Thursday, March 31, 2016

Dreams: A is for Abandoned House

I’ve had quite few of these and they are all houses I’ve lived in the past. And that’s the key. Often there are unresolved issues from your past.

Many believe these dreams represent a belief system, a way of life, past relationships or abandoned hopes and dreams where people hang onto something they should let go of. The settings of my Abandoned House dreams were almost always at night. 

I don’t want to start the A to Z Challenge on a bummer note, so it’s important to understand these dreams are not necessarily bad dreams. 

As I look back, some of my hopes and dreams were not the best ideas, and l’m glad many past failed relationships failed. I feel like I dodged a lot of bullets over the years and decades as many people I knew didn’t turn out so well. Abandoned House dreams are often good dreams if you dig down and think them through.

Honorable Mention: Animals (flight, land and water), Animation, and Dreams of Abundance.

Tomorrow B is for Biblical Dreams.

Question Have you had dreams centered around an abandoned house? Do you now have a more positive perspective on these types of dreams?

80 comments:

  1. I don't think I have ever had a dream about an abandoned house. It is interesting what they are thought to represent. I look forward to tomorrow's Biblical dreams.

    betty

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  2. I don't recall ever having an abandoned house dream. But I have had many dreams where in the dream we were in our house, but the house was nothing like our real house.
    Revisit the Tender Years with me during the #AtoZChallenge at Life & Faith in Caneyhead!

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  3. I don't think I've had one of those dreams either. Interesting way of looking at it - both positive and negative.

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    1. Alex, amazing how conditioned we are to think certain ways. Sometimes we just have to step aside and loot at things from a different perspective.

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  4. Me either on the dream. Not sure what it means but if they are feel good dreams then it has nothing to do with abandonment. 😊

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  5. Abandoned house, no. Abandoned factory, yes. I won't ask what that's about...

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  6. I don't think I've ever dreamed of an abandoned house. I sometimes dream of houses I've lived in, or houses I've never been in, but never an abandoned one.
    In light of what you said, maybe this is not so good...


    @JazzFeathers
    The Old Shelter - Jazz Age Jazz

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  7. I believe that when one door closes, another one opens. I don't remember dreaming of an abandoned house, but if I do, I'll look for a door to open.

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  8. my dreams often have some common features and that bothers me; dreams may be trying to tell me something but till now i haven't deciphered the meaning.

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  9. I don't think I've ever dreamed of an abandoned house. Glad you found some meaning in your dreams.

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  10. I'm not sure I've ever had a dream of an abandoned house. I like the thought behind it.

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  11. My husband is always dreaming about abandoned houses. Me, not so much. But this morning I awoke stress out from running from zombies. Do I have to wait till the end to of the A to Z to find out why? LOL I truly hate zombies but they appear in my nightmares way too often. LOL Maybe if i start writing about them they'd go away. :)

    Happy A to Z!

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    1. Yolanda, a Z theme dream on day A? Life's just not fair sometimes.

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  12. I am clueless about my dreams, can't remember any when I wake up. The ones I like best are the ones I dream with my eyes wide open in the afternoon, when I should actually be doing things other than daydreaming. Sadly the time for those narrows as one ages, probably the scope of the daydream itself narrows too, if I think about it. No-one says 'daydream big,' but they should, imho!

    Glad you dodged the bullets that you did! If one held on to every youthful obsession, relationship, conviction, shudder to think where that would land one in middle age! Phew! :)

    Best always,
    Nilanjana.
    Madly-in-Verse

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  13. An empty house could be a clean slate...

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  14. I love dream interpretation. This is a good way to look at abandoned houses in dreams!

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  15. I don't remember any Abandoned House dreams, but that could be because I don't always remember dreams for long. Last night I had a Star Wars dream within a dream - I dreamt they were showing me the next movie and it stopped just before I found out what was going on, then I woke up in the dream and complained to anyone who would listen. Then I really woke up and complained to my husband that I still didn't know what the next movie would be about :)
    Tasha
    Tasha's Thinkings | Wittegen Press | FB3X (AC)

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    1. And hubby probably didn't remember a word when he woke up the next morning.

