July 26, 2006
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I had a dream last night, and I'm wondering if anyone can interpret it for me.
I was waiting in some foyer to get into my brother's wedding. I was waiting with all the previous Canada's Next Top Model winners, and somewhat disappointed by the way some of them had let themselves go. Do you remember the oldest daughter on Roseanne? Yeah, one of them looked like her, except she was also smoking a cigarette, and I honestly think she also had a few rollers in her hair.
At any rate, when we got into the wedding, it was actually a live set for a talk show. Present were myself, the aforementioned models, and some uber high fashionista guy who seemed to be running the show, in the figurative sense. I was a bit sleepy, so I decided to nap on one of the sofas, even though it was a talk show. Hmmm.
So then everyone paired off and the wedding celebration began. I was paired with some ex-Canada's Next Top Model, whose face I cannot remember (nor actually remember seeing in the dream). I noticed at that point that the wedding celebration had begun on the top floor of a skyscraper. In order to celebrate my brother's wedding, we had to descend (by stairway) down one floor at a time, consuming a full meal at each level. When we were done a meal, we would get up and descend more stairs, to find another full meal waiting for us on the floor below.
When I got to the very bottom level, it was some dirty utility room/level, obviously used for the janitorial staff, etc. There was a small room adjacent to the main room which I entered. As I looked into the smaller room, I saw some cleaning lady on the toilet (LOL). She said something mean to me, so I insulted her, using some fairly foul words I think I've recently learned at the group home. As I went to reascend out of the bowels of the building, I noticed my cousin, Philip, on the stairs behind me (he lives in California). He said that Mr. uber high Fashionista guy had heard me insult the cleaning lady, and that I had to start back at the top of the skyscraper, and work my way down again.
As I began to ascend the stairs once more, I was awoken by my alarm.
Any ideas?!
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"Unconscious conflicts over repressed wishes have a tendency to manifest themselves in dreams, parapraxes, and symptoms."
Check these out:
"The Interpretation of Dreams" by Sigmund Freud
"Madness and Civilization" by Michel Foucault
The reason for the last book is my personal opinion that you're a mad, crazy person!
your life is in levels, each one containing an obstacle of food and the onlookers are all hot women, but when you get to the the last stage of your life you realise that the women you thought you find is just ugly and relieving herself... uhh i dont know where im going with this, did you eat something funky the night before? hahaha crazy dream.
dude, i had this super long interpretation. it was beautiful and then the xanga thing locked up and didn't allow it to post. so...... BLAH!
thanks for your comment about the 40ish guy. so you're saying that at least his baggage is easy to see. we all have it, right? so you think it's a good thing to know what it is up front, and she should give him a chance? i think she's thinking about it. she's never had to deal with such a situation. maybe nothing will come of it. maybe something will. i just think she's confused b/c she's always had these absolute 'no-no' standards and the fact that she even thought of him in such a light scares her. she finds him attractive but apprehensive about the other stuff. i'll let her know what you said.
Hmmm. Clearly, you're insane.
Mwahahahahahahaha.
...so are the days of our lives. i can't believe i knew that reference. i don't even watch soaps. they are for the lame of mind and want of heart. why do they call it an opera anyway? surely you must know. that seems like a piece of information that you, andrew, would know.
i think your fervor for giving this guy a chance is cute. "whatever", "sheesh", "give him a chance." you're funny. where does your passion on this subject come from? i could take a guess, but i was just curious...
Lots of common archetypes in your dream.
Weddings represent the union of opposites, including the union of the imagination with reality.
To walk down stairs in a dream sometimes means you are going deeper into your own unconscious mind to try and deal with issues that concern you. Upstairs represent unrealistic expectations while downstairs represents the reality of day to day life.
Excessive eating represents gluttony or the craving to engage in an excess of activity.
Toilets represent purging oneself of impurities or negative emotions.
The cleaning lady is the person who cleans, or "fixes" problems - but may become soiled herself through the effort.
Using these archetypes, this would be my initial interpretation.
At this point in your life's journey, you are struggling to gain control of a certain gluttonous appetite which your heart deems to be excessive. You are making gradual progress into, first, recognizing the reality of the issue, and, second, finding a balance between the unrealistic truth you wish existed and the harsh reality of how things truly are. You are purging yourself of this excess, however it is a difficult and slow process. You sometimes become angry or frustrated with the journey of self-cleansing. You experience setbacks and have to start over from the beginning - another reason you are flustered with the "cleaning lady".
Yup, that's about it for me. Ask me again tomorrow and I'll give you a COMPLETELY different interpretation. Heh. That's the trouble with speculation, I guess.
Jake
sounds like you're fixing yourself or trying to - but in the process you're overcompensating for some shortcomings you feel you have or setbacks that you've experienced.
that's my short "i'm procrastinating at work" interpretation.
dude, that's messed up. quite hilarious though. As a matter of fact, i think i'd enjoy that dream myself. You mind emailing it my way? haha
I would say it's connected to social position. Maybe you're trying to understand less fortunate people than yourself as well as get to their level. But you feel misunderstood or exploited by them????
Beth and I want to come out and visit.
Wait... you're listening to Fine Young Cannibals? You realize that came out in the 80s, don't you?
[Note to self: download Fine Young Cannibals.]
yea crack and beer can effect you......
not much man, when are you comeing to visit?
You couldn't remember ex-Miss Canada's face huh? What were you looking at?
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