Tornados & Teeth & Books Oh My!

Do you have any repeating dreams? I do.

I have been so intrigued by my dreams over the years that I've read several books on the subject and even talked to one of my college professors who helped me analyze them. It was an exciting experience and she did help take away some of my dream fear by shinning light on what might be causing them.

Here are my most common rerun dreams:

Tornadoes again and Kansas is nowhere in sight.
I've had this one since I was a young child. There are variations on the dream, but basically I see the funnel cloud coming. This dream has been popular for me at times when I'm under stress. My professor helped me to figure out that this one seems to be about feeling as if I have no control over real life events. This made sense because during challenging times this dream would return. I worked on accepting the fact that most of the time, life can't be controlled. I try to put my trust in God and just do the best I can. I also took a storm spotter class so I can spot them before they spot me. ;)

"Help, my teeth have fallen out and I can't pick them up!"
This dream started when I worked as a dental assistant. I'm not sure what this one is about, but it seems so real . I reach up to touch my teeth and realize they are all loose. One by one they start falling out. I rely on my dental skills to hold them in place until I can get to a dentist. But I never make it to the dentist before I wake up. I actually had this one today during my sick stupor. I woke up asking David if my teeth were missing and could he help me find them. I guess this is good practice for the future when he will need to help me find my teeth for real.

The library.
This is my favorite rerun. In this dream I discover an amazing building full of books. The building may look different on the outside, but it always has a curving staircase with round stain-glass windows and stacks of beautiful books everywhere I look. I often wake up from this dream reaching around for the books, and I'm sad when I realize they aren't there.

The perfect broken down house.
In this dream I am visiting or buying a house. As I begin the tour everything seems perfect and in place. There are gorgeous rooms that go on forever. But just when I think I'm at the end of the tour I come across an out of the way door. This door leads me to a side of the house that is full of cobwebs and broken furniture. There are holes in the roof where the sun is shining in or rain pours down. The interesting part is that I feel more comfortable after the broken down part is revealed. I believe this is because we all have broken down parts of us we try to cover up. The transparency is always more beautiful because it lets in the sun or the cleansing rain.

Do you have any repeat dreams you would like to share? I'd love to hear them.