I have been having some really intense dreams of late and have been trying analyze their meaning. I thought I may share 2 of them and my interpretation of their meaning.
dream 1: The Truck
I am driving a very large truck on busy streets that I am unfamiliar with. It feels like it's a moving (as in moving house) truck, I am sitting in the drivers seat alone in the truck. The steering is very heavy and I am anxious about steering, but I am managing to operate it. The breaks are extremely heavy too and I am worried that I may not break in time to hit cars in front of me. Cars in front break quickly and I apply the breaks of the truck, and too my surprise manage to stop in time.
I think it was Turgon who gave me the link to Your Online Source For Dream Interpretations while we were talking about dreams the other day on the Crystal meetup. Which I have found helpful, but I have looked at other sites for other interpretations as well.
this from dreammoods, which struck a chord with me:
Metaphorically, driving a car in your dream is analogous to your sex life and sexual performance. Consider how you are driving and what kind of car you are driving and how it relates to your waking sex life. Or the dream may be a pun on your "drive" or ambition.
I have been in a new relationship for about 5 months, after being single for around 10 years, so, to me this dream signifies my struggle to reintegrate a healthy libido. I have had an ongoing struggle with a perfectionism program and although my new girlfriend has been really supportive I can't help but have feelings of inadequacy, although I am coming to terms with these feelings, which is what I think the dream is about. The whole sex thing is a complicated issue, especially after being celibate for quite some time. I am now in my early 40's and biologically, things change. I have been attempting to boost my testosterone levels as a recent trip to my kinesiologist found them to be a little on the low side, which is hardly surprising. So to me, driving this big heavy truck signifies that it's a big struggle, but one that I seem to be able to steer in the right direction. It being a moving truck seems to me to signify that I am moving from a state of complete celibacy into a new state.
anyway, I am sure there are many interpretations but this seems to me to be the most relevant, although I am open to other suggestions/interpretations
dream 2: Guns
There is some kind of siege scene, I am in command of a team of police (I think) who are armed with machine guns and wearing tactical vests. It is on the urban streets, I don't know where exactly, just an urban street. There are two men who are the "bad guys". One has surrendered and is on his knees with his hands behind his head. I order one of the team to aim their gun at him and make sure he doesn't move. I say that he "gets it" and will not attempt to fight. I order the remaining members of the team to point their guns at the other man who has not surrendered, the team universally and in sync all point their weapons at the man.
from dreammood:
To see a gun in your dream represents aggression, anger, and potential danger. You could be on the defensive about something. Or you may be dealing with issues of passiveness/aggressiveness and authority/dependence. Alternatively, a gun is a symbol of power and pride. Perhaps you are looking for shelter or protection in your dream. From a Freudian perspective, a gun represents the penis and male sexual drive. Thus, the gun may mean power or impotence, depending on whether the gun went off or misfired.
I am not sure about this one, it actually felt like the two "bad guys" were faulty parts of me and that the me commanding the men was my higher self that was, in a sense, putting my foot down and squashing, or at very least subduing those unneeded parts.
But maybe there is anger towards myself for not having dealt with something?
The other thing I would like to mention, is that last week I heard a voice say to me distinctly "mum, dad, guilt, shame" then I woke up rather startled! I am guessing this is related to sex and libido but I am not sure.
dream 1: The Truck
I am driving a very large truck on busy streets that I am unfamiliar with. It feels like it's a moving (as in moving house) truck, I am sitting in the drivers seat alone in the truck. The steering is very heavy and I am anxious about steering, but I am managing to operate it. The breaks are extremely heavy too and I am worried that I may not break in time to hit cars in front of me. Cars in front break quickly and I apply the breaks of the truck, and too my surprise manage to stop in time.
I think it was Turgon who gave me the link to Your Online Source For Dream Interpretations while we were talking about dreams the other day on the Crystal meetup. Which I have found helpful, but I have looked at other sites for other interpretations as well.
this from dreammoods, which struck a chord with me:
Metaphorically, driving a car in your dream is analogous to your sex life and sexual performance. Consider how you are driving and what kind of car you are driving and how it relates to your waking sex life. Or the dream may be a pun on your "drive" or ambition.
I have been in a new relationship for about 5 months, after being single for around 10 years, so, to me this dream signifies my struggle to reintegrate a healthy libido. I have had an ongoing struggle with a perfectionism program and although my new girlfriend has been really supportive I can't help but have feelings of inadequacy, although I am coming to terms with these feelings, which is what I think the dream is about. The whole sex thing is a complicated issue, especially after being celibate for quite some time. I am now in my early 40's and biologically, things change. I have been attempting to boost my testosterone levels as a recent trip to my kinesiologist found them to be a little on the low side, which is hardly surprising. So to me, driving this big heavy truck signifies that it's a big struggle, but one that I seem to be able to steer in the right direction. It being a moving truck seems to me to signify that I am moving from a state of complete celibacy into a new state.
anyway, I am sure there are many interpretations but this seems to me to be the most relevant, although I am open to other suggestions/interpretations
dream 2: Guns
There is some kind of siege scene, I am in command of a team of police (I think) who are armed with machine guns and wearing tactical vests. It is on the urban streets, I don't know where exactly, just an urban street. There are two men who are the "bad guys". One has surrendered and is on his knees with his hands behind his head. I order one of the team to aim their gun at him and make sure he doesn't move. I say that he "gets it" and will not attempt to fight. I order the remaining members of the team to point their guns at the other man who has not surrendered, the team universally and in sync all point their weapons at the man.
from dreammood:
To see a gun in your dream represents aggression, anger, and potential danger. You could be on the defensive about something. Or you may be dealing with issues of passiveness/aggressiveness and authority/dependence. Alternatively, a gun is a symbol of power and pride. Perhaps you are looking for shelter or protection in your dream. From a Freudian perspective, a gun represents the penis and male sexual drive. Thus, the gun may mean power or impotence, depending on whether the gun went off or misfired.
I am not sure about this one, it actually felt like the two "bad guys" were faulty parts of me and that the me commanding the men was my higher self that was, in a sense, putting my foot down and squashing, or at very least subduing those unneeded parts.
But maybe there is anger towards myself for not having dealt with something?
The other thing I would like to mention, is that last week I heard a voice say to me distinctly "mum, dad, guilt, shame" then I woke up rather startled! I am guessing this is related to sex and libido but I am not sure.