Two Dreams I had in the last few days

[clara927]

I was hoping to gain insight into a few dreams I was having. I wrote down what I could remember.

In the first dream I had two nights ago. I worked in a restaurant that seemed familiar to me in the dream, but I had never worked their in waking life. I had on my work clothes and I was seeing all of the people I used to know eating and socializing in the restaurant. Most of the time, in the dream I was trying to avoid them. I had a break where I sat in a corner and ate Japanese style fried pork. I was really hungry and I ate it pretty quickly. In the dream I saw a person I used to but no longer have feelings for, he was a Gemini, if that makes any difference. He looked like he did before but a little older with earrings in both ears, which was strange because he that wasn't his style at all in waking life. I spent the dream avoiding him and all of the other people I had recognized. That's all I remember from that dream.

The second dream I can barely remember. I know that in the dream there was a group of guys I was familiar with, but I don't know them at all in real life. In the dream, I think they were musicians and we were working together. But I don't remember much of it. I do remember very vividly in the dream that I was drawing something, that I guess was on some type of special paper ( carbon?) because when I drew with my "pencil" there were white lines creating the image instead of dark lines (not sure what the name is for that technique). I think I drew some kind of outfit or dress in the dream, something maybe from the late 1700s (European, french?). I think I woke up soon after that.

I would appreciate any insight into these dreams. Of course I'd need to use my own judgement, but I'm not 100% sure of the message that the dreams were trying to convey. So, any awareness or intuitive sense about what these dreams my mean is welcome.

Thank you

[sparklekaz]

Hi Clara,

Dream 1.

In your dream you are working in a restaurant. Restaurants in dream symbology represent options for sustenance. But it is not just literal sustenance as in eating. It is about nourishment in the form of idea's, being creative and sharing information with other people. A coming together with others to share knowledge. Symbolically, the dream is showing you working with others in this way, helping them, being of service. Can you relate this to a situation that you are in, in waking life. I would say, being part of this group would be a good example of this.

On another level, we can look at it from the perspective of you being at the restaurant working, while you WATCH others sharing, idea's, knowledge, being creative and communicating with each other, and you feel left out of this. People in our dreams are also aspects of ourselves. But in this instance I feel it is about you seeing yourself as the outsider. Does this make sense to you? You trying to avoid these people implies that you feel uncomfortable around them or self conscious.

In the dream you take yourself off quietly into a corner. In life, do you feel as if you have backed yourself into a corner, or have been backed into a corner by life circumstances? You then eat hungrily. Symbolically, these is telling me that you are 'hungry' for knowledge and to share with others on a equal footing. In life do you have a tendency to withdraw into yourself. Do you assume you know what people are thinking about you, or project your own thoughts about your situation onto others in a negative way. All this enhancing your sense of self consciousness about work and a self imposed isolation?

In the dream you saw a man you used to know. Someone you used to care for. Do you still have any feelings for this person, or unresolved issues about yourself from your time together? Another alternative is that there is something now happening to you in waking life, that reminds you of this past relationship.

The star sign Gemini represents the twins. Twins in a dream can indicate two different personalities in one person. Was this person a Jekyll and Hyde type of personality? As I have said previously, the characters in our dreams are also aspects of ourselves. In life, do you have two sides to your personality. Can you be outgoing and extremely sociable, but at times be withdrawn and introvert? The earrings in dream symbology, ask the dreamer, to listen, it is a important time to listen to YOUR inner voice.

Dreams are multifaceted Clara, that is why I have offered different alternatives for the symbolism of the dream. Only you know which ones apply to you or maybe they all do. The overall energy of this dream, is a sense of feeling out of your depth, in that you were working in a place that was completely unfamiliar too you. You were ill at ease amongst people you did know. Withdrawing to sit by yourself, it does show a tendency to keep people at arms length, when really what you would have liked to have been doing was being part of the sharing experience that was going on around you.

In life if you feel you have backed yourself into a corner, because of the feelings or thoughts or modes of behaviour the dream indicates, there is nothing stopping you from changing it. In life, nothing changes until we accept it as it is. Realise what is happening, acknowledge it and make a decision to change it and move forward.

I hope this has helped Clara, please remember that that this is only my interpretation of your dream. Please only take from it that which is meaningful to you, and simply ignore the rest.

Love and light
Kaz

[clara927]

Thank you Kaz, I deeply appreciate your analysis.

It does makes sense because I tend to see myself as "the outsider" in most social situations, however true or untrue. Some times I do feel like I've "backed myself into a corner" when I compare myself to other people (I know that's not a good thing), I feel like I've wasted opportunities. I feel like I don't know many people because of years of being by myself and not really socializing or following up with people. Now it makes it difficult to become friends with people in social environments for example, because I feel like most people socialize because of who they know (acquaintances, friends, relatives) and what they belong to (school, workplace, sorority, social club) and without any of these things you are a "nothing/ nowhere" person if that makes any sense. So, people feel like they can't relate to you. Maybe that's why I wanted to do the whole singing thing because I feel like that's mostly the only time when people gravitated to me and didn't ask questions like "where did you graduate from?", "What do you do?" "Where do you work?" and "What neighborhood do you live in?" All of these questions are screening questions, used to basically disqualify you from friendships or "circles", even in places like church (especially in places like church...)

