'Yet Another Dream...'
'The Shepherd's Dream'
JOHN HENRY FUSELI
I dream a lot... some make no sense and leave me with the vaguest memory... others haunt me...
The dream of which I wrote about yesterday was just so vivid... so real... and then the dream of my Dad which occurred in San Francisco, right next to the Bay... I will never forget that dream...
I received a link which took me to a site about reading dreams... I'm sure that there are tons of them out there... and when I entered the topic of the dream of which I wrote yesterday, zombies, here is what it told me...
To see or dream that you are a zombie, suggests that you are physically and/or emotionally detached from people and situations that are currently surrounding you. You are feeling out of touch. Alternatively, a zombie means that you are feeling dead inside. You are just going through the motions of daily living.
To dream that you are attacked by zombies, indicate that you are feeling overwhelmed by forces beyond your control. You are under tremendous stress in your waking life. Alternatively, the dream represents your fears of being helpless and overpowered.
Hmmm... I'm going to have to think about that... because I think it ties in greatly with the dream I had last night...
Last night, I dreamed that I was sitting down to play one of my guitars... there were other people there, but I can't tell/remember if I was playing for them, or if they were just there...
I was aware (sensed) that something was wrong with the instrument... but I tried to play on anyway... at one point, I tilted the guitar over to look at the back of the instrument, and it was coming apart... it was busted... and separating even more as I held it. I tried to play on anyway, and the neck separated from the body and just fell into pieces...
I had this feeling... that if I just continued to try to play, that no one there would know or see that everything was falling apart... that I was having difficulties...
I saw the zombie dream as a form of entertainment, although, after reading the possible interpretation, maybe not. The interpretation that I have for last night's dream seems to coincide with the possible meaning of the zombie dream... and it's about how maybe something in my Life is 'broken'... maybe I am 'broken'... maybe I am trying to hide the idea that I am broken from others...
Maybe I have some self-reflection I need to do... maybe things aren't as they seem...
~shoes~
This is a lot about why I started the Dream Work series on the blog. We all tackle these themes. I think it's interesting that you were about to play an instrument, something you probably do for release and relaxation and to kind of reconnect with yourself, but the instrument by which you do this practice was broken, which to me says that maybe you just need more R&R time, dear.
ReplyDeleteWho ain't "broke" Professor? You're not alone. Why hide it when we've all got cracks? Would I be as easy to talk to if you didn't know I had so many? Hiding "brokeness" is pride and pride is a wall. It isolates. I think pride is one of the most destructive of all self preservation techniques. I also think as soon as you show your weaknesses...broken places...that they shrink back from the looming black check mark we think they are and become a personality trait. Sure, we need to work on some. We're growing. We're human. Not so much broken.
ReplyDelete~Annie
honestly it has been forever since I have remembered any of my dreams. :P
ReplyDeleteI'd love to know where you found out about the meaning behind dreams. I have some strange ones at times and others that reoccur over and over and I don't know why. Also, I've had 'visit' in my sleep from my Grandma and my husband after he died. There's a difference between a dream and a visit. I could study this stuff forever. There's a reason behind everything we see in our sleep.
ReplyDeleteI don't often remember dreams but.. when I do.. I obsess over them for days. I never thought to look into what they might mean.
ReplyDeleteWell, IMHO, if you write the dream down when you first wake up, the meaning will be clear right away, almost intuitively I suppose. At least an inkling will be clear and from there it all comes together in time.
ReplyDeleteI think we're all broken... whether it is in spirit, heart or physically...
ReplyDeleteI think it's all just in how we deal with it... sometimes analyzing it and fixing it is the right thing, sometimes (like Annie said) it just becomes a personality trait 'cause there is not a "fix".
I can't believe how vivid your dreams are!!! I have like... 3 a year that I can remember. And, they are always the same dream! Weird...
no zombies though.
xoxoxoxo
gobbles
Catch those "lifesavers" ur friends are throwing out to u. Hang tight!!! This too shall pass and u will be on those sandy beaches and enjoying life and music.
ReplyDeleteI love that Molly Hatchett song!!! I pulled up the lyrics while it played. I'm big on words. What they mean--what people say--
We are cheering u on--keep running the race--u will make it to the finish line and look back and one day appreciate all the trials and sad times cuz u will appreciate the "JOY" brought into ur life.
Go Professor RedShoes--Go Professor Redshoes--Go Professor RedShoes--
StormyDawn :0)
I'm always interested in what dreams mean. I've been having a lot of dreams lately about my father dying. The unfortunate thing is that you scour the internet and a lot of sources say it means different things... so... what does it really mean? I'm still not sure.
ReplyDeleteI think if this whole jewelry thing doesn't work out, I'm going to go into dream interpretation because it's just so damn interesting. I dream vividly, in color, and I remember all of them. And when we are in a deployment, they get even crazier. Last week, I had a dream that Neal got kicked out of the Army and slept with his commander...who was a guy. This has nothing to do with DADT as I don't watch the news anymore. This is about something else altogether. I feel sorry for the people who don't remember their dreams. Like Neal. Night time must be so boring for them.
ReplyDelete