posted March 19, 2017 12:06 PM            

I just wanted to introduce myself and also ask a question! I've been reading through this forum since about 2002, but re-registered under a new name in 2009 since I forgot my login information I've stayed pretty quiet, as I enjoy listening and observing, but I'd like to now join in a bit more and partake in the sharing of knowledge and the spitfire of witty banter 😝

About a week ago I had a very vivid dream (lately, most of my dreams have been extremely vivid), that involved a giant snake. Now, this was not just some anaconda--- this was a 100 ft, thick, huge, quickly-moving, venomous snake. Yeah. Scary. Anyway, the basis of that part of the dream, included me and several others trying to escape and save our lives. I remember thinking that the snake wasn't particularly after me. Long story short, he ended up snatching up a man, and we all ran towards the snakes stomach to try to help the man out. We tore and tore at its skin and as we got closer to getting to the man, we saw his eyes and part of his face and hands trying to claw his way out, but the inside of the snake was so acidic it was burning the man alive (there was a distinct sizzling sound coupled with bubbling 😳 . There was terrifying screaming 😫. The man ended up dying, and I woke up.

Okay, so.... what!!!!!?? Oddest dream ever! I know that snakes are symbolic, though different cultures see them in a different light. I am curious to hear different opinions on this.

Oh, also, this may be a contributing factor as to why I even dreamt of a snake at all: I am very interested in spirituality (is that a no-brainer regarding every single person on this site? Lol) and decided to pick up the Bible to see what I could interpret from it. I read the story of Adam and Eve that day, marveling at the fact of why the snake had to be the evil one in the story, why not any other animal? Hey not a cockroach? A giant spider? A goat? Lol . I used to be very religious when I was about 10-13 (read the Bible over and over of my own accord-- parents were never religious), and it wasn't until I read, Star Signs by LG and Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch at age 13 that my religion took a more spiritual path.

Sorry for the rambling!! Any insight would be appreciated and welcomed

posted March 19, 2017 07:17 PM            

I have not read your dream yet, but just wanted to welcome you officially. I'm glad you have come out from the shadows.

I will give you some thoughts on the dream as soon as possible.

posted March 19, 2017 09:10 PM            

I interpret the snake as Evil in light of your reading the bible story of Adam, Eve and the snake before having the dream. You wondered why the snake, of all the animals, is the symbol of evil. So that may have been the meaning of the snake in your dream - evil. A snake in a dream can have other meanings, like sexuality or even spirituality. The snake is not symbolic only of evil, but also of wisdom. It also has a connection with medicine, as its poison can also be used as a cure. Even in the biblical story the snake is considered the most clever of all the animals of the field. I think, though, that when the snake is being referred to in its positive meaning, it is being called "serpent" and not "snake".

posted March 21, 2017 04:33 AM            

I think your snake has a couple of different meanings. The way I am seeing it, the snake represents the Biblical serpent, but also spiritual energy and transformation. The stomach is where our food breaks down and "transforms", so it can also symbolize transformation.

The dream could reflect your "escape" from negative and "consuming" beliefs/teachings of organized, traditional Christianity, the "death" of that aspect of self, and the beginning of a spiritual transformation.

What do you think?

posted March 24, 2017 03:41 AM            

The only thing that frightens me in real life, is not being able to accomplish my goals, and therefore living in regret and pain. I do have lofty aspirations but I feel that if ones aspirations are for the betterment of the world and not simply for pleasure or vanity, then help comes in many ways. But, like any human being, I experience doubt and the fear of "time is running out." It was just such a strange, vivid dream. Hard to forget a snake as huge as that lol.

posted March 25, 2017 04:14 PM            

I'm just having fun with you here. I saw that you 'appreciate' good banter! I LOVE people who appreciate Humor!

So! HELLO, and Welcome to the Cloud-dwellers here, astrally speaking too?, not just internet.

Sometimes before I offer anything, I like to 'sit' IN the dreamspace a while. Feel it out for my own self a while.

If I haven't responded right away, then I'll wait to see what some offer as suggestions. Sometimes I'll ADD a different angle or perspective.

You've arrived at a RICH forum, MonteCristo!
And we're GLAD you've decided on jumping in, and being an active participant now! *hug*

For my research, I watched videos of actual snakes the other day...

Saw 100 foot ones, and baby ones. I wanted to see if I could pick up anything 'natural' that could be useful in that concrete visual information.

