Jeremy Taylor used to say that a dream always comes in the service of health and wholeness, and also that it doesn't come to tell us what we already know. Could these unlatched doors and windows be the places where you want to connect with others, where it would be appropriate, but you are scared to? I like what Alyssa suggests about sha…
Jeremy Taylor used to say that a dream always comes in the service of health and wholeness, and also that it doesn't come to tell us what we already know. Could these unlatched doors and windows be the places where you want to connect with others, where it would be appropriate, but you are scared to? I like what Alyssa suggests about shadow. Often, when something frightens me in a dream, I try to use active imagination to see the dream from the point of view of the other being. I once dreamed that a house was trying to crush me, Wizard of Oz style. Reviewing the dream from the house's POV made me realize it was trying to protect me by covering me up. It made me understand how vulnerable and afraid the house (my psyche) was, and that I needed to assure it that I was strong enough to deal with my problems.
Jeremy Taylor used to say that a dream always comes in the service of health and wholeness, and also that it doesn't come to tell us what we already know. Could these unlatched doors and windows be the places where you want to connect with others, where it would be appropriate, but you are scared to? I like what Alyssa suggests about shadow. Often, when something frightens me in a dream, I try to use active imagination to see the dream from the point of view of the other being. I once dreamed that a house was trying to crush me, Wizard of Oz style. Reviewing the dream from the house's POV made me realize it was trying to protect me by covering me up. It made me understand how vulnerable and afraid the house (my psyche) was, and that I needed to assure it that I was strong enough to deal with my problems.
Great ideas. Love reviewing the dream from a different perspective, that is a really interesting way to approach interpretation.
I really like this. Thank you for sharing!