Dreams anyone?

[Anonymous]

Hi all:

How about 3 dreams for the price of one??!!!

The first has a theme of charity, it seems.  I dreamt of being in some kind of bus/big truck and making stops here and there.  At each place I collected these rolls of money, which were about 2 inches diameter.  There was a box on the floor, which was about a foot square.  It was getting full of these rolls of money.  Lot's of money in that box!!

Next, I was dropped off at my mother's house.  (I haven't dreamt of my mother, since she died 15 years ago).  Anyway, she didn't have a lot of money so I was bringing this box of it to her.  She wanted me to drive her home(???).  It was 1 a.m. but she wouldn't leave/go with me.  I sat in the back seat of her car and played with my puppy until 3 a.m, when she finally came out and got into the car.  I got in the drivers seat and started driving but I couldn't remember where she lived.  I expressed this and she said:  "I moved to a new area, remember?" and I suddenly remembered and drove there.  I dropped her off and started walking back to the car, through an alley.  I stopped to help a family wash their dishes.    I helped an Italian family sort out their recycling stuff (for the recycle bin).  There was much joy there, with children running around, lot's of happy chaos and good food.  I could smell the Italian bread and I was hungry but too polite to ask for some.

At this point, in real life....my puppy woke up and it was 3 a.m.  I put her outside to piddle and wrote this part of the dreaming down.  Brought pup back in and both of us went back to sleep.

Dream number 2 seems to have a theme of suffering.  Short and sweet.  There was this huge, giant, massive, big mosquito (2 feet wide) on my back.  He was sucking my blood and getting fatter and fatter until finally he blew up.  Blood every where!!

At this point, in real life, my puppy barked and I told her to go back to sleep.  It was 5:30 a.m. (not sure what got into puppy because usually she sleeps from about 11 p.m. to at least 6 a.m.)  She was quiet after that and I fell back to sleep.

Dream number 3 seems fraught with the theme of temptation:

I went into some housing complex, like town houses in a square.  I was looking for my aunt's house (my mom's sister) but she wasn't home.  Her door was open but I didn't enter.  

Two doors down from her place, a lady called me.  She was very friendly saying:  "Come on in and wait with us".  I was hesitent but I went.  There was more happy chaos----kids running everywhere, music, food, people enjoying themselves.  There was an attractive man there who began speaking to me and making me laugh.  Then the lady asked me to do her a favor and go to the back room for some reason.  I went and this man followed, talking and joking the whole time.   We got to the back room and I laughed so hard I fell on the floor.  He leaned over and kissed me!!!

I jumped up and began walking away, saying I was sorry but I am a married woman and "I love my husband and I can't do this".  I walked through the house and somehow ended up in the basement.   This man followed me and kept telling me funny stories and offering me chocolate but I kept repeating what I said above.  The basement was a real maze but somehow I made it through and arrived upstairs again.

At that point, in real life, my puppy cried again and it was 8:40 a.m. (now that is the latest she has ever slept in!!!).  This was Sat. night/Sun morning so it was nice to sleep in, but I did point out to my puppy that she was having a disjointed effect on my dreams.  But...at least I remembered them this time!

Have a great day all!!

GFN

[Anonymous]

Hi October

My son hasn't come down with anything as of yet.

Maybe he drank too much when he was out with his Dad for dinner.

I felt bad for him b/c he said, "I'm a big boy now, it's not fair that my bed is wet."

Of course, I didn't make a big deal of it.  I washed him up and I washed the bedding. Nothing outside of my job description.  

take care.
Mia

[Anonymous]

GFN,

There was an attractive man there

I hope your husband isn't getting jealous over all these dreams you're having about me.    

mudpup

[longtire]

GFN, I'll take a crack at interpreting these dreams.  I'm curious to see whether any of my "explanations" ring true.

In the first dream, the bus is your life, making progress.  You are collecting lumps of "good stuff" like self-awareness, self-esteem, etc. along they way.  Your mother didn't have a lot of "good stuff" in life so you want to give her some of yours.  (Now that you are starting to feel like you have enough?)  Your mother being reluctant to come with you is your feelings toward her being "reluctant" to change.  Her moving to a new area is her moving to a new "area" or place in your life, of more understanding, or acceptance.  With that done, you went to a place with happiness and activity in your life.  You "smell" the sustenance that the situation has to offer, but you don't believe that you deserve to share it.

