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“Dear Dream Momma, I have been a member of a dream analyses group for 10 years and I am half Norwegian, my mother being completely Norwegian and with many relatives in Norway currently. Here is my dream:

I dreamt my mother and I were together and we met my father, who appeared to be with a younger woman. At first my inner reaction (towards the woman) was defensive and “who are you”? As the dream progresses I realize she is some kind of companion/friend/ soulmate.

We are invited (mom and I) and we go with them to this place, like some magnificent hotel, far, far away from anything (not earthly or earthbound). It has a golden/glow/light to it. As we enter, so do others and they all seem beautiful, happy, laughing, serene, at peace. This man seems to be Dad, (but more evolved, “together”, comfortable in his skin). There was talk of what we would be eating….beef vs fish. He said it would be fish. It was understood we would leave and come back later for dinner as they the others would rest or take some sort of break. It did not make sense to me to leave as it was so far away…..and then to come back for dinner?

My mother and I drove away in a car, it was invisible, but a convertible. wind was blowing through our hair. it wasn’t like driving a car, it was like flying or moving through space and there was an ethereal feeling. Thank you.” (sic)

I’d like to remind you and my readers about a big-time rule in dream interpretation. Rule number one is: Don’t literalize the dream. This rule seriously applies to this dream. So, if we follow that rule, what have we got?  We have symbols and archetypes. But, wait a minute, that’s very broad. Okay, okay. Let’s narrow it down. Take a look at the beef vs. fish thing. “He said it would be fish.” “Mom” is not Mom in this dream and “Dad” is not Dad. We have words like soul mate, golden/glow/light, magnificent, and ethereal. All spiritual words.

What we have here is a dream about God and Mary and heaven and redemption. The Last Supper is implied too. So here is the dream.

This dreamer is having a spiritual awakening or reawakening. She is accompanied by her spirit guide (mom) and transcends her “human” response to dad’s (God’s) companion (probably Mary). She travels to a magnificent hotel not of this earth (Heaven). There is peace there. Everyone is serene and happy, etc. She has a spiritual meal and continues her transcendence (ride in invisible convertible).

It’s a wonderful dream and could mean one of two things to the dreamer. The first is that she has had a spiritual, conversion experience in real life OR, not so great, it is a compensatory dream and she’s miserable in real life.  I don’t know but if I had to guess, just by the tone of the letter, I’d say the former.

Dream Momma

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