It is becoming evident to me that people from my past that show up in my dreams may actually be Dream Signs.

At least once a week I have a very clear dream in which I am very conscious and aware and I am dealing with a very specific character from my past. Since I am staring down 70 in a few years....I have a lot of past. The problem is that these dreams are SO real that I am not recognizing these folks as Dream Signs or even as Dream Characters. It is as if I am interacting with them in the waking world.

Does anybody have any tips that might help me see these DCs as Dream Signs?