Three Consecutive Dreams (End of Feb.)

For the past three nights, I've had memorable dreams. All of them a bit unusual. Usually I don't dream every night or consecutively, so I thought this somewhat significant. I can recall the two previous nights' dreams more vividly than the last night's dream, which was very bizarre.

2/26: The dream seemed to have taken place in Austin (or somewhere like it). The main subject was a very large, old world brick apartment high rise which was being converted into condos. An office colleague I know in real life bought a unit in this building, completely gutted and remodeled it. In my dream he was a single dad with two daughters. In real life he's a bachelor. His unit on a higher floor (at least 10 or so stories up) was extraordinarily beautifully lavished open-concept with Romanesque columns and a stone terrace with a water feature. I recall lush greenery either bordering the outside edge of the terrace or surrounding the terrace from outside. I had the sense of daylight when looking out toward the terrace, which is uncommon in my dreams. I was looking at another unit across the hall, which was in such horrible shape I couldn't imagine someone trying to salvage it. As I was exiting the ruin, I was greeted by a woman on my office colleague's team. In real life she is pretty and just an all around lovely person. In my dream she appeared distorted and unclear. While still kind, there was a very bent sense about her I can't quite put into words.

Building: To see a building in your dream represents the self and the body. How high you are in the building indicates a rising level of understanding or awareness. To see a building in ruins or damaged indicates that your approach toward a situation or relationship is all wrong. You need to change. Your own self-image may have suffered and taken some blow.

Brick: Brick in a dream indicates unsettled business and disagreements in love affairs. Alternatively, this represents a person's individual ideas or thoughts. Experience and/or heartbreak may have hardened you.

Red: Red being the color of anger could be a warning to stay cool and keep your temper under control. A deep, blood red is usually a portent of good news to come. It is also the color of passion. Red is also the color of danger, shame, sexual impulses and urges. Perhaps one needs to stop and think about one's actions.

Coworker: To see coworkers in your dream highlights aspects of your waking relationship with them, including difficulties/support. It signifies your ambition, struggles and competitive nature.

Girl: To dream of seeing a well, bright-looking girl, foretells pleasing prospects and domestic joys.

2/27: My husband, best friend and I were making dinner inside a beach cottage. The kitchen had white cabinets, which appeared to be somewhat updated. We had plans to further remodel the home. Even though by appearance the kitchen looked reasonably nice and well maintained, all the surfaces were filthy. We were all grossed out by it as we swept up tons of hair and dust. I recall going up to the rooftop deck as I needed to get the spare key. It was inside a panel on the wall of the box which housed the stairs back into the house. I remembered the first two numbers of the lock combo, 24 and 13, and guessed 5 as the last number and it worked. Even though I didn't see the beach or the ocean, I had a sense we were in this type of setting.

Husband: To see your husband in your dream signifies the waking relationship with your husband and the unconscious feelings you have towards him. The dream may be trying to focus on hidden elements that you are not addressing in your waking life.

Best Friend: The best friend can often symbolize your ideal situation or preferred outcome. The dream will be about what is best for you.

Cottage: To see a cottage in your dream represents comfort, peace and serenity. You prefer a quiet life of simplicity. The cottage may also represent an altered sense of reality and thus may be a means of escaping responsibilities and problems that may be associated with your home. You need to approach life's difficulties one at a time.

Coastal: The coast symbolizes the meeting between your two states of mind - the rational and the irrational. Alternatively, the dream may be a metaphor of how you are "coasting" through life. You may need to take things more seriously. (I'm skeptical about the relevance of the latter part of this in relation to my current state of being).

Dirty: If you dream of being in dirty or messy surroundings, it is a positive omen meaning that whatever is worrying you will soon come to an orderly conclusion.

Lock: To dream of a lock denotes bewilderment. If the lock works at your command, or efforts, you will discover that some person is working you injury. If you are in love, you will find means to aid you in overcoming a rival; you will also make a prosperous journey. To see a lock in your dream signifies you inability to get what you want or that you are being kept out of some activity or situation. A lock can suggest either a new spiritual freedom is being offered to us or that the way forward is barred. Our actions are not appropriate. It is very easy to lock away the emotions, supposedly to keep them safe. A lock appearing in a dream may alert us to the fact that we need to free up whatever we have shut away.

