I've just begun to become interested in dreams, and decided to venture joining this site and sharing dreams. Last night I had this dream, and would enjoy input if anyone has it to give.....and thanks if so! I look forward to learning from this site. I was on a mountain, confronting an almost vertically steep road...after much consideration - it was obvious that once down there would be no coming back up - I went down it. I ended on a plateau with a magnificent view of the ocean, high up. There was someone else there, a woman, and we briefly conversed; she told me we would have to leave our cars there, and that they would be ok, they'd get taken somewhere we could pick them up in the future. To proceed we had to slide down another narrow chute, without cars or luggage. I took out a backpack I was fretting about (it seemed to have replaced my black purse), and the woman went down the shute, which was reassuring, and then so did I. I found myself at a trailhead that seemed to go around a mountain. It was narrow, but with a great view. I watched the woman go on. I continued to fuss about my backpack (did I bring everything? Where did my purse go?). There seemed to be others with me, jabbering about the contents of the pack, which I finally decided I needed to just stop worrying about. I put it on my back, found I had a walking stick, and confronted the path ahead. What was strange was that somewhere in there the "I" of the dreamer ceased to be me (a woman) and was instead a man called "Shane"! I don't know whether becoming a man is important, or just the name itself, but I think what mattered was the name. I looked up "Shane" thinking it was a Celtic name that meant leader or king ("the shane"). I find instead it is a biblical name, given an Irish pronunciation, that means "God is gracious" or simply "Grace".
Interesting dream with lots of magnificent scenery! Do you suppose the parts about leaving your car and luggage behind is telling you to focus less on small, unimportant details or material possessions and more on yourself? The mountains and ocean could be a metaphor for the intellect and emotions respectively.
Thanks for your response; could be! I do think its about letting go of many of the less important things I am attached to or "fuss" about, and getting on with the "pilgrimage". I find the name "Shane" very encouraging, its meaning of "grace" to me means that if I proceed, it will be well. Thanks for taking time to give me your thoughts, Lauren
I didn't know that Thanks, how funny. If that's the meaning, I'd say my dream character is rather vain!