The dream this morning takes place out in the American west, in Washington State, on the Columbia River. I am riding shot gun in my old 2000 Saturn car and I am on a long road trip.. The person who is driving is a co-worker from work. He is a big guy about 6'5". I barely know the guy in real-life. His name is Dan, I think, in the dream he claims to be my cousin. I doubt we are actually related in the waking world. In the back seat is my old friend Jonathan. Fact: Jonathan is actually in Washington, as I write this, Jon has gone on a road trip there to take care of some personal business.
We are approaching the river from the north. We have been tuned to a radio program that features paranormal subjects. The program was talking about recent sightings of monsters around the world. Suddenly, I look ahead of us and I can see, in the valley, the Columbia River. The historic flood plain of the Columbia is huge and broad. It must be, I don't know, 10-12 miles across. The river itself might be 1-2 miles wide at spots or even bigger.
As we drive down the long slope toward the river I suddenly see a river monster! It must be at least 20' in length. It is long and serpent-like, and it is undulating down river. I can see a series of humps and I catch a glimpse of it's head as it swims. The creature reminds me of a Chinese dragon. It seems to be feeding. I am excited and yell, "It's a river monster! Look! They do exist!". I look to my left and see both of my companions have fallen asleep. Dan is still driving and somehow keeping the car on the road. I keep shouting at him to wake up, but I think, he does not hear me. He drives the car straight into the river. When we start to sink both Jonathan and Dan are jolted out of their slumber. I sense the monster is lurking nearby and will attack if we escape the vehicle. The engine is still running so Dan decides to floor the accelerator and the spinning wheels weirdly gives us momentum to the surface to enable our escape. This is when I wake up.
The river has two major symbols: first the river and second the monster. The river represents a negative situation or a temporary uncertainty that demands to be dealt with. I am directly confronting obstacles, unfamiliar situations or unwanted changes in my life. These changes are a necessary fact of life and are all a part of the "flow of my life". Life is all about dealing with the unexpected and rolling with the changes. It is very much an emotional experience.
The river monster could be representing my unconscious fears, in particular, those fears that seems larger than life or overwhelming. It may mean that I fear a nagging problem is about to over take me in my waking life. I am feeling a lack of control. I could be afraid that some event will catch me off guard, especially if it is something outside my usual expertise or life experience.
There is much danger evident in the dream. Dan, the sleeping driver, certainly speaks to not being in control. I was not in the driver's seat during this experience. Events were sweeping us away. The monster, I feel, is the avalanche of debt that is about to overtake me in my waking life and the sense of lack I have about controlling or slaying it. The river monster wants to eat me, in the dream, just like the debt monster wants to consume me in my waking life.
Well, I pretty much nailed this dream down. A part of me was thrilled and glad that giant monsters exists. Life is not so mundane in a world occupied by unusual creatures. I respect dangerous animals. Deadly predators have their role to play in this world too. I suppose in some twisted way I love them. What does that say about me? I'll have to ponder that a while.
The theme of danger and fear of the unexpected continues in my dreams. A shift is coming and an uncomfortable change is on it's way. This much is certain. I want to scream, run away and take a vacation from the troubles heading my way. That is not going to happen. I am screwed. Oh great! Time to take another nap and hope for happier dreams and outcomes. I need a sliver lining.
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