posted April 14, 2013 08:43 AM            

Well you for sure unlocked your dreams You seem to be getting a lot of symbolic ones.
I actually think this one does refer to you relationship. Have you been contemplating more of perhaps 'putting it to rest', 'letting it go'? It seems a door to those thoughts has been openened and now that is is open you at least have to consider your thoughts on that subject. That's why it is unlockable at this point.
The movie in the dream features as what the subject is. Do you think the viewpoint of you and your partner are too different perhaps?

posted April 14, 2013 01:27 PM            

I understand your concern, but please keep in mind your unconscious is 'sending messages' in symbolism. So it's not literal. The increasing intensity is also normal, because you are more open to it and your subconscious picked that up.

So please don't worry that this is related to your mother in real life.
The dream is showing your 'internal parents'. The aspects inside yourself that take care and nurture your needs.

Death to me is not a scary symbol, because it just points out a phase in your life might be ending. You are contemplating on letting things go which in the end will cause change and a new life phase. That is probably why you feel scared in the dream. The upcoming changes your subconscious is pointing out to you, frighten you, because it means taking steps into the unknown. So the question would be: are you very afraid to (maybe) step out of this relationship? Do you fear for what's next?
You unlocked the door (found out a new truth about it) and now you know what the 'truth' is, it might be impossible to not act upon it (unlockable). Even though the time is not right for you now in real life (as you wrote).
You wrote you can’t relate the movie with your relationship. Actually I think the movie is all about your relationship. That gave me the most important clues for my first reply.
The suicides of the lovers (=possible ending of relationship).
The opposing parents are saying to you that continuing this way is not healthy for you.
The different religions = you and your partners very different viewpoints in life.

I hope this helps you a bit. If the dreams are getting too intense too quick for you and you would like to stop the progress for now, just remove the pen and paper of your night stand, stop writing them down and tell yourself before you go to sleep that you for now will not pay attention to your dreams. It usually calms down then with a week or so.
For the cross: what is the 'cross your bearing'? Might very well relate to the 'waiting time' until taking action.

How does this resonate?

Bye

posted April 15, 2013 07:55 AM            

The possible ending - yes I see it, almost very sure and it is certainly not good for me in the long run, but it can't be in the very near future. This inactive period is making me not showing my true-self to people around andthat part is very stressful for me. Very true - me and my partner are very very different in viewing life aspects.

posted April 17, 2013 02:41 AM            

@Cathy: Yes, dreams really can get you in touch with how you actually feel about a situation.
For starting with interpreting, I would first buy a dream symbolism book. You would want one that uses interpretation based on Carl Jung his concepts of archetypes. I really dislike the Freudian interpretation and I find it highly incorrect. A way to check that is look up the meaning of 'snake' in the book. If it only states it is a phallic symbol, put the book back, lol. Look for them in spiritual book stores and just pick the one that resonates with you.
After you written down your dream, first look at it overall: so the surroundings, make note of what stood out most for you, are there other people in the dream and how did you feel while dreaming. That gives you your first clues of what it is about. Remember that everything is a part of yourself. Especially because symbols can get really graphic. If you are worried about something in your dreams (like with your mum in real life), make sure to check back here.

I actually want to start a 'dream work' group + a guiding course, but that will still take quite some time to set up (next to my 'mundane' job).

Hope this gets you started! For the symbolism: a lot is universal, but you will start noticing that some symbolism is personal. So over time you will develop a 'personal dream dictionary'.

Bye

posted April 17, 2013 11:25 AM            

Twirl - I remember you quoting Jungian analysis in another thread sometime back here. I wasn't able to do a search to get the details. I went through a few websites that had his methodology, but I was just able to get some terms. While trying to get it through internet, I happen to miss out details. I agree with you - some symbols are more personal than being universal.

A work group on it would be awesome! Awaiting it!

posted April 19, 2013 02:59 AM            

To be honest, I can't recommend any books at this point (I have several in my own language for symbolism, not all good (some with Freudian references, lol)), but you can either look in the bookstore and/or look on Amazon. Just read the reviews and see if it says it's written by a Jungian analyst. That will give you a good starting point. As I written before: the basic outlines are to get clues about the dreams by looking at how you felt, surroundings, alone or with people, etc. After that you can look up the symbols. Just use your intuition as well and write down your first impressions.

Hope this helps