DREAMCATCHER: Alex Hossack and Catherine Aubrey interpret your dreams

Arthur's Dream:

I was in central London trying to find my way back to the East End where I originated from but no longer live. However, no matter how hard I try to return, I fail to get back or remember how to find my way.

Dream Analysis:

Dreaming of a city has a special representation, particularly when the city is well known to the dreamer. It may be seen as an attempt to understand how he views his past or present sense of community, of belonging to a group or a social identity that has gone through a process of change.

Dreams often give clues as to what we require from the emotional environment in which we live.

In this dream, the dreamer has lost an aspect of his identity which he developed from his experiences in a ‘core community’ in the East End.

He has moved on, but continues to reflect on those early experiences searching for the energy in life that he once had.

He may be attempting to motivate himself to change, but finds his motivation lacking when he tries. This is represented by his ‘failure’ to find a way back.

Essentially this is the type of reflective dream that is common in older adults reviewing a lifetime of experiences.

If the dreamer would like to provide feedback about the interpretation, please send it to ACDreamcatchers@mail.com.

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.

If you are interested in having a particular dream analysed, please send us an account of your dream to the following email address: ACDreamcatchers@mail.com

We only have space to interpret one dream a week which will be selected from those received. Please refer to the guidance provided to describe your dream as this will enable us to provide a full interpretation.

Guidance for the Dreamer:

• Record your dream in writing as soon as you wake up with as much detail as possible.

• First of all ask yourself who is in the dream.

• Where are you, what is happening to you and what is happening around you?

• Record how you are feeling about what you and/or others are doing.

• Are there particular symbols or objects in the dream that are unusual?

• Are there any sounds and is the dream in colour or black and white?

• Are you watching yourself in the dream or are you experiencing it first-hand ie: through your own eyes.

Alex Hossack and Catherine Aubrey are Public Service professionals with years of experience as practitioners and managers in the Criminal Justice System.