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Posted by raisinb on April 5, 2009, at 14:42:32
I had a dream last night that's stayed with me throughout the day. I feel it was trying to tell me something, but I can't figure out what.
It was the middle of the night and I was standing in my garage. The garage door was open. Outside, there were lots of dark men I didn't know milling around, talking in hushed voices. They told me there was an angel in the sky, singing.
I looked up at the moon and saw her. She had dark hair and was indeed singing.
I was torn about whether to believe them and watch her. On the one hand, I was intrigued. On the other, I didn't know these men, it was the middle of the night, and my garage door was open, leaving me and my house vulnerable to attack. And I don't believe in angels.
In the end, I closed the door with only the slightest of regret. But suddenly in there with me was a little girl who needed to be held and wouldn't let me go. She was wearing a frilly, beautiful dress as if it were a special occasion. I held her, stroked her hair and her back. I knew she'd come from one of the families of the men outside, and her parents were not paying her any attention.
As I held her I noticed there was something wrong with her face. Her eyes were above her forehead, her hair was gray and thin, and I think there were other deformities. I knew she needed love anyway, and I kept holding her. Then I woke up, wondering what on earth this could mean.
Thoughts, babble interpreters? :)
Posted by Phillipa on April 5, 2009, at 15:33:07
In reply to another dream I can't stop thinking about, posted by raisinb on April 5, 2009, at 14:42:32
I see tenderness in you by accepting the little girl irreguardless of where she was from. Love Phillpa
Posted by DarkStarEtc on April 5, 2009, at 16:48:13
In reply to another dream I can't stop thinking about, posted by raisinb on April 5, 2009, at 14:42:32
This sounds like it was a lovely dream- it seems to have quite a spiritual quality to it... I'll have a go at interpretation, if you don't mind!
Jung said that the house in dreams was symbolic of the Self- only you are in the garage, which could possibly be seen as being slightly detached from the house- not fully part of it, since it's not a 'lived in' space...
The dark men might be aspects of your Shadow- but they are talking in hushed voices, which gives the feeling that they are being respectful- in awe of what they are seeing. They are in the presense of something Divine- your Higher Self, and the fact that the angel is singing could be very important... that your Higher Self is beginning to find her voice, and the Shadow is listening and acknowledging this.
You WANT to go out and be with this transformation, but don't feel ready just yet to fully trust those Shadows... so you retreat back to safety, (but still only to the detached garage- not the house) and in there is the little girl.
She might be your own Inner Child that is kept in the detached and distant garage- beautifully dressed, but you still find aspects of her slightly disturbing- her features aren't quite right, somehow... but you still want to love her.
She has emerged from the Shadow outside, and she is neglected- but you are taking steps towards loving and accepting her.I read once that sometimes our Shadows can act in what appears to be a self-sabatoging manner... but this is an act of actual self-preservation, because by causing us to be afraid, then we can avoid being hurt again... even if it means developing paranoias or personality problems. It causes us to be distanced from danger, even though there might not BE any actual danger any more.
So, it could be that your Shadow, (or Subconscious) is presenting your innocent Inner Child as somewhat deformed. She (and the Shadow)are afraid of being hurt, so by keeping you at a safe, disassociated distance she is protected. She is testing, perhaps- to see if you will in fact love her for who and what she is, despite her appearance.
I think you must have passed her test with flying colors. :-)
DarkStarEtc
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