dreams

this right here is amazing. this picture has nothing to do with what i'm writing about. one of our dogs, Sophie, is on tour with trish and somebody made her an all access pass. hahaha she is ridiculous. anyway...

one of the most fascinating things about we humans are our dreams. once thought to be completely random, we now know that many dreams are a product of our subconscious crying out to our conscious mind. what is also interesting is that there are many common symbols that our minds use to communicate. for instance, if you have a recurring dream that has something to do with driving a car, it commonly refers to emotional control in your life and it's very important to pay attention to where you are sitting in the car. if you're in the backseat, it may mean you feel like someone else is running your life.

i came across an article tonight explaining some of these symbols in dreams and i think i have finally figured out the meaning to a dream i've had a few times that i could not explain. so here's the dream. do your best joseph style interpretation before you read the explanation down below.

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a year ago i was still on staff with a recording studio in chicago even though i played guitar with TFK. and i had been there for 7 years. my boss died at that time and because i worked specifically for him, my position was eliminated. no big deal. i have a great gig playing for TFK. anyway, here's the dream:

i'm in the studio after hours. none of my co-workers are there. i walk into a room and there is some faceless person there who doesn't notice me. before they even know i'm there, i shoot them with a gun and then leave.

ok, now before you read any further, i'd really be interested in what any of you think the dream meant. leave a comment with your thoughts. anyway, this was such a vivid dream that at one point i was actually scared that i actually HAD killed someone and that i somehow repressed the memory.

tonight i found an article talking about different types of dreams and one of them dealt with death. i'll paste that section here:

Death Dream

First of all, calm down - death dreams are very rarely actual premonitions of your expiration (excluding Abe Lincoln who was actually right...). For the most part, death dreams are entirely metaphoric, meaning that whomever you see dead is merely representational of an inner death on your part. For example, if you see your mother dead, it may mean that you are witnessing the subconscious death of your care-taking instincts. Take careful notice of the dead person in your dream and ask yourself what this person might represent in your emotional life. If it is you yourself that you see dead, try to observe your clothing or hairstyle - this may represent a time in your life that has come to a close or a part of yourself you are putting to rest. All in all, the death dream can be considered one of the more positive nightmares (though not the most enjoyable), because it is most commonly a liberation from something yet unsolved.

with dreams, the details mean a lot. as it says above, the person you are killing could point the way. but the person in my dream was faceless. i think in my dream, the location it the key. it was at the studio. i think it signified the loss of the job and bringing that phase of my life to a close.

ok, so this blog may be a little boring, but that's what i felt like writing. i hope everyone out there is doing well.