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Nightmares can disturb out night's rest and leave us too afraid to go back to sleep.  Why do we have these frightening dreams and what can we do about them?

Nightmares represent our innermost fears.  The monsters and other terrifying images that haunt these frightening dreams are thought to come from a universally shared mythology recognized by all cultures.  The word itself comes from Gaelic mythology - the night "mare" is the horse goddess Rhiannon, connected with dreams and the Moon deity.  She certainly was a nightmarish creature - accused of eathing her own son, Pryderi.

Physical cuases of Nightmares

Bad dreams can have physical causes as well as mental ones.  If your body comes under stress, due to a high temperature for example, it can give rise to hallucinations as you sleep.

Nightmares can even induce sleepwalking by increasing the flow of adrenaline and producing the "fight or flight" response in the sleeper.

Nightmares in Childhood

Nightmares occur commonly in childgood, as children struggle more than adults to deal with powerful emotions, such as rage.  During the night, children's vivid imaginations recreate these feelings as forceful dream images.

Dreams or Reality

Children have diffulcty coping with nightmares, because they have trouble differntiating between dreams and reality.  A child's mind has limited reasoning capacity, as it is still developing.  This affects their perception of the world and can cuase inner conflict.

If left unresolved, these childhood fears can cause very muddled thoughts and feelings that linger into adulthood.  At any time, an incident could trigger this old memory, reeling the psyche of the adult into a nightmare scenario.

To have a nightmare suggests that you have emotional fears that need to be confined.

Disarming Your Nightmares

A nightmare is an expression of extreme anguish that can originate from either a physiological or emotional cause.

Physiological disturbances within the body, or distressed emotional states churning around in the mind, can cause a frightening dream.  Those nightmares caused by physiological disturbances usually occur during the earlier part of your sleep.

Hormonal Causes

In women, hormonal causes fluctuations are thought to be responsible for the panic felt during sleep that produces palpitations, sweating, choking sensations and feelings of suffocation.  Hormonal changes upset the balance of the body's chemistry and in a dream this upheaval is encoded through disturbed scenes.  The severity of a nightmare is often sufficient to wake the sleeper, in a bid to escape from this night terror.

Unresolved Emotions

Some psychologists believe that people who have nightmares have not fully integrated or understood physical sensations in relation to real-life situations.  Teenagers often have intense dreams reflective of the emerging sexual drives they have difficulty translating when awake.

Recurrig nightmares can also be caused by unresolved emotional issues that are deeply entrenched in the sleeper's mind.  An entire dream can recur, which is identical each time or disguised using different dream symbols.  Its purpose is to get your attention.

Unlock The Message

If you can uncover the meaning of such a dream, your reward can be the process of healing - opening doors to your happiness that were previously "locked."  An important step in understanding a recurring dream is to establish when it began.  Then, once you get the message, it usually stops.

Terrifying dream imagery may be rooted in a physical or emotional cause.

Managing Your Nightmares

Nightmares can have a constructive purpose.  From these disturbing dreams you can learn:

* That anyone, at any time, could experience an intellectable trauma, which can resurface without warning.  These could be forgotton childhood traumas reawakening in adulthood.

* That a nightmare's imagery can help you to analyze events that have disturbed you (no matter how long ago) in a bid to integrate the soul.

Your nightmares may point the way toward resolving a difficult situation from your past.

Defeat Night Terrors?

T here are methods you can use to confront your nightmares.  Look at the symbols in your dream and try to examin what, if any, are linked with a childhood situation that caused terror, anguish or just a sense of helplessness.

Your dream could also be caused by a sense of guilt or disgust of being in a situation in which you did not want to participate.  Ask yourself, were you physically, mentally or emotionally terrorized?

Seek professional counseling or therapy to guide and help you to understand the buried causes of your nightmares.

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The Greek philosopher Pythagorus is credited with introducing numerology - but you don't need to be a mathematician to have fun applying numbers to life.

Numerology is fun, easy and very revealing - a few simple sums will give you your special numbers.  Whether you want to know who you might be compatible with, the career best suited to you, how you'll get on with your children or even the kind of vacation you'd most enjoy, the numbers attached to your name can tell you lots of things you did know, and plenty more that you didn't.

