Last night I dreamt I was back in Paris. I was with three friends, different ones from the last dream, and we were out siteseeing. I had my camera and was snapping away at all of the gorgeous scenery around me.
At one point I realized I was on a bridge and that all of the railings and barriers on the bridge were really low. There was nothing to prevent you from falling off. I was petrified. I couldn’t even bring myself to look over the edge.
I would get distracted from the fear by the beauty around me and start snapping pictures of scenery and churches. As soon as I realized once again that I was close to the edge, I’d run back to the middle. This kept happening over and over.
The focus, in the dream, then shifted to one of my friends who wanted to visit KFC, Taco Bell and McDonalds. I was horrified, asking why of all the great restaurants around us she wanted to eat at those places. I think this is because we commented on Sunday it was odd to see those fast food chains in Laguna Beach.
The trusty Dreammoods site said: “To dream that you are crossing a bridge, signifies an important decision or a critical junction in your life. Bridges represent a transitional period in your life where you will be moving on to a new stage.” I’ve felt like I’m been in a transition period for the last two years. Maybe I’m finally about to move. I’m up for that. Who knows.
Other elements in the dream are interpreted as the following:
Fear: “To dream that you feel fear, signifies that you are having anxieties in certain circumstances of your life.” LOL – who isn’t.
Paris: “To dream that you are in Paris, symbolizes your need for romance and passion. It also suggests that you are a person of distinction. You own personal experiences and knowledge of Paris will supercede the suggested interpretation here.” I have no personal experience or knowledge of Paris – only that its a place far away with beautiful scenery and a general distaste for Americans. I can definitely say that was represented. Why I needed to dream that, no idea.
Friends: “To see your friends in your dream, signifies aspects of your personality that you have rejected, but are ready to integrate these rejected part of yourself. The relationships you have with those around you are important in learning about yourself.” I couldn’t really see which friends they were so I don’t know what qualities these could be.
Photography: “To dream that you are a photographer, represents your need to hold on to an image from a point in your life.” Hmmm…
Picture: “To dream that you are taking a picture, suggests that you need to get a good understanding and gain more information on some issue. You need to focus more attention to some situation or relationship. Perhaps you feel that you need to recapture some past moments in a relationship.”
Now this is interesting. I have been delving into certain aspects of my past lately trying to understand them and their consequence on my life and understanding of life now. Yesterday I made some startling connections, it would make sense now that I’m afraid to dig deeper – lots of unresolved emotions and fears in that picture.
All very interesting. Maybe the dream wasn’t about the bridge but the fact that I kept trying to take pictures and got distracted by the fear.
Filed under: Dreaming, Pop Culture , dream interpretation, fear, self discovery, self-analysis
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