Have
you ever dreamt of flying? You alone, I mean, not in an airplane, just
gliding or zooming through clouds with your arms outstretched like a
bird? I have, more times than I can count, with my hair streaming
straight out behind my head, feeling weightless, elated and somewhat
perplexed, not sure whether where I am going. Usually nowhere, as I
always wake up without ever reaching any destination.
It
started in my early teen years and repeated often, with almost the
same sequence each time. The phenomenonal experience nearly always
leaves me, on waking, with delicious exhaustion almost like the after
effect of passionate love activities. Then, they suddenly stopped, for
months or years but would start again; same excitement during the
'flight', same delicious after effect, same puzzlement in the morning,
with more & more curiosity mounting up and my hungry desire to know
more about the workings of the mind when one dreams, and why the
re-occurrence over and over? And, what makes it stop albeit merely
temporarily? What influences my mind to keep repeating the same dreams
for the most part of my life?
The
last gap had been after about 4 years. Now I am flying again, with a
difference this time. Somehow, the excitement had gone out, I just feel
very perplexed, but with an urgent desire to know why, why the dream,
why the same dream and, why am I not excited about it any more, but
almost disturbed!
My
personal experience apart, I have always been very curious about
dreams in general; so very varied, pleasant or sad, colourful or
gloomy, mysterious or terrifying, but always fascinating. Is there any
concrete ways and means for me to learn more about them?
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