Dreaming Lens: Were you using the internet? Were you “inside” the internet? Were you trying to get connected and unable to do so? Were you surfing? What were you looking for? Were you successful in your online endeavor?
Personal Focus: The emergence of the Internet has radically changed the way we interact with the world in which we live. Through it, people can interact with others of like mind and connect with information and ideas that are shared by multitudes. In this way, it is an exact symbolic representation of the collective consciousness of human beings today. The speed with which it has evolved is alarming, and it has created a global culture faster than our ability to comprehend the rules that govern it.
A dream that features the Internet as a prominent image is inviting you to investigate your personal relationship with the overwhelming changes that have taken place in our world over the past two decades. If you are Internet-savvy in life and are logged on in your dream, you may not find this a particularly powerful image—therefore, consider this symbol as representing expanded and accelerated thinking. However, if you are someone who harbors resistance to the Internet, its appearance in a dream is inviting you to look into areas of your life that are overwhelming or moving too fast for your comfort.
In this way, the Internet would be a symbolic depiction of anxiety or chaotic thoughts. If the dream has you utilizing the Internet as a tool, you may want to look at areas in your life that are requiring a higher level of functioning or thought processes. Conducting research on the Internet might point to a search for meaning, agreement, or commonality with others through information that comes through the collective unconscious. If you are mindlessly surfing the Internet to kill time or eradicate boredom through escapism, your dream may be alerting you to the impact of compulsion or lower levels of thinking. [1]
Connection, community, or network.
The idea of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts.
The human collective, or shared human consciousness.
Connecting with people or companies over the internet can represent a need to express, be heard, feel validated, or feel connected.
Searching the internet can represent a desire for information, an answer, clarity, or help.
Not being able to access the internet can represent a feeling of isolation, or a communication or productivity disruption somewhere in your life.
For more clues, consider your activity and your motivation for accessing the internet.
See also: Communication, Wire, Computer, Phone, Login, Technology [2]
Physicists believe that all that has life is connected by an extremely fine layer of energy. What happens in one place affects the rest. By comparing this to the universal network, it is possible to perceive events in any part of the world. Dreams sometimes offer you the opportunity to connect to this ethereal, conscious internet. [3]
The symbol of the computer is saying, “put the pieces together to understand the overall meaning.” Also, if you surf the ‘Net a lot during your waking life for work or play, your dream could be telling you to get outside more and take a break from the screen. Also see “Email”, “Facebook” and “Myspace”. [4]
If you dream of cookies, virus or spam, these might be symbols of small irritations or niggling concerns that, left unchecked, could cause big damage. [6]
2. Desire to be “up to date.” 3. Need to make oneself heard by more people.
4. Need for knowledge and ideas.
5. Curiosity about the world. [9]
disconnect: make effort to communicate with your boss.
e-mail, receiving: a new sexual liaison awaits you.
virus attacks: have overextended yourself to the wrong people.
weird action: check distortion in your thinking.
appearance: need to slow down and prioritize your thinking. [11]