what does it mean to dream in the third person?

The person that we experience ourselves to be in a dream is called the "dream ego" (in Jungian psychology). In your case, your dream ego seems absent. If you were really dreaming in the 3rd person, it would be as if your self were split in two, as if you were watching yourself--but you say you do not have awareness of self in the dream. It may be more similar to the concept of dissociation than to astral projection. I believe I understand what you mean when you say that you don't have awareness of "self." The dream is just happening, with you as the main character but you have no experience of inhabiting your own self, either as an "omniscient" viewer (the subject) or as the object of observation.

I have had this type of of dream. I interpret it as meaning that the feelings being portrayed in the dream (or the feelings associated with the particular situation portrayed in the dream) are not conscious to me. I am somehow denying them or I don't fully realize or acknowledge that this is how I feel; that's why in the dream those feelings (or the role played by "my" character in the dream) are projected onto a character who doesn't consciously feel like me.

The fact that all of your dreams are like this could suggest that for some reason you are highly defended against fully experiencing your feelings (because dreams are almost always about feelings). There may be some painful experiences that you are protecting yourself against. Sometimes it's appropriate to protect oneself, but with all these dreams, maybe your unconscious is sending you a message that it's time to start being more "present" to yourself and to fully inhabit your life.

The fact that you are starting to wonder about it probably means you are now ready to do this. How do you start? I would say just by telling yourself that you are open to whatever comes up in your dreams and you are willing to experience whatever your unconscious wants you to know. Try telling yourself as you go to sleep that "tonight I will inhabit my self!"

Dreaming In Third Person

I would like to called it 3rd person dreaming,I have it at times.I can see the dream as if i am watching a movie being played out.Most of them would make a damn good movie if i was a writer.In the dream there's no interaction with the other dream people, its just me following along with them and watching the story unfolds.I find these types of dreams very disturding for some reason.My 11 yrs old son is great with controls and focus on dreams..I've taught him well.One of life great mysteries.But i would like to learn much more about dreams.

well I can tell you that dreaming in the third person usually means that your conscience is trying to tell you something, maybe you watched a guy get beat up, that night you had a dream about it, your conscience is telling you that's wrong

but if you had a third person dream and it's you watching yourself, then it means that you've got to solve a problem, what problem? I don't know a crush maybe? third person of you talking to your crush may be a hint ;)

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what does it mean to dream in the third person?

I have read that this is called astral projection; however, I looked up astral projection and it doesn't really seem to apply to me.

I sort of dream in the third person. I can always see myself, but I don't actually have any awareness of "self". It's not like I'm watching...

I dream in third person as well as if I'm watching a TV show about myself but, the weird thing is that "my dream self" talks to me. My dream self doesn't acknowledge that "he" is really "me".

One opinion: dreaming in third person is a type of dream awareness more focused on mentative awareness, than emotional awareness.

You might be interested in http://www.lucidity.com/ and http://www.dreamviews.com/ as this is perhaps a next step in awareness.

Sources: "Watch Your Dreams," Ann Ree Colton,

"Looking into the Invisible," Omraam Aivanhov,

"Dreams," Marilyn Barrick.

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It means to dream not viewing from a characters eyes, but from your eyes. It is like watching yourself do the task instead of seeing through your eyes while doing the task.

Most people dream this way, including myself. It doesn't mean anything, just to let you know.