A Snake in the dream.

This inspiration of today's article was gotten from an article written by @Ellen-he about: https://read.cash/@Ellen-he/control-your-dreams-while-you-sleep-and-enjoy-living-in-them-14d19afe

Well, in my article, i would like to talk about the spiritual inclinations associated with dreams and nightmares in my parts of the world.

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Where I come from, dreams are often believed to have some spiritual undertones that gives the premonition or warning signs about what might happen to an individual or someone close in the nearest future.

A pleasant dream is always believed to mean that something pleasing would happen in the near future while a troubled dream generally means trouble. But most people are unaware of the fact that dreams could have indirect meanings, especially odd dreams that sometimes could be difficult to explain. Ofcourse, I am also aware that there are some very learned folks who strongly believe that dreams and nightmares have absolutely nothing to do with reality.

I remember those days when I was in high school, My mom usually spend the early hours of the nights discussing with a neighbor or a friend in the sitting room before the arrival of my dad.

No need to mention that the women that comes visiting always bring sizzling topics for discussion. Most times, I pretend to be concentrating on an assignment while I listen to such interesting conversation of grown Women with rapt attention.

There was this particular evening when a woman who was still single at the time came to see Mom for the usual gossip. Looking at her face, I saw that she was much more younger then my mother but she looked quite sad.

While pretending to be watching TV, I overheard the younger lady complaining to my mom that she had been having some terrible nightmares for a long time now. According to her story, There was this particular snake that was always chasing her in her dreams. She usually experience this bizarre nightmare atleast twice in a month.

This constant nightmares had been causing her a lot of worries and emotional stress. Seeing a dangerous and ferocious snake chasing one in a dream would definitely mean a bad omen about a pending danger in the future. Needless to say, she had prayed and fasted,but the nightmares just kept coming . She also had some pastors who assisted her in praying against such evils, but to no avail.

Finally, she had the dream again, and this time around,the snake had finally bitten her before she woke up with a scream.

At this point, she was advised to seek the assistance of a "wise man " who had been blessed with the knowledge of interpretation of dreams. After consultations, The wise man assured her that the situation is not as bad as it seemed. Infact it meant well.

The old man told her that there was a young man who had being madly in love with her and also wanted to marry her. The young lady confirmed this to be true. The old man also told her that she doesn't love him as much and wasn't willing to accept his marriage proposal. The young lady was definitely surprised by this revelation about her personal life and she confirmed this to be true too.

Obviously, it follows that the snake in the dream had been the gentleman who had been chasing after her in reality. And now that she had been bitten by the snake, the old man confirmed that the young man had already gotten her pregnant in real life.

She didn't believe this at first, so she went for a pregnancy test which turned out positive. At this point, she had no choice than to accept the young man's proposal since she was already carrying his child. Recently, when I asked my Mom, I was told that the couple already have three children and they are living comfortably as the young man is really doing well financially. The young lady obviously didn't wanted to marry him at that time because he was still unemployed.

Apart from the story above, I have heard from two reliable sources that a snake in the dream does not necessarily mean there's a danger lurking in the corner. It could mean alot of things instead.

Whereas, both sources agreed that seeing a cow or a herd in the dream signifies a really precarious situation ahead. How ironic this may sound since it's often thought that snakes are more dangerous than cattle in real life.

In my culture, it's also believed that having a very beautiful woman or a very handsome man appear to you in a dream could bring serious bad luck to the future, especially if you have never seen that face anywhere before. Even though such faces could be very pleasing to see in real life.

Therefore, since we don't know the interpretation of these things, it is better for us to commit these strange dreams to the hands of our creator. We were told by our elders that it is very unwise to reveal such dreams to the people around you. This is because it is believed that some people are not as ordinary as they might look. If you are fond of telling such things to others, chances are that you might probably reveal some important secrets of your future to a person who possesses psychic powers that no one else knows about. That person may not show open hatred towards you but might have a strong dislike for you. It means that they person might be able to undo some good things that might happen to you in the future after getting to know about it. He or she could also persuade you to deviate from a promising path you have embarked on. .....Pls pardon me if I sound silly,but here in Africa, it is believed that there are alot of wolves in sheep clothing around us and one can't be too careful.

We were also told by our elders that it's not even advisable to reveal your dreams to a pastor or imam. They might not be blessed with the gift of sight and would definitely interprete your dreams literally. Thereby, praying against something they don't understand.

Sometimes, a strange or terrible dream could take up to five to six months before it becomes manifest in our life. So, it's necessary to keep on praying against any impending danger to be averted from our lives and that of our loved ones. Some of these nightmares could look so real you know.

After an uncomfortable dream, we are advised to pray thus: " Lord, give me what ever good there is in this dream and reverse the evil that would come along with it ". It is also important that we pray at night before going to bed, because prayers definitelyshield us against evils.

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