I ran across this gem at Reddit Dreams that illustrates how dreams use symbolism. Here is the post (link to original):
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So when I finally fell asleep last night I had a dream that a giant green goose with the human face of Ryan Gosling, with hands on the ends of its wings, was chasing me around trying to touch my hair. Also, Gosling had a beak that continued to squawk like a goose. It was … weird.
I wish I was making this up.
So I suggested to the dreamer that maybe the goose was symbolism for how he perceived Ryan Gosling. We all had a good laugh. Then he goes on to explain more of the dream:
My friend told me that a gosling is apparently a baby goose. Then my wife told me that I saw green because I am low on money and he was grabbing at my hair because I am “balding.” Hahaha. Maybe they’re right.
This suggests that maybe the silly goose is the dreamer for worrying about his hair. Gosling is known for his vanity, and dreams love to take these little facts we know about celebrities or otherwise and turn them into stories.
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J.M. DeBord — known online as RadOwl — has published over 25,000 dream interpretations at r/dreams, Reddit’s largest dreaming community, which he has moderated since 2014. He is the author of DREAMS 1-2-3: Three Steps to Interpret Dreams and The Dream Interpretation Dictionary. Recognized by the International Association for the Study of Dreams. Former dream expert-in-residence at Canyon Ranch Spa Tucson. Featured in The Guardian and a recurring guest on Coast to Coast AM.
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