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EARTHQUAKES : Earthquakes link to a total change in the way you view some aspect of your life(even your whole life). Sometimes something happens we suddenly develope a whole new set of attitudes. Things that used to excite and please us now depress us. KEY WORDS : Totally altered, lie,upheaval,crisis

KEY PHRASES(Pick a quote which captures your feelings right now. Think especially of the day before the dream) :
- "He has totally altered"
- "suddenly everything changed"
- "suddenly revealed as a lie"
- "A major upheaval"
- "A crisis that has to be overcome"
- "They create such a noise"

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SEE ALSO : Asteroids and meteors : Tidal waves : Tornadoes
DREAM STUDIES : Earthquakes : Asteroids and meteors : Tidal Waves : Tornadoes
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Below you will see a series of quotes. Each quote represents the meaning of a particular dream(these are all dreams where the meaning is understood totally). For instance one dream may have meant that the dreamer was having trouble at work. In that case the quote may simply be "There is a bad atmosphere at work". Some information is included about which dream symbols were included in the dream(within the squares brackets). Often a sample dream is included which shows you how the dream interpretation was reached.
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ESSAY : WHAT IS THE SYMBOLIC MEANING OF EARTHQUAKES IN DREAMS

Earthquakes can link to extreme noise or activity E.g.

" I have always been used to peace and quiet at home. Yet I have just moved in with a guy who has several NOISEY children. i am just not used to it "[Dream symbol - dream]

Sometimes its best to base DREAM SYMBOLISM on sound theory and be consistent. The land in dreams is linked to the facts and the reality of our life. So if earthquakes or volcanoes hit then its possible that the facts in our lives suddenly do not seem so clear.

So then if a dream features an earthquake then look for ways in which your perception of reality has totally changed : where someone suddenly starts acting in a totally different way , where maybe someones thoughts are difficult to read. E.g.

"SUDDENLY EVERYTHING CHANGED at work. Before it happened I felt so happy and at ease with my workmates. But now I just hate work"[Dream symbol - earthquake dream]

"My friend has just TOTALLY ALTERED now. I cannot talk to him as he is always going on about human rights and politics"[Dream symbol - earthquake dream]

"All the time I was with my ex he was seeing someone else. SUDDENLY EVERYTHING HAS BEEN REVEALED AS A LIE "[Dream symbol - earthquake dream]

"This is not what marriage was supposed to be about. All these money problems have just changed everything in my life"[Dream symbol - earthquake dream]

Earthquakes can symbolize some major crisis or upheaval. E.g.

"I have noticed that my hay fever seemed to get better during all my recent UPHEAVALS. All the extra activity seems to have made my breathing better"[Dream symbol - earthquake dream]

"sometimes I am not sure how to read her - she seems committed to me but is all this due to her being on this alcohol recovery program. Has she changed or is she just faking it to convince her mentors"[Dream symbol - volcano dream]

Volcanoes tend to be quite similar. They link to moments when we feel the facts are liable to change at any minute. E.g.

"I can see that change could happen very quickly. Soon my father may move in his new girlfriend and everything will be different"[Dream symbol - volcano dream]

"sometimes I am not sure how to read her - she seems committed to me but is all this due to her being on this alcohol recovery program. Has she changed or is she just faking it to convince her mentors"[Dream symbol - volcano dream]

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SAMPLE DREAM
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THE DREAM I am in the middle of an earthquake. The earth opens up and I think to myself that I will have to make a major effort to stay alive. I run for my very life as the earth collapses around me. I am then in a river with a group of soldiers. I am still running and I notice that there are soldiers there ready to pounce on anyone who breaks formation. We have to stay disciplined.

THE REALITYThe day before the dreamers chronic hay fever had started to return. Recently this had dissapeared. That was during a period of building work. The dreamer was thinking about this the night before. He noticed that it may have been greater displine and the hustle and bustle of the building work that had help clear his system out.

THE INTERPRETATION Dreams can link to our intuitive thoughts. These may be connected with many issues such as relationships, work stategies or health. Often we monitor our own health. This dreamer had been thinking a lot about his hay fever the night before. He had noticed a certain pattern had emerged. His health had actually improved during the recent period of upheaval when his house was renovated. Its always worth writing down some new intuitive thoughts emerging the day before and at the time of the dream. Dreams can be symbolic versions of these. So how exactly can this dream link to real life.

The earthquake in this dream could easily mirror real life. People often mistake dream symbols as some on coming crisis of a major magnitude. Actually an earthquake can symbolize any real life upheaval. It does not have to be a crisis of biblical proportions. Its only a metaphor. We exxagerate using metaphors. Thats because dreams express our inner feelings. These are always exxagerated slightly eg "I hate him - he is just a dictator like Hitler". In real life the building work had been a major problem and disruption. It had been a stressful time and every part of the dreamers life had been totally disrupted. There had been a need to keep moving and stay on schedule to fit in with the builders needs.

The dream also includes soldiers. The dream clearly links these to one particular symbolic meaning of soldiers - the need to remain disciplined. The dream dwells on the need to stay in the ranks and keep discipline. This need to stay disciplined had a major relevance to the dreamers situation. He had realized that his hay fever and breathing troubles were linked to a need to stay disciplined. That he needed to keep going with any attempts to ward off chronic hay fever.

So yes this dream seems to link very strongly to this real life situation. It is a symbolic version of the upheaval that had recently occured and the need to stay disciplined. These two symbols together form the basis of the dreamers insight regarding his chronic hay fever. He had realized that the recent upheaval had been actually good for his health. It had made him stay to a schedule. So the dream was a symbolic workings of a very important thought process.

Symbolic Meanings
EARTHQUAKE : "The recent upheavals in the dreamers home connected with building work"
RIVER : "A stream of energies and efforts"
SOLDIERS : "The need to stay disciplined in order to ward off hay fever"

DREAM MEANING The dream captures the following feeling within the dreamer - "My hay fever has returned. For a short time it went away. That was during the recent building work at home. I was forced into a better routine. All the extra activity helped me fight off the hay fever. Now I am back to my lazy ways things are returning back to normal. I need to be more disciplined.".

See how the Symbolic Meanings above weave together to form a key insight in the DREAM MEANING

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