Recurring Dreams: Mine and Yours

by Dave Luton

I have decided to call the subtitle of this book “Mine and Yours”. The “Mine” part is obvious since I am sharing many of my own recurring dreams. However, when I refer to “Yours”, I am talking about two different Firstly, I am talking about recurring dreams which are common to many people (at least to Americans like myself or people from other Western or European countries or cultures). Secondly, I am talking about your recurring dreams (of you the reader) in the hopes that this book will encourage you to keep your own dream journal like I have done and from which I have personally benefitted. I do not consider myself to be an expert on analyzing dreams or on how to keep a dream journal. There is likely plenty of material available on the internet or in libraries or bookstores regarding these topics which the reader of this book may wish to explore. I can only tell you about how I have decided to keep my own dream journal by recording my dreams in a Word document which I originally titled Dave’s Dreams. I also decided to find images from the internet to include with my journal entries to make them more personally meaningful. For that reason, I have also included images in this book. The most common method I have heard of for keeping a dream journal is to keep a diary or notebook at your bedside, then to write down your dreams immediately after you wake up, so that you won't forget. I invite the reader to use that method or he or she wishes, or to use my method, or to invent their own method which might be more personally meaningful. Table of Contents Recurring Dreams (Title Page) A Note Regarding Photo Images and Names Introduction What are recurring dreams? Mine and Yours Keeping a Dream Journal What do dreams mean? Common Recurring Dreams My common recurring dreams I’m flying Being in Public Naked or in Underwear Urinating in an inappropriate place Falling or being afraid of falling Being in a crashing or out of control vehicle I see a tornado School Related Dreams My experience as a high school teacher Stress related to the first day of school You realized that you haven’t attended or are failing a class You lack one class or credit in order to graduate You can’t get to school, or you missed the bus You fail an exam or an important assignment You can’t find the teacher you need to talk to You argue with a teacher about a grade or about failing You visit your old school Lackey High School (Indian Head, MD) You have overdue library books Being a high school teacher again Visiting a new country or magical place Seeing Foreign Countries Strange or Magical Journeys Missing a bus, flight, etc. Being Lost Kafka’s Castle Lost in a parking garage or strange maze-like building Lost in the mall or theme park Your cellphone doesn’t work or other technical problems Seeing a scary insect or animal Having a new room Meeting someone famous My uncommon recurring dreams Being in large or unusual buildings or complexes I get married I marry a beautiful, young woman, but I can’t remember her name! I marry a beautiful woman, but I don’t have money and I lose my cellphone! Returning to somewhere I lived previously Where I used to live Back at Church Working again at previous places of employment Hanover Shoes (Charlottesville, VA) Hudson’s (Battle Creek, MI) The Private Industry Council (Evan

124 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 1, 2020