Nice Girls Don't Go Naked
in their Dreams (or Do They!)
by Dave Lappin
My wife, Brenda and I were at
some friends house one night to play some dominoes. At one point
during the evening, we started talking about dreams and
particularly, being naked in dreams. I mentioned a recent dream
where I had been naked and very openly so. Brenda mentioned that
she had rarely if ever had a dream being naked. Growing up, she
was raised in a fairly strict family and was not able to express
herself like she would have preferred. She once got in trouble
at a young age for saying "Golly", as her mother
thought that was out of line and just one step away from
profanity. Later in her first marriage, she was afraid to speak
her mind without feeling the wrath of her husband. So she grew
up not being able to express herself openly. So, from the soul's
perspective, it made sense that she hadn't had any dreams of
being naked. It seems that I have had my share of dreams being
naked. No, this doesn't mean that I secretly wish to join a
nudist colony. I grew up in a fairly open-minded family. My
father was known to say just about anything, not to provoke, but
rather to just sometimes get a rise out of someone. We used to
call him a champion "Bullshipper." I think that some
of my dad rubbed off on me. Growing up, one of the neighborhood
ladies use to say I was "such a nice boy." My oldest
sister and I would laugh about that as we grew up. When we're
"nice" we don't say anything to offend anyone or speak
our mind, in general. Or do we? Society asks that we don't
"rock the boat," but sometimes it sure is fun to do it
anyway. From the soul's perspective, being naked in a dream
represents being open and honest, particularly in regard to how
openly you have communicated (revealed yourself) to others. I
can remember the many times that I have revealed a part of
myself to others in my waking life, only to be naked in my dream
the following night. Coincidence? No. Actually it serves as a
perfect metaphor with how openly we share ourselves with others.
I was giving a talk once to a service club. At the end of the
talk, one gentleman in the back yelled out, "You know, my
wife always dreams about being naked in church!" Well, that
dream spoke volumes to me. Since being naked represents being
open and honest, I knew exactly the meaning of her dream. A
building in a dream represents a state of mind we reside in from
day to day. A church represents living in a state of mind
representing spirituality. So, I told that his wife is open and
honest about her spirituality. The man replied, "Yeah, she
talks about that stuff all the time." Interestingly, a few
months later I was giving another talk on dreams to another
service organization. The same man was there and again mentioned
that his wife dreams about being naked in church. I told him it
means the same thing as it did a few months ago! How open and
honest are you in your waking life? It is liberating being able
to speak your mind. You may find yourself, like my wife did, in situations
where is was difficult to express herself openly.
Once you take the steps to say
what you are really about the inner world takes notice. If you
are tentative about revealing yourself to others in your waking
life, then you will most likely have a dream where you are
uncomfortable about being naked. One night I dreamed about being
naked while walking down a sidewalk. I then saw a car coming in
my direction and I openly "flashed" the people in the
car. I just let it all hang out in my dream state. This meant
that I was being the same way in my waking state. The day before
I had gone on a job interview and I communicated very openly
about who I was and some of the metaphysical beliefs I held.
While I did not get the job (and glad that I didn't) I open
about who I was. I guess I was a little shocked at how I acted
in the dream, as it certainly was an extreme for me, as naked
dreams go. I've had plenty of naked dreams, but nothing like
this. It is easy for us to view our dreams on purely a physical
level. While there is a connection from our dreams to our
physical life, the real meaning is gained from from
understanding them on a spiritual level. The spiritual is who
and what we really are. You will find that you will not die if
you openly reveal to others things about yourself not revealed
before. Try just openly revealing something about yourself that
you normally wouldn't. You might mention to a friend that you
lack confidence in an area of your life, for example. Part of
life is learning to transcend our fears. By communicating to
your friend that you lack confidence, they just might be able to
help you overcome this lack of confidence and help you move on
with your life. By the way, my wife has started to have naked
dreams. As she has begun to be more open in who she is with
others, it is no wonder. She even had an intimate encounter in
one dream, but that is for another article.
You can visit Dave's website at: http://www.understand-your-dreams.com
or by e-mail at: dave@understand-your-dreams.com
About the Author
Dave Lappin He has been
interpreting and teaching about dreams for over 15 years. He has
appeared on radio and TV across the Midwest. As well, he has
given talks to a wide variety of groups across the Midwest
regarding dreams and other metaphysical topics. Dave is also a
Reiki Master, artist, and writer.
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