The man I saw in my dream is someone I don't have feelings for now, however I feel like there's some unresolved issues with myself that came about during the time that I knew him. One of the issues I had, was that this person made me feel (or I made myself feel) like I was inferior. That I wasn't smart enough, that I wasn't graceful at all in social situations, that I wasn't pretty enough or wealthy enough, but more important than all of these things is that he made me feel like I didn't belong. That's how I felt in that situation, not just from him, but from people around him. Every time anyone would look at me I would here a voice in my head saying, "You don't belong here... we don't like you.. you'll never be one of us... you'll never belong". EDIT: I just wanted to add, that I'm not saying that he was this horrible person, he was very responsible and reliable and kind to those that he cared about. So, maybe there was a bit of Jekyll and Hyde thing occuring. My experience is colored by my point of view, so it has its limitations.

Sorry I went off on this tangent.

As far as my personality I'm mostly an introvert, but I have had extroverted moments. I feel like in order to do something, I need to do something to bring out my extroversion and prolong it. I know I need to change if I want to "accomplish things", but I'm not sure how. I don't know how to establish friendships when I have no background with people. I literally have one friend that I keep in contact with from school. I don't know where to start, sometimes, I feel like once I tell people I'm 24 and I haven't seemed to accomplished anything concrete they seem to dismiss me. I don't really know where I'm going with this post. I just have a lot of things to think about I guess.

EDIT: Ok, this is another edit. Now standing back and looking at what I wrote, I feel like I was shown these things so that these feelings won't repeat. I don't feel at all like this now, while writing this I felt I was going back through old emotions. However, I have been avoiding social situations because in the back of my mind I don't want to have those feeling of not belonging again. I know that's not the way to go about it. Human beings are social beings and I'm going to have to get out and socialize to some extent. I guess I just don't know how. How to get beyond hello with people, how to maintain acquaintanceships and friendships. I want to learn but I feel like it's something people like my sister seem to just know and I have a harder time with. I've started seeing a personal coach very recently, mostly because I feel like I need more support in terms of planning things and scheduling things. Also, I'm hoping I can learn strategies and exercises that will help me be more social.

Thank you again for helping me with the analysis of that dream

[sparklekaz]

Hi Clara,

Dream 2.

In dream symbology, the people, characters in our dream all represent aspects of ourselves. Men and women, all carry within them, the energy and qualities of the opposite gender. The men in your dream are drawing your attention to your masculine energy. Men in dreams either embody the traits and qualities we admire in the opposite sex, or are drawing our attention to things that need working on, in our own psyche.

Look at what masculine energy means to you, for me it is about taking on more of the male qualities, such as ambition, focus and drive to get ahead in life. Men are more competitive, more ego driven, but they are less likely to hold back then women are in general. Used in a positive way, these qualities can be very helpful to us in life. There is nothing wrong with knowing what you want and using the force of your energy, skills and positive qualities to get it. As long as you do not compromise your own moral code or harm others in doing so.

In your dream you say there are musicians. Symbolically this is telling you that what you need right now in your life is healing the creative flow. Bring into your world, music, joy, upliftment, harmony, peace and beauty. In your dream you are working together. In your waking life, I know music is very important to you. If you have been neglecting this aspect of your life, the dream is telling you to get back to it. This is where you are happiest, and it is your chance to shine.

In your dream you are drawing a picture with white lines. Drawing in a dream is 'drawing' your attention, to your life plan. Make plans, and be creative. The fact that the plan or design is being duplicated because it is done with carbon paper, and so in affect being done twice, is simply the dream's way of 'reinforcing' this dream message. I would say this part of the dream is important.

Are you in waking life thinking more about your future? Or are you letting life slide by you? If it is the former, that is good, because its important to help you move forward. If its the latter, then the dream is telling you, it is what you need to be doing. Otherwise you will get bogged down in feelings of aimlessness, which will not help your state of mind.

You draw a dress, clothes in dream symbology represent the roles people play and the attitudes we have in life. How you believe the world sees you and how you would like to present yourself to the world. The style of clothes we choose, the colours we where, can all can have symbolic meaning.

If the dress is a costume of some kind or a dress from a different time, it maybe suggesting a past life experience. The dress being shown to you, because the life lessons you are going through now, are the same you were confronted with then.

As there was no more detail shown to you at this point in your dream, it is difficult to say whether this is connected to unresolved issues from that past life and so again you are being presented with a opportunity to resolve it. Or is something now, in this time occuring, that is triggering off a past life memory. A little something for you to think about Clara.

This is only my interpretation of your dream Clara. Please only take from it that which is meaningful to you, and simply leave the rest.

Love and light
Kaz

[clara927]

Hello Kaz,

There's quite a bit of action that I need to take. I have a clue as to some of what I need to do.

As far as the part of the dream where I am drawing. It makes sense that I need to plan. But the reason why I'm drawing what I'm drawing is still a mystery to me. I feel like I've been given hints of things before , but nothing concrete. In other words, no visions, just hunches. I may need to ask for guidance on that.

Thank you for your interpretation Kaz. I really do appreciate it.