In the second dream, the giant mosquito is both your xH as well as the crap from other people that is not yours.  Carrying this on your back leaves you depleted.  Finally, having gotten what it was working to get, it (xH) choked to death on it!

In the last dream, you tried to find a replacement for your mother, but no one was home, literally this time.  Once again you were hesitant to join in the activity.  The attractive man represents N?  Chasing you and you are tempted, but hold your boundaries despite the persistence.  You followed (rather than were followed by) this N down through your unconscious (basement) and back up again into your conscious.

Well, anything to this?  I got a strong sense of these things when I read your post, but I'm not sure if it is interpretation or projection.  Probably a bit of both.

[Anonymous]

Hi again all:

I hope your husband isn't getting jealous over all these dreams you're having about me.

I don't think it was you, Mud.  He had normal sized ears and was clothed in pants, shirt, the usual stuff....no mud.

Longtire!    Thankyou very much for taking the time to put your thoughts here.  I would never have thought of all of that and a lot of it does ring true.  Maybe you're not projecting all that much at all?

GFN

[d's mom]

How about 3 dreams for the price of one??!!!

wow...... i thought longtire was right on =  and good job with the dreaming! very suggestive imagery <including mudpuppy or not:) >

I dreamt of being in some kind of bus/big truck and making stops here and there.  At each place I collected these rolls of money...

I stopped to help a family wash their dishes.    I helped an Italian family sort out their recycling stuff (for the recycle bin).  There was much joy there, with children running around, lot's of happy chaos and good food. ...

i saw a lot of the same things as longtire did. you are moving from place to place, collecting things of worth and value...... you are traveling and covering ground,  perhaps emotoinally or in your life. you decide to share your fortune with your mother, as she was 'poor' in these areas. her saying she 'has moved to a new place' might mean you are getting more understanding of her and her place in your life. your leaving her 'at home' suggests that....  im having trouble saying what i mean. but you are moving her towards where she should be, in your memory.

it seemed possible that the italian family (and the money) was partially a reference to this place here, since you were both collecting these valuable 'nuggets' perhaps of support or information, and also subsequently stopped to help someone else 'sort through' their old stuff, as in helping others work through their  issues. the image of the happy italian family reminded me of referring to this place as a big dinner table.

There was this huge, giant, massive, big mosquito (2 feet wide) on my back.  He was sucking my blood and getting fatter and fatter until finally he blew up.

totally agree with longtire. the vampires in your life, weighing you down, sucking your vitality, and (hopefully) as people here also discussed, CHOKING ON IT and exploding.

I went into some housing complex, like town houses in a square.  I was looking for my aunt's house (my mom's sister) but she wasn't home.  

Two doors down from her place, a lady called me.  She was very friendly saying:  "Come on in and wait with us".  I was hesitent but I went.  There was more happy chaos----kids running everywhere, music, food, people enjoying themselves.

you are finding a source for things you were perhaps unable to obtain from your 'real' family; when you looked for sustenance from them, perhaps they were 'not home'. but you have found other places to go. you are maybe not quite sure you deserve to participate.. or you deserve this sustenance.. or something.. for some reason.

There was an attractive man there

im sorry GFN's husband but i thought instantly of mudpuppy here

This man followed me and kept telling me funny stories and offering me chocolate but I kept repeating what I said above.  The basement was a real maze but somehow I made it through and arrived upstairs again.

i wonder if theres a small part of you that feels guilty for 'making light' of your situations, as people do here. like theres a part of you that feels you 'should' take things more seriously. and when people joke about things perhaps you feel on some deep level it isnt appropriate. perhaps this is the 'underneath' (basement) reason you were slightly hesitant to participate in the laughing family. but you got through safe and made it back up top again.

those were some things i saw.. including my projections as it always will. i thought those were very very good dreams with wonderful imagery. you can take what we see and put it together with what you know about yourself and it might show you what your mind is doing behind your back    
nice job
love anna

[Anonymous]

Hi all:

Hey Anna:  Thanks for your interpretations, projections and all!  Bells are ringing everywhere!  I really appreciate your thoughts.

