From: nick.argall@aplaceof.removedotcom.info.com   
      
   "Carol"  wrote in message   
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   > "Nick Argall"  wrote in   
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   > > "Leigh"  wrote in message   
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   > > > I had a dream that I was walking through an antique store in my socks   
   > > > and walked through shattered glass. It was all sticking to my feet and   
   > > > hurting. I picked some out and walked some more, but more got stuck   
   > > > in.   
   > > >   
   > > It could be a reference to painful memories.   
   > > Dream interpretation is tricky.   
   >   
   > > Nick   
   >   
   >   
   > Leigh, you should know better than anyone else. However, "painful   
   > memories" or something similar such as worrying about something might   
   > provoke such a dream.   
      
   I fixed the indentation above, I was the one who talked about painful   
   memories.  I don't know if this makes any difference or not.   
      
   > Then again, I would take special note if you actually "felt" pain in   
   > your dream. To me that might signify something more literal, such as a   
   > physical problem with your feet. Such a dream could even be alerting   
   > you to a physical happenstance in the future that relates to your   
   > feet.   
   >   
   > Obviously these ideas are only my personal feelings and have no   
   > science or "authority" to back them up.   
      
   I'd back your personal feelings over most authorities, Carol :)   
      
   That said, I've experienced a rather impressive variety of physical pains in   
   dreams, often accompanied by vision of being stabbed with a sword, or having   
   my skin torn open in more horrific ways. I've also had the same sensations   
   while awake and not dreaming, when under certain emotional stresses.  I have   
   come up with a theory to explain this, based on my readings in various areas   
   and some experience, but not directly tested.   
      
   We have muscles that respond automatically to emotional and mental states.   
   (For instance the smile reflex.)  While we are accustomed to seeing these   
   responses on the face, they occur, in fact, over the whole body.  Sudden   
   changes in muscle tension can be caused by sudden shifts in emtional/mental   
   state.  In turn, these changes in tension can result in a variety of   
   sensations, including pain.  (The belief that acupunture can be used to   
   change someone's emotional state suggests that this process might be   
   bidirectional.)   
      
   Therefore, in my opinion, a pain sensation in a dream might not have a true   
   physical cause.  (Although changes in muscle tension patterns can produce   
   physical outcomes later.)   
      
      
      
   Nick   
      
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