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November 27, 2006
Grape Dream
Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives. ~William Dement
This weekend I had the strangest dream. Here’s it is:
When it began, Jacob and I were at our kitchen table, looking out the window that overlooks the back lot, eating concord grapes (I have positive connotations with concord grapes, because my grandmother had them growing in her maze of a back yard. My sister and I thought they were treasure). Anyway, As Jacob and I were sharing grapes, we noticed that the power lines outside the window were separating from their poles and curling into huge grape vines. Meanwhile, our apartment itself was becoming translucent and round. It was like Jacob and I were the seeds of our huge grape of an apartment. I will say the surroundings looked more like one of Chihuly’s http://www.chihuly.com/ blown glass bulbs than a REAL grape, cause the walls ceiling and floor were clear purple with deeper purple treading through it. The wildest part of the dream was that when you looked out where the window you could see our neighbors milling about in their grape apartments just like us. I remember looking through the floor and seeing our neighbors doing dishes and looking through the wall to see our neighbors eating dinner. It was like all the apartments were bundled together in one big cluster. Perhaps the most bizarre aspect of the dream was that the apartment’s floors and walls and ceiling were springy…like those big balloon houses at carnivals that kids jump in and I literally felt the bouncing. The bouncy feeling is actually what woke me. The floor had bounced me so high that the drop made my heart leap into my throat and “SNAP” I was awake. A few things really flipped me out in the dream: At one point, I noticed kids climbing down the grape vines from dangerous heights. I felt like they were going to fall. It was awful! Also, the floor was SO bouncy that Jacob and I were unable to get our bearings.
I woke with a horrible feeling like Jacob and I were going to be trampled or swallowed whole.
Anybody else have any weird dreams?
| By Heidi V. | 04:50 PM
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Possible interpretation:
Think of something you "treasure" in life, perhaps something you consume. You and Jacob are enjoying life, even this "treasure," but this dream also represents your fear that this treasure will consume you. You recognize this in the lives of people around you too... and you see it as something dangerous and potentially overwhelming...
This dream strikes me as a cautionary dream- your mind is trying to keep you "grounded" by cautioning you about how consuming this appetite for "treasure" can become.
Posted by: Heidi H. at November 27, 2006 07:57 PM
Thanks Heidi H.! Jacob and I talked about it and he thought maybe it was symbolic of the fruitfulness of the neighborhood and the danger of being consumed by it. Maybe? The fruit of the dream was not “good fruit” it was dangerous (at least from my vantage point). The strange thing was that I perceived my neighbors as being well adjusted comfortable in their grapes…doing dishes, having dinner. I take that back, there were some kids dangling high and dangerously from the grape vines, which worried me. I’m not sure what it fully means, but I can say that it’s a blessing it is to not feel trapped in my waking hours as I did during my dream. I'll mill it around more.
P.S. I assume that the dream has something to do with failure--most of my nightmares stem from a fear of failure.
Posted by: Heidi Vincent at November 28, 2006 09:19 AM
Hidi,
It looks like to me that God has a sweet and nice fruit in life but you may need to look your ground or you need some kind of real base. For the fruit to be continued to be enjoyed by you and around you think of What God is calling you and Jake to do. What are the fruits you want to see in your life and those around you? What foundational work God is asking you to do so that you will be strong not to loose your balance?
Just a thought.
Your black bro around the corner.
Posted by: Worku at December 1, 2006 03:41 PM
The strangest dreams I have are ones where I'm driving or doing something and I can't open my eyes. It's not if I'm blind but more like my eyelids are glued to my face, or made of lead and I can't lift them no matter what.
Posted by: Sarah at December 3, 2006 07:50 PM
Thanks Worku. How encouraging! Now, to hear God's voice regarding the “foundational work” woo. I have a feeling it has something to do with trust.
Sala, I've never had a dream about not being able to open my eyes before! Yikes! I have lots of dreams where the surroundings are dark and I can’t find a candle or flashlight…maybe a similar feeling?
Dreams are SO interesting!
Posted by: Heidi Vincent at December 4, 2006 09:05 AM