Dreams, part two

[rowyn]

I had another dream on "Tahini" right after I went back to bed. This time, I was riding a bike, and I got onto a path along a hilly ridge that ran the perimeter of the island. The path was right outsdie of a net mesh, and the open side of the path dropped straight off, into the water. As soon as I got on it, I thought, wouldn't it be safer to ride inside the mesh? But there wasn't a path inside the mesh, so I just kept going.

Predictably, my bike went off the edge and I started to plunge toward the ocean. There were several people there--friends or co-workers, I can't remember who but they were familiar to me. They all started shouting advice and stuff. I remember trying something--I'm not sure what--that didn't work. Right as I was about to hit the water, I thought something like, OK, looks like I'd better learn to fly. Then I swooped away from the water and back into the air. It was exhilerating. I had had this suspicion that I could fly but I hadn't been sure. There was something in my hands still, but it wasn't the bike anymore. It was more like a stick. I don't think it was a broomstick but I was riding it like a witch on one. I was sure that the power to fly was in me, and not the stick, though.

Much later, I dreamed that one of my co-workers came to visit Tahini. Actually, he landed in a old-fashioned rocket capsule, like the kind astronauts used to use to return to Earth. We all ran up to greet him. Funny, we were all happy to see him, and I recognized him, even though the name I assigned him was of someone who works at a different location from mine, and I only know him by voice. (He's also got something of a temper and isn't always popular around my workplace.) None of us wanted to leave Tahini--we were just welcoming him. I still don't remember who the people with me were, but I'm thinking co-workers.

That's all I recall now. Oh, well, I had a stupid dream abiout licensing a cartoon character, like one from Disney or Hannah Barbera, for a marketing project at Toddler Bank. But I don't recall anything more to that one, and it wasn't a very interesting subject anyway. I'd rather spend my dream-time on a tropical island than at work. :)

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Dream Interps, Part 2

[awolf.livejournal.com]

Continued from the previous interp. (I'm not a bit surprised you returned to Tahini, by the way.)

You're realizing that the exploration of this part of yourself (you're still diving for secrets in your past) isn't as safe as letting it sit, but you're determined to explore it. I think this is a good thing. It seems like you're conflicted about how to handle the process of self-examination, however. You feel strongly that what you're currently doing is not something that everyone in your position would do. The power to fly represents your ability to remain in control of this process...also a very healthy sign.

The arrival of your ill-tempered coworker signifies the fact that you are allowing your own temper (think of justified anger) to become involved in the self-discovery process. This is a good sign, because you need to be able to explore these things emotionally as well as intellectually.

Happy exploring! Now you've got me very curious, you should know.

Trickster

Re: Dream Interps, Part 2

[rowyn]

I'm not a bit surprised you returned to Tahini, by the way.

I was, but only because I know the way my dream topography normally works. I rarely visit interesting locales in my dreams. Usually my mind steals everyday settings and labels them "unfamiliar place" for the logic of the dream. (Like the gated parking lot from my apartment building becoming some place that I had to leave in order to get home, instead of being home.)

Anyway, Tahini was a lot nicer to look at than my apartment, parking lot, or workplace, so I'll keep my fingers crossed that I get to visit again. ;) And I'll let you know if I do! (And I remember it, that is.)

Re: Dream Interps, Part 2

[awolf.livejournal.com]

Yes, memory is the hard part. Someone in a previous post--yours or Kincaid's recent dream recollection--mentioned that you need a pad of paper by you, and the fifteen minutes in the morning it takes to write it all down, if you want to remember. You can increase dream memory with logging, over time, too.

Trickster

Dream memory varies a lot from person to person

[(Anonymous)]

I doubt that logging would do me much good. In an average decade, I typically remember that I had 2 or 3 dreams (and those will be quickly forgotten since I'm not in the habbit of writing them down). It's probably a side effect of the way I sleep -- I sleep soundly for as long as I'm going to and then wake up almost fully in seconds once my system decides it's morning (assuming no alarm, which is the normal case).

Telnar

Re: Dream memory varies a lot from person to person

[awolf.livejournal.com]

Logging would probably help you. Logging works for nearly anyone, and especially for people in your position.

Not only do you forget your dreams quickly upon waking, you also forget that you had remembered your dreams upon waking. I've often written down dreams I've had, only to go back an hour later and be stunned--I didn't remember writing anything down that morning.

You need a pad of paper and a pen beside your bed, the resolve to do it, and fifteen minutes extra in the mornings. That's it. I think an alarm might help, though.

Trickster