Example of exploring dream meanings

Example of a Dream "Rewrite" – Extracting Dream Meanings

Let’s take a dream apart and put it back together as one way of mining the gold of possibilities of the dream’s meaning for me the dreamer. You may see the original dream and notes at Sundance Dream Hutch blog on the following webpage: http://dreamhutch.blogspot.com/2012/12/beyond-my-egoic-plans.html  

I have chosen to take many key words and phrases from the dream journey as I recorded it and use them as screens to project and reflect upon. This particular example is a rather long involved process and I am hopeful that this gives one example of how we can gain insight into the dreamscape.  I suggest you first reread the original dream recording at the link above, then if you wish to skip the details of my projections in the list below, scroll down to the end of the list and you will there find the “Rewrite” of the dream journey.

Key words/phrases from the dream and my projections and associations:

·        Supposed to be here – in the right place, on schedule, according to ‘plan’

·        Home or office – familiar place, place of purpose

·        Guide/therapist – an aspect or entity who is caring and useful in helping in transitions, growth, and self-development, someone who knows the territory

·        Planning – I am expecting and anticipating some actions

·        Sessions – times to work on some areas for growth; working together

·        Main male guide – aspect or entity who is the most advance teacher and guide

·        Lives here – an internal aspect with the place I now am in, the larger psyche of mind of consciousness

·        work on fixing some signage near the entry door – changing an existing label or identity where we enter to the inside of this space of growth and learning

·        number “1” – refers to single, unity, oneness, primary, individual

·        bending it over – bowing downward

·        no longer visible – invisible

·        the number before I changed things was 1000 or 10.00 – much higher number, by removing the “1” it becomes essentially nothing, zero

·        not sure – uncertainty, beyond knowing

·        lot of stuff around – a bit of chaos

·        being shifted and moved around – transition, change is happening

·        sort through – attempt to organize and see what is needed, categorize

·        find some clothes of a woman I knew – noticing evidence of feminine energies that are familiar to me

·        place them in a bag as if to wash later – Set aside to clean at some point

·         woman enters and we talk a bit – feminine aspect is present and communicating directly

·        she is related in some way also to the main male guide or owner... perhaps his mate –Masculine guiding energies and feminine are related or mated

·        she knows me – I am known

·        issue with 'self- inherent' – the inherent ‘Self’, defining an issue, feminine asks and point to issue, the “self” as  an essential aspect  of identity

·        not sure exactly what she means – uncertain of meaning

·        I think it has to do with self-worth or esteem issues – my egoic mind projects it as possible negative low self worth, etc

·        seated and talking – relaxed and communication

·        old tub with a pump – a place to clean ourselves and in the case of a Jacuzzi, to also relax

·        I notice it is not hooked up and simply looks like an antique tub with four 'feet' – not an option, something no longer works, old mode of cleansing

·        the main male guide is listening to all we had said – nothing goes unnoticed by my inner guide aspect

·        and I figure – again trying to figure out system

·        monitoring everything that is going on from a different level – unseen dynamic aspect that hears and records it all

·        main guide fellow is standing in the doorway – invisible masculine guide aspect  makes himself apparent and visible

·        the woman is beside him – masculine and feminine guiding entities/aspects are together

·        he talks – masculine is communicating

·        6-8 people around a table – group presence at a common meeting place

·        dressed in robes – not yet dressed for the day, or maybe they are like religious garb, although appeared more as pre-dressing robes like one might wear after just arising

·        breakfast Danish – it was just after awakening; morning treats [the word “Danish” may have been leftover from movie that included Holland and Dutch language last night], there were various types of breakfast treats, such as sticky buns, croissants, and other pastries

·        introduce themselves – getting to know other entities and aspects, appears as new energies/entities coming together

·        equally mixed group of good looking males and females – number of cooperating masculine and feminine energies/aspects

·        who I may know but do not recognize – intuitively know with actual recognition

·        still separate from them – not as yet integrated

·        I have gone back to sleep –not really asleep even though it appears so

·        so I open my eyes and say, "no, I am awake” – open to seeing and proclaim I am here and conscious

·        make close eye contact with several of the people at the table – connecting with the new entities/aspects

·        go to get something to put on from my bag of clothes since I realize I am only wearing underpants – looking for new way to be in the world and cover myself

• sleeveless green shirt – heart energy with opennes

 

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And next we can take the associations and projections and place them back into the dream… a ”rewrite” of sorts that may bring some new light to the present dynamics of the dreamtime message:

Dream Rewrite:

“I'm in the right place, on schedule, according to ‘plan’ and it seems to be a familiar and safe place, a place of purpose of an important  aspect or entity who is caring and useful in helping in transitions, growth, and self-development, a helper who knows the territory…

It seems I am expecting and anticipating some actions …to spend time to work on some areas for growth; working together here and the last one would be with the aspect or entity who is the most advance teacher and guide who is an internal aspect with the place I now am in, the larger psyche of mind… of consciousness…

... I am planning on meeting some others and doing sessions with them as me as the guide... before going in, since I am early, I am changing an existing label or identity where we enter to the inside of this space of growth and learning and change something that was single, a unit, oneness, primary, individual …by bowing downward it becomes invisible... it was a much higher number, by changing it, it becomes essentially nothing, zero… so there is uncertainty exactly why I changed it... but I trust the process…

I go inside and there is a bit of a mess and chaos as if things are in transition and going through changes... I begin trying to organize and make some sense of things and see evidence of feminine energies that are familiar to me… and set the evidence aside to clean at a later time…

Then the known feminine energy appears and we are communicating… and I even point out the change to the ‘label’ or sign that made to the feminine aspect within…  I realize this feminine energy is also related or mated to the masculine guiding energy within… and I am know to this feminine aspect…  she asks me: "is there an issue related to Self, the essential Self?... and I answer, "yes"... although still uncertain of what it all means … and my ego mind quickly assumes it means something negative like low sense of worth…

I am now comfortable and communicating with the feminine aspect, and notice an old way of cleansing and relaxing and wonder aloud if it still works and I am informed it no longer is relevant, like an outdated antique...  I then realize that the advanced masculine guiding aspect has been aware and present all along at a level or dimension of which I was unaware… and everything has always been monitored…

As I have become aware of this, the masculine guiding energy has become more conscious and visible…entering the same realm of consciousness… along with the feminine aspect…and the masculine guide begins communicating now as well… I am now aware that there are 6-8 entities or energies meeting together that have just awakened and are beginning to receive special treats for nourishment … the masculine guide suggests they get to know one another , this group of mixed male and female energies which are all positive and attractive .. And although I do not specifically recognize them, they seem like they are also in the right place now…They are still apart from me and the masculine guide suggests I am losing consciousness again… I become aware and awake again and make contact with the other emerging energies gathered together… I realize I am exposed and find some open heart energy to cover me… and then leave to respond to some external noise and wake again in my bed…

John Hutchinson

john@sunhutch.com - Dec 22, 2012

Sundance Dream Hutch Blog

Again, you may see the original dream and notes at Sundance Dream Hutch blog on the following webpage: http://dreamhutch.blogspot.com/2012/12/beyond-my-egoic-plans.html