Susan Taylor

New Idea’s dream analyst explains the meaning of your dreams

QI have a recurring dream in which I have to go back to uni to finish a subject, and there’s no way I’ll pass it or get my degree because I haven’t been going to the classes. I always wake up feeling really anxious.

ARachael, via email

Your dream is passing on a message from your subconscious mind.

The theme of the dream is around education and tests.

What this really means is that you doubt you have learned enough from your life experiences to cope with any challenges (tests) that may lie ahead.

Make sure you are paying attention to the clues around you, and examine any mistakes that you feel you have made that may be repetitive ones.

When we repeat any experiences in our life, it is usually because we didn’t take the learnings from those experiences the first time around.

QFor a number of years I had a recurring dream. In the dream, something serious occurred and I rang 000 but I wasn’t able to get through to anyone. The context of the call changed in each dream but it always ended with distress and me repeatedly failing to get help. Recently, I experienced another emergency situation in a dream and, for the first time ever, when I called for help, the phone successfully connected.

Diane, via email

AThis dream may have been concerning in the initial years, as it showed a subconscious belief you held regarding a lack of support.

Calling for help and not getting through, demonstrates that.

The fact that you have now been able to reach out and successfully get help, indicates you are in a more stable position in life. You no longer have to feel alone. Support can come via family, friends or on a deeper spiritual level.