In our weekly Mindful Dreams column, Aneta Baranek of the School of Metaphysics is offering free dream interpretations to The Mindful Word readers, as well as articles on dreams in general.
If you’ve ever been curious about deciphering the cryptic contents of your subconscious mind, here’s your chance! If you would like Aneta to interpret your dream, fill out this form. She will respond with your dream interpretation through this column, published every Thursday. Aneta would love to receive more comments for the dreams interpreted. If you can relate to a dream posted here or have any insights to add, you can post them as comments to the interpretation, or email her at aneta@themindfulword.org.
DREAM
Hi Aneta,
I’m standing outside a white building (my mind says it’s a fortress). I have the key and enter but there’s another building inside the fortress. I’m cautious after entering because the interior is possibly under construction or has been vandalized; there are only bare floors and studs. The rooms are dusty and appear to have been uninhabited for 100 years; one area seems to have had an intense fire. It’s charred and wet, still dripping, as though it had recently rained or someone had extinguished the fire. I felt despair, sad, lost.
Too Much Anxiety
DREAMER: Female, 53, U.S.
MAIN SYMBOLS:
Building – a state of dreamer’s mind
White – pure, filled with awareness
Key – tool to unlock
Fire – expansion
INTERPRETATION
Hello Too Much Anxiety,
Your dream speaks to your waking state of mind (building/fortress). It reflects your own realization that your mind is vast and yet that, for quite some time now, it has been underutilized (vandalized, uninhabited for 100 years). The fortress being white signifies that you have a good understanding of much awareness that’s accessible to you in your mind.
You’re also aware of the key which signifies that you do know how to access your mind, your consciousness. The fire reflects an expansion that recently took place. That expansion might have not been planned and it’s not bearing fruits (yet) since that space appears in complete disrepair.
APPLICATION
Although this dream might come across as very negative, it actually announces good news! It speaks to an awakening that is occurring within your consciousness. It acknowledges the destruction and a type of abandonment that has occurred, and yet it speaks to the newfound awareness that you’re experiencing: colour white, key, exploration of all the areas.
Our mind is a precious vehicle for expansion of our consciousness and a magnificent tool for fulfillment of our true potential.
If it were my dream, I would seek out ways in which I could calm and still my mind and connect with my intuitive powers. This would not only ease the anxiety, it would also aid with honing your intuition. One way of doing so is setting aside 10 minutes every day for conscious breathing. This practice can be as simple as observing our abdomen expanding as you inhale, and collapsing as you exhale. Putting your undivided attention on the breathing process will help the whole body and mind relax, which in turn will allow you to access your mind more fully and unlock your inner and outer creativity.
May your dreams illuminate the inner you…