Key: To find keys brings domestic peace and brisk turns to business. To see a key in your dreams symbolizes opportunities, access, control, secrets or responsibilities. You may be locking away your own inner feelings and emotions. Or you are close to unlocking the answer to some problem.

Numbers: Numbers in a dream often represent something deeply significant from the dreamer's real life. The numbers could represent a date. Or they may represent the age of a person you know or the time that an important event happened. Try to relate the dream numbers to your real life and see where they match. Alternatively, if you are worried about money in real life, dreams of numbers can be a reflection of this. To see or hear numbers in your dream may also symbolize material gains and possessions.

Twilight: To see twilight in your dream signifies an end to old conditions and situations.

2/28: I was in the Big Easy with a college acquaintance turned successful musician. The person I was with is those things in actuality, although very unlikely someone I would see often if ever in real life. We got stoned, and I think we were drinking because I worried about how consuming alchohol and spoking pot would affect my breathing ability and overall wellness. I remember walking through town. It was possibly supposed to be the French Quarter, it looked more like a 1950's downtown set with classic black building facades that had rows of white bulb lights and neon signs. I remember a basement where we were making music or there was a band. That part is vague as is having a brief run in with Baron Samedi before my dream completely transformed to another place and time.

The next part of my dream put me in what was supposed to be high school campus. It looked more like offices, like Microsoft's main campus in Redmond. The buildings were very minimalist, cube-like structures framed in black steel with walls of glass (some ceilings, too). I attended classes there at my current age of 39. I was reprimanded by a teacher for something I can't quite recall (being late to class or speaking out of turn). So I paid the principal a visit and was given 30 days of suspension, initially. I think somehow I had that overturned.

Next I recall some sort of prom or high school reunion where I saw a bunch of people I recognized from my Issaquah graduating glass of '92. Macklemore was the evening's entertainment. Women wearing a cross between a dress and a gown in various colors. Men wearing mostly black jackets and ties with white shirts. They styling of the venue looked much like the Big Easy scenes from the earlier part of this same dream.

City/Town: To see a city in your dream signifies a sense of community and your social environment. To see a busy town in your dream signifies warmth and your social nature. You get along with others.

Acquaintance: To meet an acquaintance and converse pleasantly with him foretells that your business will run smoothly, and there will be little discord in your domestic affairs. This may also represent aspects of yourself you are still trying to get to know.

Drugged: To take drugs as a source of amusement signifies someone is trying to lead you astray.

Marijuana: To dream you are using marijuana signifies illicit activity or ill health. It can also denote the fact of not being able to think clearly if you dream that you are smoking it, and this could cause you much trouble or stress. As an herb, it has curative powers. For the older generation of dreamers who still think of this as an herb, this is a warning to have your health seen by a professional. (I saw my doctor the day prior to this dream).

Drinking: To dream you are drinking alcohol denotes you are seeking either pleasure or escape.

Grim Reaper (Baron Samedi): To see the grim reaper in your dream signifies the negative, rejected aspects of your personality. It represents aspects of yourself that you have repressed. Alternatively it symbolizes death or the end of something.

High School: To dream of high school foretells ascension to more elevated positions in love as well as social and business affairs. This could also be a sign of a love affair that will be both exciting and disturbing. Another possibility is a reference to bounds and friendships one made while in high school. What spiritual lessons have been learned? This aspect of a dream could be an indication of needed preparation for the real world.

Suspended: To dream you are suspended from school indicates you are feeling disconnected. You may be questioning your identity and who you are. Perhaps you are questioning your future. Alternatively it refers to feelings of guilt and shame from your actions. You need to clear your conscience.

Prom: Proms in dreams represents celebrations, creation, new beginnings for romance and going with what life has to offer you. If you dream you are attending or going to a prom, it represents your attempts to achieve happiness.

Reunion: This signifies you will have cooperation of a kind that will help you to further your ambitions. This may also suggest feelings from the past need to be acknowledged and recognized. Alternatively, it indicates you have incorporated the various aspects/qualities of the people in your dream reunion.

Colors: Colors in dreams represent energy, emotions and vibes.

Musician: Music or a musician in your dream indicates you have the ability to channel. You can communicate with discarnate spirits. If you accept that you are a body with a soul then communication with spirit is not so alien. It is merely one soul communicating with another.