Fighting a non existent fire, and a narrow road?

[irishcream]

I don't usually have a problem interpreting my dreams, but this one is bugging me, and any help would be appreciated. I then dream that i am in the library, and a fire starts in one of the bookcases. My brother and i start filling buckets of water and try to put the fire out. One problem. There is no fire. This is the second time i have had this kind of dream in less than a month, need to know what it means.then he and i are walking by the Factory Shop, it's dark and i feel uneasy. The road ahead begins to get narrow, and it turns into a railroad/motorway. I have to keep dodging the traffice, and the trains scare me. 'since when did this lane open up to public transport?' i ask. But i get no answer. I then find myself with mum and dad in a mobile home, and mum is preparing dinner, but she gets out a large box of Frosties, saying that the price was good, but things keep going missing. I complain to her about the price of cereal. Concerning the part in blue, i have had this type of dream before, but in a different setting, and i would really like to know what it means. In fact, this whole dream is weird...

[O'nus]

Originally posted by irishcream I then dream that i am in the library, and a fire starts in one of the bookcases. My brother and i start filling buckets of water and try to put the fire out. One problem. There is no fire. This is the second time i have had this kind of dream in less than a month, need to know what it means.then he and i are walking by the Factory Shop, it's dark and i feel uneasy. The road ahead begins to get narrow, and it turns into a railroad/motorway. I have to keep dodging the traffice, and the trains scare me. 'since when did this lane open up to public transport?' i ask. But i get no answer. I then find myself with mum and dad in a mobile home, and mum is preparing dinner, but she gets out a large box of Frosties, saying that the price was good, but things keep going missing. I complain to her about the price of cereal. With an inverted approach to this dream, one might interpret it as an unwanted struggle within your familiy or an impending third party force influencing grief upon your family. I'm guessing that circumstances are making your family frustrated - things just can't seem to go the way you want it to. You feel as though others lives are well and alright but yours isn't. You may also feel that the solution you were looking for as already been investigated in - or it is simply more troublesame than beneficial. You and your brother try to solve the problem yourselves, but your efforts are fruitless. Another approach would say that the dream represents an internal struggle with yourself - you don't feel as intellectual as you would like. There is something causing you stress in your education and possibly your brother as well. You both are having a hard time and feel powerless to the circumstances whereas the rest of the public seems fine. You may also feel that your privacy is being overlooked or that you no longer have it. Then, when it comes to your home and with your mom, I would believe that there is financial trouble and that things are gradually deteriorating - things you once had are leaving your home. ie. luxury of soft-soft toilet paper. I think you understand what I mean. Either way, there's a quitessential element within the dream that represents the loss or struggle of autonomy. Also, a frustration with your home. But there is some form of alliance with your brother. Is this accurate?

[irishcream]

Another approach would say that the dream represents an internal struggle with yourself - you don't feel as intellectual as you would like. I would definitely agree with this bit. My assessor has taken my folder with my coursework in, which means i can't do any work, apart from what i do on a daily basis. Hence, i feel like i am stalling, and i just want to get moving, as i've got things planned for the next six months or so, and i don't need this in the way. As well as that, i feel i could be developing further in my job role, but there seems to be a sticking point there as well, in spite of having just been on a course, which was very enriching, i still feel unfulfilled, i want stretching a bit, but am worried i might bite off more than i can chew. You may also feel that your privacy is being overlooked or that you no longer have it.i have been working extremely hard lately, the pressure has been on, and i've had very little time for myself. I've also been very busy out of work, at home, and with various things that i am involved with. Although i have booked time off, i have people coming! Either way, there's a quitessential element within the dream that represents the loss or struggle of autonomy. Also, a frustration with your home. I like to be in control of a situation, and just lately things have been taken out of my hands, with various circumstances, and although i know it's for the best, i don't like it. I think the frustration with my home would be the fact that i no longer have my immediate family around me as i did for so long, i miss them a great deal, and contact is limited, in spite of the modern technology of email, IM, and telephones. Time zones do not help!! Thank you so much for your interpretation, it was very enlightening, and has answered a good many questions!

[unclesirbob]

I tend to try to link dreams to something very specific. here it makes me think that the dream is linkjed to your assessor having hold of your folder PUBLIC TRANSPORT : Your files are in the hands of your assessor.. in the public domain.. not in private use any more FIRE : fire symbolises destruction. Yet in some ways your files were not destroyed.. simply not in your hands. so in a way they were destroyed temporarily.. so the dream captures both of the meanings there Try this page with in depth articles on the many and varied meanings of different dream symbols http://www.geocities.com/hairybobby2000/dr...dreamessay.html http://www.geocities.com/hairybobby2000/dr...eambooksky.html COLLECTIONS OF REAL DREAMS

[irishcream]

Hey, thanks for the input. Weren't you a member of Dreammoods? i seem to recognise the username. Could be coincidence

[unclesirbob]

yep DM seems to have closed down its forum. I rememeber your name too

[Inspirer]

I never knew DM had a forum and I have been using their dictionary for years.

[unclesirbob]

Yes it had ahuge forum.. the bioggest onthe internet dealing with dreams. One for general dream discussions then others for celebrity dreams, nightmares, dreams about relationships, and a lucid dream forum it could get 20 dreams posted in just the nightmares section alone. then it had games and other forums just for spirituality and other general things. finally a rant and rave section http://www.geocities.com/hairybobby2000/dr...dreamessay.html

[irishcream]

yep, it's outgrown its server...thats' where i started with my dreaming studies, as it were...I often go on there now for a giggle rather than for dreaming. DV seems more organised.