Dream Logic

Aaron

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Aaron recounts a dream involving a fateful trip to Japan with her partner and her mother. In her reflection, she discusses her short-lived engagement, the reasons the relationship ended and what she's learned from the experience.

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Carmen

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 10:00:23 GMT

"The imposter syndrome is real, and it's always kind of there." Carmen recounts a recurring dream in which she's rushing to a class that she's completely forgotten about... sometimes she makes it there, only to discover that there's an exam she's unprepared for. In her reflection, she discusses the lasting impact of her teenage years, how she manages her time now, and the way she defines success.

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Jai

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 11:00:37 GMT

"His whole world was organized around his belief." Jai recounts a dream at a collective meditation where her father suddenly appears and comforts her. In her reflection, she discusses her complicated relationship with Sufism and with her late father.

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Cailin

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 11:00:20 GMT

"It didn't seem unnatural. It just seemed really beautiful." Cailin recounts a dream on a train to a beach town where the grapes she's eating become keys. In her reflection, she discusses backpacking through the Philippines, her connection to a childhood best friend, and the possibility of having children herself.

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Polina

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 11:00:27 GMT

"It was life-changing. I learned how to rely completely on myself." Polina recounts a recurring dream where she has to strategize how to survive an elevator that's plunging. In her reflection, she discusses her pattern of risk-taking, and the power of challenging herself.

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James

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 11:00:32 GMT

"It's your eyes playing tricks on you." James recounts a recurring dream he had as a child involving visions of television static and a teddy bear. In his reflection, he discusses feelings of restless and alienation as a child from a working class, immigrant family growing up in an affluent Canadian city.

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Al

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 11:00:53 GMT

"It was a wonderful time. I remember being fearful of it going away." Al recounts a dream at an apartment in a 14th century Abbey where he sees a column of tanks approaching and has to find his family. In his reflection, he discusses an idyllic period where he lived in England with his wife, and the pressures and responsibilities of being a parent.

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Molly

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:00:00 GMT

"It does kind of redirect the energy of life." Molly recounts a dream at a vacation house, in which she's tasked with taking care of a friend's baby, who may or may not be injured. In her reflection, she discusses the evolution of friendships into her thirties, and the considerations of starting a family.

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Sara

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 11:00:00 GMT

"I felt like I got to see this dark side of my parent's psyche that I didn't really want to know." Sara recounts a dream in which she's forced to bury the body of someone she's murdered. In her reflection, she touches on her teenage rebellion, growing up in a Catholic household, and the small town she was desperate to leave.

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Ben

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 11:00:15 GMT

"To go for years, and years, and years without remembering your dreams... that can't be good for you, right?" Ben recounts a dream involving the repeated removal of thorns from his arm. In his reflection, he explores his difficult relationship with cannabis.

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Kailey

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 10:00:09 GMT

“We’ve been here since 2011 and we’re not going anywhere anytime soon.” Kailey recounts a recent dream where she’s on a flying bus in a university town. In her reflection, she discusses her nostalgia for her university years, losing her mom the same year she graduated, and the possible meaning of the two sentences she recalls seeing in the dream.

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R. Flex

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 10:00:11 GMT

“Despite all the chaos, the music was the thing that grounded and centred this tender moment.” R. Flex recounts a recent dream where they were back in high school at an assembly alongside famous pop singers. In their reflection, they discuss the isolation of lockdown, the feeling of being a teenager again, their love of pop songs, and creating their own music.

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Danny

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 10:00:13 GMT

“Seeing something like that can make you feel like a failure... like you can’t take care of yourself.” Danny recounts a recent dream in which he spots an unusual cockroach in his apartment. In his reflection, he discusses the feeling of not being able to take care of himself, past concerns about what his future might look like, and the impact his anxiety has had on problem-solving.

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Caroline

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 10:00:33 GMT

“I remember just swimming for my life, not knowing where I was going or trying to get to.” Caroline recounts a recent dream involving widespread panic and a hectic race to find safety. In her reflection, she discusses her acute anxiety around COVID-19, the devastation of losing acting work during the pandemic, and feelings of helplessness she’s had to overcome.