I watched how some people found snakes with LARGE bodies they had eaten/ingested. I watched men with sharp knives beginning to splice open these GIANT snakes, layer upon layer, like surgery, to divulge that 'figure' underneath the final transparent see-through skin layer (after the topical skin was sliced).

I now could relate to what you were saying about seeing the man through that transparent part of the last layers, before he was freed... And also how the animal they swallowed was 'tenderized' by what I would guess to be digestive juices of the snake.

You are from Dallas, TX... There be LOTS of SNAKES there????

You must have possibly witnessed someone slicing open some snakes in your past, to have had that MUCH accuracy in your dream?

(Or else this is evidence of past life memory?)

Or, you've watched a documentary on it (during a tender time for your psyche to have seen such a thing) which could cause the details of this to STICK in an undigested form, (same as snake that ate the yet-undigested man-form), into your subconscious mind.

If this happened to you, then it would make sense that your psyche is STILL today trying to 'process' or digest those images? Maybe you were quite young when this all happened to you?

Also.... I think there are some horror movies out on the market that exploit the natural fear of snake-creatures through enhanced graphics and sounds. What you put IN to your imagination, has to get processed! LOL.

I LOVE the Humanitarian part of this dream... A GROUP of you got involved in the saving of one man. When people work TOGETHER to get something accomplished, it's a Beautiful beautiful work of deep Humanity. What a Beautiful psyche you naturally have! This earth is indeed-lucky to have you be an incarnation here, at this NEEDFUL time in History.

And yes... if you are a sensitive person, you would be 'picking up' on the horrors of feeling so helpless against something so evil released in the lower-psychic atmospheres right now.

(health) And yes, there's the chance that stomach juices are OVER producing acids, and digesting its own self (ulcer-warnings? acid-warnings) from all the STRESS?

I thought about your referencing the Bible, and that at such a YOUNG age, you had chosen to be seeking answers.... WOW-Gurlfriend?! What an awesome soul!
And God is using you... (whether or not you choose to follow the more-dogmatic teachings or not). The Holy Spirit (from God) is the one who Teaches you. Your soul is HERE for a Reason. Keep your Values and Walk the Higher Road, Loving God IN your Heart. Loving People and sharing yourself with others, with your Soul.

So, you know about the Garden of Eden snake. ONE of the things about that snake was that it caused 'doubt' and self-doubt to enter her mind.

The snake helped her to individuate her self as a person apart from her spiritual nature. Taught her to question Authority (which IN THIS WORLD, we NEED to do, and to CLARIFY what is Being Told us, whether it is 'the right thing to do, or not-- what kind of 'unintended consequences' will be faced by your 'turning your heel'(?), and usurping declared-Authority figures?).
Then, she had a choice to either-- follow the voice of doubt (curiosity, or, is it temptation?), or, to Trust (the sense of Correctness to you, what you already sense and know to be True and The Truth-- even if it flies in the face of something you are being TOLD or asked to do, which might be bothering you on a deep level).

Of course you know, God knew everything that was going to happen---
and it was part of the unfolding plan that God had a Remedy for in Christ-- (in case you ARE into a more dogmatic belief system, and had some doubts you deal with? ALL is forgiven. God made it so that we don't have overwhelming guilts and weights to carry. That's what Jesus Volunteered His Life for, freely given).

The other reference to snakes in the Bible was for the HEALING purposes.
http://biblehub.com/numbers/21-9.htm

So, what I wanted to ADD, was the Physical Body Healing component available in our dream life. Many times, the body can send us 'signals' about itself through the Dreamscapes. Always good to consider 'how' your bod is standing up to all this! Like doing a check-up.

The first thing I had thought about was Spine alignment. Snakes are BONES.... very LONG SPINES!!!! lol.

Do you go to get spinal-adjustments (bones)?
Do you have ascension-symptoms you deal with? (kundalini)
Would getting some alignments help you with that?

If you can afford it, you might want to invest in chakra-balancing treatments, and definitely go to a bone-cruncher!!! ..
"osteopathic manipulations"

I know I used to prefer the gentler D.O.'s than the more-violent adjusting actions of a D.C. (chiropractor).

Also ask about the acidity in your body, your diet, your stress-levels? Use of temporary stomach-acid aids/meds, etc.

I've heard that juicing raw celery and taking a shot-glass of that every day can aid stomach? (For me, the cost of that was prohibitive... but an osteopath once told me it really works!)

Are you eating too MUCH of a bolus (volume/density/bulk-foods) before you lay down to sleep at night? Could that be a factor for you right now?

(You don't have to answer all those questions out loud. They can be just for your own analyzing.)