So waking up to a much anticipated dream, my first dream remembered in 40+ years, I got a "Spectacular Spectacular"
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In my dream, a woman and I are at a large party in a large mansion.
We had an Indiana Jones/ jewel thief type adventure where we stole something at a party together.
Our goal is to locate and steal a ...
We discovered a container of golden sand. Pouring the sand out on a table we see a pewter rectangle with a cartouche with an iridescent, foggy, glowing bright spot almost as large as the rectangle - a glowing picture.
etc.
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Being a fan of Carl Jung, I reread his contribution to "man and his symbols"
I find a website by a Jungian analyst at http://aristocratsofthesoul.com/an-easy-guide-to-jungian-dream-interpretation/
Summarized
1. Find personal associations of dream symbols
3. Connect images to your self image
5. interpretation the dream
6. Affirm the new knowledge with a ritual.
Oh sure! take away all the romance doctor, I've a full grown fantasy to play with, all these lovely shiny symbols and you want me to ignore the poetic excess of the language of my subconscious.
Okay. Harumpfh
Dream symbols and my associations
Partner - joy, excitement, partnership, fresh new
hunting together - exciting
golden sand - success, valuable, shiny
pouring the sand - anticipation reigns
glowing picture - fascinated by shiny
grab - desperate, save
we split up - literal
I Hide treasure - hold on it
wardrobe - clothing
bedroom #20 - score?
safety- back together
recover
treasure
golden sand - success, valuable, shiny California
pouring the sand - anticipation returns
After mundane interpretations:
2. My youth is stolen and gone
Fact: Pre-divorce I had a lifetime goal of retiring with a self financed pension of $100,000/year - At 42, I had 2 years more to work.
Fact: I am now 61 and have no savings
3. I am emotionally resistant to embracing this truth
Duh - i wanted plan A. It was better.
4. Ritual / Give up an old shirt or ten
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But dreams have so much more than expected.
At the time of the dream I had a kinky friend with benefits (for a few weeks) - our kinks didn't align well but we had fun, exciting, new relationship energy. We were partnering on a couple of projects. The sexual force between us was strong like only one other in my life
Right after the dream, she ghosted me - We split up.
A lot of those words I just used were in my dream symbols and associations
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So I did my full moon ritual of burning T shirts from those old successful days near the confluence of the Sinnissippi and Mississippi rivers without her.
And my life is better because in the 2 weeks since, As Kelsea Ballerina Sings:
I forgot I had dreams, I forgot I had wings
Forgot who I was before I ever kissed you
Yeah, I thought I'd miss you
But I miss me more
I miss me more ==> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ll1DrlZgqk
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