A dreamer writes:
I had a dream that I was home and it was really dark. There were two tiny frogs in my house, a light brown-greenish frog and a black one.  I got a bottle and tried to put them in it, and when I did they start drowning. I got scared and took them out.  However when the green-brown one was supposed to come out, a huge grasshopper came out instead. I got scared (and slightly disgusted) and my dad came and stepped on it.  Once he was dead, I got a crab tank and put them there with a little bit of water and they swam happily for a little.  But then it became too little so I got a fish tank and put them in there instead. I think they grew but I don’t remember. Once I saw they were swimming peacefully, and not drowning,  I woke up.

Answer:
Animals in dreams often represent precious and tender parts of ourselves.  If I were working with you 1:1 I would ask you what do frogs represent to you?  Dreams are metaphors, so if we look at the symbolic version of the story, it seems like there is something or someone or some part of yourself that you are trying to protect (represented by the frogs). It might feel scary at times (like in the dream) but ultimately you are able to find safety and peace – this is excellent! The positive resolution shows your psyche’s ability to take care of yourself.
Let me know if this helps, If you want to pursue it further I offer private phone consultations.
~Mimi

A dreamer writes:
I had a dream last night and I’m not sure of the true meaning.  In the beginning of the dream, I was pregnant and was spending time with my boyfriend watching movies and having a nice time.   Time progresses and I have the baby (a boy) and my boyfriend and I are really happy and I realize that we decided not to tell our family members until he was born and I decided to post it on Facebook (random, right?)  Both of us are close to our families so I’m not sure why it was hidden from them, or why i felt anxious to share the news or why i was even dreaming about being pregnant?  I felt attached the the baby and the room was white and he was wrapped in a blue blanket in a soft cradle.
My boyfriend and I both want kids but after we get married and it would be in a few years (and i’m not pregnant). This is the first time a dream had felt truly real in a long time and left me with an inkling of something missing or unknown.
I may be reading way to much into this but all day when i have tried to shrug it off i just kept feeling like a void that needs answers.

Answer:
In general, and on a symbolic level, dreams of pregnancy and babies represent new beginnings. Since you and your boyfriend both actually want children and plan to be married, there are a couple ways to look at this dream:
1) On a symbolic level, is there something new that you and your boyfriend are starting, that your families don’t know about? Try to get out of the literal aspect of the dream and think generally, asking yourself:  “is there something that my boyfriend and I are keeping private for now, that we are not sharing with our families?”
Then there is another level to look at dreams….
2) Is it precognitive?  Dreaming is the #1 place that any kind of precognitive (that means you dream it before it happens) or psychic activity is known to take place. Is this dream a glimpse of the future? Only time will tell, that is not my role to say. But what is your sense? Do you feel like this was a premonition? If you have a strong gut sense, then that may be the case. I always like to explore the layers – dreams are mysterious and fascinating that way. So I’m not calling any predictions but ask your intuition what fits, and if this void you are feeling is an awareness of something yet to come.
I hope this helps,
~Mimi

A dreamer writes:
last night i had a dream which i only remember a tiny bit of that my boyfriend was stressed and throwing up and he was pretty much all over the place in terms of stress and in the dream i just kept comforting him telling him everything is going to be okay. the thing is my boyfriend is going through quite a stressful time right now in which hes kind of scared about whats going to happen (and it has nothing to do with me being pregnant) and i know that hes been throwing up quite a bit. and i just feel helpless because i cant do much about it but just be there for him. so what does my dream actually represent?

Answer:

Have you heard of something called Couvade Syndrome?  It is when a man develops ‘sympathy symptoms’ of a woman’s pregnancy. I don’t know, but I wonder if this has something to do with his throwing up – in waking life, not just the dream?
Also, there are different types of dreams. The dreams we have during R.E.M. (rapid eye movement) are story like, and often don’t seem to make sense to the logical mind. Then in between R.E.M. cycles we have more what can be referred to as ‘sleep thinking’, which is more of a processing of every day life things. So I wonder if this dream might fall into that category, since you describe it as pretty true to life.
I hope your boyfriend can find some relief to his stress. Is he reaching out for any support, such as counseling, a clergy, or friends he can talk to about whatever is causing the stress?
I hope this helps,
~Mimi

A dream writes:
If my dream were a movie, I would call it ‘The Contract’.  In my dream, we had to kill to not be killed, people we didn’t know would come, trained people, and slowly they would kill us. I refused staying anymore in that world and left, waking up in my dream world, in my house pool, with my laptop on, and I grabbed it and threw it in the pool. Though after I was worried so I took it out with me, and I woke up.

Answer:
Guns in dreams can often represent an expression of anger.  So I would ask you, is there some aspect of life where it feels like people are ‘out to get’ each other, maybe not literally with guns, but either verbally attacking, criticizing or otherwise trying to take each other down? If so that could be what this part of the dream represents.  The fact that you ‘woke up’ to another reality (while still in the dream state) might show your mental ability to get yourself out of such unhealthy situations.  Why you threw your laptop in the pool, I would have to ask you; perhaps it was another form of ‘ridding’ yourself of that unhealthy reality full of conflict.  Often in a dream when we ‘wake up’ it can represent our own awakening to a higher level of awareness or consciousness.
~Mimi

A female dreamer writes:

“I had an intimate dream about a woman I used to work with.  I’m not happy with my sex life with my husband, does this mean I’m gay?”

