Urging You Toward Healing Prayer
Dear Nancy: My mother passed away 16 months ago. We were close and I miss her very much. This dream was incredibly intense for me. Can you help me understand it? - Gayle
I am kneeling in a chair at the very top of a huge stack of furniture. There are chairs, tables, couches and other household furniture in this stack. I am looking down into the yard of the house I grew up in. It is windy and the stack of furniture is swaying. I am fearful it may tip over, but decide that would be OK because I would be with my mom if I died.
I look down and see my mom. She is outside the kitchen window. She enters the house through the window, which she has just replaced. She stands looking out the window and I can see she is delighted with her work.
All of a sudden, she starts to cry. I know that if I say a prayer she will be free of all her pain, so I say the Lord’s Prayer. Suddenly, the wind stops and the stack of furniture is very stable. I know that I can climb down safely.
Dear Gayle: This dream begins with you in an unstable situation. Furniture is usually what makes a home feel comfortable and also can hold memories for us. While this furniture is not providing you comfort at this time (being piled in the yard or misplaced), it is providing you with an overview of your feelings about the loss of your mother.
Are you feeling blown about and rocked by your own emotions? The wind may be representing your own turbulent and unstable feelings. Your sense of security is gone.
The symbol of the new window suggests the ability to see with expanded vision and perception. This window is also being used as a doorway by your mother to go inside. This is like a door or window between two worlds; you are here in this life and your mother is in the afterlife.
Her tears evoke in you the desire to pray and the realization that prayer will ease her pain. Solutions to our problems are one of dreams’ greatest gifts. Your dream recommends prayer to help ease your own discomfort and anguish, while also assisting your mother on her new journey.
I know this must be a difficult time for you, Gayle, and I hope you receive comfort and solace from this dream.
Dear Nancy: I’ve been married for 32 years, raised my children and now have a part-time job. I’ve had this recurring dream for at least 10 years. I don’t understand why I keep having it. It certainly isn’t wishful thinking! What do you think it means? - Carol
My family and I move back to our old home in town. I am concerned about having left our country home that we’ve lived in for years, so I go back to check on it. It looks abandoned with weeds everywhere, etc.
Dear Carol: When we spoke on the phone, you told me that the old home was too small and cramped for you. You also indicated that, although you are very satisfied with your life in general, there are some negative patterns within your marriage that you feel unable to change. This dream could be addressing this situation, pointing out the frustration you feel.
The old home in town is cramped and uncomfortable. What is it in your life that feels that way? Are you allowing yourself enough freedom and room for creativity?
In the dream, the country home is neglected and abandoned. How do you neglect and abandon yourself?
When you choose consciously to nurture and support yourself, these frustrating dreams will probably end. Our own psyche is our best teacher, Carol. Best of luck to you.
xxxx