MirrorCrush · 17d
I recently read a fic where animalistic dream sequences were used. In the ending notes, the author explained that animalistic dreams are often due to emotional overload - a return to a more primal and safer system of expression.
I looked it up, but there are many explanations for this. Psychological frameworks say that animals serve as a direct representation of our core human instincts and raw emotions (such as anger, fear, passion, or sexuality).
I rarely have dreams or, more accurately, I rarely remember them - but I often see animals in my dreams. Ig it's more cuz I consume wildlife content more often.
Since you've used dream sequences in your works, what's your take on this? Do you find it too that animals are safer for expression? If so, why is that?
Before I moved and lost my personal small library, I had many books on dreams. I now only have 2 left. But I was a dream-study buff. I even delved into dreamcatchers, made one by hand too.
Anyways.. animals in dreams have a very high representation for many different and deeper acknowledgements. The scene around the animal(s) are taken into consideration as well to build a better hypothesis.
But I do believe animals are a semblance of craved-safety. The animal shown in your dreams, as well as what they do (or don't), how they act, and where they are, could tell you a lot about the inner needs of a person. Even the needs people try to hide from themselves..
I have dreamed of animals countlessly.
I have hallucinations as well, and have had "hallucinated" animals outside of my dreamscape. It's something worth paying attention to.
I write about dreams and study them because mine are extremely vivid aside from the point that 97% of the time.. I never see human faces.. Even when humans are in my dreams (including myself, a friend, or family member) their faces are blurred-empty canvases.. There was an episode of Hannibal that I completely sat frozen with for a moment simply because someone else was able to replicate exactly how I saw faces in my dreams.. (on the rare chance I saw their face.. I knew they were going to pass away)
But, I got distracted.. simpler put, I do think animals are a safer expression for the things we can't, or choose not to let be seen.
