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Subject: Riddles from the devil

Shalie21

04:22 25/04/2000 

I went to Utah for a literary conference* (see note) and we were supposed to have a banquet, but the man in charge of our food orders did not put in our orders.

Another man asked, "Does that mean we have to eat at a restaurant?" The first man said, "No."

I went into another room where there was a dog. This room had a lot of junk in it and also a toilet. I sat on the toilet because I had to go to the bathroom. I went to pee.

There was something that I had to do, something that I had to defend everybody from because it was my responsibility. But I was going pee.

The dog said, "Hurry up! Get the sword! Get the Sword!" and I said, "Where's the sword!" But I was still peeing.

The dog opened the door and three men, possibly zombies, walked in but they didn't do anything.

Again, the dog said, "Hurry up!" and he opened the door again and three more men or zombies walked in. The dog was getting more urgent and I was still peeing. He said, "Hurry up! Get the Sword! Get the sword!" I said frantically where is the sword?"

I was in my period, but I got up and used toilet paper so my pants wouldn't stain. I said, "Where's the sword!" But I found it in amongst the junk.

The dog again opened the door and three men or zombies walked through it. I slashed their chests with the sword as they came in and all three of them fell over dead.

Then the devil walked in. He was tall and bald with a red face with a black stripe across it. He was wearing dark shaggy robes. I slashed him with the sword cutting deeply, but he did not die. He laughed at me.

Then he asked me a riddle. I don't remember much about what he asked me, but he gave me a choice of answers.

It had something to do with friends and the devil’s influence. I think, but I'm not sure that he said, "Are you more influenced by the devil through your friends or . . ." and there was a second choice.

I said that I would be more influenced by the devil through my friends because I had read that somewhere.

But then I was afraid that he was going to ask about what I did when I was alone and I could not answer that. But he asked it in such a way that I could answer it. He said (I think), "But when you are alone you influence yourself right?" I said, "Right."

He then let me go. If I had not answered the questions to his satisfaction he would have killed me.

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* I have just been to Utah for a literary conference and we had a banquet.

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JuliA

17:32 27/04/2000 

Hi Shalie

If food is food for thought - I wonder if/where the lack has manifested in your life. The possibility of eating a "banquet" and then having to entertain down-grading your feast to a restaurant (which has a limited and pre-set!! menu)...... a lot of unlimited food for thought.... to go to.... set and predetermined ideas or attitudes?

You had to "pee"... are you pee'd off with someone at the moment or letting go of some long held emotional stuff? I love toilet dreams - all that letting go... good stuff!!

I'm a little unsure of the symbolism for you regarding the sword? Swords in the tarot deck represent, air and matters of the mind - I also think of the sword as a "cutting" remark - or some who can think quickly and has a quick wit!? It certainly seems that you have/had the ability to open up wounds.... as depicted by slahsing the three guys open?

The devil was interesting because you described to a T - Darth "Maul" from the last Star Wars... does that have any association for you? You did describe him as the devil though - your shadow self? or a part of you trying to be the "devils advocate"?

Sounds like you are or have some "letting go" to do - perhaps his implied purity "when you spend time by yourself" has some merit?

I wonder if the dog is an "inner friend" or if something is "dogging" you? or as the Devil suggests at the end.... you have to re-evaluate what "food"/attitudes you are taking in from your friends at this time.

Sorry there's some many ?-marks but I wanted to elicit answers from you more so than tell you what I think it means. You have some great images to work with.

As I said Shalie, I love toilet dreams and symbolism/dreams that urge us to re-evaluate and L.E.T G.O.

JuliA

Shalie21

07:08 29/04/2000 

I guess it could be food for thought since I was at a literary conference. In the actual Literary Conference that I had gone to, I was there to read my poetry, but I had actually lost the notebook in which all of my poems were. Luckily I had put the poems on the internet and they allowed me to use to internet to get them. In the dream though it was not that the restaurant provided more food than the banquet would, but that it was not prepared in advance and we would have to leave the place of the conference to eat there. I don't feel that I'm really angry with anybody at this moment. Perhaps I'm letting go of old things. I think that it is interesting that a lot of people when they have toilet dreams, dream of feces, but I usually dream about going pee. As for the sword, it could signify something about truth maybe or the truth as I see it, but I'm not sure on that. In describing the dream to my mother the other day I had seen a picture of Darth Maul and said, "That's almost what the devil in my dream looked like" This figure appears in only one other dream, that dream is written here entitled control. I remember Darth Maul as this slinky, dark, secretive guy, who is very acrobatic and violent. Now as for the riddle, I'm not sure that that is what he said, because it faded like that, it could be I just made that part up because I didn't remember or perhaps I was really remembering and that is what he said in the dream. But one thing is for sure, I like to have discussions about my dreams even if they are just taken apart and done is sections. I guess you can say my dreams are as daunting to interpret for me as they are for you. But I like to get ideas that's why I post them. Thank you for replying :-)

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