Thread: 01/22/2011 - Attending College in the 18th Century

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I dreamt I'm visiting a foreign town far away. I vaguely remember driving up with a friend or two, though I'm not sure exactly who. When we arrive I learn that there is a strict curfew rule enforced by the "adults" who all appear to be scholarly women and men with 18th century facial hair styles and demeanor. They ring a bell and promptly close the doors shutting everyone inside.

One night, a friend and myself decided we had better plans for the night and, instead of going inside when the bell tolls, should pose as "adults" and walk the streets. We wander the town to its outskirts to search for a gas station where I have a run in with a man who knows me not to be an "adult." He makes passive threats to me, asking if I can run to a building in the distance faster than him in a frustrated tone. I'm shaken, but pass it off and reluctantly continue walking without looking back.

My companion has now assumed the spirit of my girlfriend in real life. At one point I remember we're holding hands. She has visited the town many times before and maybe even had lived here in her childhood for many years. She points out a bed of cushion and tarp which, she says, is used for dancing on. At that moment, a living severed head walking on crunches struggles over the to tarp and begins to dance for us. Afterward, we're greeted by a man who is giving "free" things in return for our mailing address. He offers us an Xbox 360, but I tell him I'd rather fill out the one for free chicken wings. My girlfriend ends up filling both of them out.

Next, we're back in the town center were we first started. The place now reminds me of a college campus than it does a small town. The bell rings again, signaling the beginning of curfew. As the "adults" are ringing the bell, a woman in man-made wings designed to look like a butterfly wing and a sparrow wing flaps her way to the top of a perch in the building. She pauses for a second and then takes off through the roof like it isn't there. Her wings are exceedingly more vibrant and magnificent on the other side. I soon realize it is merely a trick caused by the reflection of the water.

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Something about this dream felt profoundly significant to my waking life relationship with my girlfriend, especially the very last paragraph. She has a very strict father who she has been struggling to gain trust and freedom from in the past and I cannot help but think of how relevant this dream seems to be to her situation.

I'd be very grateful to dream interpreters, amateur or expert, willing to try and break this dream down for me. I promise to return the favor ; D