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  16. What an interesting post Stephen? lately I have had horrible dreams, but just ignore them.
    Thanks for the visit to my blog, will certainly be back to yours and more dreams.
    Yvonne.

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  17. Great post, Stephen. I've not had a dream about an abandoned house but I have written a ghost story about one. I'm intrigued to see if you delve into the meaning of the flying dreams or that terrible falling dream. Have a great weekend and thank you for visiting my blog. Much appreciated.

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  18. I am fascinated by abandoned houses, although I don't recall having dreamt about any. There's something very atmospheric and spooky about them. I live near a big country house (now rebuilt) that was abandoned at the turn of the century. A lot of the stone was taken by local people and used for their own houses and to build barns. When I was child there were just ruins left and my family and lots of others used to go and picnic there. I loved it.

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    1. As kids we explored ruins of houses, factories and warehouses. Spooky and dangerous places to be sure. Probably haunted too.

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  19. I haven't dreamt about abandoned houses but have sometimes dreamt about rooms usually habited though.

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  20. I do have dreams of previous homes I've lived in - sometimes I wake up and I am not sure which one I am in...
    Happy A to Z!

    @TarkabarkaHolgy from
    The Multicolored Diary
    MopDog

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  21. Abandoned houses are always perfect settings for a story!


    http://writegame.blogspot.com

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    1. Cheryl, I have a few short stories in similar settings I want to get ready for next Halloween.

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  22. I don't think I've had an abandoned house dream, but then, I do try and resolve issues ASAP. :-)

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  23. Very interesting post! I don't think I've ever dreamed of an abandoned house (at least not that I remember), but it's fun to think about what that could mean. Good stuff!

    Cheers - Ellen | http://thecynicalsailor.blogspot.com/2016/04/a-is-for-anchor-nancy-drew-investigates.html

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  24. I don't think I've ever had this type of dream before; but then again, my dreams are pretty random.

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  25. I have had this dream-over and over again. Oh, this could be a great book! Nice, to visit you again, Stephen~

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    1. Ella, I'm thinking of a couple short stories right now.

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  26. seems like there is always one ramshackle home listing to port out in the country. I pass one on my way to work in Justin TX....so sad, but not in my dreams.

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  27. I've had dreams and I am one of those people that believe dreams tell us things but I haven't had a dream about an abandoned house. Your introduction Abandoned House has got me thinking.
    All the best in the Challenge.
    Shalom,
    Patricia @ EverythingMustChange

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    1. Pat, always glad to have you stop by.

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    2. I visit my old homes I knew as a child of the fifties in my dreams. Maybe I'm trying to go back in time forcsomecreason

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  28. I'm always inspired by my own dreams. Even the ones that scare me contain something worth remembering, and I've kept a dream journal for years. I can't say abandoned house are a common for me, but I do love old houses. I think it would be interesting to dream about exploring one.

    Robin @ WriteOnSisters

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  29. I haven't and I don't think I've ever been in an abandoned building of any sort. They are great settings for something haunted.
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  30. I used to dream of abandoned apartment buildings, really tall ones that slowly tilt and start to fall down. It's scary but I don't die. I'm sure that has to do with fear of failure. I haven't had a dream like that in a long time. I must be a bit less stressed now than I used to be! LOL ;)

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  31. I haven't, but this is so interesting. I almost wish I would because I feel like it could be great inspiration for stories. Love your theme!

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  32. Great start! Looking forward to B through Z! Blessings

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  33. Abandoned dreams brings to mind several relationships that can be described as "dodging a bullet." I've probably grown most, in my ideas and understanding of myself and life, through broken dreams and shattered relationships. Thank you for visiting my site for A-Day. #AlohaFriday to you.
    Gail’s 2016 April A to Z Challenge

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  34. A curious dream. I often dream of the same home. Not abandoned but somewhere in my past. Interesting start!

    Pioneer Women in Aviation A-Z

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    1. Sharon, could be your brain and heart are trying to sort through things.

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  35. I've never dreamed of them, but I've always been fascinated by abandoned buildings and structures; exploring them, learning their history, wondering about the people who once lived or worked there. I do dream very vividly about other things, so I'm looking forward to future posts!

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    1. Li. thanks for your interest. I'm having a blast with the theme.

