Rodger (October / November 2000)
Dream: I had this dream about twenty years ago but the details are as clear as ever. The dream started with me walking along with a tall blonde woman. On my left is thick scrub and on my right is desert. I remember feeling a great happiness with this situation. As we walk along we notice a city sitting in the middle of the desert. The city has lots of tall buildings which the windows seem to be made of mirrors. We decide to cross the desert and head for the city. After what seemed to be an eternity we get close to the city and when we were about 5 kilometers away, the city blew up like it had been hit by an atomic bomb. Whilst we were watching the mushroom cloud forming over the city, I noticed the heat wave coming at us but because we were in the desert we had nowhere to get cover so we just dived on the ground and covered our heads with our arms. Once the heat wave had passed we got up and checked ourselves for damage. The only injury was to me which was a burn to the inside of my right arm which was oval and about 3 inches long. We then decide to push on to the city so that I can get some aid. As we come into the city I remember feeling very sad as there were ditches full of burnt children and lines of people with their eyes bandaged and holding onto the shoulder of the person in front as they were being led along by soldiers. We eventually come across an aid station and we go in. Once inside I am seen to by a doctor (who is covered in blood), who grabs my wrist and pulls my arm straight and says this is simple: "I'll just cut it out" and then stabs me in the arm with a scalpel. This is when I woke up with my arm outstretched across the bed.
Quentin's Diagnosis: Dear Rodger, Your dream starts out with the tall blonde, who is representative of the female self, of receptiveness and nurturing. To the left, the thick scrub is the fertile part. The right side, the desert. The more you deny the female, the more desert. For some reason, 20 years ago, the dream is telling you - don't get too focused in your masculine self. 5 kilometers to the city - the 5 representing self indulgence and personal freedom and tall buildings which are all man-made structures, could disintergrate at the push of a button. What is man made is really of no value compared with the process of creation and when you die what do you take with you. So establish a balance within yourself where you find your great happiness. Sunburn and heat-waves can leave all sorts of spots. Check yourself for damages, if you haven't already. You push on to the city for help but it leaves you feeling very sad that the buildings and walls aren't going to protect us from the sadness in life. Perhaps your sensitivity was taken away in the past. As for the burn 3 inches long, were you circumcised? or have a fear of doctors? Your right arm is your masculine strength and force of spirit is being challenged. Find your balance of 51% male, 49% female and there lie your true happiness.