Today’s Dream from Denise:

I was in India, a place that I love, but I was there with a purpose ie I was working there? There was a lot of hustle and bustle, crowds of people. It was busy and although there was a lot going on, it was where I wanted to be.

I was in my Indian dining room and I heard my friend Lucy talking. My brother, Adam or mum passed me an old-fashioned phone and I realised that my other friend, Sandra was there as well.

She was talking to Lucy on the other end of the phone, but I could see them both together, talking and waiting for me to answer the call. I thought Sandra must be back from her holiday.

I hadn’t realised and was a bit disorientated. She had been to India but not with me. She had been on holiday. I thought I would get the photo album out to share with Sandra and Martin, Sandra’s husband.

I had the photo album out already as I was thinking this and I was looking through the pictures of us in India on holiday in the past.

I woke up.

Dream Analysis and Basis for Interpretation:

The dreamer is currently in a positive emotional place in her life enjoying intensive activity. She is immersed in everyday life and feeling secure, represented by being in a place that she loves in the presence of family and friends.

However, there appears to be a simultaneous need for some form of communication and an expectation that the dreamer engages, represented by the passing of a phone to her from a family member.

But the dreamer is not ready to communicate about something which may be related to the past which is symbolised by the friends talking on the ‘old fashioned ‘ phone and waiting for her to answer.

The phone itself may represent the need to avoid face to face resolution.

There is something out of place, represented by Sandra not being where the dreamer thought she was, causing the dreamer to feel disorientated and hesitant.

She has already begun a process of reflection and had considered sharing her past experiences, but something is causing her to hold back. This is represented by references to the photo album.

This is a reflective dream, reminding the dreamer that although she is generally happy and secure in her life, there is an issue which requires attention that currently she is not ready or unable to address.

Interestingly, we have found it is not always possible to interpret your own dream, probably because it often represents the sublimation of feelings or thoughts that we are trying to avoid in our waking lives. However, with a little assistance from the dream interpreter, the symbols and themes can start to make sense and help us to move forward.

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