This particular dream had me walking down a street on which I discovered a
Victorian red brick school in a rather dilapidated state. It was a large school
occupying both sides of the road and connected by means of an enclosed bridge
(or walkway) from one side of the building to the other. Most of the school was
off limits but I discovered that the main entrance part (a tower structure) had
been converted into a community resource center and was bright and modern on
the interior. They offered free workspace and offices in which a person might
write, paint, study or do other creative work. These offices were located
further up the tower. As I explained this to my wife outside she decided to
look in and attempted to sell them some gold jewelry, and the image of a small
ingot of gold came to my mind. They refused to deal with her, explaining that
gold had no value to them and they had enough of it. She, (my wife) became
extremely angry stormed out and started spitting in fury. Meanwhile I went back
and asked how much it would cost to rent an office for writing and drawing
purposes, but the woman who I was talking to did not understand. She spoke a
different language. Another woman sat
there translated (after I had tried speaking Spanish… but I could not remember
the Spanish word for room). It was at this point that I woke up.
Key
Elements of the Dream:
An
old school, bridge, offices, spitting, gold (jewelry and an ingot), an argument
(over value), language, misunderstanding and translation.
Seeing
a school from the outside indicates a change in fortune albeit transitory. A
dream of a bridge in disrepair is a sign not to make any substantial changes
for the time being. The vision of an office in a dream oddly refers to a change
in personal or emotional affairs and to envisage oneself actually occupying
your own office indicate a change in the love-life (not necessarily a change in
a lover but merely a change which can be good, bad or indifferent depending
upon other elements of the dream). To witness an argument or fight in a dream
is a warning against wasting time and money in idle pursuits. Spitting implies
a break with a friend or associate and advises the dreamer to be more diplomatic
in advancing opinions. Gold jewelry indicates a prospect of steady financial
gain, and an ingot of gold bear the message ‘easy come, easy go.’ I have
grouped foreign language, misunderstanding and translation into one: a dream
involving a foreign language is that there is a message from the unconscious
that you do not yet (or are not yet) capable of understanding. There may be a
confrontation with an unfamiliar problem in the waking life to which you do not
know how to approach or resolve.
Interpretation:
I
can tend toward living in the past, at least relying on traditional modes of
leading my life. I believe this dream is telling me that whilst this is okay
upto a point, if I want to progress and achieve personal goals then I need to
both look inward and restore or amend my views to be current with a modern
perspective; one cannot live wholly in the past to be a complete person in the
present. In order to rise to greater heights I need to work on better
communication and expression. This is a sort of ‘kick in the pants dream’ which
is telling me to sort myself out, stop wasting time on frivolous projects and
become more aimed and concentrated in efforts that will bring longer lasting
rewards. -
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