Hi Marcianna,
It’s of course very upsetting to have this type of dream when it involves someone you’re still close to although not in very regular contact with.
As described in the book “On Dreams of Death” by Carl Jung’s colleague Marie Louise von Franz, dreams related to death are especially hard to interpret correctly, especially as to the “when” factor involved if one suspects that an actual physical death is being predicted.
As you’re probably aware, a person in a dream can symbolize the person themselves or an aspect of the dreamer’s psyche or a combination of both.
Marie Louise von Franz estimated that only about 15% or so of dreams where a person known to the dreamer appears or is spoken about etc. are about the actual person.
Unfortunately though, in this case there are a couple of pointers that could indicate that Marcel himself is the subject of the dream.
The main one is that you once had a vision that accurately depicted the eventual death of a good friend.
It’s also significant that the dream appeared on Marcel’s birthday.
Also, the very physically demanding work that Marcel has had to undertake when he’s over 60 is not a good sign either. He also sounded exhausted when you were speaking with him on the phone after only two weeks on the job.
The poor economy impacts seniors more than others and even if Marcel did get a checkup and speak to a doctor about the wisdom of doing heavy work at his time of life, he might have ignored advice he didn’t want to hear because he had no other choice in earning an income.
So the “unknown caller” in the dream could be a part of your deep intuitive side which “knows” what could happen in the circumstances related to Marcel’s job.
Your son in the dream is shown as being 10 or 12.
In the dreams of a woman, a young boy can often symbolize a certain sense of initiative and enterprise.
This might indicate that, although a delicate and difficult task to undertake, the dream could possibly be hinting that you should take the initiative to tell Marcel about your dream.
In addition, in contrast with your earlier vision which could accurately be termed “prophetic” or “telepathic”, this particular dream might fit more closely with the Jungian term “prospective”.
That is, the dream could conceivably be saying “IF Marcel continues working so hard, THEN he might die prematurely”.
The fact that your young son in the dream only mouths the words “Marcel is dead” instead of actually speaking them out loud might add to the idea of the situation being “prospective” instead of “actual” in the sense of being “prophetic”. That is to say, the words aren’t “real” and “spoken” in the dream.
Similarly, you had the thought in the dream that you vaguely knew his death was going to happen, perhaps again suggesting the idea that the dream is advising you to speak to Marcel about your dream even though he may brush it off. Then at least you would have tried to do what you thought was right in the circumstances.
That way, you could potentially be less burdened by any sense of guilt resulting from the situation of “I should have told him but I didn’t” if Marcel did regrettably die prematurely.
Anyway, I hope these ideas regarding your distressing dream can be helpful in some way.
Please feel free to comment on or to ask any questions about this particular way of looking at your dream.
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