On Wednesday we looked at the waking dream of the young man
being arrested for carrying a knife onto a plane. We “translated” the dream
symbols into metaphors. (Scroll down to my last post.) Now we’ve reassembled
the dream using those metaphors. Notice that the dream evolves into a remarkably
lucid story about a conflict transpiring within the dreamer.
Reassembled waking
dream
I am working on my own
advanced degree to be in charge of my own personal business. This takes all of
my concentration and is exhausting at times. There is a part of me that I was
very close to while I was growing up. We are still friends even though we have
less contact. This part of me and I go into a retreat within myself, a place to
get away from it all and recoup. When I was first budding into my own manhood—which
was really a confusing, crazy time—I was really drawn to symbols of manhood and
power. I keep these symbols in the part of me that I use to access the items I
want as I travel through my own life. I forgot that these symbols were
there. I was going to a place within myself where I would learn more about
running my own personal business. I kept the symbols in the same place within
me that I keep the main source of information for the knowledge I need. It didn’t
seem any heavier than I had expected. But I am detained by my own security. I
miss the conference within myself. The security parts of me are trying to find
out my motives. They don’t believe I am innocent. I incarcerate myself—put myself
in my own holding cell. The family within me arranges to set me temporarily
free. But I give myself a black mark on my own record. It’s permanent. My
punishment is mild, but will anyone inside of me risk giving me the job of
running my own affairs?
Thoughts
There is so much to say about this extraordinary waking dream. I will limit discussion to two points.
1 1)
In the original dream, there was an entire
paragraph of background information that the dreamer provided so that his
listeners could better understand his ordeal. I suggested that, since he felt
compelled to share this knowledge, that made it part of the dream. Notice,
above, how beautifully and smoothly that extra information morphs into this cohesive story.
2 2)
I am occasionally told that waking dreams are
nothing more than the “dreamer” projecting his own issues onto life: He
describes and analyzes life through the lens of his own state of mind. While I
agree with that to a point, I have long argued that there is more involved in
the process. This dream is a perfect example. Did this dreamer really call up
Homeland Security and ask them to arrest him so that he could have a cohesive,
meaningful waking dream???
We’ll talk with the dreamer tomorrow.
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