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Kathryn

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 10:00:52 GMT

“I’m going to cry—it’s just this beautiful image that I don’t really know what it means, but it felt really free and felt really potent as an image of abundance.” Kathryn recounts a recent dream involving armpit hair that turns into cedar trees. In her reflection, she discusses societal expectations around women’s body hair, her interest in trees and forests, and the feeling of rebirth.

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Ian

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 10:00:08 GMT

“I’ve got a handful of teeth and I can’t show my face like this.” Ian recounts a recent dream working at a high school where he finds his teeth suddenly falling out. In his reflection, he discusses the feeling of getting older, approaching retirement, and the nature of teaching.

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Taryn

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:00:30 GMT

“It’s something that other people don’t really click into unless they’ve sort of gone through something similar.” Taryn recounts a recent dream involving dinner at a desolate patio with her sisters and a childhood friend. In her reflection, she discusses missing the closeness of certain childhood relationships, ongoing anxiety around health and other challenges, and the root of her control issues.

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Jessica

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:00:57 GMT

"Something was really wrong and it was somehow my fault, but I could never figure out why..." Jessica recounts a recurring dream in which she finds her entire family murdered. In her reflection, she discusses the survivor’s guilt she sometimes feels about her sister who died suddenly at a young age, while at the same time Jessica herself recovered from a serious illness.

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Emmett

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 11:00:14 GMT

“I had no control or say in any part of what was going on… I was just going with whatever was happening to me.” Emmett recounts a recent dream in which he is separated from his family on a trip to their cottage. In his reflection, he discusses his transmasculine identity, bathroom anxiety, and the troubling lack of control he’s felt over the course of the pandemic.

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Alex

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 14:29:03 GMT

“I don’t know what I really want to be doing, but I just know I have gifts that I could be using and sharing that I’m not—and it’s a drag.” Alex recounts a recent dream where a group of sailors enlist him to join their voyage to find the Northwest Passage (inexplicably located near Mexico). In his reflection, he discusses the circuitous path to his current job and tough questions about his career and future.

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Hannah

Thu, 26 Nov 2020 11:00:09 GMT

“It almost feels like all my dreams are like that. These little old fashioned movie sets of, like, New York City, but I just somehow know where everything is.” Hannah recounts a recent dream that takes place at a restaurant in an eerily familiar neighbourhood. In her reflection, she discusses the movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s, her experience working in restaurants, financial pressures, and the unique feeling of a rainy, overcast day.

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Peter

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 11:00:28 GMT

“The trees are exceptionally huge—they’re like giants. And when I reach the cove, it’s like, the beach feels bigger, the sea feels bigger, everything feels bigger and I feel small.” Peter recounts a recurring dream of walking along a path in the forest and arriving at a beautiful cove. In his reflection, he discusses growing up in a small town in India with a father he admired, losing his dad at a young age, and the enormous responsibility he feels with his own son.

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Kyla

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 11:00:19 GMT

“In that moment, looking over at John, I was stressed because I wanted to make sure he was okay.” Kyla recounts a recent dream where John Lennon accompanies her family on a camping trip. In her reflection, she discusses her recent exposure to John Lennon’s music and life, her own experience with loss, and how she tries to support those who are grieving.

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Stephanie

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 11:00:57 GMT

“I could see these men coming towards us… and the first man who was approaching us kept yelling at us to get down, or to get away, because they were going to kill us.” Stephanie recounts a recent dream involving a mysterious ambush, ritualistic killings, and hiding out in a cabin with her family. In her reflection, she discusses the impact of moving back in with her parents during the pandemic, the feeling of abandonment, and how her relationship with her father has influenced the person she’s become.

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Bill

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 10:00:46 GMT

“In many dreams where I’m trying to get someplace, there’s a sense of incredible urgency, that getting to this place is the most important thing in the world.” Bill recounts a recent dream where he encounters an old friend from his past at a hotel. In his reflection, he discusses his first romantic relationship, coming out as a gay man, and the nagging feeling of missing out on something important.

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Shailie

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 10:00:11 GMT

“She flickers in and out of different forms.” Shailie recounts a recent dream involving a woman trapped in a house and a mysterious forest. In her reflection, she discusses feeling deprived in a marriage that recently ended, the shifting of other key relationships in her life, the importance of discomfort, and how she’s learned to claim her own independence.

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Trailer

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 02:59:18 GMT

Introducing Dream Logic: where people recount their dreams and try to make sense of them.

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