Answer:

No it does not mean that you are gay. If you have been questioning your sexual orientation since before the dream, and you feel strongly about it, then it’s something to consider. But for someone who has otherwise been fairly certain about their sexuality, in no way does this type of dream imply that the dreamer is gay.  What it usually means is that the person you connected with in the dream has some qualities that you would like more of in yourself. So ask yourself: what does this person represent to you? How would you describe her personality?

You mentioned that you worked with her, so here are some ideas; If you worked w/her, are you still working? If not, maybe it’s work that you are missing. Or when you describe her personality, is there something about her that you want to be more like? Perhaps the dream is showing you what’s missing in your life (i.e. what she represents to you, whether its work, or a personality trait, or something else). Once we are more fulfilled in ourselves, everything seems to improve.  This can have a domino effect and can help improve your relationship as well.

I hope this helps,

~Mimi

Here is another entry from my website via “Ask The Dream Detective”:

If your dream were a movie, what would you title it?: The Disorganized Hiker

General feeling of this dream: Rushed/Anxious

Tell me your dream here:

“I have had three dreams recently, two that I can really remember where I’m trying to leave for a hiking trip/adventure in nature and can not find my backpack or cannot pack it properly when find it.

In the first dream I remember I was hiking up through this shallow but fast river with a friend who I don’t remember if I recognize. I wasn’t wearing proper shoes and was carrying my supplies in a tote bag.  Though the river was shallow were i was I could tell it was getting higher and higher and faster and faster.

The rest of our group was up ahead and I felt the desire to be at the front with them but felt like I was un prepared and that my tote bag was going to get wet and weigh me down.

I stopped on the side of the river at a cafe and two men joined me. We had cool beverages on the patio behind the cafe and I told them about my desire to catch up with the rest of the group and that I needed a backpack to do so. One of the man’s parents showed up in car and told me they could bring me a backpack and that was the end of my dream.

I had one dream about a back pack and hiking in between this one and the next one I can remember.

Last night I was dreaming and there were a lot of things going on but eventually I ended up in a kinda garage/cabin. My parents were there and they told me that we needed to leave soon for our camping/backpacking trip. I looked down and I had this duffle bag that at first didn’t seem so large but definitely cumbersome to carry.

I decided I would need to move the essentials into a smaller backpacking back pack and so i began going through my duffle.

I pulled out 5 pairs of shoes and tried them all on to see which ones would work for my trip. They were all different variations of sport shoes/hiking boots and finally I chose the ones that most resembled the boots I have in real life.

While I was going through all my clothes the pile seemed to get larger and larger and my dream ended before I could pack my back pack properly.”

Dear Dreamer,
It seems clear that there is some area of your life where you are feeling rushed, anxious, unprepared, and like you need to catch up with your peers. I see recurring themes with the river ahead getting faster and faster, the clothes piles getting larger and larger, also the cumbersome duffle bag. These all seem to represent the feeling of some kind of surmounting task that feels like it just keeps getting bigger, and is a big load to carry that could ‘weigh you down’. The fact of the back pack makes me think of school and I wonder if you are in school and feeling like you need to catch up with the rest of your peers, and like the ‘load’ just keeps getting bigger.  If you are not in school ask yourself what area of life these descriptions fit. Then give yourself some credit for being out there, carrying that load, and ‘getting your feet wet’!
I hope this helps,
Mimi

“I dreamed I had sex with someone I’m not even attracted to!”

This is a common one, and can make for an awkward encounter next time you run into the person when you are awake! Even though they don’t know you had a hot dream about them, your feelings were so real in the dream you can’t help but feel embarrassed now.
The first thing to ask yourself when you have this dream is: What are the qualities this person represents to me that I am currently, or would like to be, embracing in myself?
This dream also usually has nothing to do with the actual person, but rather what they represent to you.  Sometimes the person is of the same gender, and we do not swing that way. This can create fear or confusion upon waking!  Rest assured that this does not mean you are suddenly

“What does it mean when I dream my partner cheated on me?”
The first reaction is usually to be mad or suspicious of your partner. But hold on! While again anything is possible – do your fact checking if you think they are literally having an affair – HOWEVER…This dream usually indicates that you are feeling cheated out of TIME with your partner.  So first ask yourself, has he/she taken up a new hobby? Working longer hours? Travelling without you? Anything that takes your partner away from you can feel like ‘the other man or woman’.  Even an illness, disease, or condition like depression can feel like something (translating to someone in the dream world) has taken away the closeness you previously shared.
Before jumping to the literal explanation, see if the metaphor fits.

One of the most common questions I hear goes something like this:  “I dreamed of my ex, does it mean I should get back together with them?”  Or, “Does it mean that they are thinking of me too?”
While I never rule out the mysterious and mystical ways of the dream world, and I do believe that anything is possible….The most common explanation is: This dream most likely has NOTHING to do with your ex.  It might, like I said, and do the fact checking with the other person should your heart pull you in that direction.
At the same time, keep in mind that what the dream is most likely bringing to your attention are the feelings you had in the dream, and your dreaming mind might be saying ‘hey, remember what this feels like? Wouldn’t it be nice to have again?’
Not all dreams of former loves come with pleasant feelings, however.  If the feelings are unpleasant or difficult, look at where in your life you might be currently experiencing those same challenges with another person. Perhaps you are responding to a new person in the same way you responded to the ex in the dream.  Or maybe they are behaving towards you in a way that the former partner did. These are some possible explanations to explore.

I’m looking forward to hearing your dream stories, and solving your dream cases!
-Mimi

The Dream Detective