posted May 01, 2013 06:26 AM            

I'm given a square iron frame painted in yellow with removable iron rods hanging inside the iron frame, for my participation. It is similar to one side of the barricade. I take this and move away from the procession and join my friend in a place nearby. I tell her how ridiculous the procession is all about and we laugh heartily together.

posted May 05, 2013 03:19 AM            

Had a think about your dream. Did you find anything new yourself yet?

The symbolism of the squared barricade reminds me most of having 'square thoughts', especially in combination with the iron and the yellow (often representative of the intellect). It is all very firm material and makes me think of thinking within the box and being rather inflexible, convinced of your way of thinking. Especially in combination with the sarcastic comment about the procession.

A procession is highly spiritual and actually a celebration of certain beliefs. The referral to marriage would be symbolic to the union of something and/or integrating this into something greater. Here there's a barricade. You cannot join this procession. Or actually: you don't even want to join this celebration, because you feel contempt.

So how's your belief system currently? Are you very strict in your thinking? How fixed are your thoughts? Convinced things are supposed to be in a certain way? Are you perhaps a bit opinionated? (about how other people are living there life’s/what they believe/how they act outwardly?)
What are you 'restricting' beliefs?

I would think the greater theme of the dream is how you relate to the views/behaviours of the collective/society. Can you integrate these in your own psyche (understand them (even if you chose other beliefs?).

How did you feel about the barricade? And how did you feel about the received square?
What is a rod exactly? (what shape has it?) This part is removable. So have a closer look, it could give more clues.

posted May 06, 2013 05:54 AM            

With respect to the firmness of the iron and squared thoughts - I'm not sure what it points to. Right now I'm not in a state to take a firm decision regarding anything. I just have some opinions, but I will not be very sure if the outcome of either my opinion or against it, will do me any good. If it refers to the concept of marriage in earthly terms, I do have a sort of frustration regarding how people see and deal with it as a majority. Even when things are not supposed to be right, they take no step to rectify it and continue to ignore or tolerate it. But I don't see anything that is inflexible on my end. Should I be going by what others think?

In spiritual terms, I am not consciously aware of anything that I'm avoiding to enter my life. What could it be referring to?
With regards to the procession, I'm not very sure if it is something religious/spiritual, might be a riot too. May be I'm putting a wrong word here - procession, not sure.

Restricting beliefs - Few things which I feel is very correct, but in others eyes,they feel I'm procrastinating. Say for example, I'm being pressurized by people around to plan for a family, but what I feel is - it is not a wise idea to bring in a person into the family when there are some issues which needs to be sorted out as a couple. Other than this, I'm patiently waiting to see if things will fall into place for me.

The square frame is hollow at the center surrounded by 4 sides of iron metal cylindrical rods, and on the top side has a provision for hanging small iron rods. Those removable iron rods are also cylindrical ones and I'm holding the top side of the square and the rods together. The square frame is a hollow one - rods can hang inbetween. All painted in yellow. It was a very weird object that I haven't seen in my life

Rods like nunchaku rods but painted in yellow

posted May 06, 2013 06:14 AM            

I'll write a longer reply later
If it was a riot the interpretation would be very different (I was thinking of catholic processions with incense etc, or the trips taken to a special (religious town) etc.)
Can you give me some more info on the crowd?