tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post5990956491613507996..comments2023-10-10T05:17:55.737-07:00Comments on Crushed By Ingsoc: Portals of Ivory and HornCrushedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479751225625007588noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-51717231394596877222008-08-13T16:18:00.000-07:002008-08-13T16:18:00.000-07:00I suspect that myself. I've long believed that our...I suspect that myself. I've long believed that our dreams are just our brains way of sorting through the all the nonsense we encounter day to day.<br><br>Kind of like defragging your computer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-434395311566007942008-08-13T19:50:00.000-07:002008-08-13T19:50:00.000-07:00Great post crushed..I really related to this. Yes...Great post crushed..I really related to this. <br>Yes, I've often seen 'me' in some paralell universe, hanging around people I don't know and have never seen but we have a history together. And I'll often see them again in other dreams.<br><br>I do a lot of sleep-waking. My eyes and brain will tell me there is something in the room and I will be frozen in fear and it might take three seconds before I wake up properly and realise it's just a dream.<br><br>I also don't believe those dream books that say if you dream of sharks it means you are religously repressed etc. If you dream of sharks then you are dreaming of, well, a shark. <br><br>I have a lot of quite unnerving dreams especially around my own death and ending and pre-warnings. I freak myself out to no end but I really believe that those dreams and feelings are my own fears seeping into my subconscious.<br><br>The brain is an incredibly powerful object that we don't even fully understand. I think it stores every single thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-52030274420107959352008-08-13T19:52:00.000-07:002008-08-13T19:52:00.000-07:00Interesting post. Sorry more clichés. I have been...Interesting post. Sorry more clichés. I have been plagued by nightmares all my life, even as a child but the interesting thing they seem to have gone away as I've become a "little old lady". In fact I don't dream near as much as I used to. <br><br>I don't know about Freud symbolism but I do find it strange that so many of us have similar dreams, like falling or flying or being naked when everyone else is clothed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-84165462609717744012008-08-14T03:37:00.000-07:002008-08-14T03:37:00.000-07:00I thought this was a really good post. Dreams Crus...I thought this was a really good post. Dreams Crushed. I was thinking yes I recognise this, and this...<br><br>So dogs? And Cats for that matter. Do they dream? I guess they must do, You can watch dogs trying to run in their sleep and barking and howling.<br><br>What are dreams? Well I definitely do have dreams that are clearly my mind sorting out the lumber left over in the attic from the day. You can say “Yes. I recognise bits of that from the movie I saw” <br><br>I totally agree with you about Freud, etc. Sex is usually symbolic of sex in my dreams. I don’t think I ever dreamed of ties that I recall… Being tied up, followed by sex… Hmmmm… Cheese last thing before sleep tonight Moggsy ;-)<br><br>But also there are those dreams you mentioned that are your “might have beens” and you are right, they do have complete histories, that you know in them, but loose when you wake. Also people who you know there but forget on waking, and sometimes ones you know in your own life. At least for me they do.<br><br>I once dreamed a complete consistent dream about being a resistance fighter in a retro version of London that never was, or ever will be. The styles and vehicles were slightly weird. Like the 20’s had a one night stand with the 50’s sort of thing, with just a hint of Flash Gordon. <br><br>Very realistic and self consistent and it stayed with me, so I still remember having it. It ranged all over places I knew, and ones I didn’t, avoiding patrols. I think the enemy might have been maybe Austro-Hungarian? That one seemed to last for months. I think I may even have got killed at the end. I remember I felt slightly odd waking up in my own bed. Like “Oh I’m this me, that’s a relief”.<br><br>I remember another realistic detailed one with a history to it, where I was passionately in love, off on honeymoon with someone I knew intimately in the dream, but never ever met in real life. Waking up from that one left me with a real sense of loss. I tried real hard to keep their face in my mind.<br><br>Also I have dreamed about flying just by, well.. concentrating, exploring the house and streets, flying with my arms held out facing the ground. Almost like swimming. Those ones were just that, no story to them.<br><br>Some of those dreams are nice, or just ordinary, they fade so quickly all I know is that I had them, but I think I remember the scary ones more easily. <br><br>Ok I’ll shut up now before someone sends for the men in white coats, or decides I have some terrible psychological problem and am a danger to society.<br><br>Do other people do this stuff? I guess you do Crush. Is this a good thing? I know I do have quite an active imagination, maybe it’s all just down to that? <br><br>Makes you wonder though doesn’t it…Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-52665721755628818232008-08-14T07:03:00.000-07:002008-08-14T07:03:00.000-07:00So fucking boringSo fucking boringAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-72479802130453403782008-08-14T08:04:00.000-07:002008-08-14T08:04:00.000-07:00wow... cool, cool....! i never thought about wheth...wow... cool, cool....! <br>i never thought about whether my dogs dream :-) i guess ur right, they do ;-)<br><br>yup, even in dreams, we have memories; albeit dream memories. and there are times when i wake, and wonder if i've dreamt the dream before; just like while in the dream, i wonder if i've lived it before ;-)<br><br>> I think it uses simulations, fantasy existences and the like to mentally test hypothetical situations,<br>One i used to have pretty often (and not often at all now; guess 'cos the issue is resolved), is being 'tempted' sexually, and trying to decide if to give in or not. cos as you say, it's practice; if your willpower is strong enough in the dream, there's a better chance you'll be able to live out your dream in life the way you choose, too ;-)<br><br>Good title; good choice of words:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-55526396946440533202008-08-14T08:19:00.000-07:002008-08-14T08:19:00.000-07:00i just noticed fwg. and coincidentally, he's a con...i just noticed fwg. and coincidentally, he's a contributer here, too! good choice, CBI :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-8425666056119967162008-08-14T09:41:00.000-07:002008-08-14T09:41:00.000-07:00My favourite Dali painting name - "Dream Caused by...My favourite Dali painting name - "Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee around a Pomegranate"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-89734929721142593612008-08-14T14:17:00.000-07:002008-08-14T14:17:00.000-07:00Dreams always fascinate me. I agree with Bunny, I...Dreams always fascinate me. I agree with Bunny, I once read that dreaming was a way of filing away what happens day to day!