Do you ever wake up after having had a dream so vivid, it seems real?
That was the case last night when I had a dream about “The Crow” and spent a hectic time soaring through the air and fine-tuning my flying ability.
The content of my dream was probably due to having read an article recently about the terrible prop gun shooting accident that occurred on Alec Baldwin’s recent “Rust” set. And then additional reports and the tie into Brandon Lee’s sad and untimely death on “The Crow” from a prop gun while filming. How quickly life can change, even in a supposed world of protected fantasy.
I’ve found that writing down my dreams makes them even more vivid and real-life seeming, and also “jump” back into the same dream more commonly when I wake up during the night and then go back to sleep.
Does flying in dreams symbolize anything?
Generally, I feel my dreams are a bit anxiety-driven.
I happened to be at a church building on a non-Sunday night in this dream. People were playing in the hallways, the recreation room was being used, and I’m not sure why I was there. Ultimately, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed someone following me. I caught a few glimpses of the figure cloaked in black garb, and I could tell it was a man, but he always eluded me.
After some careful, calculated quick moves and dashes from room to room, I finally cornered my inquisitor. It was indeed “The Crow” from the film, Eric Draven. I was never sure of his intention, but we went outside, away from all the people — and I somehow knew how to fly. This often happens in my dreams. If I focus, I can fly, and the more I focus, the higher and further I can go.
We visited a group of lost boys, fought a dragon, and saved a few deserving local citizens from sure demise.
Although my dream was nothing but the frantic workings of a tired mind (the day previous, I walked three miles and spent thirty minutes doing a challenging biking workout), the clarity of some dreams is somewhat surprising. A moment to be rid of the daily grindings and instead dance around in a world of pure imagination.
