Goats Head + Other strange dreams

[taitai]

I had 3 odd dreams in swift succession this weekend - first, I was semi-aware that I was lying on the bed on my back, but it seemed there was a "drip bag" above me, from which 3 slow, heavy gold drops fell onto my middle forehead.

I came to with a start, turned over & then dreamed vividly that I was to assist in some war-torn place, by ensuring that a herd of beautiful, white shaggy goats escaped. They had been "trained to follow the head", which was the decapitated head of a baby goat. I was very upset, but finally managed to bring myself to pick it up & toss it ahead along a pathway which was fenced off on either side. (The head seemed semi-conscious & was very bloody - I was left with blood all over my hands & even on my face.) But I was relieved to see the herd of goats follow the severed head away from the danger.

The last dream was more of a hypnogogic state where I could see a brass tap/faucet, which I reached out to touch, & received a strong electric shock when I did so, waking me up fully, as I excalimed aloud, "Whats happeneing?"



These dream experiences are still "with me" & were experienced as very powerful. Would anyone be so kind as to say a few insightful words about them?

 

[Ollie]

Hi taitai,

Dream action is about the dynamics of your own life (hopes, fears, questions, conflicts, way out of difficulties, possibilities, etc.) The dream action may use images from experiences of the previous day or so before, as well as others. The dream symbols may be both literal and symbolic interpretations – be curious and naïve in your interpretation.

And, from a Fourth Way perspective,

… Basically, in the deepest (i.e. normal) sleep, there are no dreams. Most dreams are left over energy from one or several of the centers, and the dream content reflects this. Vaysse lists three normal kinds of dreams: associative (reactive/mechanical), compensatory (emotional), and symbolic (higher emotional). (Also telepathic, prophetic, etc.)

So … it's important to know if the dream is actually symbolic and not either of the former options. And even then, your higher self will speak in symbols specific for you, ...

To help you in your dream interpretation – of what is subjective, unique to you, and whether you recognize the images or not (and they are in you and pertain to you; they are aspects arising in your-self) - here are some questions to ask your-self. They may help, or not.

When you re-experience the experiences in the dream, do they remind you of anything in life?

The setting, what does it feel like there? Does it remind you of anything in current life, any situation in life?

Positive characters are about strengths and achievements.
Negative characters represent conflicts in life (personification of attitudes, beliefs, habits, etc)

What does the ‘drip bag’ mean to you? How does it ‘work’? What is it used for? (ask on the basis that I know nothing about it)

What is the ‘drip bag’ like in your dream? How do you feel about it?

Does ‘drip bag’ in your dream remind you of anything, any part of you, or anyone in your life? How?

Ask similar questions about ‘heavy gold drops’, ‘forehead’, ‘herd of beautiful, white shaggy goats’, ‘the bloody, semi-conscious decapitated head of a baby goat’, a ‘pathway which was fenced off on either side’, and ‘brass tap/faucet’.

Imagery is often idiosyncratic yet culturally moulded, for example Victorian houses suggest attitudes held are Victorian, and might be those of the dreamer.

Water is about emotions and spirit of life

The action, events in the dream, what do they remind you of in your waking life?

Think about the dream as you go through the day, and test insights and ideas gained. Understand obvious metaphors. Keep using language and images of dream whenever possible. Interpretations may spring to light. String descriptions together to bridge dream experience to any situation in life. (Ref: adapted from Living Your Dreams by Gayle Delaney)

This may help, or not.

 

[taitai]

Thanks! :)