<br><br>Sometimes my dreams are things I would like to happen and if I have those I can drift in and out of sleep for ages and sort of manipulate the dreams direction.<br><br>Occasionally I have dreams where I know I am awake but can't open my eyes. Those are a bit more sinister and scary!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-66864940245450488962008-08-14T15:12:00.000-07:002008-08-14T15:12:00.000-07:00awesome posts. Guess dream is something we all do,...awesome posts. Guess dream is something we all do, whether we remember it or not.<br><br>I hardly ever do, which might be good cuz my dreams are always twisted. Just the other day I had this dream abt a friend - dont think I'll be able to look him in the eyes for quite some time... ehumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-84283096624420537592008-08-14T22:36:00.000-07:002008-08-14T22:36:00.000-07:00Sometimes I dream the answers to problems that hav...Sometimes I dream the answers to problems that have been running through my mind for a while. Brings a fresh meaning to the expression 'Sleep on it' lol. But it's as if the answer had been staring me in the face all the time, and my mind during sleep simply uncluttered everything and let me see the answer clearly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-62189118345253271862008-08-15T00:11:00.000-07:002008-08-15T00:11:00.000-07:00I only really dream stuff I cant remember like bei...I only really dream stuff I cant remember like being lost or in an airpport of going somewhere .. nothing with any information or detail..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-56692090155339853322008-08-15T10:45:00.000-07:002008-08-15T10:45:00.000-07:00Bunny- Mostly, I think so, yes. Kind of like sorti...Bunny- Mostly, I think so, yes. Kind of like sorting the till out after the customers have gone.<br><br>No idea about defragging computers. If I knew what it meant, it's probably something I should do.<br><br>Kate- That's what made me thinkn parallel lives. I don't believe it now, but you can see why I thought it.<br><br>I think the imagery is usually there for a reason, but not in allegorical form. As you say, sharkls are sharks, rolling around naked, is rolling around naked.<br><br>I remember havig a dream once wghee thee whre these fake humans identiable only by.... having those cartoon eyes that are taller than they are wide.<br><br>Quite wehy dream me never asked why no one lse but me sawthrough this cunning disguise, I'll never know.<br><br>But it scared the shit out of me at the time.<br><br>I think it stores way more than we realise.<br><br>jmb- I wish I could say that. Having said that, I remember very little about my dreams. Proportionally, any way. I know I do dream a lot.<br><br>Well, flying and falling kind of make sense, I guess. Being naked when everyone else was looking...<br><br>That wasn't a dream!<br><br>Moggs- Dogs definitely dream. I've watched them closely. It's REM sleep, they're having.<br><br>I'm glad your dreams seem like mine...<br><br>Dreams, I never had your PARTICULAR fantasy London dreams, but dreams of alternate existences, yes.<br><br>In one dream I found a book in a library telling the history of the lost homeland of the dwarves situated in the Pacific.<br><br>Fascinating history it was as well.<br><br>My dream flying is wierd, Kind of more swimming in air.<br><br>Ray- Trolling? I should imagine it is.<br>I would say, continue with the other hobby, but maybe Mummy found the magazine stash?<br><br>Eve- Watch them. They do.<br>It's quite cool to watch, actually.<br><br>Though maybe your dogs are still young enough to move more than sleep.<br><br>Dogs. Great creatures. But hell, do they sleep?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-90961896438282478982008-08-15T11:01:00.000-07:002008-08-15T11:01:00.000-07:00Not a Sheep- I prefer him to Picasso. Slightly les...Not a Sheep- I prefer him to Picasso. Slightly less style, but a lot more substance.<br><br>CherryPie- And the ones where you kep telling yoursel that yoy know you're dreaming?<br>See, I don't think we're really asleep when we have those. It's lie in dreams, not actual sleeping dreams.<br><br>Sounds like the opposite of sleep paralysis, if there is such a thing.<br><br>Crashie- I can imagine...<br><br>Oh dear. Dreaming about a friend... In THAT way???<br><br>Not good to remember those dreams...<br><br>Looking them in the eye is never quite the same...<br><br>Ginro- Yes, that happens. I sometimes wake uo ansd just see what it was I was pondering on before I went to sleep, and I realise that at some point whilst i was dreaming, my brain managed to tie up the thought process.<br><br>Mutley- No dreams about radioactive howler monkeys? Or Lestor Piggot?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-79512812406380225482008-08-16T21:42:00.000-07:002008-08-16T21:42:00.000-07:00When I really look at myself and my actions it see...When I really look at myself and my actions it seems clear that my subconscious is achieving way more production than my conscious mind. I sense that my conscious mind is such a minority that this 'self' that I feel is 'me' has about as much control over this body as a passenger does of the ship that he sits on.<br><br>I think there is massive communications going around the foreign levels of the brain, each with their own languages, some of which are not entirely dissimilar to the conscious 'language'. I suspect that dreams are just ever-present misinterpretations of messages not intended for my 'self' brain level and that we only glimpse them in sleep because that's the only time they're not drowned out by our own 'self' level thought.<br><br>I have lots of little waking 'dreamettes' as I begin to drowse at my desk at work. They wake me up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com