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This week I am describing the
experience I recently had trying to fly round trip on a coast to coast business
excursion. Three of the four flights were delayed, with the third one being
canceled. At that point, I booked a return flight with a different airline and
had no further problems.
If you saw my post on Monday, perhaps
you noticed that describing this waking dream took up more space than most of
the dreams I examine. Actually, this dream is not unusually long, but I do try
and post only short dreams so that my blog doesn’t become excessive in length.
But because this dream is a bit longer than most, I am going to treat it
somewhat differently, skipping the most cumbersome and unwieldy steps of dream
interpretation and spending more time on philosophical issues.
I will now jump to what would normally
be the last step of the dream analysis, explaining the symbols and what they
meant to me as I interpreted this annoying waking dream incident.
The
canceled flight waking dream analyzed
As I examined the symbols, the first
thing that struck me was that I was dealing with two destinations: I was
leaving (and then trying to return to) my home, and I was heading for a meeting
with potential customers for a business that I am now about to retire from. For
me, symbolically, home is my most sacred space. It is where I meditate, cook my
meals—both literally and spiritually, read the authors who offer me the
greatest insights into how to live my life, and interact with my wife who is my
spiritual partner. In contrast, my business—one that I have pursued for over 40
years and which has been fulfilling and wonderfully rewarding—is one that I am
ready to let go of.
In this waking dream about delayed and
canceled flights, the overall message seemed to be that there would be
difficulties going from one location (consciousness) to the other. Especially “coming
back home” would be challenging and would “cost me more.”
I have never had a problem being
affable and getting along with people. But in many ways, that congenial persona
is a mask. Few people in the business world know about my intense focus on
spiritual matters. So when I “journeyed” from my true self to my affable,
social self, it took “extra time” and caused some slight aggravation.
Still, when I got to my business
meeting, I fell right back into my old persona and, in fact, had a wonderful
and successful experience. The meeting was comfortable, the jargon and issues
were familiar, and I found myself relaxing from the razor’s edge that so often
accompanies spiritual growth. My trip felt like a vacation of sorts.
Then, when it was time to return
“home,” I had supreme difficulties. At first, I couldn’t even get to my
destination. And I certainly couldn’t get there using a “discounted” mode of
travel. The return ended up “costing me” far more than I had originally
anticipated.
To me, it was an important lesson: No
matter what you do or where you travel, don’t abandon your spiritual space;
take it with you.
More on Friday!
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