You want to rectify this mad look in my eyes

[raybear]

I heard you twice the first time, subconscious.

The night before, I dreamt of being in the ocean, up to my chest and before swimming and submerging myself, I panicked about not seeing all the oceanic life swimming around my legs. Last night, I dreamt that Damon and I were "trying out" for some sort of swim team -- or it's more like we had to prove we could swim in order to gain membership to a public pool. So we were in giant pool with tons of other guys (it was an all-male tryout) and I was in the pool with swim trunk and no top and I was a little concerned that someone would say something about my chest, but then figured no one would notice. Right before time came to start swimmming, I started to panic again, thinking I should just get out of the water and not risk being ridiculed or being unable to pass the test.

Being submerged in water has obvious meaning when it comes to deep subconscious experiences, swimming around in the watery depths of my brain and heart, immersed in psychic and spiritual feelings. In both dreams, I'm about to go under and right when I take in a deep breath it becomes more akin to hyperventilating and gulping for air, rather than preparation for floating.

These aren't quite anxiety dreams, which makes me feel hopeful. I don't ever leave the water. I just experience a significant moment of hesitation and questioning my own confidence and decision. In both dreams, I awoke in the midst of my internal debate. But the water feels good, always the perfect temperature and I feel comfortable being surrounded by it. I don't feel physically threatened or panicky, only momentarily doubtful, a tiny bit freaked out in the midst of excitement too. I wake up neither fearful or energized.

Big stuff is going on, internally and extrenally. It makes sense to panic sometimes. It doesn't mean I'm headed in the wrong direction. In fact, it probably means I'm doing something right if it induces a little bit of fear. Good change can be scary change.

Comments

[dannyboi.livejournal.com]

Can't quite remember but I think water has something to do with fertility or something.

[crafting-change.livejournal.com]

wow.... thanks for sharing that.

More water dreams

[limenal.livejournal.com]

Last night I dreamt that I was in this weird contest that involved riding dolphins in the ocean. My main competitor was that Hawaiian sumo wrestling champ, what's that guy's name? Aki Bono? Anyway, we were in the water for what seemed like forever - then, it segued to Chicago. You had moved into this amazing new apartment, but when I went to go see it (it had a big grill, like in a restaurant, and you kept cleaning it - it also had a huge enclosed porch with a picnic table and everything), you told me that I could probably move in soon if I wanted, because you were dying of cancer. I didn't like it.

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[raybear.livejournal.com]

Whoa!

You should look up dolphin as an animal sign -- it's an interesting power sign, if I recall.

When you describe the dream apartment, for some reason I'm picturing my home like a Sims house, where the only kitchen table is outside and there's an Hibachi grill in the living room.

The whole dying thing of cancer is....possibly prophetic, though not in a literal sense. As far as I know I'm not dying of cancer.

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[limenal.livejournal.com]

That's funny about the Sims-style apt - the grill was like a restaurant grill, you know, just a big flat cooking surface - basically, it was a commercial kitchen. It was a big, airy vintage kinda place with a shitty white paint job that suited it well and looked sort of serene in the light (it was overcast and there were tons of windows). It had lots of rooms, like a house, including a mud room type of place and a big pantry. I think it was in Ravenswood.

When I woke up, I was really scared and sad about you dying. Now, thinking about it, it seems less prophetic and more about the way our relationship has gradually changed to make room for new close companion type people in our lives. In more paranoid moments, it feels to me like I'm losing you, and I think that's what the dream was about.

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[raybear.livejournal.com]

It might be picking up psychic stuff too. I wanted to call you last night, but didn't have your work number and I knew your cell phone was MIA. So I was calling you on the phone in my mind. It works slightly better than two cans and some string, but not by much.

Also, guess which Simpsons was on at 6 yesterday? "Dear log, I am me again!" I've seen it fifty times, but I always watch it again.

[dommeyourass.livejournal.com]

strange...i had a dream last night about water too, although it probably had to do with the fact that i went swimming yesterday.

in my dreams, and every dream about water, i can breathe underwater. it's very nice.

[raybear.livejournal.com]

Last night the Sun moved from Cancer to Leo, so maybe that's where the big mutual water fest came from too.

more water-related dreams

[milosh.livejournal.com]

last night i dreamt that i was on some sort of mass transit that resembled a rollercoaster, and i wasn't wearing a seatbelt so i just had to hang on for dear life. i was traveling with my co-worker (who will no longer be a co-worker as of Friday), and after getting off at our stop, we walked along a road near the ocean where the Lusty Lady apparently was (i have never been there, but i assume it's not on the beach). all these women were hollering at me, seductively pulling up/down their fancy undergarments, and trying to get me to come inside. i smiled and waved, but i didnt have time to linger. i went away and then came back, at which point all the women were swimming in the ocean and lounging about on the beach. my co-worker (who no longer looked like my co-worker) started going in the water, but i freaked out because of the waves and yelled at her to come back. i think she ended up being ok.

as an aside, the lusty lady bit makes sense b/c i was reading a zine that a friend lent me, and she had written a puzzle for it and was listed as "**** the lusty lady" b/c she's worked there in the past.

it's leo time now? sweeeet! almost my birthday.