Conference hydra::dejavu

2065.0. "Dream interpretation requested" by TNPUBS::PAINTER (Planet Crayon) Wed Jul 26 1995 17:20

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I dreamed I had two houses.  One was on a river; one was by the sea.
The one by the river looked much like the one I own now, except that I
was still living with my ex-husband; the one by the sea I bought from
my neighbor's mother, and it was filled with all kinds of objects that
I have never seen before but seemed to recognize.  One of these was
the dining room table, which was huge, and had the kind of dark/light
wood with fancy detail I have only seen on jewelry boxes.  On top of
the table was a beautiful linen cloth and candlesticks shaped like
calla lilies. 

There was a controversy about which house to live in.  I wanted the
house by the sea.  And then my friend D. came into the dream.  She was
clearly my teacher; she was supposed to teach me how to read the tarot
in more depth, but we were keeping it a secret from my husband. 

We had a meeting of people like D's circle --- I did not know any of
these people, but they were clearly there for a party/raising some
kind of power.  We met in the house by the sea, and the windows had
these interior shutters that slid over them that were bright blue,
like the sky. When the shutters were closed, the room looked like it
was in daylight. 

In the middle of the meeting, in burst a man who used to be my
supervisor here at Digital.  He was there to break things up. 
Everyone scattered.  D. and I ran up the hill, and we went to a tarot
reader she knew. He told my fortune with these weird, round tarot
cards in cups.  He went really fast and said, "That will be $6.00" and
I said "You have to go over it again". He said, "I thought you knew
the tarot". "Not like you". 

So he went over the reading again slowly, and I knew at the end that I
had to leave my ex-husband and that I would live in the house by the
sea. 

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I don't know very much about dream interpretation.  Would anyone care
to comment? 

    If I had to guess,
    
    From my perspective, two of the few archetypes for dream symbolism
    which I feel comfortable offering is the presence of water and light.
    A body of water indicates spiritualism and light would be higher level 
    of awareness.  The other familiar significant symbols of husband,
    house, and boss are representative of figures and past life styles;
    that which you are leaving if you move towards the spiritual lifestyle.
    
    Track your dreams and the symbolism over time.  You are the best one to 
    interpret your dreams.  If you record them regularly, the recurring 
    symbols should become apparent.
    
    tc

    	In the house by the river, you were still living the same lifestyle
    as when you were with your ex-husband.
    	at the house by the sea, the future is uncertain, scary, but the 
    potential is limitless.
    	You chose the house by the sea, the dream is reaffirming your
    changing lifestyle and new independence. In the dream, you are
    rebelling against the authority figures and so called "seers" that
    try to run your life!
    
    Well, anyway, that's how I see it.
    P.S. Dreams that include old bosses aren't "dreams", they're
    "Nightmares!"     BillM