From time immemorial, the forest was for man a myriad of secrets that excited imagination, and gave impetus to the birth of legends. In reality, he surrounded him with a living wall, and in a dream he presented a fantastic vision. What did these night dreams promise, filled with the rustle of branches and the distant cries of forest birds? In search of an answer to this question, we will try to find out what it means by a dream book to see the forest, and we will use for this purpose the most authoritative publications these days.
Wise tips from the Mayan dream book
In climatic zones suitable for growth, forests at all times abundantly covered the earth, and the creators of the Mayan civilization, which originated on the American continent 2 thousand years before Christ, knew them firsthand, and therefore, had the pleasure to contemplate them in their dreams. Being thorough people, and most importantly literate, they kept notes, on the basis of which a dream book has already been compiled in our days. The forest has a very important role to play in it, since he often visited the most ancient Americans in their night visions.
In their records, prehistoric dreamers identified two plots that, in their opinion, could have a secret meaning. First of all, they argued that if a person dreams of a forest fire, then his life will soon change. Even a proven and reliable tool was used to make them pleasant. It turns out that everything is very simple: you just need to sprinkle your head with river sand mixed with salt before going to bed, and happiness itself will float into your hands. Who doubts - can check.
Just walking through the woods - the Mayan dream book presents this, as the second option of possible plots, is a bad omen, promising some problems with the lungs. However, there is a trick here. To avoid a dangerous disease, you don’t need to run to the doctor, just go to the woods the next morning and bury a handful of tobacco wrapped in a sheet of wood somewhere in a clearing - just like everything ingenious.
Dream interpretation from the Celestial Empire
Another quite exotic guide to the world of night visions is, which has gained popularity these days, "Dream Book of the Yellow Emperor." It is based on traditions drawn from Chinese culture, which has become an expression of special views on natural phenomena, mysticism and human life. The interpretation of the forest seen in night dreams is very peculiar in this dream book.
Since all carnal and spiritual moods, according to Chinese philosophy, come from a violation of the correct flow of internal energy (the Chinese designate it with the term "Qi"), the human body activates the process of its restoration, which is reflected in dreams. Man, as it were, is trying to make up for himself through visual images.
For example, forest walks seen in a dream are nothing more than the body’s desire to replenish the missing supply of energy through fusion with nature. This is not surprising, since the tree in the culture of China has always symbolized spring and the revival of life. Communication with the forest (even virtual) brings calm to the soul of a person and helps to level out his internal state. It is only important that the illness or exorbitant fatigue does not paralyze a person’s will, and does not violate his desire for nature - everything else will follow naturally.
Explains the Chinese dream book, and what is the dream of a forest in which a person wanders unable to find a way out. In contrast to the European interpretation, according to which this is a bad omen, Eastern interpreters believe that such a plot serves as evidence of the complete merger of man with the surrounding nature, which gives him his energy.
Understanding this feature of this dream is extremely important. It relieves the dreamer of unnecessary excitement and brings peace to the soul. In his dreams, he slowly moves between the trees, looking around carefully and getting pleasure from it. At the same time, fear of the forest and attempts to break out of it at any cost testify to a person’s internal bankruptcy and his break with the outside world.
Dream Interpretation of the Russian Emperor
Of undoubted interest to readers is another similar guide, sanctified by the name of the emperor, but this time not yellow, but that fully meets European, or rather Slavic standards. It will be about the "Dream Interpretation of Peter I", which has also recently won the sympathy of readers.
According to its compilers, the forest, which holds many secrets in its impenetrable wilds, portends to those who see it in a dream the beginning of some new and not yet mastered business, for the successful completion of which it will take a lot of effort. However, the help given here is the recommendation here - to ignore the advice of others and rely entirely on their own initiative. This will help to fulfill the plan in the shortest possible time and at minimal cost.
