This Just Might Be Precognitive

Dear Nancy: My husband and I are in the process of building a new home totally to code. My husband hasn’t been physically well lately and is undergoing tests. He also suffers from depression.

Many years ago a dear friend of his by the name of Roger O’Roarke committed suicide. I’ve had “omen” dreams before and this one seemed to be a warning. - Sylvia

My husband and I are building a hospital. I am outside of it and a helicopter flies overhead and lands on the roof. Inspectors are coming to check and see that the building is up to code. My husband has gone against code in one room and has sealed it off so the inspectors can’t see it. I panic and try to find help.

A man comes in and smiles at me, but it is a sad smile. I know I’ve never seen him before and yet I know who he is. I run to my mother saying, “He’s here. Roger O’Roarke is here.”

Dear Sylvia: This does indeed sound like a warning dream. It could be precognitive: You may be foreseeing an actual event in which an emergency situation arises concerning inspection of the “dark room.”

A hospital is a place of healing and rest. It can also symbolize the body as buildings in dreams often do. This building has a dark, sealed-off room. This could be illustrating your husband’s extreme depression, which he keeps secret, or a physical symptom of some blockage in his body. The inspectors may represent the hospital tests he is now undergoing.

The most striking event in this dream is when Roger O’Roarke arrives on the scene. You recognize him and his smile seems to be both poignant and sad.

I would ask, “Am I afraid my husband will commit suicide like his friend did years ago? If this dream is about my husband, what can I do to help him? Or, is this dream really about me and the sealed-off room my own blocked fears concerning my husband’s mental and physical health?”

These are questions only you can answer, Sylvia. In the meantime, watch your dreams and your husband for more clues.

Dreams can be interpreted on many levels, so keep your mind open and your lines of communication strong with your husband. Be sure to take good care of yourself, too.

Tips for readers:

Last week I gave you an example of the “dream re-entry” technique of choosing to consciously re-enter a dream in a meditative state and make changes in it to create a more positive outcome.

In many dreams we have adversaries. These are some of the ways to consciously resolve these dreams:

1. Confront and conquer the enemy.

2. Stop running or hiding and ask your tormentor, “Who are you and what are you doing in my dream?”

3. Befriend and try to understand him/her.

4. Ask your adversary for a gift and give him one, too. This token of friendship will serve to solidify and help integrate these opposing aspects of your psyche.

Using these re-entry techniques and guidelines, we assist, in a conscious way, our journey toward wholeness.

xxxx