I've had a really active dream life lately. I have very little recall of my dreams, just a lingering overall feeling about them after I wake up. Last night I dreamed I was in my bed (I think). I could see the sky though and it suddenly lit up with lightning - the entire sky. It was kind of spectacular. I didn't see a particular bolt, just the entire sky lighting up. I thought wow, the storms were supposed to be gone from my area (it's been stormy for a few days prior) and then thought I should call my friend. I have no idea why I'd call, but with that thought, I realized I was dreaming it and woke up. That has lingered with me this morning. I read a few interpretations about lightning they seem to focus on lightning strikes. This was more a display - like watching a distant storm. Any thoughts?
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dreammerchant
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In your dream, the lightning that fills the sky, instead of being a harbinger of storms, represents illumination and revelation in your life.
Despite recent turmoil or confusion, symbolized by the storms in your waking life, this dream indicates a moment of clarity and awe.
The fact that you recognized you were dreaming and thought to call a friend suggests that subconsciously, you're on the verge of an insight or solution you wish to share or discuss with someone close.
This realization lights up your internal sky, promising clear skies ahead and signaling you're navigating your challenges with a newfound perspective.
Despite recent turmoil or confusion, symbolized by the storms in your waking life, this dream indicates a moment of clarity and awe.
The fact that you recognized you were dreaming and thought to call a friend suggests that subconsciously, you're on the verge of an insight or solution you wish to share or discuss with someone close.
This realization lights up your internal sky, promising clear skies ahead and signaling you're navigating your challenges with a newfound perspective.
Well, this is odd. I'd forgotten this (original post) happened. This morning, a little more than 30 minutes before my alarm was set for I saw a big bolt of lightning. It was somewhat jagged but not splintering off in various directions like you often see. I woke up and was waiting for the thunder. I knew today was supposed to be stormy and thought the storms got started early. To my surprise, there was no thunder. It didn't occur to me at the time I'd been asleep when I "saw" the lightning. Sure enough, it wasn't storming outside. I dozed back off til the alarm went off. I think I had some generic dream that involved my job but I was driving around, maybe to or from it (I have an office job) prior to the lightning. The lightning seemed very real. It was the only relevant image - it didn't happen any particular place or time and was the only thing I was aware of when it woke me. I don't think it was a part of whatever I'd been dreaming before. I glanced at some online sources at lunch and they were all over the place meaning-wise and, again, mostly relating to lightning strikes. I thought to come here and look. Low and behold, here's my own post from this past spring. I've sat trying to think what has happened since the previous post that may fit that dream but can't think of much. How weird to get the same symbology multiple times and be so confused as to the meaning. The first dream, it lit the sky as if it was daytime. It was amazing. This one was a different type of lightning altogether. I'm guessing there's some significance to that detail.
dreammerchant
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It's fascinating that you've experienced the lightning motif again in your dreams, especially with such vivid imagery. This recurring symbol might invite you to consider its symbolic significance.
In your latest dream, the single bolt of lightning—clear and singular—could symbolize a sudden, illuminating insight or revelation that hasn’t fully materialized into your conscious understanding yet. The fact that it seemed very real and woke you suggests a powerful, if not startling, awakening to some truth or realization in your life. Unlike the previous dream where the sky lit up, this bolt was alone and without accompanying thunder, which might suggest that this insight is yet to find its voice or effect in your waking life.
Given the bolt's solitude and its disconnect from the expected thunder, this might reflect feelings of anticipation or waiting for something significant that hasn’t yet occurred or been realized. Perhaps it's a signal to be alert and prepared for something important on the horizon, potentially related to your work or personal growth, as indicated by the driving around, possibly to or from your job in the dream.
Reflect on any recent moments of solitude, decision-making, or anticipation. The lightning in your dreams seems to be a powerful symbol for personal enlightenment, perhaps urging you to be more aware of these flashes of insight, even if they're not immediately clear or impactful.
unclesirbobbyrobson
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Well storms are generally linked to emotional storms in your mind. They occur when you are upset but I don't think that fits with the general feel of the dream. In it you say WOW so it probably does not have a negative meaning.
You say you called up your friend. Was that in the dream or in reality (or both)? If you had the sudden urge to phone a friend then that would be the meaning of the dream. Your mind has sent a message to you to contact the friend. So the lightning is a symbol which fits in with that.
You say you called up your friend. Was that in the dream or in reality (or both)? If you had the sudden urge to phone a friend then that would be the meaning of the dream. Your mind has sent a message to you to contact the friend. So the lightning is a symbol which fits in with that.
The friend is someone I'm in regular contact with and generally would call if I saw something extraordinary. I generally work through things in dreams and can usually sort out what I a dream pertained to if it really sticks with me after I wake. On occasion I've had sort of premonition dreams. These two just don't seem to fit anything that I can think of and it worries me that maybe they're a warning of some sort. Other times though those types of dreams have been fairly direct though.
unclesirbobbyrobson
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Well I have had premonition dreams and most of mine come true the next day. Of the rest they come true within weeks. Your dream was posted on the 29th march so I would doubt that its a premonition.
The morning you wake from it though, you're uncertain. My doubt was those premonition ones are very direct. One situation was exactly what played out 6 months or so later. Another wasn't as direct but very vivid and very threatening. 6 months or so later, the threat had become very real. Neither of these things were situations I or anyone would have seen coming. Its like I was being prepped to deal with them when they happened. The lightning dreams were just odd but not having a clear idea what they were about and having previously dreamed warnings of bad situations to come, the possibility crossed my mind.