hannahbanana Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 So last week I had an interesting dream, and it was recommended to me that maybe I should post it here, since some members have experience in dream interpreting. First, I was sitting outside of my house with my sister. I knew it was my house, but the backyard looked different (it's normally a cornfield with trees in the back; here it was a boggy heath, with a steep hill and a chain-link fence at the top). It was dusk, and it was cold. In the distance, I thought I could hear a man yelling, either in shock or in pain. My sister and I looked out to find the source; I looked over the hill in my back yard, and on the other side of the fence I could see houses lined up one next to the other, packed together like they are in cities. I could see INTO the houses, as if the back opened up like a doll house. There was a group of 3 or 4 young men watching something on a TV, and they were yelling and making noise, as well as screaming coming from the screen (probably a scary movie). A police officer came in through the door, telling the men that they needed to be quiet, there were noise complaints. The men pushed the police officer out of the house and slammed the door in his face. Then, I was there in the house (which felt like it was still MY house, even though it was a different place) with the men, and I could now see that they were my partner, and two of my best friends from high school. Let's call them Joe and Jay. An old woman from next door came over, carrying a plate of brownies. She said there was pot in them. We were nervous, because we had just thrown the police officer out of the house. We were eating the brownies, when my mother came home from work. I ran to hide the brownies in my room, while my mom was telling me that she was very tired from work and didn't feel well, so she was going to lie down. I went back downstairs, where Joe, Jay and my partner were waiting. I was talking to Joe and Jay, and I felt awkward and uncomfortable (lately in real life, I've been feeling a big disconnect with these friends because of their political views and views on feminism, as well as a feeling that they no longer trust my partner, who was friends with them even longer than I have been). I decided that I was going to go for a drive, and my partner decided to tag along. Joe stayed in the house, and Jay walked to the sidewalk with us. I don't remember what he said, but I remember him saying something that made me feel slightly hopeful. My surroundings were eerie; I was in a city that was lined wall-to-wall with concrete houses, whose front doors opened to staircases leading to the sidewalk. The street had two one-way lanes separated by a concrete barrier. Both sides of each street were lined bumper-to-bumper with cars, but there was absolutely no one else around except me and my friends. It was completely silent, there was no motion, and I couldn't see the sky or any spaces in between the houses. I started driving around with my partner, just talking. Soon, I got a phone call from Joe. He was calling to see if I was alright, since I decided to drive after taking drugs. I realized this, and I also realized that I was alone in the car; my partner had disappeared suddenly. I told my friend that I was coming home right now. After I hung up the phone, I noticed a car following me. It was nondescript, the color of concrete, and I couldn't see anything through the windows. I turned down a street, sure that it was the one leading to my house, but it was a dead end; the sides were lined with parked cars and concrete walls; on the other side of the far wall, I could see black water. I stopped and tried turning around, but the car following me kept going, crushing my car against the wall in a slow, inexorable manner. At that point, I realized it was a dream and tried to press the gas pedals and push myself out of the way, but it only crunched my car even more against the other car. Then, I tried to give myself a gun and shoot the other car, but I woke up before I could. I'm not sure if it means anything, but I don't normally have dreams this vivid, and I'm wondering if there was at least something concerning my two friends Joe and Jay, since I've been feeling like I am losing their friendship lately.
villagewisdom Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 So last week I had an interesting dream, and it was recommended to me that maybe I should post it here, since some members have experience in dream interpreting. I'm going to approach this a kind of matter of fact "this means this and that means that". However, keep in mind that only you can really interpret your dream. I use universal ideas about the people, places and things in your dream and make a story of them. It's my story not yours. I urge you to use it as a stimulus to explore further. First, I was sitting outside of my house with my sister. I knew it was my house, but the backyard looked different (it's normally a cornfield with trees in the back; here it was a boggy heath, with a steep hill and a chain-link fence at the top). It was dusk, and it was cold. you hanging with your sister are aspects of yourself. House is your mind. So in the back of your mind you have a couple of obstacles (bog, hill, fence). Each sunrise is a new day and new awareness. Dusk is recognizing a point of conclusion before the next light of awareness comes up. So that would be like saying "okay I get that. Now what's next." Cold usually has to do with less movement as movement creates heat. In the distance, I thought I could hear a man yelling, either in shock or in pain. My sister and I looked out to find the source; I looked over the hill in my back yard, and on the other side of the fence I could see houses lined up one next to the other, packed together like they are in cities. I could see INTO the houses, as if the back opened up like a doll house. There was a group of 3 or 4 young men watching something on a TV, and they were yelling and making noise, as well as screaming coming from the screen (probably a scary movie). Now you see beyond the obstacles and can see into your mind (all houses would still be YOUR mind). Men would represent aspects of yourself that are internal (opposite sex). These appear to be like internal voices making noise which would likely mean thoughts trying to get your attention. If the moving really is a