I like the notion of learning the language and communication style of your own psyche.
I have had a recurring dream (not often but certainly not just once) in which I’m returning to a place, a time, and a relationship I have no desire to return to in waking life. The dream has struck me as annoying, like a waste of psychic space I think, …
I like the notion of learning the language and communication style of your own psyche.
I have had a recurring dream (not often but certainly not just once) in which I’m returning to a place, a time, and a relationship I have no desire to return to in waking life. The dream has struck me as annoying, like a waste of psychic space I think, as I often enjoy what I can remember of my dreamworld otherwise. I’ll have to reflect on whether I see this particular “return” as compensatory, whether I see any shadow lessons here.
Thanks for sharing! And I like the take on a book club. :)
There's so much nuance and uniqueness that is revealed in each of our dreamscapes. We can take a wide sweeping, archetypal lens to dreams; that is certainly useful. But once we begin learning how our unconscious manifests, we really tap into a wealth of insight.
You dream is intriguing. I would pay attention to the most repeating elements in the dream as well as the emotional tones present. That may point you in the direction of potential shadow lessons, a different viewpoint from the unconscious, or what this "recall" may be speaking to.
I’ve also had reoccurring dreams of returning to a past time, place and relationship, with waking feelings of annoyance or “wasted space”. It’s been going on for about 3 years and this return scenario comes up in dreams several times a year. Unrelated to the dream (at least consciously lol) over time I realized this person is someone with whom I’d like to make amends one day. I don’t know any way of contacting this person, though, or even if they’re still alive, so I can’t act on my desire. My dreams of “return” with them have always been pleasant and familial, even playful (kind of like the woman in the text who dreamt sisterly feelings toward someone she disliked in reality).
To me, it’s almost like the process of coming to want to own my part and express it to this person is a sort of “return”. I’m not avoiding this person in my psyche anymore; I journeyed to acceptance toward both this individual and myself about our experiences together. Maybe my dream conscious knew this before I fully did. Or maybe it was a positive shadow. I’m not sharing this to try to interpret your dream, I only think it’s one of infinite examples of the compensatory symbol at work. I obviously don’t *want to be back with this person* lol. It took me a while to learn that the return scenario was meaningful in a different way.
What a wonderful example of how the unconscious is reflecting perspectives that we aren't in contact with consciously. Have the dreams stopped or changed since you've come to this realization?
Thanks for sharing, Lindsey! Interestingly also “unrelated” to my returning dream, I mentioned to my daughter recently that this person was the only ex for whom I still hold some bitterness. I pride myself in not holding grudges and realizing we’re all just doing the best with what we have / who we are at any given time. And it’s not that this bitterness, as far as i’m aware holds a lot of space in my conscious life. But perhaps my psyche knows something I don’t yet know about some work I might be needing to do within me around all this.
I like the notion of learning the language and communication style of your own psyche.
I have had a recurring dream (not often but certainly not just once) in which I’m returning to a place, a time, and a relationship I have no desire to return to in waking life. The dream has struck me as annoying, like a waste of psychic space I think, as I often enjoy what I can remember of my dreamworld otherwise. I’ll have to reflect on whether I see this particular “return” as compensatory, whether I see any shadow lessons here.
Thanks for sharing! And I like the take on a book club. :)
There's so much nuance and uniqueness that is revealed in each of our dreamscapes. We can take a wide sweeping, archetypal lens to dreams; that is certainly useful. But once we begin learning how our unconscious manifests, we really tap into a wealth of insight.
You dream is intriguing. I would pay attention to the most repeating elements in the dream as well as the emotional tones present. That may point you in the direction of potential shadow lessons, a different viewpoint from the unconscious, or what this "recall" may be speaking to.
Thanks for the feedback :D
I’ve also had reoccurring dreams of returning to a past time, place and relationship, with waking feelings of annoyance or “wasted space”. It’s been going on for about 3 years and this return scenario comes up in dreams several times a year. Unrelated to the dream (at least consciously lol) over time I realized this person is someone with whom I’d like to make amends one day. I don’t know any way of contacting this person, though, or even if they’re still alive, so I can’t act on my desire. My dreams of “return” with them have always been pleasant and familial, even playful (kind of like the woman in the text who dreamt sisterly feelings toward someone she disliked in reality).
To me, it’s almost like the process of coming to want to own my part and express it to this person is a sort of “return”. I’m not avoiding this person in my psyche anymore; I journeyed to acceptance toward both this individual and myself about our experiences together. Maybe my dream conscious knew this before I fully did. Or maybe it was a positive shadow. I’m not sharing this to try to interpret your dream, I only think it’s one of infinite examples of the compensatory symbol at work. I obviously don’t *want to be back with this person* lol. It took me a while to learn that the return scenario was meaningful in a different way.
What a wonderful example of how the unconscious is reflecting perspectives that we aren't in contact with consciously. Have the dreams stopped or changed since you've come to this realization?
Thanks for sharing, Lindsey! Interestingly also “unrelated” to my returning dream, I mentioned to my daughter recently that this person was the only ex for whom I still hold some bitterness. I pride myself in not holding grudges and realizing we’re all just doing the best with what we have / who we are at any given time. And it’s not that this bitterness, as far as i’m aware holds a lot of space in my conscious life. But perhaps my psyche knows something I don’t yet know about some work I might be needing to do within me around all this.
I appreciate your perspective. :)
And I’d say for sure comment on other sharers’ stuff. I love it when that happens on my stack at any rate.
Agreed!
Thanks for saying, Deryn. It’s interesting to hear you’ve had a similar reaction to a recall of the past in dreams. :)
Absolutely, please comment on one another's posts. A lot to be discovered and shared through communal interaction.
How did your dreams change after you dealt with the issue?