Anna,
The fact your 'subconscious' gets mad at you when you play with lucid dreams may be an indicator that dreams are not to be played with. My contention is dreams perform a therapeutic service in they attempt to the inform the dreamer of out of balance emotional conflicts. The irritation would likely be toward yourself, not so much over the playing with your lucid dreams but other emotional issues. The fight are the inner conflicts. The dream wants you to recognize these conflicts so to help resolve them. But at the same time the dream is 'scolding' you for playing with your dreams. The dreams that you like and the unconscious finds favor with probably represent those idea situations in your life that fit with you are. The things you do in your playing may be those things you need to set goals toward. I suggest next time you have a 'world' dream you ask questions and determine why they are so pleasant.

Yes, your beast side is your negative personality. Your use this side of yourself as a defensive mechanism. The question is how does this 'beast' side of you play out in your waking life? Do you get angry or do something 'negative' when you know it is not the thing to do?

As for all the males in your dreams and a lack of females. That is showing a over active masculine self which would be normal for someone who has endured all the emotional issues in your constantly changing world {moving and starting over again}. You are required to be strong and enduring {masculine qualities}. You need to have these masculine qualities in your life.

Let me ask you a question that may go a long way in determining the inclusion of so many masculine images in your dream. Do you have a strong personality where you use masculine qualities more than normal? Do you have to take care of siblings and do other responsibilities that normally would not be what you would be required to do? Jung tells us our outer personality is opposite the inner. But the context in how that plays out would not actually mean the inclusion of so many males in your dreams suggests you are a tomboy and not feminine. It may just be you have an normal feminine personality but because of the circumstances you have to be strong and enduring. How would you define your personality? Do you have tomboy qualities, like doing boy things?

I must say you are a great 'case' to work with. We are discovering a lot about lucid dreams as well as other aspects of dreams that will be helpful for others {and myself in determining applications of these aspects and qualities}. I see a verification of my thoughts about lucid, the fact they can be used in a negative sense but can also be great tools in resolving emotional issues. Not many people recognize they are using lucid dreams the way you do. hopefully we can learn a lot about these aspects as well as resolve some of your inner conflicts.

Jerry

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I'm glad my dreams are useful to you :) Anyhow I was a huge tomboy as a kid. When I got older I grew out of it but I guess I'm still sort of a tomboy at heart. I can see how I would be neglecting the more feminine aspects of my personality. But I mean I wouldn't really define my personality as either more male or female, I'm just me, you know? I mean there's the side of me that likes videogames and wrestling with my brothers and stuff like that but also the side that squeals at cute animals and cute guys, you know? I'm pretty comfortable with both sides of myself and just think of me as myself as opposed to more masculine or feminine.

As for the beast side of me, I don't really think I get a chance to act out like her against my real life issues, though I wish I could. She just tackles everything head on, when she has an issue she doesn't put up with it she solves it. I guess I like being able to transform into her so much because in real life I just sort of feel helpless to my problems. I can't do anything. I can't fight the monsters, you know? If I brought out her in my real life things would probably get better for me, not worse. I don't really have an explosive anger or anything. As a kid I guess I did, when I got really mad I'd hit or pinch or whatever, but it wasn't like I got into fight or anything it would be more like I was cranky and my siblings were annoying me. But when I got to a certain age like 10 or something I made myself promise never to hit someone out of anger again, and I haven't broken that promise since, so eh. Other than that I really don't act out negatively in any way. I care about myself and even when I'm at my worst I refuse to hurt myself in any way, whether it's physical or doing something like drinking or drugs. I like to seek positive outlets for my emotions, and mainly write or listen to music or draw or whatever.

And I do look out for my siblings a lot- I'm chief babysitter haha.

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Anna,
Thanks for sharing your story. It tells us a lot about you and your dreams. The tomboy attitude plus the early life responsibilities placed on you would fit with your dreams, and the reason there are so many males in your dream. There is a need for a strong masculine and in Jungian psyche what is lacking in the outer life would be counter in the inner life {in the unconscious and your dreams}.

The good news is there does seem a balance in the outer life. You are able to be that normal female and yet take charge when you are called upon to help take care of family {taking care of younger siblings}. I think it is pretty clear that the primary conflicts in your life are having to grow up so fast and take on so many responsibilities. That and the fact you seldom stay in one place long enough to feel settled. You do seem to have weathered the difficulties in early life very well and with your intelligent intellect you should do well in life. I suggest you continue to keep tabs on your dreams {if not a journal} since you do seem to have an ability to work with them. The lucid dreaming and how you manage those are impressive. It has surely been a lesson for those of us who want to learn all we can about dreams. Studies in lucid dreaming have come a long ways and the actual working with these types dreams as we have been doing is very educational. You would do well if should ever decide to make dream study a part of your life.


Jerry

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