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Nice Girls Don't Go Naked in their Dreams (or Do They!)
Author : Dave Lappin
My wife, Brenda and I were at some friends house one night to
play some dominoes. At one point during the evening, we started
talking about dreams and particularly, being naked in dreams. I
mentioned a recent dream where I had been naked and very openly
so. Brenda mentioned that she had rarely if ever had a dream
being naked. Growing up, she was raised in a fairly strict
family and was not able to express herself like she would have
preferred. She once got in trouble at a young age for saying
"Golly", as her mother thought that was out of line and just one
step away from profanity. Later in her first marriage, she was
afraid to speak her mind without feeling the wrath of her
husband. So she grew up not being able to express herself
openly. So, from the soul's perspective, it made sense that she
hadn't had any dreams of being naked. It seems that I have had
my share of dreams being naked. No, this doesn't mean that I
secretly wish to join a nudist colony. I grew up in a fairly
open-minded family. My father was known to say just about
anything, not to provoke, but rather to just sometimes get a
rise out of someone. We used to call him a champion
"Bullshipper." I think that some of my dad rubbed off on me.
Growing up, one of the neighborhood ladies use to say I was
"such a nice boy." My oldest sister and I would laugh about that
as we grew up. When we're "nice" we don't say anything to offend
anyone or speak our mind, in general. Or do we? Society asks
that we don't "rock the boat," but sometimes it sure is fun to
do it anyway. From the soul's perspective, being naked in a
dream represents being open and honest, particularly in regard
to how openly you have communicated (revealed yourself) to
others.I can remember the many times that I have revealed a part
of myself to others in my waking life, only to be naked in my
dream the following night. Coincidence? No. Actually it serves
as a perfect metphor with how openly we share ourselves with
others. I was giving a talk once to a service club. At the end
of the talk, one gentleman in the back yelled out, "You know, my
wife always dreams about being naked in church!" Well, that
dream spoke volumes to me. Since being naked represents being
open and honest, I knew exactly the meaning of her dream. A
building in a dream represents a state of mind we reside in from
day to day. A church represents living in a state of mind
representing spirituality. So, I told that his wife is open and
honest about her spirituality. The man replied, "Yeah, she talks
about that stuff all the time." Interestingly, a few months
later I was giving another talk on dreams to another service
organization. The same man was there and again mentioned that
his wife dreams about being naked in church. I told him it means
the same thing as it did a few months ago! How open and honest
are you in your waking life? It is liberating being able to
speak your mind. You may find yourself, like my wife did, in
situtations where is was difficult to express herself openly.
Once you take the steps to say what you are really about the
inner world takes notice. If you are tentative about revealing
yourself to others in your waking life, then you will most
likely have a dream where you are uncomfortable about being
naked. One night I dreamed about being naked while walking down
a sidewalk. I then saw a car coming in my direction and I openly
"flashed" the people in the car. I just let it all hang out in
my dream state. This meant that I was being the same way in my
waking state. The day before I had gone on a job interview and I
communicated very openly about who I was and some of the
metaphysical beliefs I held. While I did not get the job (and
glad that I didn't) I open about who I was. I guess I was a
little shocked at how I acted in the dream, as it certainly was
an extreme for me, as naked dreams go. I've had plenty of naked
dreams, but nothing like this. It is easy for us to view our
dreams on purely a physical level. While there is a connection
from our dreams to our physical life, the real meaning is gained
from from understanding them on a spiritual level. The spiritual
is who and what we really are. You will find that you will not
die if you openly reveal to others things about yourself not
revealed before. Try just openly revealing something about
yourself that you normally wouldn't. You might mention to a
friend that you lack confidence in an area of your life, for
example. Part of life is learning to transcend our fears. By
communicating to your friend that you lack confidence, they just
might be able to help you overcome this lack of confidence and
help you move on with your life. By the way, my wife has
started to have naked dreams. As she has begun to be more open
in who she is with others, it is no wonder. She even had an
intimate encounter in one dream, but that is for another article.
You can visit Dave's website at:
http://www.understand-your-dreams.com or by e-mail at:
dave@understand-your-dreams.com
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