Well first hi to all of you & a little piece of information before I get started: Although I do attend church regularly, I don't consider myself much of a pious Christian...to be honest most of what is said during services goes in one ear and out the other...so now to begin! This was just a regular night, I was tired and I can't remember having anything particular on my mind. Starting off I was literally being dragged in front of these zombie-like people. They were pale as snow , standing perfectly still and staring at me. I got a bad vibe from them. Then it was like I was subconciously awake, I was aware that I was in my bed and in my room. Then these skulls surrounded me and started repeatedly calling my name almost as if they were taunting me. The vibe I got from the skulls was pure evil, I was terrified! I kept trying to wish them away or just pretend they weren't there but it was useless all I could hear was Amber! Amber! Amber! over and over again. They kept getting closer and closer and louder and louder! Then here's where it got odd, I started praying, which was not like me at all! Like I said I never took religion seriously before but anyways I started praying as hard and fervently as I could. And then I saw this blinding white light and I felt a feeling that I'd never felt before or have felt since then. I felt completely relaxed, calm, and happy. I've never felt that...good...before. It was like a literal weight was lifted off my shoulders. So then I saw myself in my frontyard, the Sun was shining. I was clothed in white robes. I started to rise up off the ground and head up to the sky. But then I started to sink back down to ground and the euphoric feeling was fading away. And then I woke up. The only thing I can take from this is either A. its a symbol of an internal struggle going on inside me and i'm gonna have to choose whose side i'm on God or Satan's or B. its God trying to show me how good life can be and how good I can feel if I would just give him a chance. What do you guys think??? I would really love your opinions or ideas.
I think the dream could have to do with an internal struggle, but not necessarily God vs. Satan. The zombie people and the skulls sound like they represent a part of yourself that you are frightened of and that you don't want to accept. Even though you never took religion seriously in waking life, you may have had it instilled in you unconsciously that when you are in a difficult situation and can't think of anything else to do, you pray as a last resort, which is why you prayed in the dream. What happens to the skulls and the zombies after you pray and everything turns good? Do they just disappear? The dream may not be about good vs. evil (God vs. Satan) but about accepting yourself as you are, that is, accepting the parts about yourself that you don't like, even those things that are represented by the skulls, and learning to understand those things about you. I agree that the dream could be showing you how good life could be, but it is not necessarily God showing you this. It could be a part of yourself telling you that you have the power to make life better. Are you going through a bad time in your life? Is there a reason that you would want to feel that life could be better?
You know what? That made perfect sense. I think one of my biggest flaws as a person is that at least when it comes to myself I don't wanna accept flaws I just want them to not be there or to disappear I suppose. But then I'm usually too lazy or just not driven enough to change these flaws so they're still there and I'm still not accepting them. And actually I'm not having a bad time at all, I should be thankful and happy for the life I live...some ppl wish they had what I have. I'm not the richest person around but I have everything I need and can get some of the things I want. And then there goes another "flaw" I have...I'm the type of person that's never satisfied. My parents buy me a car and I'm not satisfied I want a more expensive one. I get a apartment and it's not good enough I want a bigger one. I'ma size 5 not a size 0 like this girl. My hair is not long like that girl...I don't wanna be that way but it just happens. I try to happy with what I have but its just something in me that won't let me be content. Maybe that's what myself is trying to tell me: Just accept yourself flaws and all & stop trying to be like every Jane, Jayla, and Jana on the block! That's going to be easier said than done. :scared:
Wow, quite a powerful dream! When you mentioned your thoughts about church, then the dream images of zombie-like figures and skulls, I thought of people in church. The parishioners are the zombies and the authority figures there are the skulls. Marcia's interpretation may be closest to what your dream meant, but that part stood out. Maybe because it illustrates my feelings of religious authority.
It illustrating my feelings on religious authority too. And thank you by the way you gave me a excellent essay topic to write on for school. We're supposed to do an argumentative type essay where we state a solid point then try to persaude the reader to adopt or at least agree on the said point. I think I just found my thesis statement!