Lovely article. I’ve been keeping record of my dreams and it’s interesting to see that they follow my emotional patterns. I view dreams as emotional theatres and one thing that always appears is water. I call these my unto water dreams. Im genuinely curious what your take would be on this dream I had recently. given your Jungian analysis, this dream is potent for someone like you to explore. It seems to have been a meeting with the wise old man archetype.
Hi August! Thank you so much for reading, and for your comments. I just finished reading your incredible dream. What a lovely thing it was to read and to step in the dream with you. Thank you for sharing it! I don’t think it would do justice to try to “analyze” it in this format, but I can say that it might be interesting to ask you what your associations are to sailboats, goggles, and that little blue sailboat. I’d also be curious to know what emotions the dream evoked in you— how it felt! There are certainly archetypal associations we could make (as you noted, with the old man, and the ocean— !), but it is your experience and associations that are most important, I think. This sounds like a special dream you are going to be carrying with you for a long time to be come!
Thanks Laura:) Yeah I'm pretty sure its asking me to step into the water and stop observing it from the outside. By water, its talking about facing life without "goggles"(that being addictions). It looks so beautiful and lovely when I gaze at it (writing about it, lost in imagination). But this dream is asking me if im, well, "going in".
I certainly feel like the dreams I recall and reflect on have helped me immensely in my life in so many ongoing ways. The dreams continue to speak to me even years later.
Thank you so much for reading! I really relate to your comment— I have several dreams that I’ve carried with me for years and that continue to speak, as well. Lovely to hear that is your experience as well! 💚
Loved this post, Laura. During the pandemic, I couldn't remember any of my dreams. I think it was a global shock. I couldn't process. I have always been an active dreamer, and I have written down even the smallest snippets of my dreams for years. So I felt relieved when I started to remember even fragments again.
I was just thinking about you this weekend, Anne! So good to see your comment. It's so interesting to me when dreams sort of go underground for a while like that. I can imagine it must have been really disorienting (and distressing?) not to have them during such an emotionally laden time. Oof! I have had a few times in the past years when I just didn't WANT to look at them, too-- where it's felt like overload-- but I always come back to them!
I’ve been out of the loop all of March, April, and half of May. My husband had totally unexpected open-heart surgery for a 6cm aortic aneurysm detected at the end of February, then surgery on March 5th, in Columbia Presbyterian Hospital for 12 days. When he returned home, I was his sole caregiver; it was exhausting, but I am so grateful. Then in April, my dog started to rapidly decline, we had to put down our beautiful 14-year-old Australian Shepherd. So, I have been grieving his loss. What has helped me is saying the Hoponopono prayer: I love you, I’m sorry, please forgive me, thank you, which I started saying as I held him at the Vet, and Om Mani Padme Hum daily for the past 5 weeks.
Oh my gosh Anne. You have been in the emotional throes. What a complicated and painful time. I know how deep that loss goes and how wonderful that your mantras are sustaining you. Sending you so much love and empathetic appreciation for the years you had with your lovely canine companion.
Lovely article. I’ve been keeping record of my dreams and it’s interesting to see that they follow my emotional patterns. I view dreams as emotional theatres and one thing that always appears is water. I call these my unto water dreams. Im genuinely curious what your take would be on this dream I had recently. given your Jungian analysis, this dream is potent for someone like you to explore. It seems to have been a meeting with the wise old man archetype.
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Hi August! Thank you so much for reading, and for your comments. I just finished reading your incredible dream. What a lovely thing it was to read and to step in the dream with you. Thank you for sharing it! I don’t think it would do justice to try to “analyze” it in this format, but I can say that it might be interesting to ask you what your associations are to sailboats, goggles, and that little blue sailboat. I’d also be curious to know what emotions the dream evoked in you— how it felt! There are certainly archetypal associations we could make (as you noted, with the old man, and the ocean— !), but it is your experience and associations that are most important, I think. This sounds like a special dream you are going to be carrying with you for a long time to be come!
Thanks Laura:) Yeah I'm pretty sure its asking me to step into the water and stop observing it from the outside. By water, its talking about facing life without "goggles"(that being addictions). It looks so beautiful and lovely when I gaze at it (writing about it, lost in imagination). But this dream is asking me if im, well, "going in".
This was a wonderful read. 🙏
I certainly feel like the dreams I recall and reflect on have helped me immensely in my life in so many ongoing ways. The dreams continue to speak to me even years later.
Thank you so much for reading! I really relate to your comment— I have several dreams that I’ve carried with me for years and that continue to speak, as well. Lovely to hear that is your experience as well! 💚
Loved this post, Laura. During the pandemic, I couldn't remember any of my dreams. I think it was a global shock. I couldn't process. I have always been an active dreamer, and I have written down even the smallest snippets of my dreams for years. So I felt relieved when I started to remember even fragments again.
I was just thinking about you this weekend, Anne! So good to see your comment. It's so interesting to me when dreams sort of go underground for a while like that. I can imagine it must have been really disorienting (and distressing?) not to have them during such an emotionally laden time. Oof! I have had a few times in the past years when I just didn't WANT to look at them, too-- where it's felt like overload-- but I always come back to them!
I’ve been out of the loop all of March, April, and half of May. My husband had totally unexpected open-heart surgery for a 6cm aortic aneurysm detected at the end of February, then surgery on March 5th, in Columbia Presbyterian Hospital for 12 days. When he returned home, I was his sole caregiver; it was exhausting, but I am so grateful. Then in April, my dog started to rapidly decline, we had to put down our beautiful 14-year-old Australian Shepherd. So, I have been grieving his loss. What has helped me is saying the Hoponopono prayer: I love you, I’m sorry, please forgive me, thank you, which I started saying as I held him at the Vet, and Om Mani Padme Hum daily for the past 5 weeks.
Oh my gosh Anne. You have been in the emotional throes. What a complicated and painful time. I know how deep that loss goes and how wonderful that your mantras are sustaining you. Sending you so much love and empathetic appreciation for the years you had with your lovely canine companion.