I was in the driver's seat each time, but the car was self-propelled by some kind of auto valet system. One time, my brother was in the front passenger seat, and we were having a fistfight as the car descended because I felt he was violating my boundaries. The third time, there were a group of other people in the car and I was carefully …
I was in the driver's seat each time, but the car was self-propelled by some kind of auto valet system. One time, my brother was in the front passenger seat, and we were having a fistfight as the car descended because I felt he was violating my boundaries. The third time, there were a group of other people in the car and I was carefully engaging the brakes to try and slow our descent, but worried they would burn up.
I think there's inner work that probably needs to happen, but I'm not actively pursuing it because I don't feel like I have enough support for it to go well.
That conscious acknowledgement, of not having the support or resources, is key. So many of us jump into or find ourselves engrossed in inner work, and then overwhelmed by the process. My wonder here with the dream though is, what if there is a tension by the psyche pulling you deeper and the resistance from the conscious perspective to do so?
There's clearly a tension here. The dream ego (yourself in the dream) is the closest version of consciousness represented, and it resists when your brother is driving and tries to apply brakes and slow the descent. That may be wise consciously, but alas, the unconscious perspective continues to repeat...it is pulling you downwards.
Sometimes we are drawn into inner work even when we're unsure or feel unsupported, then we have to scramble to get those resources in place. I wonder if perhaps the dream may be encouraging you to get that support so it can continue the natural process it has begun. What do you think?
I've been keeping an eye out for help. Last time around, I had a therapist, but it turned out to be not the right fit. We were working at cross purposes. I'd honestly prefer to work with friends, where the work serves the dual purpose of deepening the friendship, and where it can be mutual, instead of the artificial and one-sided approach of paying a therapist. But both of my dreamwork-fluent friends have died in the past few years. I'm not sure yet what the answer will be.
That makes sense. I think a therapeutic dyad (or group) can absolutely be established outside of traditional means. In partnership, when we are companioned with others, we can go really deep and mutually support one another. My condolences on the passing of your friends, I can't imagine how difficult that must be.
Perhaps incubating a dream around a resolution would be helpful?
Thanks for the condolences. I might try asking Dream. I suppose it couldn't hurt. The sense I have at the moment is this is a problem that needs to be solved on the practical level, but you never know.
If you decide to incubate a dream, you can ask/journal afterwards, "What practical action can I take based on the themes/images/dynamics of the dream?" I do this quite often, and find it to be useful in gaining perspective that helps me take actions I hadn't considered. Good luck :)
I was in the driver's seat each time, but the car was self-propelled by some kind of auto valet system. One time, my brother was in the front passenger seat, and we were having a fistfight as the car descended because I felt he was violating my boundaries. The third time, there were a group of other people in the car and I was carefully engaging the brakes to try and slow our descent, but worried they would burn up.
I think there's inner work that probably needs to happen, but I'm not actively pursuing it because I don't feel like I have enough support for it to go well.
That conscious acknowledgement, of not having the support or resources, is key. So many of us jump into or find ourselves engrossed in inner work, and then overwhelmed by the process. My wonder here with the dream though is, what if there is a tension by the psyche pulling you deeper and the resistance from the conscious perspective to do so?
There's clearly a tension here. The dream ego (yourself in the dream) is the closest version of consciousness represented, and it resists when your brother is driving and tries to apply brakes and slow the descent. That may be wise consciously, but alas, the unconscious perspective continues to repeat...it is pulling you downwards.
Sometimes we are drawn into inner work even when we're unsure or feel unsupported, then we have to scramble to get those resources in place. I wonder if perhaps the dream may be encouraging you to get that support so it can continue the natural process it has begun. What do you think?
I've been keeping an eye out for help. Last time around, I had a therapist, but it turned out to be not the right fit. We were working at cross purposes. I'd honestly prefer to work with friends, where the work serves the dual purpose of deepening the friendship, and where it can be mutual, instead of the artificial and one-sided approach of paying a therapist. But both of my dreamwork-fluent friends have died in the past few years. I'm not sure yet what the answer will be.
That makes sense. I think a therapeutic dyad (or group) can absolutely be established outside of traditional means. In partnership, when we are companioned with others, we can go really deep and mutually support one another. My condolences on the passing of your friends, I can't imagine how difficult that must be.
Perhaps incubating a dream around a resolution would be helpful?
Thanks for the condolences. I might try asking Dream. I suppose it couldn't hurt. The sense I have at the moment is this is a problem that needs to be solved on the practical level, but you never know.
If you decide to incubate a dream, you can ask/journal afterwards, "What practical action can I take based on the themes/images/dynamics of the dream?" I do this quite often, and find it to be useful in gaining perspective that helps me take actions I hadn't considered. Good luck :)
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