Quote:
There was an attractive man there  


im sorry GFN's husband but i thought instantly of mudpuppy here.

No need to appologize.  I'm sure muddy is attractive and will show up in all kinds of people's dreams.  I just can't picture him without big ears.

The only part of your descifering I'm having a hard time with is the point about:

i wonder if theres a small part of you that feels guilty for 'making light' of your situations...

If this is true, it is very subconsciously.  I have always believed that laughing is a good thing, even in the face of trouble.   But I guess it's possible that I feel some kind of guilt deep somewhere for not being totally serious a lot of the time.    It is a crutch I use to trip up some jerks and help relieve some tense situations, or just because it feels right.  It's a good crutch though, as far as being effective.   I think I'd be really depressed if I didn't laugh so much.

Right on about the vampires.  I remember I didn't feel drained or weak or afraid or like I would die from the loss of blood or anything like that.  I just thought:  "You're going to blow up soon and good riddance!" and so it went.   It's a good way to think of some of these dopes, really.  They're trying to take our life-blood but all they end up doing is disintegrating themselves further (maybe?).    Their personality is disordered and their trying to get it from us only makes them fat with more disorder?

Thanks Anna.  Hope you are having more pleasant dreams now that you're here.  I like the imagary of "a big dinner table" here.  Pass the butter please, I think I'll have some of that lovely Italian bread now.

GFN

[d's mom]

Hey Anna:  Thanks for your interpretations, projections and all!  Bells are ringing everywhere!  I really appreciate your thoughts.

im sorry about your thoughts about your mom on the other thread. its interesting you would dream about her being 'home' :}

The only part of your descifering I'm having a hard time with is the point about:

i wonder if theres a small part of you that feels guilty for 'making light' of your situations...

If this is true, it is very subconsciously.  I have always believed that laughing is a good thing, even in the face of trouble.   But I guess it's possible that I feel some kind of guilt deep somewhere for not being totally serious a lot of the time.    It is a crutch I use to trip up some jerks and help relieve some tense situations, or just because it feels right.  It's a good crutch though, as far as being effective.  

it coudl be seen so many ways. the fact of happening in a basement, and also being a maze, suggests something cryptic and something hidden from yourself anyhow... it could be a -whole- lot of different things.

I like the imagary of "a big dinner table" here.  Pass the butter please, I think I'll have some of that lovely Italian bread now.

mmmmmmm mmm mmm me too.
anna

[longtire]

If this is true, it is very subconsciously.  I have always believed that laughing is a good thing, even in the face of trouble.   But I guess it's possible that I feel some kind of guilt deep somewhere for not being totally serious a lot of the time.    It is a crutch I use to trip up some jerks and help relieve some tense situations, or just because it feels right.  It's a good crutch though, as far as being effective.   I think I'd be really depressed if I didn't laugh so much.

GFN, I tend to bee too serious with these things and am working hard to lighten up more.  (Is that an oxymoron, or what?)  I think any extreme reaction or avoidance would be bad, but I don't hear you saying that.  I hear you say that you use humor, but are still aware of the situation.  Nothing wrong with that at all in my opinion.  Hopefully, I'll join you in dealing with things that way one of these days. I used to have a good (but twisted) sense of humor, but I wasn't able to find it for the longest time.  Here recently, it has started to pop out every once in a while.  Here's to comebacks.

[OR]

I had a reoccuring dream from a very long time ago.

The werid thing is I believe I am living it now.

I would dream about being in an upstairs room looking out a window in view of a brick building.

Several weeks before I left my H, Mum told me of a dream she thought was about me. In her dream I was in an upstairs room looking down below. (Her dream is on the other comment thread).

The condo Im living in now is an upstairs with a balcony, across the way is the next building it's solid brick like my dream. I keep thinking about this dream and where Im at today.

