DREAMS FRAUGHT WITH BODILY SENSATIONS and/or a focus on the body may be speaking directly to a physical necessity to which the Dreamer must attend. But even these dreams most likely have another layer (at least!) of meaning that will direct the Dreamer toward personal growth.

OK. LET ME JUST SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THE ACADEMY. And I offer this in the best, most generous possible spirit: If you select “Boyhood” as the Best Picture of the Year … you are done. You are dead to me! I don’t know you or your family. Because I have had it! I. Have. Had. […]

DREAMS OF LOSS ARE COMMON. Often the key to such a dream’s meaning lies in the symbolism of what is lost. For today’s dreamer, the loss of diamonds from her engagement ring is frightening, but less so when the metaphor of “engagement” is understood.

TIP #1 — LOOK ABOVE THE LENS OF THE CAMERA. “Keep in mind that looking straight into the camera can make all your imperfections, such as big nose or broad forehead, come out.” Ekaterina, whose online article titled, “7 Tips and Tricks for Looking Great in Photographs,” in the magazine Amerikanki, offers well-intentioned instruction and […]

WATCH YOUR DREAMS FOR BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. These often signal a transition point in your waking life. Thus, if the bridge from here to there — from the old to the new, or the familiar to the unknown — is fraught with fear, just know that staying where you are in life, i.e. avoiding the […]

THIS MORNING IN MCDONALD’S I suffered a blow to my self-esteem. You’d think they would have been more accommodating, as I had gone there specifically to get material for this column. But Ronald “the Weasel” McDonald seems to believe that even bad press is good press. We’ll just see about that!

RECURRING DREAMS MAY SEEM PESKY, but they can be a valuable source of insight for a dreamer’s forward progress. A key to zeroing in on the meaning is to note when the dream recurs. What’s going on in your waking life when a repeating dream pops up?

WHICH IS WORSE — being disconnected from an electronic phone tree or a poke in the eye with a sharp stick? Yes, yes, of course. I’d much rather be cut off from a phone tree — I think. But a cost-benefit analysis is in order.

OUR DREAMS DO NOT COME TO TORMENT US with past failures or to revive regret. Our dreams come in service of our health and well-being. Today’s recurring dream will repeat itself until our dreamer takes action toward thriving in her remaining years.

WE’RE PREPARING FOR A PUPPY. Ha ha ha ha ha! It’s so naïve! You can’t prepare for a puppy! Everyone knows that! And yet, we at the Plath household are engaged in a zombie-like ritual whereby we go through a set of steps designed to accomplish some kind of magic — we seek an impossible […]