Bitten by a Crocodile
07 Jan 2011 Leave a Comment
- Sand dunes, Colorado
I always find dreaming to be one of those inescapable wonders that creep up and make you think about a certain image, symbol, colour, animal… thing all day long… there must be a deeper meaning.
Currently, I am obsesssing over my last dream which had a whole plot and adventure sequence to it, do I remember the entirity of this dream. No. Instead, this one scene plays in my mind. Here it is.. as broken as it may seem…
It begins with entering a room, set up in a scene that represents a zoo like facility, but not at all. There is a moat, with a bridge across, the bridge is white, with a knee high rail to ensure the safety of those that cross… right… I look to my right, there is a huge 8ft long crocodile floating peacefully in the water.. “oh no” I look to my left, more surround this area that I need to cross. So carefully, I start walking across this brigde. All of a sudden CHOMP! A crocodile has bitten my leg, do I panic? No. Simply I think, ” how strange, it doesn’t hurt, but I should get it off.” As I try to shake it loose, I fall forward and back first into the water, where the 8ft. croc awaits. I am underwater ” ooh, this could be bad, getting into water with crocodiles? Not my best idea.” I am looking up to the air, and see the other croc. coming down for me, I can’t move, I’m not scared. Darkness.
All of sudden I am back up, at the front area that I started, I see the crocs. But this time, someone is with me, and across the way, an elephant (juvenile) is attempting to distract the crocs from us so that we can pass. The poor elephant looks as though he is being completely ripped apart. But he is succeeding, and his dad is there helping. we are able to cross and from there…. the dream dwindles in my mind as the adventure continues…
Why remember this scene? What does it mean in my life? Does it have an underlying message? Or simply is a dream just a scene, is it what it is? Think back to those scenes, dreams, images that are there, how have they had an affect?
Through my experience, I have always believed that dreaming is the secret of what the heart wants/feels. Dreaming is the way the mind lets go and unlocks the door. It’s just a matter of how you choose to interpret/perceive it.