scary movie then there would be some fear involved in what the voices represent. A police officer came in through the door, telling the men that they needed to be quiet, there were noise complaints. The men pushed the police officer out of the house and slammed the door in his face. Police - This is your own understanding of right and wrong. So sounds like you are trying to silence the voices in your mind but are not being successful. Nagging thoughts that won't go away. Then, I was there in the house (which felt like it was still MY house, even though it was a different place) with the men, and I could now see that they were my partner, and two of my best friends from high school. Let's call them Joe and Jay. An old woman from next door came over, carrying a plate of brownies. She said there was pot in them. We were nervous, because we had just thrown the police officer out of the house. The old lady would be a more experienced aspect of yourself offering you something you are not sure whether you want or not. Also the age likely indicates that this way of being has been around for a while. The lack of surety about the brownies is based on what you believe to be right and wrong. In other words, you are evaluating an older way of thinking and trying to determine whether it is right or wrong. We were eating the brownies, when my mother came home from work. I ran to hide the brownies in my room, while my mom was telling me that she was very tired from work and didn't feel well, so she was going to lie down. I went back downstairs, where Joe, Jay and my partner were waiting. I was talking to Joe and Jay, and I felt awkward and uncomfortable (lately in real life, I've been feeling a big disconnect with these friends because of their political views and views on feminism, as well as a feeling that they no longer trust my partner, who was friends with them even longer than I have been). I decided that I was going to go for a drive, and my partner decided to tag along. Joe stayed in the house, and Jay walked to the sidewalk with us. I don't remember what he said, but I remember him saying something that made me feel slightly hopeful. The mother aspect is what you see as your own authority in making choices in your life. Hiding the brownies. Hiding what you are unsure of as to right and wrong when confronting your authority as an adult. Likely the ideas you mention about changing views about your political views and feminist views, etc are related to this hiding of the brownies. A general sense of I'm not sure what I believe anymore. Also mom feeling sick might be an image of this as well. Changing your definition of yourself can be uncomfortable. I don't know what to think of the sense of hopefulness you got from Jay. Think about what qualities Jay has. Perhaps he is more open. My surroundings were eerie; I was in a city that was lined wall-to-wall with concrete houses, whose front doors opened to staircases leading to the sidewalk. The street had two one-way lanes separated by a concrete barrier. Both sides of each street were lined bumper-to-bumper with cars, but there was absolutely no one else around except me and my friends. It was completely silent, there was no motion, and I couldn't see the sky or any spaces in between the houses. The change in the dream here and to the end all indicates rigidity and no motion - even more than stagnation. Stagnation would be a temporary stopping point. Concrete is solid and unmoving. Also there is the two one-way lanes. You can only go this way or that. These indicate to me a rigidity in your thinking and a restriction on what you allow yourself. There is no motion you can't see the sky. All blocks and barriers to moving. I started driving around with my partner, just talking. Soon, I got a phone call from Joe. He was calling to see if I was alright, since I decided to drive after taking drugs. I realized this, and I also realized that I was alone in the car; my partner had disappeared suddenly. I told my friend that I was coming home right now. After I hung up the phone, I noticed a car following me. It was nondescript, the color of concrete, and I couldn't see anything through the windows. I turned down a street, sure that it was the one leading to my house, but it was a dead end; the sides were lined with parked cars and concrete walls; on the other side of the far wall, I could see black water. I stopped and tried turning around, but the car following me kept going, crushing my car against the wall in a slow, inexorable manner. Driving in the car is how your move around day-to-day in your physical existence. The car is a physical vehicle to get you from place to place. Like your physical body is how you get your mind and thinking from place to place. Whatever you are facing it has to do with how you view your body. The black water represents unknown experiences and emotions. These are creating the concreteness and dead ends. There is an idea of a different way of looking at your body (the car following) but you fear it and the changes that it will mean for you. It might crush you and your whole world. Actually likely your changing ideas about your body are already crushing you and your world. At that point, I realized it was a dream and tried to press the gas pedals and push myself out of the way, but it only crunched my car even more against the other car. Then, I tried to give myself a gun and shoot the other car, but I woke up before I could. Realizing you are dreaming and trying to change the outcome at the end. That's pretty clear. But moving only makes the change happen more. The gun would be a weapon to make a change or transition (death). Not sure whether that is productive or not. It sounds like the change is inevitable. No matter what move you make the old body is crushed by the new one. These are my impressions of the images presented. I don't know you but hopefully some of that will make sense to you. I apologize that I am in a bit of a rush to get on the road and did not give this as much attention as I could have. Please ask questions and provide feedback. I'd love to talk about it more. I'm not sure if it means anything, but I don't normally have dreams this vivid, and I'm wondering if there was at least something concerning my two friends Joe and Jay, since I've been feeling like I am losing their friendship lately. 1
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