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This week, we’re examining an unusually long dream about trying
to fix a broken cello. The dream is of interest because it is about sound, and
the concept of sound has a particularly important metaphoric implication. Sound
is vibration, and vibration is a vital building block of the universe.
Today, we have isolated the dream’s symbols, and I've
asked the dreamer to “tell me about” each one.
Tell me about…
* Working: Earning my keep; doing what I do to
contribute and pay my dues.
* Shop: My place of business, and in this case, where
I learned my craft.
* Apprenticeship: My schooling.
* Moments of urgency: We had to take note and address an issue that
we had allowed to languish.
* Instrument: It’s a device used to make sound, hopefully
in a beautiful way.
* Cello: Although it can certainly go high, it’s most
known for a deep, resonant quality of sound.
* Sound: Vibration. It’s one of the key elements in
our living. We use it for untold numbers of things. It can either uplift, or be
pragmatic, or it can be destructive.
* Restoration: Being renewed so that it’s useful and
beautiful again.
* My responsibility: The burden and task was on my shoulders; I
was the one who had to make good on the job.
* Get right to work on
it: I had to begin immediately.
* Back of a cello: It’s the piece of the cello that reflects the
sound vibrations out into the air. It’s really the main amplifier.
* Wood: The natural, organic material that the cello
is made of.
* Deteriorated: It had become rotten over time.
* Turned to mush: It had no substance.
* Replaced with a new
one: Ideally, we needed to get rid
of the rotted material and put something stronger with more integrity in its
place.
* Historic: People give it value because of its age—it’s
like veneration.
* Owners: The people who were responsible for making the final
decisions.
* Make it look OK: This was an expedient shortcut which really
would only solve part of the problem. As long as no one tried to actually use
the cello, it would give the appearance of being alright.
* Never sound good: It would be disappointing if anyone ever
attempted to use it for its intended purpose.
* Huge indentation: A place that had suffered in a particularly
prominent way.
* Transparent filler: It’s used to help disguise damage and to make
things look nice.
* Used sparingly: You try not to use it any more than you have
to.
* Slathering on gobs: I was using it in an excessive way.
* Staff meeting: Putting our heads together.
* Disapproval: My methods were unorthodox and, frankly,
questionable.
* Defending myself:
Trying to justify my approach.
* Epoxy: That’s a glue that we would never use on a
cello.
* Couldn’t remember the
name: I didn’t know what to call it.
* Cupboard: Where we store supplies.
* Couldn’t find it: It was missing, probably in use.
Initial thoughts
While we won’t know for certain until we discuss the dream
with the dreamer, there’s an element in the symbolism that seems to be about
maintaining appearances without addressing a problem that is keeping the cello
from being used for its intended purpose.
More on Friday.
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