Can a doll, though seemingly devoid of intelligence, cause a dream, is it the power of suggestion? Here are four dolls known for weaving dreams or unleashing nightmares upon those in their presence.
Which among these dolls has cast its influence upon your slumbering mind, or created an unsettling fear within the shadows of your consciousness?
1. Billy
Per the Para Museum website, it is Called The Idol of Nightmares. This African idol was found bound and in a burlap sack under a home in Dayton, Ohio, and believed cursed, having caused terrible nightmares, odd activity, and feelings of dread to those who saw it. After it was donated to the Newkirk's collection, the curators themselves began to experience activity. Dozens of museum visitors would later report having strange, vivid dreams after coming into contact with the idol.
2. Annabelle:
Annabelle a Raggedy Ann doll from a hobby store was purchased by a mother in 1970 as a birthday gift to her adult daughter Donna Jennings. Jennings, a nurse, lived with fellow nurse Angie Stapleton; Stapleton’s fiancée, Lou Carlo, was also a frequent visitor to their apartment. The name Annabelle Higgins was introduced by a medium the nurses consulted. The medium claimed Annabelle was the spirit of a seven-year-old girl who had lived in happier times when the apartments were still fields.
Activity increased over the course of a year, culminating with Lou having a dream about the doll floating over him, hands on his neck, strangling him.
Video of Annabelle with her story at the museum
3. Lilly
Lilly” is an 1800’s German doll with real human hair. An antiques dealer found her hidden in an antique chest then took her into his house. He began having recurring nightmares about “a little girl who had a very bad accident”. He said the details of the nightmares were too disturbing to tell. She now resides at The Haunted Museum in Las Vegas.
Watch my Video of us sharing our dreams of Lily
4. Anna Mae
A once love childhood toy, Anna Mae caused nightmares in the doll owners child to the point she had to give it away. I own this doll and she has come to me in a dream. In the dream I looked in the mirror, and I saw Anna Mae smiling back at me and not my reflection.
Watch my Video with one of my sessions with Anna Mae
These dolls have become iconic in popular culture and folklore, often serving as inspiration for horror stories and movies. The fear associated with them may vary from person to person, but their creepy appearances and eerie histories contribute to their potential to evoke dreams or nightmares.
Doll Dream Symbol
A doll as a dream symbol could be childhood, responsibility and many other possibilities look at your entire dream and symbols to understand your dreams.
References:
https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/annabelle-real-life-haunted-dolls/
http://paramuseum.com/pieces/idol-nightmares-billy/
https://www.facebook.com/ZakBagansHauntedMuseum/posts/meet-lilly-the-haunted-doll-from-salem-oregon-who-is-now-a-full-time-resident-at/166523913981925/
