable not to take these dreams as premonitions because, usually, the unconscious significantly distorts the information.

Material aspects: There are several aspects to dreaming about the future. We may be aware within the dream itself that the events will take place in the future and are usually to do with actions we need to take in waking life. We also may have precognitive dreams, which is when we dream of events – sometimes symbolically – before they take place, and then recognize that we already have the information: we ‘knew’ about it.

The past, present and future co­exist side by side, as it were, and it is possible to ‘read’ these records in the dream state. Our experience of them is subjective, although we are in the position of observers.