I am very fascinated with dreams, as well. I always wonder what different people, places or things represent and if its tied with anything that happens to be going on in my life at the moment, or is about to. I have recurring dreams about tornadoes and funnel clouds, always in different settings, different formations, shapes and sizes of funnels, different parts of town, but its always near where I live.. and I am always trying to call everyone I know and warn them somehow to take cover, always trying to keep everyone safe who is involved in the dream.. In these dreams the storm is approaching fast and comes very close, but I will either wake up or the dream will cut off before it actually hits us. I have discovered I have those types of dreams when something stressful or upsetting is going on or events in my life are leading up to a stressful or upsetting time, a lot of times, with the people involved in that particular dream.

Two nights ago I remember seeing my dad, who I lost to lung cancer in July of 1999, in my dream. When he was so sick and going thru his treatments, I had violent dreams about the storms. I don't dream about him very often since he's been gone, but when I do, I just have this warm feeling inside and I know, in a way, he was just checking up on me and making sure things are good. It seems this time he came with a message. No words were spoken.. I just remember seeing him sitting on a chair, leaning forward, his elbows on his knees and his hands clasped in front of his mouth and resting his chin on his thumbs, like he was thinking about something very important. He was wearing a dark shirt and dark pants. That's all. I think it had something to do with reuniting me with 2 of my best friends after a falling out 6 months ago. Their names are Cathy and Jim.. a married couple. I went to school with both of them.. Cathy was in the same class as myself and Jim was 3 years behind us. I was acquainted with Cathy thru school, but never knew Jim. We became the best of friends 8 years ago when Cathy and I started working together. We were so close we thought of one another as family. We went on vacation together to Mexico in March. When we came back, things seemed tense and after just a couple weeks after our trip, I never heard from Cathy again. Jim and I had a falling out, and after that we all quit speaking. A lot has changed in the 6 months we haven't spoken. Yesterday, my phone rings, its Cathy. She said she went to church yesterday for the first time in about 2 months, everyone got together and prayed for her, and they told her that she had some fences to mend, with another girl her age. She said they knew nothing of our situation and she knew that was a sign for us to mend our fences. So we each received messages that brought us back together.

I would definitely like to learn more about dreams, the different states of consciousness, and what dreams may represent. The dreams I remember are always very colorful and vivid. Thank you for this poll. I enjoyed being a part of it.

Blessings,
Karyl