posted February 18, 2006 01:32 AM         

I frequently dream of coming across new rooms in my house (it's not always the same house and usually a composite of the many houses I've lived in.)

*The rooms are always familiar, as though I'm returning.

*They are often strangely constructed-- not like any room I've encountered in real life-- such as a really tiny doorway I have to crawl through, or odd shapes to the room, different floor levels within one room, etc.

*I always have a strong urge to explore these rooms.

*Something always stops me, usually a person who needs me to go somewhere else with them.

Lately, these dreams have taken a twist, and the houses are usually haunted and I have to stay out of the rooms because ghosts are guarding them and looking for me.

During these dreams I feel such an urge to explore, like there are answers in the rooms that I need for my personal/spiritual growth.

These dreams are difficult to explain, and if anyone wants to help me sort through them, I'd be happy to supply any additional info.

posted February 18, 2006 02:05 AM         

It is of change in beliefs and personal growth.Remove what isn't working.

posted February 18, 2006 01:24 PM         

Hmmmm... I'll keep you posted.

posted February 18, 2006 02:04 PM         

The dream seems very positive to me, you are will to face your fears, you want to explore..

the ghosts, represent spirituality facing the unknown dimension..which is the reality connection Mind=HigherSelf to OverSoul=GOD..
physical status and spritual status
as above so below..

all in all, seek the truth, and the Truth shall set you free..

posted February 21, 2006 01:05 PM         

I tend to agree with freebird. The house is your mind/psyche and the rooms are all of the component parts of self, which you obviously wish to explore and learn about. Your urge to explore indicates a willingness to expand emotionally, mentally, and spiritually ... but life's distracting circumstances tend to interfere. (something always stops you)

Perhaps lately you have reached a point in your personal growth that requires a deeper look into self, and here you find old beliefs, behaviours, thoughts, ways of living, that hinder your progress (ghosts) - barriers to overcome. There could be unfinished emotional issues or repressed emotions or experiences (haunted) that you need to acknowledge before you can continue to "explore".

What do you think?

posted February 21, 2006 01:08 PM         

I think the home represents your life in general, and the home-within-a-home represents your mind/psyche.

Are you a particularly private person?

posted February 24, 2006 08:52 PM         

It seems odd to me that I would have recurring dreams that indicate that I want to explore something within myself, as I feel like I'm very much in touch with "me." But perhaps some things are to close for comfort... possibly resulting in the feeling that this interpretation (which I have stated that I made myself as well) doesn't fit. Denial?

Thank you all so much for your responses. Lotus, your insights are a bit different from the rest, but they resonate with me as well. I need to take some time with this. Something is holding me back, even in waking.

posted April 12, 2008 01:16 AM         

There are no more ghosts (can't relate that to the coming or going of anything in particular in my waking life) but still, the urge to explore, the feeling of being "home." I've noticed also that these are never houses that I own or live in, but potential homes. I always want them, almost desperately, but I never get to move in. I always wake up feeling ripped from something very dear to me.