Basics of dream levels

 

There are four basic levels of consciousness.  These four levels can be defined and separated using the definition of the cross.  The main path consists of being either conscious or unconscious.  The second path consists of partial states of either consciousness or unconsciousness.

 

Each of these states represents how much control your unconscious or conscious aspects have control.  Depending on how much control your unconscious aspect has will determine the kind of dream that you have.

 

The scale uses numbers to show an approximate percentage for conscious control.  The exact amounts will vary from person to person.

 

Illustration.

 

 

                                                Conscious

                                                            |

                                                            |

                        Semiconscious ----------------- Semi unconscious

                                                            |

                                                            |

                                                Unconscious

 

             100                  60                    0                      30                                0

        Conscious-------Semiconscious --------------Semi subconscious-----Subconscious

Fully conscious

 

In this state the subconscious has little if any direct control.  It is in this state that most people do their mundane and routine tasks.

 

Semi-conscious

 

This state is the state of daydreams.  It can be also thought of as the alpha state or close to it.  In this state a person tends to be more creative.  The subconscious is also given some influence over the mind as well.

 

Semi-unconscious

 

This state mostly consists of the dreams that you are aware of.  Many people are also capable of controlling or influencing the dreams directly as well.  Quite often most of a person who lucid dreams or dream astral projects is done at this level as well.

 

Full-Unconscious

 

In this state a person has no conscious control over the dream.  The unconscious mind has full control here.  In this state the person has no choice to sit back and observe.  At this level the mind will explore things and ideas that the conscious mind refuses to deal with.  It can also explore what might have happened in situations the dream would have liked to happen.

This is the tool used to understand what a dream might mean or not mean.  Dreams use symbols for everything.  That doesn’t mean the same symbol means the same thing in every dream.  The mind picks out one aspect of any particular symbol for a specific dream.  The symbol in general can have a hundreds or thousands of possible meaning to them.  However it is only the one aspect that is important for the dream.

 

For example I know this one married lady who had a particular dream.  She has been divorced quite a few times.  Her current relationship was on the rocks and threatening to either break up or enslave her.  One particular dream she had is as follows.  This is written years after the dream so it isn’t exact.  The general ideas however are still valid.

 

The lady in question in her dream was being threatened by something.  It could have been a particular threat or just the hint of one.  In either case she was scared and felt the need to go running to someone for help.  The person she had chosen was one of her ex-husbands.

 

There are several aspects in this dream.  First is the threat.  Being unidentified would mean she doesn’t want to face where the threat is coming from.  If the threat was identified it would mean she was ready to at least face what the threat is.  If she knew what the threat was depending on how scary or frightening she made it in her dream would determine how threatening she saw it in real life.

 

The second other piece is the ex-husband.  Obviously she felt he had many bad qualities.  So much in fact that she felt she could no longer live with him.  I was never told what his other qualities are or were.  In fact the rest of the ones are really unimportant.  What this dream says is that this ex-husband was someone she could turn to in times of stress or conflict.  If he weren’t then she would have chosen something or someone else to turn to in her dream.

 

In either case in this dream she is looking for support from the ex-husband.  If in the dream she has this person deal with it in some manner it would mean she isn’t ready to deal with the threat.  If however she deals with the threat it would mean she is ready to deal but still needs the emotional support.

 

Other aspects of the dream could be used to understand it even more.  However I wasn’t given the information for further analysis.  Still, this dream and its symbols can give a good example of how to understand a dream.

 

Some of those symbols can be where the events of the dream take place.  Do they take place in familiar surroundings or someplace you have rarely spent time at?  The location of noticing the threat is an indication of how close to you it has become.  If the threat is noticed someplace familiar or at home it would mean the threat is felt at being very close to your personal life.  If it is felt someplace less familiar it could mean the threat is there but hasn’t invaded as far as it could have. 

 

With the ex-husband it can be an indication of how safe he makes you feel or how much security he gives you.  If with this person you go to him in a very familiar place it would mean that you need a lot of support.  If it is a less familiar place you find this person it would mean you need less support because you are able to leave your familiar comfort and support structures.

 

The way this lady was dressed in each part of the dream can mean things as well.  The more fragile and revealing the cloths being worn when noticing the threat would mean she feels weaker, frightened or invaded by the threat.  If on the other hand she were wearing cloths that have more substance or strength it would mean she feels stronger, less frightened or invaded by the threat.

 

When dealing with the ex-husband less cloths or fragile cloths would mean she needs more support and protection.  Stronger, sturdier or less revealing cloths would indicate she feels she needs less support and protection.

 

If more is known about the dream it could be taken even further.  However this is enough information for a basic understand of the dream in question.  This dream only concerns two scenes.  It is quite possible there were more involved in the dream that weren’t mentioned.

This is actually happens more often then people realize.  The purposes can be many things.  In the worst case it is an outright attack.  In the best cases it is the dreamer who gains all the benefits from the dream.  It can also be anything in between.  The reasons it happens are as varied as those who invade.

 

A dream may be able to notice and deal with such events.  This will depend mostly upon what level the person is dreaming on.  The more unconscious the dream is the less power the dreamer will have in the dream.