I've had this recurring dream lately. Now, I'm not much for dream interpretation, but in the absence of authority, I like to humor the possibilities. Sure, there are psychological studies, but it doesn't seem we can get a mostly agreeable standpoint in which we should understand our dreams. Perhaps the most agreeable meaning is that they don't mean anything at all. Even still, I sometimes look online at a couple of dictionaries, put it all together and see if it has any merit or weight in it (usually doesn't, but it's kinda fun). Well, let's do that now and see what we get.
First, let's start with the dream/s. The basics of it is that I'm in my mom's old house, and my brothers are present (Just myself, Mom, and Brothers). We are having small talk, and during conversation we all notice that shoes are disappearing. Well, it turns out that the floor in certain parts has turned acidic, and was burning and eating away at our belongings and dishing out minor burns. Before things get too crazy, the dream ends.
Next let's look at some of the definitions for what has transpired. The floor could be reference to the foundation of lives and relationships of myself and people in the dreams. The acid may mean that I'm super angry, or that I'm being manipulated and something is eating away at me. The brothers being present may mean themselves or an aspect of our relationship. The conversation with Medusa, I mean, Mom (just kidding Mom, you know I love you) means that there is something that is bothering me, and I don't know how to deal with it. The loss of shoes suggest a loss of identity or serious setbacks and poverty. The burning injuries might be intense emotions that I can't ignore, or that I'm "burned out." Alright, let's put it together now.
One interpretation could be that the foundations of my relationships with my brothers is faltering, and my anger is causing it. I don't know how to handle this anger, and I lost myself being blinded by it. Could this really be it? I don't think so, because I'm not that angry of a person.
Another might be that I'm burned out at my job, and worse, it's not getting me any richer, and in fact, the opposite is occurring. I don't know what to do about my lack of money, and it's eating away at me and it's making it harder for me to be there for my family. This is prime source of frustration for me. How about this one? Actually, that pretty well sums it up for me. The biggest source of frustration for me lately has been that I can't be around everyone. I'm sick, I'm not happy with work, and money has always been a stressful subject for me.
Way to go, online dream interpreter. With trial and error (and multiple meanings), you got one.
Your relationship with your brothers is faltering? I talk to you, like, all the time.
ReplyDeleteRead it again, dude. I didn't say that at all.
ReplyDeleteI know that your saying it's just a possible interpretation of a, most likely, meaningless dream. However, you said...
ReplyDelete"I don't think so, because I'm not that angry of a person."
(I don't think so) - meaning your unsure
And...
(because I'm not an angry person) - suggests the interpretation to be wrong, first and foremost, because your not an angry person, as opposed to debunking the interpretation primarily because you are sure your relationship with your siblings show no signs of decay. From a reading comprehension point of view... This suggests the absurdity of the interpretation to exist in the idea that your 'not an angry person', while leaving your faltering relationship, a more possible outcome.
Obviously, you just told me your relationship with your siblings is not faltering, so its completely irrelevant, but I thought I'd just explain the dynamics of my interpretation. lol?
This way of analysis sometimes gets me into trouble, as I may sometimes examine too closely something not warranting as such. For instance, occasionally an individual will say something I find funny, that isn't intended to be funny...
ReplyDeleteI may take something out of context by stretching its possible interpretation to something outside of the person's obvious intent.
Which is why I sometimes misunderstand "common sense" instructions for a particular action.
Also in an ignorant manner, I can be oblivious to things people assume I should be assuming when instructing me. Even if I do already understand that which is to be assumed, I may not apply it in the course of comprehending my instructions.
It is to say I dont always apply obvious things that should be assumed for one reason or another, I will assume a level of complexity that should not be assumed. I'm working on that though.
Ahh, no worries, man. I see what you did there. I didn't elaborate on the reasons why not, and just sort of assumed that I was dismissing the whole possibility altogether. Further, since you're reading it, it was also assumed that we were cool.
ReplyDeleteSome posts are made with a sleepy-head situation, so don't think too hard about my posts here.