The dream this morning had me watching one of those reality TV shows. This show was about landscaping water features. Every episode had a homeowner with a crew of experts and volunteers to build elaborate and beautiful water features. The features had ponds, waterfalls, rocks, bridges, pergolas, decks and even fish. The budgets are big and the imaginative creations are even bigger.
On the final episode of the season we see this single woman homeowner. She, her friends and the contractor are creating a lush jungle themed water feature. This is the most expensive largest project yet done on the show. There are huts with grass roofs. I see arched bridges and the pond has a waterfall. The clever piece de resistance are these life like animatronic crocodiles, with a hidden control switch, the crocodiles will pop up in unison and snap open their mouths, and roar on demand.
The last day of shooting the episode has them completing the project in pouring rain. I see all the cast and crew in rain gear. There is a on going tradition on the show for the homeowner to get tossed into the pond when the project is complete. I see the woman in her yellow rain gear get tossed in by her boyfriend. The crocodiles pop up and her friends laugh. The crocodiles were her idea as a prank to surprise her guest when they take a swim. I guess she will get the last laugh on her future visitors. The woman has a quirky sense of humour.
All and all this is a fun dream. Clearly, my thoughts are shifting to Spring and yearning to see warm sun and green things. The typical interpretation of seeing crocodiles in a dream says that the crocodile symbolizes freedom, hidden strength and power. It also suggests hidden dangers and forewarns to look out for someone near me that is giving me bad advice and wanting me to make poor choices. Crocodiles live on both land and water and represent both the conscious and unconscious, and the emotion and rational. It could be something is coming to the surface of my awareness. This is in sync with the learning curve I have been going through lately in regards to my unconscious programing, actions and feelings. Perhaps, the fact, that these crocodiles are remote controlled suggests that I am seeking to control these aspects of my psyche as well. An interesting thought!
All the landscaping suggests that I am seeking to fashion an environment on my own terms. Interesting, that I view this from the detached experience as a TV viewer, and not as an emotionally invested hands on participant. My logical right brain is watching all this and learning what to do and how to do it. This sort of work is not quite in my comfort zone and expertise. I am learning by watching at this stage. There is a yearning in me to build something new and to create a space for living in comfort, enjoyment and peace. Conversations with my girl bring out this desire to provide for us a place of refuge and a home of our own.
Hakima shared her own dream with me yesterday. In her dream I found a lot of money. We have a house and I tell her to buy a necklace with her name in diamonds on it. I tell her she must have a boy child. These are behaviors I am not known for. I guess sudden wealth could turn me into someone I would not recognize. It has been known to happen to the best of people. I would hope a lot of money would not turn me into such a dickhead. These dreams should be heeded as a word of warning. I must pay attention, be more conscious of what I thinking, and how I am behaving.
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