Originally posted by Quyll ... But why a serial killer? Does that represent the ultimate evil? Or is it a deeper seeded fear of mine
that is just coming out now?
... It's just odd how my mind is interpreting a spiritual crisis as a serial killer and his victims. ...
An 'ultimate' evil to you would be different for other people ... so, 'ultimate' is rather a personal concept. I do not know if a serial killer
represents the 'ultimate evil' to you. Only you can answer that question.
Your subconscious is dealing with 'fear' in both dreams. Fear is a necessary survival tool, so it's not all bad. Fear can be bad when it over
whelms us, good when it warns us of impending danger. Like, when you smell smoke in the house - you look for the fire.
All people in our dreams, symbolically represent parts of ourselves. Babies in a dream are new growth in our personality whereas dying or dead people
are old aspects of our personality that we are shedding (getting rid of.) We grow, we learn, we adapt, we change ... hopefully in an effort to better
perfect ourselves.
People who are uncertain about their beliefs in the afterlife are disturbing you as well. You see it clearly and can't understand why they don't
see it.
Dreams help us cope with things that are too troubling for the conscious mind to consider.