Joan
Dream:
I dreamt that I was at TAFE, and a girl in my class said, 'You know I find someone very annoying everyday,' I was shocked and said in my head you can say that out loud. Then I was walking down huge wooden stairs to the base of the building. I had an old friend following me, who I did my best to brush off. Then I went to a counter with an old black haired lady with glasses. I wanted to change some money, ($20) for the photocopier. She said that,'no' she couldn't do it. I was furious and tried to push the money back to her but she said no! And almost pushed me out of my own dream. Then I awoke, with furiously hot shoulders and head.
What could this mean??
Interpretation:
Your dream opens with you in an adult learning environment such as TAFE, you are being told that you will learn something through out the rest of your dream.
Next the girl tells you she finds someone very annoying every day, and you are shocked that she would even give voice to her true feelings. This is the key to unlock the dream's meaning for you.
Who in your waking life, either in the past or in present time, have you felt this with? Perhaps for reasons, that continually put you in a position where you can't express your true feelings. Look for situations where you were annoyed then got angry but you had not been able to say anything. This happens to all of us frequently, especially if it was a work related issue, such as a client or difficult customer. Even a romantic drama or a family issue with an in-law etc.Reflect on your past behaviour where this has been the case and make a new evaluation of your present emotional needs. Perhaps you are in a position where you can now say what you truly feel. Especially if it will add value to your life or the lives of others. The trick to total honesty, is to also be able to incorporate an understanding of appropriate action at the right time and in the right context. Making sure you don't undermine yourself and not get what you want and need.
As you leave the building, you go down the wooden stairs to the base of the building. - Going down, means you are moving into any unconscious areas of your life and here you can review the patterns that are really learned responses, from early childhood. These patterns are like automatic reflexes which these days, may not express the real you or your true feelings anymore. The old friend you try to brush off, is a symbol of these old behavior patterns.
The old black haired lady with glasses, is a symbolic figure too. You want to change some money - another symbolic aspect. Money is a convenient form of energy. We are paid at work because we exchange our energy, our skill or wisdom, for a given time and take home an equal energy exchange in dollars and cents. The number 2 symbolically represents harmony and co-operation in all one one one relationships. Here your Dream points out to you that this energy is old and needs "brushing Off."
I love the way you need the $20.00 in change for the photocopier. You not only want to change, here you want to renew the pattern and copy a changed energy flow rather that be stuck in old replays that no longer serve growth and change. Some reactive patterns of behaviour are upsetting and can lead to excess stress and ultimately result in health problems. Clear them and as the cells of your body renew and copy themselves, you will glow with extra energy and aliveness.
This Dark haired woman will not change the money even though you insist and push it back to her. Who does she represent? All the usual suspects: any authority figure, any female relative, going back for 3 or 4 generations. Who did she actually FEEL like in the dream? This could be the most important aspect of your learning dream, and only you know the answer.
Once you know the pattern you will know who it was who really annoyed you daily. Someone that you were probably unable to confront at the time, once you get the answer and do not worry if it is not immediately apparent another dream will take you another step forward towards solving this for you. You know now that it is a pattern, you can't brush it off.
It is your old learned reactions that need to change to help tou get what you want in the dream situation - a CHANGE.
When we suppress our anger to a point where we give in to others all the time, the anger is internalised and builds up into heart problems or in extreme cases a stroke. Rid yourself of this pattern and you will be free to express more of your true passionate powerful and creative self.