Hello, I haven’t listened to the episode yet, but the thesis prompted something in me! I split with my partner yesterday night, it was initially amicable, but turned very sour, largely on her part, but I did little to “not engage” after a few hours of silence.
It ended up being a very intense break up, with me being blocked on everything.…
Hello, I haven’t listened to the episode yet, but the thesis prompted something in me! I split with my partner yesterday night, it was initially amicable, but turned very sour, largely on her part, but I did little to “not engage” after a few hours of silence.
It ended up being a very intense break up, with me being blocked on everything. I went to bed relieved but understandably upset. I don’t particularly remember the dream as I didn’t feel the urge to write it down after waking, but I have remnants spurred by your post.
In my dream I am with a park ranger that feels like a forest guardian old lady or something. She’s telling me about how things are done there, and I know she is from my now ex’s forest community. I keep thinking that I shouldn’t be here, we are broken up. The forest guardian tells me more rules about the forest here, very matter of factly and when she talks about the bear I get annoyed, because the bear doesn’t mean the same thing back in my community’s forest. I know there is a large brown bear watching us as this is happening and before anything happens I’m forced awake by my roommate.
Fascinating, what's your associations to the bear or forest? From an archetypal perspective, the forest is often related to the unconscious psyche. So, how you define something inwardly is different than how your ex defines it, or how you each relate to it, what it brings up in the forest of the unconscious stands in contrast. But the guardian figure (who I assume is wiser/has knowledge due to her role) is making a point to explain these different perspectives. What did she say the bear represented? Understanding its meaning may be key to figuring out more of what the dream is offering. Just some thoughts and musings on these dream images.
Hello, I haven’t listened to the episode yet, but the thesis prompted something in me! I split with my partner yesterday night, it was initially amicable, but turned very sour, largely on her part, but I did little to “not engage” after a few hours of silence.
It ended up being a very intense break up, with me being blocked on everything. I went to bed relieved but understandably upset. I don’t particularly remember the dream as I didn’t feel the urge to write it down after waking, but I have remnants spurred by your post.
In my dream I am with a park ranger that feels like a forest guardian old lady or something. She’s telling me about how things are done there, and I know she is from my now ex’s forest community. I keep thinking that I shouldn’t be here, we are broken up. The forest guardian tells me more rules about the forest here, very matter of factly and when she talks about the bear I get annoyed, because the bear doesn’t mean the same thing back in my community’s forest. I know there is a large brown bear watching us as this is happening and before anything happens I’m forced awake by my roommate.
Fascinating, what's your associations to the bear or forest? From an archetypal perspective, the forest is often related to the unconscious psyche. So, how you define something inwardly is different than how your ex defines it, or how you each relate to it, what it brings up in the forest of the unconscious stands in contrast. But the guardian figure (who I assume is wiser/has knowledge due to her role) is making a point to explain these different perspectives. What did she say the bear represented? Understanding its meaning may be key to figuring out more of what the dream is offering. Just some thoughts and musings on these dream images.
Thanks for sharing!