Dear SMYD,
I had a jumble of dreams with only one thing
that stands out well enough to remember, and it’s the same dream I’ve had so
many times!
There’s a vivid image of a broken down nag of
a horse standing and looking into my refrigerator! It makes me mad to see him there, so I kick
him in the rear, thinking I’ll get him to move.
But when I do this, he falls head first into the fridge. Then he turns around and comes out just the
way you’d expect a horse to come out of a fridge - clumsy, awkward and making a
big mess. He just stood there and looked
at me. I knew he was hungry.
Then he gave me a beautiful, expensive
ring! I loved it, but knew I couldn’t
afford it. I was afraid to take it off
though, because I knew then I would have to pay the price!
I have some weird dreams, but this might be
the weirdest! Why do you suppose it keeps
coming back?
Signed,
Amused and Confused
Dear Amused,
The weird and incongruous images in our dreams
are rich in metaphor. Just as you say,
they can be amusing even while they’re confusing. But think for a moment about a “broken down nag
of a horse.” If you saw one in a
pasture, you might say he’s past his prime.
He’s unable to run and play, enjoy life or perform the duties he was
meant to do. It’s a sad sight. But not if he’s in your kitchen doing the
things a nag does – eating and complaining.
I’m guessing this reminds you of someone you know. Someone you support!
When you attempt to motivate him with a swift kick
in the butt, he just gets worse. He turns
around and comes right back and makes a big mess in the process. You’ve been through this before. It probably feels very familiar.
And it’s likely that this drain on your
resources has distracted you more than once with impressive gifts that you
wound up paying for. Why else would your
dreaming self be concerned with the expense of the ‘gift’?
You say whatever the price is, you’ll have to
pay it when you take off the ring. Maybe
that’s why you have repeated this scenario so many times in your waking life! You feel frustration and anger, but when it
comes to removing the ring, you hesitate.
After all, you love it/him. And
you seem to feel a bit of guilt as well in your dream when you waiver saying
you could tell the horse was hungry.
Many a person is caught up in repetitive,
self-defeating circumstances in the name of love, Dear Dreamer. Your dream suggests you must decide whether
to continue repeating the drama as it plays out; or, to take off the ring and
break the spell. Both scenarios have
their price, the least of which is a recurring dream.
Sweet Dreams to You, Dear Dreamer!
SMYD
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