This week I am skipping my usual examination of every dream symbol
because I want to address other aspects of the dream phenomenon. Scroll down to
any of my prior posts to follow a step by step approach to dream
interpretation.
A hurtful waking
dream
While this week’s dream tells an unpleasant story, please know
that the young man to whom this incident occurred is fully recovered. I am
using his mishap as an illustration because such experiences happen to all of
us, and they have a purpose in our lives. We are not simply the victims of the
random meanness of life; these events are designed to warn us about not
being true to ourselves. Here’s the
dream:
Well, I have my own car,
so it’s not as if I can’t get myself places. But there’s a really convenient
shopping district right close to where I live, and I like to take the bus
because it avoids all the parking hassles. Anyway, I was doing some shopping
for my girlfriend’s birthday and had just gotten on the bus to come home. We
were getting to my stop so I rang the bell, and before the bus stopped
completely, I got up and started walking down the aisle to exit. Both my arms
were full of packages. Just before the bus stopped completely, the driver had
to brake suddenly. I went flying and hit my head on the box where you insert
your payment. I was knocked out cold. They had to call the paramedics and
everything. I had a concussion.
An overview of the
dream
We’ll spend the rest of this post getting an understanding
of this dream’s message. Then the posts on Friday and Saturday will be devoted
to an in depth look at the waking dream phenomenon in general.
The themes of this dream are not difficult: avoiding the use
of his own “vehicle”; preparing for a celebration; not waiting until it was
safe to move; unable to protect himself because his arms were full; being
stopped cold in his tracks; needing to summon the medical staff to revive him.
During our discussion he said he tends to be in a hurry in
general. He doesn’t like to wait for things. We talked about this “celebration”
he was preparing for, one that involved a milestone for his feminine self
(girlfriend). He related how he had recently gotten some insights, especially
at work, about how he had been dealing with his co-workers in counterproductive
ways. Now he had begun to make changes, and it was having a positive effect. But,
as usual, he was moving too quickly without carefully taking into consideration
all of the consequences.
And then came the following telling comment which is one I
hear frequently from the people I do dream work with: “You know, the weird
thing is, I knew all that. I kept telling myself that I needed to slow down,
but I ignored my own warning.”
More on Friday.
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