Posted by noa on April 16, 2003, at 9:25:25
In reply to Re: Dreams, posted by Dinah on April 16, 2003, at 4:03:35
Dinah, the first part of the dream is wonderful!
The second sounds terrifying.
The image of going deeper into the pool, not knowing where bottom is and then being guided gently to the surface is so beautiful. When you were going to the deep, what emotions did you feel? Was the voice reassuring?
I don't know what to make of the panic you felt about your son, but I have some ideas--nothing earth shattering, just the "obvious" stuff about Dinah paying attention to herself and taking care of herself being a no-no, you know, what you learned from your family of origin but have internalized.
The other thought is that your son could represent the alternative 'you' had you not had the voice guiding you back to the surface--ie, realizing the danger to yourself if you had continued to go deeper into the water. That you have a choice. That you have a choice NOW. That your son might represent the child in you who had no guiding voice when you were growing up.
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