posted September 20, 2015 02:21 AM            

I just woke up from a dream and I want to write it down so I don't forget it like I usually do.
I was somewhere with my family, on vacation I think, and we were walkind in pairs (I was with my Mom, who died recently, we were talking but I didn't see her, just knew it was her, and my aunt was with my grandmother which is also dead, but for 7 years). The odd thing is that they looked like they were at that particular time, while I was like I am now. At some point we parted ways, I got in my car and drove home, only it turned into my workplace, which didn't look like my actual workplace (a hospital), it was a school.
I went inside to carry something and realized by the time I finished that I forgot my purse in the car. I must have not locked the car, which is something I always do and usually fear I haven't. I thought nobody would steal my purse in front of my workplace, especially since there were a lot of people who knew me hanging around in the courtyard. I saluted them when I went inside. I hurried back to my car when I realized I had a large sum of money in my purse. I looked to where the purse was and it wasn't there! I looked in other places too, nothing. People started to gather around me, asking what happened. They couldn't believe it was stolen either, so they were adamant I must have taken it with me home. I humored them and looked home, even though I knew it wouldn't be there and it was not.
I went inside the school and became restless. I cursed a lot, wishing all sorts of unpleasantness to the person who stoled my purse. I was mostly sorry about the money, more than my papers, and also about my phone.But my biggest regret was losing the money.
And then I see my purse, wide open and almost empty. They had taken the money and my phone and left my papers. I was still very angry and cursed some more. I should add that in reality it's almost never like this, I almost never regret losing the money because money doesn't mean too much to me and I am able to make more. But in my dream I was worried about my survival without it.
Next thing I know, a woman I do not know in reality, tall and thin, blonde with short hair comes and sits on a chair in front of me. I specifically remember looking down at her, but I didn't ask her to sit, it was her choice. She says she took the purse and she was sorry but couldn't resist. I hold her down and first ask her 1-2 questions, when it hits me I should call the police. She was trying to leave so I held her down without much effort and asked someone to do it while I was on the phone. I always walk when talking on the phone and I did the same in my dream. I was relieved by this time thinking I will surely get my money back. The police was on the way and the thief was held down when I woke up, feeling like everything will be ok.

In reality I have recently lost a job, which I only had for 6 months but it was my most reliable income. I have 2 more jobs, so I shouldn't be too concerned about survival, as well as some money for very rainy days. But for some reason I am worried. I never cared too much about money and it's silly that I would start now, because I am still making them, not as much, but enough to survive until I get my job back. Yesterday I signed a contract with an advertising agency and I am concerned it was a scam, because they asked me to give them some money in the beginning. I wrote more about it here - http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/Forum11/HTML/017123.html

So I get what the dream is about, but what does this mean for my situation?

posted September 24, 2015 10:20 PM            

Money in dreams can either be taken literally, as a financial issue, or symbolically, representing personal energy, or the loss of it. This dream has two layers. You understand the first layer as a reflection of your recent job/money experience, but this only serves as a symbolic setting for the second layer, which is probably what the dream is really about. When losing money in a dream and there is doubt about a waking life financial connection, you should always ask, "What personal energy have I lost?" and/or "What emotional loss have I recently experienced?" We know the answer to that, your mother.

This dream reflects the emotional loss experienced due to your mother's passing and the mental/emotional processing of it. Think about the dream in this context and I think it will make sense.