Further in the dream book, the forest is considered on the basis of generally accepted notions. So, going into the distance and lost in a foggy haze, it is interpreted as a harbinger of deep sadness over irrevocably bygone years. The forest, broken and filled with withered trees, is a reproach to the dreamer in the pursuit of dubious pleasures, for the sake of which he stupidly wasted health and wealth.
To enter the forest, especially if you do it abruptly and unexpectedly for yourself, in reality can mean the approach of some event that can instill fear. To get lost in the forest is considered a harbinger of family turmoil. But the worst part is, being among the trees, get an ax and start chopping them. Such arbitrariness will not go unpunished, and in real life will turn into mourning and sorrow.
But in the Petrovsky dream book the forest also has a positive role. In particular, if a dreamer, having entered it, starts to whine and in response hears someone's voices, then in good news he can expect good news. Equally favorable is a dream in which a sleeping person sees himself as if he is making a path among dense and impenetrable thickets. In real life, his zeal will be rewarded with success in any undertaking undertaken, no matter how difficult it may seem.
Gustav Miller - what is the dream of the forest
Interpretations of dreams in a dream book compiled by the famous American psychoanalyst Gustav Miller are based on his many years of observation and are always scientifically substantiated (in any case, so his admirers say). Based on this, we take into account all the comments he offers and try to use them in real life.
First of all, we will rejoice when we see in a dream trees covered with young foliage. According to Mr. Miller, they portend the fulfillment of all plans. But, at the same time, we’ll beware of going to a dead forest, that is, literally, consisting of lifeless tree trunks, since this negligence can bring sadness and loss. Which ones are not said, but it is still better to do without them.
For those seeking career development, according to Miller's dream book, the forest provides an excellent opportunity. It is enough, having fallen asleep deeper, to climb the crown of a tree, and career growth is ensured. But if instead of zealously climbing up the branches, the dreamer will try to cut down a tree, or, even worse, uproot him, then he will not see him a solid position and will sit until his retirement in the "lower link".
Contemplation in a dream of a forest panorama, according to the same Mr. Miller, portends an imminent change in business, and if the crowns of the trees are covered with fresh foliage, then the dreamer may celebrate good luck in advance. Worse if he dreamed of an autumn flying forest. In this case, one cannot count on a successful outcome of the initiated business.
Original statements by Mr. Miller
Contrary to expectations, the author of the dream book very positively assesses night vision, in which the forest appears engulfed in fire. This image, capable of waking up a sense of fear in the soul, according to its interpretation, is a harbinger of future prosperity and prosperity. It is especially promising for those who, shortly before this, began to carry out an important but difficult task. The sight of the raging fiery element, no matter how terrible it may be, promises him a successful outcome of the work begun.
Analyzing in detail the question of what the forest is dreaming of, Miller’s Dream Interpretation also gives an interpretation to a very common story in which a sleeping person sees himself lost in a gloomy thicket. Such a situation is extremely unpleasant in reality, and does not bode well in a dream. Most likely, it can lead to trouble in the service and family strife. If, in vain attempts to leave the forest, the dreamer freezes or becomes hungry, then in reality, in addition to the misadventures mentioned above, he will have an extremely unpleasant trip to which circumstances will force him.
Miller’s Dream Book mentions mushrooms in the forest rather briefly, noting only that it is an extremely bad omen to see them with speckled worms. Such an unpleasant night vision in reality can portend an unexpected illness, not only bodily, but also mental - for example, deep depression or, worse, serious nervous breakdown.
In order not to end on a minor note the story of how the image of the forest is interpreted in Miller’s Dream Book, we give one more statement by this respected master. It turns out that a very optimistic forecast is a dream in which a person comes into the woods and starts harvesting firewood. It is generally accepted that in real life physical labor in the fresh air strengthens the body and ennobles the soul. In a dream, he (at least chopping wood) promises a brilliant victory in the struggle for success and subsequent prosperity.
What did Mrs Denise Lynn tell the world?
