Suenos

The Apocalypse


Living in Southern California, dreams of earthquakes mean something very different to someone who lives in tectonic free Wisconsin. Generally, earthquake dreams are very rare and mean something awesome is going rock your world and your life will never be the same.
If you live in SoCal, or Mexico City, or Java, or anywhere else the world seems to be rolling these days, earthquake dreams are slightly less ambitious. There is anxiety, loss of control, and general worrying about things you may never predict or change.

The most recent earthquakes in SoCal and Mexico City have upped the chattering on the 2012 Mayan prophecy. For the uninitiated, the myth is based on 5 suns, each corresponding to a life of the Earth. The first sun ended with jaguars eating the world and the inhabiting gians that roamed it. The second sun's reign was wiped out by winds, then that world was over. The third by fire rain, and the fourth by floods. This fifth creation (that's us!) will eventually be destroyed by earthquakes. So to a Southern Californian Chicana - earthquake dreams equal apocalypse.

Any type of apocalyptic scenario in a dream means you fear (or anticipate?) your world is ending. It is a caution to check up on your moral compass: is someone leading you astray? Are you making decisions you wouldn't normally make? Have the sudden urge to look different or take on new interests because of someone new in your life? Sometimes, when you want to impress or appease new people, it can trigger a positive life change. Like quitting smoking, exercising more, eating healthier, and making new friends.

But sometimes, if you are already on shaky ground, you may unknowingly give them the power to destroy you.