Comments on: If I Dream It, They Will Come: Bird by Bird http://kellementology.com/2007/06/06/if-i-dream-it-they-will-come-bird-by-bird/ The science of grasping life by the short hairs Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:25:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By:   Thoughtfully synthesizing statistics, dreams, and spiders — kellementology http://kellementology.com/2007/06/06/if-i-dream-it-they-will-come-bird-by-bird/#comment-1432   Thoughtfully synthesizing statistics, dreams, and spiders — kellementology Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:21:54 +0000 http://kellementology.com/2007/06/06/if-i-dream-it-they-will-come-bird-by-bird/#comment-1432 [...] another month draws to a close, I am left wondering why oh why this particular post has been viewed so many times this month. As of two minutes ago, it has been “viewed” [...] […] another month draws to a close, I am left wondering why oh why this particular post has been viewed so many times this month. As of two minutes ago, it has been “viewed” […]

]]> By: kellypea http://kellementology.com/2007/06/06/if-i-dream-it-they-will-come-bird-by-bird/#comment-532 kellypea Thu, 07 Jun 2007 20:00:13 +0000 http://kellementology.com/2007/06/06/if-i-dream-it-they-will-come-bird-by-bird/#comment-532 Absolutely interesting to think about. I did come across information about totems yesterday, but I haven't read anything by Jung in many years... A whole day later, it has all morphed into the relationship between nature and nurture, which has always been a fascination. Never, ever a dull moment. Absolutely interesting to think about. I did come across information about totems yesterday, but I haven’t read anything by Jung in many years…

A whole day later, it has all morphed into the relationship between nature and nurture, which has always been a fascination.

Never, ever a dull moment.

]]> By: Dave http://kellementology.com/2007/06/06/if-i-dream-it-they-will-come-bird-by-bird/#comment-531 Dave Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:00:45 +0000 http://kellementology.com/2007/06/06/if-i-dream-it-they-will-come-bird-by-bird/#comment-531 This is fascinating research you've provided here. I used to have dreams about spiders too, but they were a little different, and so I didn't take the same investigatory approach you did. In my dream, there would be a tunnel, only big enough for me to crawl through, and I would feel compelled by this feeling that I must reach the end at all cost. About halfway to the light at the end of the tunnel, I would see that there were thousands of spiders, but still feel compelled to push forward. As I got to where the spiders were, they would attack me, covering me, and they would eat me, no, thats too tame a word, they would devour me! Stacy who has been a longtime Native American mythology buff (partially due to having Native heritage herself I suspect) mentioned that most Native tribes have a belief that if you repeatedly dream about an animal eating you, it means that animal is your totem spirit animal, and that is your brains way of expressing the concept "flesh of my flesh." This, while kind of weird, is also fun to think about. Who knows, maybe it is true and I was a spider in a past life. Stranger things! If you're interested in exploring dream symbols and meanings (and you may already know of this guy) Carl Jung has a lot of great stuff you could probably find at the library. This is fascinating research you’ve provided here. I used to have dreams about spiders too, but they were a little different, and so I didn’t take the same investigatory approach you did.

In my dream, there would be a tunnel, only big enough for me to crawl through, and I would feel compelled by this feeling that I must reach the end at all cost. About halfway to the light at the end of the tunnel, I would see that there were thousands of spiders, but still feel compelled to push forward. As I got to where the spiders were, they would attack me, covering me, and they would eat me, no, thats too tame a word, they would devour me!

Stacy who has been a longtime Native American mythology buff (partially due to having Native heritage herself I suspect) mentioned that most Native tribes have a belief that if you repeatedly dream about an animal eating you, it means that animal is your totem spirit animal, and that is your brains way of expressing the concept “flesh of my flesh.”

This, while kind of weird, is also fun to think about. Who knows, maybe it is true and I was a spider in a past life. Stranger things!

If you’re interested in exploring dream symbols and meanings (and you may already know of this guy) Carl Jung has a lot of great stuff you could probably find at the library.