One can find no less thorough interpretation of dreams about the forest in a dream book compiled by American writer and psychotherapist Denise Lynn. Being the founder of the International Institute of Soul Training, this learned lady devoted much time and energy to the study of the secret meaning inherent in dreams. Considering the problem from the standpoint of esotericism, she draws the attention of readers to the fact that in many mystical teachings the forest is traditionally associated with the feminine principle of the Great Mother.
Without going into discussions about what kind of mother Ms. Lynn is talking about, we note that in her opinion, a person who saw in a dream a forest, in reality, might need protection and shelter from certain circumstances threatening him, about which he, however may not suspect.
This conclusion is made by the author of the dream book on the basis that the huge mass of trees that make up the forest, growing without outside care and help, is a symbol of violence and strength, which can influence the world around us. To all those who visit such a dream, a learned American strongly recommends for a while to withdraw and try to determine their place in life, and at the same time give an objective assessment of their own personality.
What does it mean by a dream book to pick mushrooms in the forest?
From the misty metaphysical reasoning of Ms. Lynn, we turn to more understandable aspects of the forest theme, for example, to our favorite mushroom picking. Who has never had a chance to wander through the autumn forest with a basket and then see in a dream for a long time and relive this incomparable sensation caused by unity with nature.
Meanwhile, the question of why mushrooms are dreaming in the forest is interpreted by dream interpretation very differently, depending on a number of plot features. For example, the kind of forest glade so gratifying for any mushroom picker, completely covered with "noble" mushrooms (ceps, boletus, etc.), may be a secret indication that in real life it is surrounded by hypocritical people capable of lies and betrayal. In this case, maximum caution should be exercised so as not to become a victim of their cunning plans.
Toadstools are not always harmful
At the same time, oddly enough, the abundance of grebes and fly agarics in a dream is considered a good omen, foreshadowing a happy event that can change life for the better. And it will happen quite unexpectedly, appearing as a pleasant surprise, the hope for which was long lost.
Most interpreters believe that the most favorable for the dreamer is the image of disproportionately large - just huge mushrooms, which in real life do not exist. Such, at first glance, an absurd dream, as it turned out, carries a deeply positive foundation and portends all sorts of benefits in the future. For example, the compilers of the "Modern Dream Book" argue that the dreamer's efforts in real life will be highly appreciated and will allow him to earn well-deserved laurels.
Why else dream of mushrooms in the forest?
In books that are popular with readers, not only dreams are interpreted in which the dreamer is given the role of a passive observer, but also those in which he performs certain actions. So, most authors pay attention to stories related to mushroom picking. With all the variety of interpretations, most often they are given positive significance, and they promise businessmen quick success in business and significant profits, and unmarried women getting married. For those dreamers who do not fall into any of the above categories, picking mushrooms in a dream can also promise happy changes in life.
Dreams in which the sleeping person eats the mushrooms collected by him are quite unexpectedly interpreted. In this case, it does not matter whether the soup is cooked from them, roast or on the table they appeared in a salty, or even pickled form. In any case, the mushroom meal indicates that in reality this gourmet shows excessive suspicion towards people who in no way deserve it. In addition to the fact that in such a way the dreamer can unjustly offend someone, he will inevitably harm himself.
Interpretation for the whole family
The Family Dream Book, which also comprehensively covers the issue of interest to us, has become very popular these days. Its compilers see in the image of trees news of imminent changes associated with the most diverse aspects of life. However, in this case, the emphasis is on the specific features of what he saw.
For example, the green forest, according to the dream book, is a symbol of future good fortune, and flying around portends the onset of a gloomy band in life. Forest fire, so destructive in reality, in a dream promises a successful completion of previously begun work and material wealth. But in the same dream book the dark forest is presented as a symbol of future failures and family troubles. Especially a lot of trouble promised dead dead trees. They portend an imminent disappointment in life and the subsequent depression. It is also not advisable to hear the rustling of fallen leaves in a dream - it is a sign of future losses.