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[Fallen]

Hi Karen,

For as long as I can remember, I have been having this same dream. It seems as though it could have been in the era before electricity. I am wandering through an old town, with lots of trees. There are no street lights. I always go to the same house. A huge old fashioned brick house, with huge rooms, and high ceilings. Sometimes my Mum opens the door, and in my mind I am trying to figure out why she left us to go and live there. She seems happy, and goes about fussing around in the kitchen while we visit.

It's all the same everytime, right up to the point where I get to the huge old fashioned door. In one particular dream, I am actually living in this house. The sun is setting and I am walking from one room to the next closing windows and curtains. There is a long passage in this house, and out of the corner of my eye, I pick up some movement. It turns out to be a man. Big built, and tall, but nobody I know. So, I start to run towards him, scared that he may disappear. When I get there, he seems somewhat afraid of me! So, I start bombarding him with questions. Who are you? What are you doing in my house... And he replies that he lives there. So, I go ahead and tell him how rude it is to secretly live in my house...

So... that's a few incidents that originate from the same dream!!! Hope you can make something of them.

Luv
Laura

[RicDreamscape]

Hi.
I am not expert in dream interpretations, but two things really come to me when I read that dream.
First, have you seen the movie called "The Others"? If not, read a review or better, watch it.
Second - the coherence of the dream. If I believed in past lives, I would say "aha!" .
lol, that is all.

[sparklekaz]

Yes, I agree to the past lives thing Ric...

I will try and do this as soon as I can Laura..will be back on laterxx

[Fallen]

Hey Ric and Karen,

I will watch the dvd over the weekend, and let you know... Thanx!

Karen, I look forward to reading your analysis of my dream.

Luv
Laura-lee...

[sparklekaz]

Hi Laura,

Here is your dream, sorry for the wait...

Before I start the dream interpretation, I must say that it could very well be some sort of past life experience, but even so, if you take the dream and its symbolism, it will still give an interpretation, of your thoughts and maybe where you are currently at.

So having said that, I shall get on and try to interpret your dream. This is purely my own interpretation, and I am sure, there are many other different interpretations that can be put on it. Having said all that, I'll get on with it..

Tree's are the oldest living things on our planet, some species of pine are thought to live for 5.000 years and so trees have become symbols of timelessness and Wisdom. They may represent the family (Family tree) with the roots symbolizing ancestors and the branches the current members. The tree of knowledge is an important image in the book of Genesis in the Bible, as it produces the forbidden fruit. Threes can also be phallic symbols or may signify renewal. A healthy tree is an indication of prosperity.

Many cultures have identified the house as representing the dreamer. Carl Jung was the first analyst to define the house as the "Mansion of the soul". Just as human beings are multi faceted creatures with different emotions and desires, so is a house consists of interconnecting rooms, each with its own particular function. The house you describe is old fashioned, this could be indicative of you, having maybe old fashioned values, this house is sturdy made of bricks and has huge rooms and high ceilings this to me would indicate that your mind is limitless and able to accommodate vast amounts of knowledge, maybe the size of the rooms indicates your as yet unfilled, unfulfilled potential. High ceilings to me denote high ideals and aspirations.

To dream of a family member, these members usually appear as themselves, though they may be associated with the archetypes they stand for. So mothers may be seen as the universal earth mother. This being as well as the obvious, your need for mothering and nurturing, also representing this aspect of yourself. Maybe the desire you may have to have children of your own.

Kitchen's are places where we go to, to "refuel" physically and mentally, it is a place of nourishment. The kitchen is also a vital nerve center symbolizing nurture..There is that word again..!!! The condition of the kitchen can also indicate the state of the dreamers mind, for instance a well stocked orderly kitchen reflects a competent individual, with the resources to look after her/himself . The thought of your Mother leaving you to go and live there, could indicate that there is a pressing desire to retreat from certain aspects of your life, this nurturing aspect of yourself, to maybe nurture yourself. To nourish yourself aspects of your mind, I feel this would make you very happy.

The sun represents warmth and life and may represent wisdom, truth or even God. Sunlight provides illumination, as there may be aspects of yourself you wish to keep hidden. Let the sunlight illuminate these things as the time has come for them to be brought to the surface. The description of long passageways in your house, your mind, indicate to me that between each period of growth a significant time span has been involved, sometimes, things to take a while to come to fruition, but this is an important part of the process. Allowing you absorb and digest all the things that have happened to you. There is a man in your dream, usually men, if the dreamer is a women, represent her ideal man. Is there someone in your life now, that you feel you would like to spend more time with or maybe you feel that this is the time for you to meet someone, settle down, and fulfill that nurturing side to your nature.

Also we all have female and male characteristics, regardless of our sex. Is there a side of you that is not acknowledging aspects of yourself, characteristics, that are usually denoted as being masculine. Forceful, assertive and ambition. Use these aspects of you, they are not unfeminine, they are just certain strengths that can enable and help you to cope with your world in a more efficient way. You may have only recently become aware that you have these aspects to your nature, and find them difficult to deal with. Whatever it may be, it is as much part of your strength as the feminine nurturing highly idealistic women that you are.

Take from this interpretation, only that which resonates with you Laura, and disregard that which does not.

Love and light
Kaz

[Fallen]

Hey Karen,

Thanx for the analysis! It all makes complete sense to me. I have always wondered why I kept having the same dream, just like I have always wondered about a connection to a past life.

What you have said about trees, and "Mansions of the Soul," have real significance for me, because at the moment I am moving forward and my entire life is branching out into a complete different direction. Career wise, I am studying something totally different to what I am doing at the moment, because of the future benefits that it holds.

Spiritually, I feel as if I have just woken up, and everything around me somehow seems different. Things that I have believed in previously, or the manner in which I have lived my life in the past, all seem so shallow at the moment. I have lost that "restless" feeling that I dragged around all the time. I am less aggressive, and angry. Everything about me, including my way of thinking is in the process of evolving.

As far as being "Motherly or Nurturing", I have always been that way! My brother and I were 11 months apart in age, but I have always felt the need to "mother" him. Hence I felt as if I had failed as a parent when he died. I kept apologising to my Mother, for having failed somehow.

Now that you've put it that way... The Man in the dream is someone I know. Yes, he is tall and big built too. A friend I look up to and admire. He is much older than I am, and we are really good friends. We live far away from each other, but we share a special friendship bond. I must admit though, that I have secretly wished that all men could be like him, cos he is so perfect! But, at the same time, he is out of my reach.

Thanx Kazzie for spelling it all out to me... What would I do without you!!!!!

Lotsa Luv
Laura