Hi,

Normally I have quite a clear memory of the trail of events in my dreams, but last night it was just too many pictures and I can only remember a few scenes that made a lasting impression.


“It was some kind of holiday boats harbour or docks with sailing boats and pleasure boats anchored up. My mother’s dog, a lovely 13-year old Labrador Retriever, named Tina, had fallen between boats and the quay into the water. As the dream scenario rolled on, I was very angry and met with my mother, who had been there when the dog fell into the water, but had done nothing to help it up. This was like the day after or at least much later. Now my mother was devastated and I could envisage the poor dog swimming and swimming and swimming, exhausted and with nowhere to get up out from the water. My mother said something about "not stopping till she had searched the bottom everywhere and even in the pipes around the docks" - as if it mattered to find the dog's body and as all hope to find her alive had been gone all along.

I said; “Well, at least I am getting over there to try to save her alive, although I gather that NOW it will be far too late. Why did you not just throw down a fishing net around her and pull her up? Or dive in? Even if that would have been pointless, I would have dove in myself, but that is just me.” My mother was wringing her hands and said for me to wait for some other people to come and help, but I just wanted to get going that very second, not to waste any more precious time saving the dog. I was very angry.”

(This scenario is EXTRA surreal, since my mother would do just about anything for this dog and would never ever behave in such a manner in reality.)

“I was driving a rented car with the wheel on the wrong side of the car – British style – and I was surprised that driving on the wrong side of the road was not difficult at all. I remember thinking, “oh, been their done that. Was it no more too it than that?” I was supposed to return the car on time some place assigned but I just left it anywhere and felt a pang of bad conscience about showing such laissez faire behaviour. “

(I have never driven in England and am a very nervous driver, even on familiar roads.)

“There were some kind of competition or event going on and me and a long row of young girls were getting into some kind of costumes or outfits needed for this particular sport. Something to do with diving or water, I think. There were two girls in every team and everyone had some kind of security equipment tied to the neck. Before we could get started a security responsible person went round to check that all participants had attached the security equipment in the proper manner to the neck. He did this by asking you to turn your head, lifting up your hair to see it was attached to your neck and then further down on you chest. The security person was my colleague at work – who I very much fancy in awake life. He was very professional about it; walking from one team to the other until he walked up to me. I had been so busy instructing all the other young girls around how to put on their equipment that I had not really had time to put on my own. When he pulled aside the changing room curtain I was still naked. We both froze but he did not leave or apologize or look away but just waited and looked at me, as I had to fumble and attach all the cables and equipment, bare breasted in front of him. “

(No clue. Don’t even know what the “security equipment” was for or what it was supposed to protect us from. )

Interesting.

First of all, in two different dream sequences you wondering about security nets; one for the Labrador that fell in the water, and the one about security equipment. I think this means something. Here in America, we refer to retirement plans as a "nest egg." They can also be called "security nets." Are you thinking about a retirement account or on shaky ground financially?

The part where your mother acted peculiar when the dog fell in, that reminds me of a similiar occurance in a dream I had where family members didn't act in their usually manner in a dire circumstance. I'm still wondering what that could mean.

The part about not worrying which side of the road you are on sounds like a metaphor for a situation you could be in where you need to pay closer attention but are not. It could be a health, financial, or personal relationship issue.

I see some work related issues as well. You taking the responsibilty for the dog and the "secrity responsible person" job is telling. Doing too much for other people lately?

Theories about how dreaming works

Things in awake life has spread some light onto my dream sequences.

Dog drowning scence
Well, about the dog I think it might be a dream mixing up pictures and worries. Today my mother put the dog "under", i e under sedation to have a smaller operation which is very unwise when a dog is very old and week. It is possible that I knew that she was planning to do this, although I did not reacall and it had not registred consciously. Maybe my dream got it all upside down, thinking it was unwise and risky. Maybe I did not even like the idea on some level, I dont know.


Driving on wrong side of road dream
Another thing which could clear both the dreams and the phenomena of dreams is that I had watched a dvd:ed television show and liked it. It was about travelling around New Zeeland. The day after the dream I actually decided to go there and started looking into adveture travel trips, finding out that if I would like to hire a car they drive on the left of the road. I have been very reluctant to do any things "just for fun" and haven't travelled for a while because I work so much - but now I decided to go away for a month. I think the dream just forecame my unconsious deciscion to do such a thing - telling me how easy it was just to go through it.

Security equipment
Still no clue, what that was all about but its likely to have something to do about the man in the dream and my relationship with him. Probably about me not letting him see me with out my full security equipment firmly attached.

//K