I remember thinking of something sad when I reflected back on the dream. Now I think about this brick wall that I see from my window and wonder if I will become sad like the dream. I want to believe I will be happy here, I worry about my D and think how sad I would be if moving here will turn out more sad than it already is.

I guess my life now can be sad at times, understanding that the life I was living was sad most of the time. I feel really sad right now and hope that dream will change for me to something wonderful for my future.

[longtire]

OR, I'm sorry to hear that you are feeling sad right now.  Considering your situation, it makes a lot of sense that you would feel that way.  I think you have earned the right to feel sad.

If this dream has predicted where you are, then you are exactly where you are supposed to be.  I find that comforting.  Do you really think that you were given a vision of where you would be now, only to have that mean more horrible things are coming?  I don't.  I think connected events like this either occur to enrich our lives or to warn of some danger.  You didn't mention any feelings of danger so I believe it is more likely the first case.  Connection is a positive force, not a negtive one.  Maybe you are projecting your fears of the past situation with your STBXH onto this event?  He wasn't in the picture in your dream was he?  I get the feeling that this dream marks the END of a period in your life and the beginning of a new one.  That new experience can be scary too, but honestly I think it is far more likely that you are moving into a better period of your life.  If for no other reason than you are taking charge and getting things done to achieve exactly that.  Sorry if I'm getting too metaphysical...

You have said before that I'm your hero.  I don't understand that.  I have struggled just to move across town.  You have made a major change in your life to another state!  That is huge.  You are doing everything you need to do to deal with a new job, new place, your precious D, as well as scatter-brained EMails from STBXH and inter-state divorce!  OR, you are my hero, and honestly have helped me more than anyone else here (no offense, I love you guys) by your example.

You are due a down day, or down days with all you've been through.  Keep in mind the reason you made all these changes was for a better life for you and your D.  The only negative force in your life is stuck back in CA and can't hurt you anymore, no matter how hard he tries.  Look at how pathetic his attempts to do that are.  He gets farther away every day.  He doesn't even know what to do in life without you around to dump on.

((((((((OR))))))))

[Bliz]

Here's one from last night. I dreamed I was driving a lawn style tractor out West.  I must have been making pretty good time but going on a bridge over water, the fan belt broke, and the tractor landed in the brink.  

I remember people trying to help me and saying stuff like, "you know those tractors only have a fabric fan belt. They arent made to go long distances."  So I high tail it back to the town and try to figure out what I am going to do.  I was pretty convinced I could get it fixed and continue out west but eventually was resigned I had to rent a flat bed and tow it back here.  Dad was in there somewhere plus some good friends.

It was a fun dream for the most part although I was sad I had to go back home.

I think I can figure it out.  It is about getting the plan together to fix the house and presenting it to Dad.  I want to do it on my own but sooner or later I am resigned I have to go back to him.  

Other interpretations welcomed.

[Anonymous]

Hey Bliz,

Keeping in mind that I haven't the faintest idea what I'm talking about in dream interpretation, let me suggest a possible alternative.

Maybe you're trying to escape your family altogether? But on a puny slow little lawn tractor and you don't get too far. And you end up having to go back to the family you were trying to get away from?
And maybe it isn't get away from them all together. Maybe its just to be independent of their help or control? Maybe?

This opinion is given without expressed or implied warranty.

mudpup

[Bliz]

Funny again, Mudpup.  Thanks for the laugh.  I could have chosen a more substantial vehicle than a lawn tractor.  I mean I have access to a regular  farm style tractor.

 There was a movie about a guy that travels to see his brother across country in a lawn tractor. Pretty interesting.

I think when we were kids we tried to get away with driving the lawn tractor on the public street as a means of transportation pre 16. Maybe that is in there somewhere.

[Anonymous]

Hi al:

Hey Bliz:

There was a movie about a guy that travels to see his brother across country in a lawn tractor. Pretty interesting.

I saw that movie!!  Can't remember the name of it (ofcourse) .

The whole movie was slllloooooooowwwwwwww, like the lawn tractor he was on.  I liked it.  I think the reason he drove his lawn tractor was because he was old and they took away his drivers license, wasn't it?
It was an interesting movie.

GFN