]]> By: kellypea http://kellementology.com/2007/06/06/if-i-dream-it-they-will-come-bird-by-bird/#comment-530 kellypea Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:13:39 +0000 http://kellementology.com/2007/06/06/if-i-dream-it-they-will-come-bird-by-bird/#comment-530 Cherann -- your paper sounds like it was more interesting than the one I did on Defense Mechanisms. Funny how that kind of stuff makes a bit more sense after we've lived life longer and can put it in context. Hi Cooper -- What's up with your computer? I feel fortunate in that regard, but better knock on my wooden head, as it's been running more slowly in the past couple of days. In fact, I think the code I past into my files is probably causing it, b/c that crap in my sidebars isn't on my widgets page. I haven't even gotten there yet. Onward and upward. Cherann — your paper sounds like it was more interesting than the one I did on Defense Mechanisms. Funny how that kind of stuff makes a bit more sense after we’ve lived life longer and can put it in context.

Hi Cooper — What’s up with your computer? I feel fortunate in that regard, but better knock on my wooden head, as it’s been running more slowly in the past couple of days. In fact, I think the code I past into my files is probably causing it, b/c that crap in my sidebars isn’t on my widgets page. I haven’t even gotten there yet.

Onward and upward.

]]> By: cooper http://kellementology.com/2007/06/06/if-i-dream-it-they-will-come-bird-by-bird/#comment-529 cooper Thu, 07 Jun 2007 04:47:24 +0000 http://kellementology.com/2007/06/06/if-i-dream-it-they-will-come-bird-by-bird/#comment-529 This was a great read I read it earlier but couldn't comment because my computer was having seizures. Love this look. I finally found a theme I loved but it's not widgetized so I'm waiting on the designer to widgetize it. The one problem I had moving to wordpress was once I found out about xhmtl validation or whatever it is I had to ditch my original template. since then I have not been able to settle into a theme. It does disturb from the writing of posts. That is a frightening picture. Sweet Dreams. This was a great read I read it earlier but couldn’t comment because my computer was having seizures.

Love this look. I finally found a theme I loved but it’s not widgetized so I’m waiting on the designer to widgetize it.

The one problem I had moving to wordpress was once I found out about xhmtl validation or whatever it is I had to ditch my original template. since then I have not been able to settle into a theme. It does disturb from the writing of posts.

That is a frightening picture.

Sweet Dreams.

]]> By: cherann http://kellementology.com/2007/06/06/if-i-dream-it-they-will-come-bird-by-bird/#comment-528 cherann Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:44:46 +0000 http://kellementology.com/2007/06/06/if-i-dream-it-they-will-come-bird-by-bird/#comment-528 I used to love analyzing dreams as a teenager. I think I wrote a paper on it in psychology. But I've forgotten it all I used to love analyzing dreams as a teenager. I think I wrote a paper on it in psychology. But I’ve forgotten it all

]]> By: kellypea http://kellementology.com/2007/06/06/if-i-dream-it-they-will-come-bird-by-bird/#comment-526 kellypea Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:36:50 +0000 http://kellementology.com/2007/06/06/if-i-dream-it-they-will-come-bird-by-bird/#comment-526 Hey, Paisley...Sorry about the spiders. I haven't ever dreamed about them either. Go figure. And I'll have to check out your new theme. Mine's running kind of slowly, and a couple of people have said the center section is not visible unless you scroll wayyyyyyyy down. Now that I think of it, I'd kind of like that for my body, too. Can't wait to see what you have going on! Hey, Paisley…Sorry about the spiders. I haven’t ever dreamed about them either. Go figure.

And I’ll have to check out your new theme. Mine’s running kind of slowly, and a couple of people have said the center section is not visible unless you scroll wayyyyyyyy down. Now that I think of it, I’d kind of like that for my body, too.

Can’t wait to see what you have going on!

]]> By: paisley http://kellementology.com/2007/06/06/if-i-dream-it-they-will-come-bird-by-bird/#comment-525 paisley Wed, 06 Jun 2007 23:13:13 +0000 http://kellementology.com/2007/06/06/if-i-dream-it-they-will-come-bird-by-bird/#comment-525 although i have been remembering more and more of my dreams lately... i am happy to say i haven't dreamt about spiders... and i hope reading this doesn't change that!!!!!! i switched my theme today and i think you and i have the same one now... oooooo how exciting.... although i have been remembering more and more of my dreams lately… i am happy to say i haven’t dreamt about spiders… and i hope reading this doesn’t change that!!!!!!

i switched my theme today and i think you and i have the same one now… oooooo how exciting….

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