Posted by tai daluna on September 18, 2004, at 4:52:37
In reply to Dream Analyst, posted by saw on September 10, 2004, at 1:35:34
i guess what's important is how the dream made you feel.
often i have dreams of tidal waves. usually they happen when i am emotionally overwhelmed. it is a pretty clear metaphor for me. in these dreams, i am always in hawaii (the only tropical place i have ever visited) and the tidal waves come out of nowhere. but somehow i always live, which is encouraging.
i have also had dreams of warfare, during a much darker period of my life when i was actively, terribly, self-destructive. i remember once i dreamt i was in the first world war, in the trenches, in hand-to-hand combat. i fought so violently that i busted my lip open on the dresser a few feet from my bed. needless to say, at that time in my life, a part of me was fighting, very hard, just to stay alive.
recently, i had a dream in which i was murdered. later, in my dream, i was a reporter, documenting my own slaying. i found a wallet with my id, as i was a "jane doe"; unsolved homicide. this, incidently, coincided with some memories i was dredging up re: childhood sexual abuse. interesting how i ended the dream detached, as a different person, exhuming my own identity, bearing witness to my own death. hmmmm...
hey, i don't know if this helps, but don't fear your dreams! they are useful tools to unlock your own meaning. i love dreaming, even when they hurt.
peace.
tai
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