posted October 22, 2002 01:08 PM         

I cannot believe I have a list!

posted October 22, 2002 01:29 PM         

You're the best!

posted October 22, 2002 01:41 PM           

I was actually thinking about this dream before I drifted off to sleep last night. I am determined to actually learn something here and try to help people at least a little after all the help I've asked for.

I'll probably be of very little help the first hundred attempts I make but I have to start somewhere!! I'm going to start now just giving some thoughts I have about some of the symbolism in the dream.

First the house. You are on an upper level which to me indicates a higher level of thought. Perhaps representing your higher self. You're looking down into the living room which is on the main floor. The main floor makes me think of conscious thought, your waking thoughts. The living room makes me think of the same as the main floor except a bit more detailed because the living room of a house is where we do most of our 'living' at home. So the living room makes me think of basic, everyday common conscious thoughts.

So your 'higher self' is taking a look down into your daily conscious self.

When I think of a mouse I think of small fears knawing at you. Maybe meekness or 'mousiness' on your part that you don't like or maybe something that's really irritating you in waking life. This problem is swining back and forth to extremes in a situation in your waking life. Something's undecided and you need to make up your mind about something that's gnawing at you. *I could be totally wrong here*

A cut on the belly ~ makes me think of feelings coming from the 'gut'. Perhaps this means cutting into the heart of the matter or getting into what your gut is telling you. Maybe this is about your boyfriend because he is the only one you know in your dream.

When I think of coffee I think of caffeine! Maybe you need to 'wake up' these feelings you have that you're carrying around with you and essentially covering up and protecting and not truly finding help for. I think the shrimp is similar to the mouse symbolism because it implies something that's been dwarfed, small.

I'm having a little bit of a hard time bringing it all together now but does any of this make sense whatsoever? It won't hurt my feelings if you look at me like I'm crazy. I'm learning.

posted October 24, 2002 01:23 PM         

Joga, I have done my interpretation, but have no time to post it right now. I will do so tomorrow - hopefully!

posted October 24, 2002 03:57 PM           

*hugs Joga*

posted October 26, 2002 12:10 PM         

It does seems that you are "looking down" upon some life situation, perhaps related to your boyfriend, as Amber said. And the mouse does suggest something of meekness or timidity, or some small fear or "gnawing" emotion - some instinctual aspect of self. And Amber is right about the swinging - indecisiveness or back and forth extremes. Or maybe just trying to get your attention.

Looking closely at the mouse further suggests that this is an "alien" aspect of self, an aspect that could indicate the exposure of repressed emotions (cut on belly), or a suggestion that your "gut feeling" - your intuition - is somehow injured or needs attenention paid to it.

I did not really understand the coffee shop until Amber's post, but her thoughts make sense to me. This could be a further indication that you need to become more aware (coffee/caffeine) of this "injured" aspect of self - which is now symbolized by a "raw shrimp". The shrimp suggests unconscious material (creature of the sea) that has not yet been made ready for assimilation (raw), or it is fresh from the waters of the unconscious.

A curious little dream!