Your Peers by Numbers:

You can also find out what the numbers reveal about the people around you - your friends and work collegues, the people you admire and those you don't.

To get started with numberology simply calculate your personal Destiny Number - the number derived from the letters of your name and learn a little more about yourself and your friends.

Calculating your Number:

Every letter has a number, from one ot nine, attributed to it.  They run consecutively through the alphabet, from 1 to 9 and back to 1 again, so A = 1, B = 2, I = 9, J = 1.

1 = A, J, S

2 = B, K, T

3 = C, L, U

4 = D, M, V

5 = E, N, W

6 = F, O, X

7 = G, P, Y

8 = H, Q, Z

9 = I, R

To calculate your numerology number, work out the number for each letter in your name, then add these numbers together.  Keep adding until you get a single digit.

For example:

E  M  M A     J  A  N  E     S  M   I  T  H

5+4+4+1  +1+1+5+5   +1+4+9+2+8 = 50 = 5+0 =5

If your name were Emma Jane Smith, your number would be 5.

Changing Your Destiny Number

Your Destiny Number should be worked out from the letters in your name you are usually known by and is most accurate - and revealing - when based on the name that appears on your birth certificate.  Happiness, fame or wealth might already be indicated by the number you have., but don't be tempted to take a shortcut by changing your name to arrive at a more favorable number.  It won't work.

New Names

You can, however, try tweaking your given name, perhaps by shortening or lengthening your first name or using a middle name, or a nickname, if you have one.

A name change that comes about through marriage can also give you a different number.  Taking your husband's name when you marry may well bring you some of the qualities you most love in him.

Applying Numbers to Your Life
Use your Destiny Number to help you make decisions on major life choices such as career, parenthood, lovers and even choosing the type of vacation you'll enjoy.

Number 1:

Career: Your organizational skills make you perfect for running a small business.

As A Parent: Your children will be at the heart of a whirlwind as you seem to be all places at once, helping others.

Number 1 Lover: A number 1 lover can be demanding and may just stray.

Vacations: You especially enjoy activity vacations.

Number 2:

Career: A career in politics beckons because of your prudent nature.

As A Parent: You love nestbuilding for your children and being surrounded by family.

Number 2 Lover: Will shower you with affection, but you might feel smoothered.

Vacation: You love traditional family vacations.

Number 3:

Career: You like to explore, and a job that involves traveling would suit you.

As A Parent: Life will always be fun for your children with lots of jumore and lots of praise for their achievements.

Number 3 Lover: A charming, but very flirtatious lover.

Vacations: You enjoy vacations that involve plenty of friends and parties.

Number 4:

Career: You are methodical and organized but love to work in a creative, stimulating profession, such as advertising, architecture of design.

As A Parent: You'll be a calm, steadying influence on your children.

Number 4 Lover: A faithful lover, but maybe a tiny bit dull.

Vacation: You love culture and sightseeing vacations.

Number 5:

Career: You're a great communicator and love to travel, so office-bound work won't be stimulating enough for you.

As A Parent: You're not fond of routine - so your children will be treated to midnight feasts and fun spontaneous trips.

Number 5 Lover: These people find it hard to settle down.

Vacations: Anywhere unusual.

Number 6:

Career: Your caring nature makes you suited to the field of complementary health.

As A Parent: You'll be a very caring, nurturing parent who is always ready to listen.

Number 6 Lover: Number sixes are likely to be very faithful and loving.

Vacations: You relish vacations with plenty of good food and wine.

Number 7:

Career: Use your decision-making skills and creative interests in a job in the arts.

As A Parent: You'll be a sensitive, wise parent, able to guide your children through difficult decisions throughout their lives.

Number 7 Lover: This number makes for an irresistible and sexy partner in love.

Vacations: You enjoy large family outings.

Number 8:

Career: You're ambitious and likely to be very successful in the business world.

As A Parent: You'll need to take care to get the work/home balance right in your life.

Number 8 Lover: People of htis number are often too busy to put time into relationships.

Vacations: Vacations!  What vacations?

Number 9:

Career: You are a "people person", so public relations work would be good for you.

As A Parent: You're an enthusiastic parent, with loads of great ideas to keep your kids occupied and active.

Number 9 Lover: This number is not so good with one-to-one relationships.

Vacations: Look for a location with lots of variety.

Be Fun!

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