posted December 25, 2001 04:39 PM         

~Princess

posted December 25, 2001 11:44 PM         

that tree could be some deep-rooted symbolism (excuse the pun).

trees, to me, symbolize family/extended family. I'm not a specialist in this area, but I've had some fantastic dreams.

I'd guess the fire to signify ambitions.. are your ambitions getting in the way of those you love, and what you feel you need to do?

oil is good for some things, but not necessarily for your tank. maybe you're putting too much gusto into travelling..

the insurance itself probably just signifies worries, perhaps financial, maybe to do with some other area of your life.

posted December 26, 2001 10:01 AM         

Fear of responsabilities? about the tree, representing nature, family (roots and all that), something growing.

posted December 26, 2001 04:27 PM         

Most of these themes came up in my interpretation also.

The truck, in this case, is not symbolic of self, as is usual for a vehicle, but rather is the symbol for some situation, a situation that entails great responsibility. There must be something about it that you perceive as being rough or not flowing smoothly enough, because you put oil into it in an attempt to smooth things out, to ease the functioning of the situation. Perhaps you do this without really thinking about it, it seems like a good idea at the time. Someone tells you of possible problems and you "realize" that whatever you have done may not have been the best solution, and could do more harm than good. But, true to form, the "Uni-verse" takes care of you! (spiritual protection?) The situation seems to correct itself. But in this correction something happens to you. Gas gets on a tree. The tree symbolizes self, in this case. It also symbolizes stability, strength, cycles, and even immortality. Gas symbolizes potential. It can be explosive or motivating (or both). So as the Uni-verse is working for you, you re-verse (back up) and an explosion occurs. Both you (tree) and the situation (truck) change (go up in flames). In your case, Randall, I see this in an alchemical sense - purification, transformation of self.

Your last thought ... I am not sure, but this is what I see right now. Perhaps you wished you had gotten insurance as this would have preserved, somewhat, that which was destroyed - the old. This is a natural reaction of self preservation. But you turned the insurance down - everything for a reason. Complete destruction, and thus transformation, is not possible if you are insured of the status quo. Remember the parable I wrote about? Maybe this is related and the reason the parable made such an impression upon you. Something along these lines is indicated. In order to completely transform, there must be no insurance of the past, as this would color your transformation with old ideas or thought forms, and perhaps hinder the transformation altogether.

Does that strike a chord yet, or is it something yet to strike a chord?

posted December 26, 2001 04:50 PM         

I don't have time to type up the meanings now.

posted January 27, 2002 08:34 AM         

You trusted that whatever changes in your life will be to your highest good. However, when you found yourself changing (the tree going up in flames), the ego probably developed doubts and tried to hold onto its identity. As we know, the ego tries to "reason" yout things, and needs to be able to describe itself. It tries to maintain the status quo, protecting us against undesirable change.

That's all for now.

posted June 18, 2002 06:04 PM         

OMG ... I am speechless ... well, almost

had to have Mele ... I came in April, and the "first wave" was over ... or at least it was by the time I found the threads.

Ra, I have been impressed with your dreamwork since I first began reading it but to see this, and then to have seen the manifestation ... I can't begin to tell you how lucky we are to have you here. I haven't forgotten about the dream journal but there has been no time to look. My life has been in an uproar. And you can't have new dreams, even fragments, when you can't sleep. Elohim's helping me with that (and I DID sleep some yesterday if your lurking Elohim) and as soon as I start getting something I will let you know. I really want to persue this.

I do have to say that while I do understand and agree that good can come out of ANY situation, I am having a very hard time with the idea that it was right that this had to happen in order for something else to take it's place both in this situation and what is happening in my own life. I do not believe that either had to go down the way they did, and PLEASE understand I'm am not throwing blame here, or that some people have to be crushed that others may grow.

I also know that is not what anyone is meaning by what they are saying, but that is how it is sounding to me. It is that principal I am having a hard time accepting. Surely if we had done something differently along the way we could have the growth without so many being so totally devastated.

As for my own situation I cannot believe there is ANY thing that can grow or be better without him in my life. Whatever reasons there are for it, it cannot be right.

I am not trying to be arguementative, but I cannot accept what I truly do not understand esp. when it feels so wrong. If there is something here I'm not seeing PLEASE someone tell me. I want to understand, I want to go forward, but I can't see how to do that from here.

Didn't mean for this to get so long, ... or so personal, but that is where my struggle is at right now.

Randall that was some dream. It has not escaped my attention that you were one who "went up in flames" and I do not blame you for all that transpired. I know you were hurt, and it is time for you to heal. My own tree is still burning, and I have not got it sorted out enough to begin healing yet. Funny, but the two are all tied together for me. I will find my way to the forgiveness thread when I can do that with my whole heart, without reservations, deal?

posted June 19, 2002 01:31 AM         

Time heals.

posted June 20, 2002 10:08 AM         

After all that has transpired?

posted July 01, 2002 12:43 PM         

I have not seen that one. I will check it out!