Alright, if I shouldn’t have said “freudian”, don’t nitpick. :smack:
Anyhow, back to my dream. I keep having this reoccuring dream, and I’m wondering what it might mean. Simple curiosity, if you will. And don’t get off on a tanget about how dream analysis is all BS, either. Thanks!
Alright, this is a reoccuring dream. I’m in the middle of a forest, in a clearing. I’m standing on a log cabin, and looking around. The sun is shining down on my face. I look around, and see past the forest into a black lake. I look some more, and begin to cry. Then I pick up an axe, and swing it straight down and cut myself in half. After cutting myself in half, a small demonish creature hops out and runs around, nervous. He goes to the lake, and then back. Not seeming to make up his mind. But eventually, he chooses the lake over the clearing and jumps in, never to be seen again.
I am definately not Freudian, but I am still interested somewhat in dream interpretation. I do not put to much stock in it, but after the disclaimer here goes with an interpretation.
I think it may mean that there is a strong issue that you are considering, and you may not be exactly sure of what it is. You may feel it is something small (since you are standing on top of everything in the dream), but non-the-less it is still welling up inside you. It may be something that you do not want to release, since you begin to cry, but you feel you need to anyway. In the dream you find the only way to let it go is to cut yourself open and it will all release at once. This seems to take care of the problem because the creature, still not sure of what to do, finally destroys itself.
If you are into the fact that reoccuring dreams can be stopped by solving the problem that induced the dream, I would suggest you do some soul searching if you are not sure what you are holding in. From there find a way to release it yourself, either through talking to a friend or relative, or writing in a journal. Preferably not cutting yourself in half.
Additionally, you’ve left out incredibly important information, which might be kind of ironic, and that is…
“How did you feel during or right after this dream?” Did you find it nightmare-ish…? Were you just feeling silly? Were you disappointed that the demon ran away…etc…happy?
If I dreamed about a car crashing through a rail and over a bridge, the real meaning might come from how I responded to it or how I felt about it. If I were happy then that would obviously be much different than if I were scared and felt guilty for not being able to help.
Really think you need to kick in that extra info. The irony might be that you have something held up inside - like your feelings- which explains why you left that out in your posts.
yes, the emotions that you feel during/after the dream are often some of the most important points or clues. f’r example, you mention that you are crying at one point in the dream. presumably you know why you’re crying in the dream logic… but you don’t tell us. are you responding to what you’re seeing as you view the dreamscape? are you crying at the realization that you need to chop yourself in half? because you know that some strange little creature is inside, waiting to get out? something else altogether?
you’ve pretty much given us a storyboard without dialog here. we can see what’s happening, but the why (as you understand it in the dream) is totally lacking. so we could come up with damn near anything, but never come anywhere near to interpreting what the dream is saying to you.
Lachesis: I don’t know why I’m crying in the dream. However, I will tell you that around this time, a huge wave of hopeless washes over me, and then I begin to cry.
Perhaps I should describe the dream a little better:
I’m seeing this in a bit of a 3rd person view, but I can tell it’s myself. The forest looks to be drawn in beautiful watercolors, and the forest in charcoal. That might be important. The watercolors are brilliant and everything blends into each other, so the edges aren’t exactly defined.
However, the important thing here is that it’s in 3rd person. It’s as if I’m seeing myself do this. I’m not thinking, or controlling anything that happens, only feeling the emotion the main character feels.
so you’re looking at beauty and become overcome with a feeling of hopelessness, to the point it reduces you to tears.
correct?
what emotion, if any, does the black lake convey to you? is it different than what you feel about the forest, or the clearing? is the lake something you “know” is dangerous? is the forest safe?
what is your response to the little… whatever … that comes out after you’ve split yourself in two? are you revolted that it’s there? did you already know it was there? do you just want it to go away? are you rooting it on to reach some goal, one that it doesn’t seem too clear about how to reach?
when he (it?) jumps in the lake, are you relieved? sorry? was he afraid to jump in? or just afraid to make a choice?
is it a good thing or bad one, that he’s never seen again?
The lake is like your mood and represents that part of you that is black and stagnant, ie, depressed. When you see that part of you it makes you upset. The cutting in half reveals that you are in conflict over something - probably something larger than the issue of your girlfriend. More like some aspect of your identity that is causing the problem with your girlfriend. The beast is easy - it’s an inner demon. When you say it can’t make up it’s mind, is it between jumping in the lake or heading into the colorful forest? After the demon is revealed you identify with it and project your own uncertainty about a looming decision on to it. When it jumps into the water does it do so out of desperation? Is the feeling that the creature died/drowned in the water?
Your in a conflict and not over something trivial. It is a core question about “who you are.” Perhaps the problem with your girlfriend is creating pressure to answer the question.
I meant to ask - what does a log cabin mean to you? To me it represents values of self-reliance and simplicity. It is interesting that you are standing on top of it. Does your standing on top of it feel proud or does it feel defiant, or both? Or does it feel unstable? Do you consider either you or your girlfriend to be more “down to earth” than the other?
Well, it jets off for the lake, and stops at the boundary. Looks around, perhaps thinking, and decides to jump into the lake at the boundary. Sorry, can’t give you any more detail than that.
I just know that it disappeared under the water.
Cabin doesn’t mean anything, it just seems like a cabin to me.
I just seem to be standing on top of, trying to get a better view of everything, I suppose.
I never said I had a girlfriend, I said I had girl troubles. :wally But yeah, this girl seems pretty down to earth, now that you mention it. However, I’d feel uncomfortable walking on her.
And now that you mention girls, I’m partly torn between two girls. I hate to bring this up, because it seems so obvious, and I don’t think it’s what this dream is about. They’re both great in their own ways, so I wouldn’t say one is good and one is bad, which is why I’m hesitant to bring them both up.
