Delving into Dreams with Deedee, the Dreams Interpreter

Are dreams just weird, fleeting visions that sometimes we remember, and sometimes we don’t? Or is there something more to them?

“It may just be part of a bigger puzzle,” Deedee, the Dreams Interpreter, said at one point during our chat. “But that’s the point. Is your putting…you’re solving a mystery. And I think that’s probably why I like dream interpretation ’cause I love mysteries. That’s my favorite of everything, so I’m literally solving my own mystery every day, you know? That’s fun.”

Ah, mysteries to be solved. I like that as an analogy for dreams. And just like some people are good with research and make excellent detectives solving crimes and whatnot, others are good at decoding dreams, like Deedee. She’s killer when it comes to dream interpretation.

I’ve known Deedee for years, as well as her passion for decoding dreams. It’s a mutual interest we’ve often discussed. But she took it in a new direction when she got serious about wanting to memorize the symbols. She decided to document her journey and learn at the same time (and maybe educate others along the way too) by creating short videos that she posts every Friday. They’re all 60 seconds or less where she explores a new dream symbol.

I thought it’d be fun to chat with her about it all. Our full conversation is embedded below, but here are a few of my favorite highlights.

What are the most common symbols people ask you about?

Amazingly, people getting attacked by another person is a super common dream she gets asked about. And something she finds curious is that people always want to know about negative dreams. But she explained the happy ones shouldn’t be ignored and are good to look at, too, because they “boost your soul.”

Dreams You Should Pay Attention To

Have you ever dreamed about being lost or encountering many paths? Deedee said those are the dreams you should really pay attention to. She advised not only documenting them after you have them but also what’s going on during the day to spark them.

Recurring Dreams and Lucid Dreaming

“The subconscious is a pest,” Deedee said about recurring dreams. You’ll have the same or similar dreams that will increasingly grow scarier until you pay attention. It’s a way for your mind to get you to pay attention to something you’re trying to ignore.

But she also pointed out that if you’re having recurring dreams, they also serve as a great entry point or portal to lucid dreaming. She admitted it’s hard to be present in your dreams and try to control them. Even she struggles with it. But if you want to stop having recurring dreams, lucid dreaming can help you take control of your nighttime narrative which will also help you solve daytime problems.

The Ghosts in the Twilight Zone

“Sometimes when you’re dreaming, it’s called a ‘twilight zone,’ where you wake up, and you woke up too soon from your dream, so you’re actually still dreaming and conscious at the same time,” Deedee explained. “And that’s when people tend to see ghosts and have abductions and all that kind of stuff. And I’m not saying that’s the only time because I do go for the paranormal, so maybe you are interacting with a ghost. I don’t know, but I’m saying the psychotherapy…there is proof that there is a time called the ‘twilight zone’ where you can see things, and it’s actually still part of that dream that you’re coming out of.”

Collective Dreams

Have you ever had a dream and then later saw the “plot” of it unfold in a new movie or TV show? I told Deedee about a couple of times that has happened to me. Like once when I dreamed of a house that was tented for fumigation, but it was a rouse for other weird things happening in the house. I don’t know if it was weeks or months later, but the X-Files had an episode about a tented house that closely resembled my dream.

Another time was when I first saw the trailer for a short-lived NBC show called Persons Unknown. All these strangers get trapped in a town they can’t get out of. Except, they were basically shanghaied. In my dream, I was there of my own free will but the premise was very similar.

Deedee explained she’d also experienced something similar (though not the same dreams or shows). When this happens, it’s possible evidence of collective dreams.

“Was it put out in the universe and the person who wrote the show devised it from a dream too?” she wondered. “Because so many writers do come up with ideas from their dreams.”

I know my dreams have definitely inspired some story ideas.

“If all the information is only coming from within,” she added, “how come sometimes we get information that we couldn’t possibly know? And that’s where it comes down to maybe there is a collective consciousness. Which makes sense because if you look at it, we’re on one planet together. All our ecosystems kind of work together, so why wouldn’t the…I mean, animals, they have that, you know, some of them have that collective consciousness that they’ve identified, so it might be more than we think.”

Speaking of Projecting and Collective Consciousness…

“Which is why it’s so easy for people to flock to somebody,” Deedee theorized. “Maybe they’re able to project things easier and that’s why some people follow. It’s coming from within. And they don’t even realize it. They just think they’re a good speaker, or they’re very good-looking or charismatic or whatever it is, but maybe it’s something deeper than that that they’re projecting from within. And other people are receiving and just blindly following.”

Mind. Blown. Something I’d never considered, but it makes sense.

Conflicting Interpretations

Deedee is brilliant at interpreting dreams. She analyzes aspects I’d never even consider looking up or weaving into an overall understanding.

But she also acknowledged interpreting dreams is made harder when sources differ in how they define symbols.

“I always say to people whatever it is to you, regardless of what all the different books and websites say, what does the symbol mean to you? Because it’s your own dream coming from within. So whatever that symbol means to you is probably what it represents.”

Basically, her advice is to trust your gut. Your soul will recognize the meaning when it sees it.

Tips for Remembering Dreams

My husband rarely remembers his dreams, whereas it’s the rare morning I wake up not starting my day telling him, “I had the weirdest dream last night…”

Why is it some people remember their dreams better than others? Deedee doesn’t know either, but she did have some tips for making remembering them easier.

1. Be consistent. Write something down every morning, even if you don’t remember what you dreamed. Write how you felt upon waking, whether you were happy, annoyed, peaceful, upset, etc.
2. Think of your dream as a memory, not as a dream. Think of it as if you were there.  Walk yourself back to whatever you remember. Look around and try to notice details. Dreams often come back to you then.
3. Keep a dream journal. Make sure to have a pen, pad, or paper near your bed. Or even your phone. She often dictates her dreams. The key is to have some way to record them as soon as possible immediately upon waking.
4. Record your dreams as soon as possible. You’ll remember more detail and they won’t fade as fast.
5. Everything’s a symbol. Don’t discount anything you see in a dream. It all means something.

The Importance of Dream Analysis

At the end of the interview, I asked if there was anything else she’d like to add. Here was her wonderful reply:

“I personally think that dream interpretation is really important. And so I think if everybody would just take the time to…everybody’s so stressed and so upset all the time and it’s like this is a place where you can go with yourself and sit down and work on yourself. ‘Cause if everybody would like try to work on themselves, we’d all be happy, you know, collectively. So don’t just say, ‘Oh it’s just a dream. It doesn’t mean anything, no matter how short it was. I guarantee you it does mean something.”

Don’t Throw It Away

“To not use it is like you’re throwing something free away,” Deedee said. (“It” being dream analysis.)

Tom my surprise, she said she often encounters people who find recording their dreams and trying to interpret them too daunting or complicated. Deedee assures doubters it can be fun.

She encourages people to set small goals, like seeing what happens when you record your dreams for just one week, or three, or for a month. Do you show up in your life differently? Are you solving problems more easily?

If not, no worries. You can always quit.

And you can always watch Deedee in action. Warning: you may catch the dream analysis bug watching how she does it, though. Her passion is infectious!

She also often conducts experiments. In fact, during our chat, she mentioned having started a new one. It’s now complete and she’ll be sharing the results on Saturday, August 12.

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