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Subject: A dvd dream

Mary

19:53 10/01/2002 

I was staring in a movie, but why? It seemed like it was based on my town but I was starring in it with Seann William Scott! He told me "I love you, and I'll just give you a hug and a kiss" and then he ran off into the sunlight!

I remember that I was waiting on a staircase and then I was taken to my music teacher. She asked me to find the corporal. I don’t know why! I soon found myself running down a long corridor of toilets (they were tiled and the colour was green). I couldn't find the corporal. I just kept running until I found myself at a party fare-welling my teacher! I was very upset.

Soon we were suddenly driving. I was chasing Seann (the corporal) in a car, and I saw a bunch of townspeople screaming "No" and then we were flying off the cliff! I then saw the thing you see on a dvd (i.e. special features play movie) and then I woke up!

Dream edited for easier reading - JT, 2005

2004

Jane Teresa's View

Jane Teresa Anderson

Overview Interpretation & Dream Alchemy Practice suggestion

OVERVIEW INTERPRETATION

Hi Mary,

You were starring in a movie and one thing that happened in this dream was a lot of moving on. Dreams use word play and ‘movie’ may reflect questions of moving on in your life.

Sean moved on into the sunlight, you were waiting on the staircase but were then moved on to your music teacher, your music teacher ordered you to move on and find the corporal, you found yourself moving on (running, driving then flying) and along the way you fare-welled your music teacher who was also moving on.

The theme of your dream is moving on! The question is how do you feel about it?

What does Sean William Scott represent to you? Does something spring to mind? If not, write down three words to describe his approach to life, either as himself or in the kind of roles he plays. In your dream you embraced him, suggesting that you are embracing one or more of these characteristics into your life. In the dream Sean then ran off into the sunlight. The sun usually represents your awareness, in contrast with what is unseen in the unconscious mind. In your dream you embrace a quality that has, until now perhaps, been unconscious. Now you are aware of it.

You then dreamed of your music teacher. What does she represent to you? Harmony? Expression? Hard work? If nothing springs to mind, write down three words to describe her approach to life and then ask yourself which of these characteristics is playing a role in your life now. She is ready to leave your life (the farewell party), so which of these characteristics are you perhaps ready to let go? You are upset in the dream. Is it time to grieve what you are leaving behind as you move on?

You refer to Sean as the Corporal. That makes him sound official, a disciplinarian or someone who imposes or follows rules and regulations. At first glance this seems to contrast with the music teacher (creative expression) but you need discipline and rules to learn an instrument and to play music well. Is this a time for you to embrace more self-discipline? Is the staircase in your dream like a set of musical scales, or the path to a higher level of playing? To climb, do you need to follow the corporal?

The toilets in your dream may symbolise letting go (toilets are places to let go of waste, toxins and whatever is no longer needed). After running through the toilets you arrive at the farewell party, a double letting go. What is it that your music teacher represents that you are letting go?

When you flew off the cliff did you get the feeling you would fall or continue to fly? Were you taking a leap of faith, placing your faith in whatever the Corporal represents? The cry of the townspeople, “No”, represents your own fear in taking the plunge. Leaps of faith are part and parcel of moving on. Is your faith in embracing the Corporal well placed? What are your fears? What are your hopes?

Your dream revealed that the whole drama was a play or movie, a dvd. The actors don’t die in a movie; they move on to play other roles. In life we play many roles, what roles are you playing now, which are you ready to relinquish and which are you ready to take on? What life story are you creating?

You will find it helpful to read ‘On the cliff edge or falling’ in Dream Alchemy, pages 238-44 and ‘Can’t find a suitable toilet’ in Dream Alchemy, pages 163-68.

DREAM ALCHEMY PRACTICE

Dialogue:

Your dialogue is between the music teacher and the corporal. Start with the corporal saying, “How can I help you?” and see what the music teacher automatically answers. Keep it going for 20 minutes.

How to do this:

Give yourself no longer than 20 minutes. When you do this exercise do NOT think! Don’t plan ahead. Just let whatever happens happen. Let the two entities speak to each other on paper using whatever words come up. It’s a bit like writing a film script or play – but without the brain being involved.

How does this work?

By not thinking, by keeping the words flowing, you are letting your right brain and unconscious mind do most of the work. They created the original dream so they know what these symbols mean for you. They will reveal. You will be surprised.

More details on Dialogue as a Dream Alchemy Practice in: “Dream Alchemy”, by Jane Teresa Anderson, pages 321-4 and 333.

Jane Teresa Anderson

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ORIGINAL THREAD

Below is the original forum discussion on this dream, contributed before Jane Teresa's 2004 interpretation.

Star

05:38 11/01/2002 

Hi Mary -

Is time to take/play a more central role in your life?

What do you see in this guy?

Were you waiting to go up or come down the staircase?

What does the word corpral mean to you?

What does the music teacher represent?

You say "soon we were suddenly driving" - who is we and were you driving or a passenger?

Is there anything you are chasing/running after/holding onto that you need to let go of?