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  36. I sometimes dream I'm back in the house I grew up in, a cool old Victorian with a wrap around porch. I also dream I'm back in another place I used to live and I;m always so angry in the dream that I moved back. I'm still trying to figure that one out.

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  37. Interesting - never had an abandoned house dream tho I love taking pictures of them.
    Happy A to Zing this month.
    I'm A to Zing from: Fill the Cracks and Moondustwriter's Blog

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    1. Leslie, this could be a great short story. An innocent person, a ghost camera and abandonded barns.

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  38. Can't say for certain that I've had the abandoned house dream, but I have had several where I was caught in a maze.

    Great start to a fun challenge. Looking forward to your biblical dreams.

    Mary
    Twitter: @KnottyMarie
    Literary Gold
    Jingle Jangle Jungle

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    1. Mary, now that's very interesting. I've never been in a maze in my dreams. Now that would be concerning if not disturbing or worse.

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  39. I'm not one to remember my dreams. So I have little fodder to work with. But true about past relationships. I have run into men I dated and some of them weren't keepers even though I did not know it at the time. They probably thought the same of me. lol

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  40. I don't think I've ever had an abandoned house dream...I need to go to dreammoods and see what they mean. lol

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  41. Abandoned homes are fascinating. So much emotional history there.
    Damyanti, AZ cohost 2016

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    1. Physically, mentally and emotionally. I can see why so many people have commented this would be a great setting for a story.

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  42. Very seldom do i remember my dreams, and that i know, no abandoned house has ever been in one of mine. It's fascinating what that could mean, though.

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  43. What a fascinating theme for the A-Z! Over the years I've had several recurring dreams where I return to the same houses as in previous dreams, but they aren't locations I can remember ever being consciously, yet they seemed familiar to me, as if I or family lived there. I've always wondered if they were real places etched in my memories of if my imagination created them to help me come to terms with unresolved issues. Abandoned houses aren't always scary, sometimes the walls want to tell the story of the lives that once played out there. Thank you for visiting my blog!
    Josie Two Shoes from Josie's Journal

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    1. Joise, I'll be posting on Recurring Dreams later in the Challenge. That will be a fun post.

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  44. Some dreams need to be abandoned to find better ones.

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  45. I have never had dreams of abandoned houses. Dreams mean so many things. Some situations I feel I am re living it. Some relationships are like dreams we are supposed to let go.
    Loved the write up 😃

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  46. I dream of a house I lived in as a teenager. There is always something unsettling outside the back door. I'm actually going to visit the town the end of April and hope to learn something about what was in the back yard. Jung says that the rooms in the houses we dream of represent parts of ourself.
    www.lorihenriksen.com a-to-z theme - Women of the 1930s. Hope you can stop by.

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    1. Lori, that's really deep. Thanks for sharing. Jung had some interesting insights.

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  47. Fantastic theme Stephen - abandoned house? What in you was abandoned? You asked the right question ...

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  48. Stephen, you have me hooked to your posts! Whaat a fab theme! Mystical and mysterious! Going to B now :)
    @KalaRavi16 from
    Relax-N-Rave

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  49. I don't ever remember a dream such as that. But I've been dreaming for a very long time.

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  50. No dreams on an abandoned house. Not that I can think of. Watch me dream about that tonight, LOL

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  51. Interesting theme, Stephen. What is it with our curiosity about our dreams?

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    1. Susan, not sure but in general most people are fascinated by their dreams. I know I am.

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  52. I've never had a dream with an abandoned house in it. Empty roads I'm trying to travel down, yes.

    ~Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~
    Story Dam
    Patricia Lynne, Indie Author

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  53. Fascinating theme! I've dreamed of abandoned homes at least a couple of times. My old swing is always there; swaying in the breeze. But even in my dreams, I knew that I had outgrown it. I felt more wistful than unsettled.

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    1. diedre, I've had those wistful feelings too.Dreams can be so surreal.

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  54. I often visit my childhood houses in dreams. Interesting!

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  55. Ps from @CazsBooks http://cazgreenham.blogspot.com A-Z

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  56. Thanks everyone for stopping by and saying hello! It's been a great start for the A to Z Challenge.

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