tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post2736571652509822948..comments2023-11-30T17:58:04.766-05:00Comments on Visions of the World: Dream Date February 13, 2009Sophiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17614379407950514628noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-82367953514330315262009-02-16T14:21:00.000-05:002009-02-16T14:21:00.000-05:00That is interesting, I hadn't thought of that. He ...That is interesting, I hadn't thought of that. He would never go back to catholisism, for that much I'm sure.I think the only thing that keeps any notion of spirituality alive for him at all is the experiences I share with him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-32431077127159959202009-02-15T20:47:00.000-05:002009-02-15T20:47:00.000-05:00Does your husband remember his dreams very often?I...Does your husband remember his dreams very often?<BR/><BR/>It's difficult to be oneself spiritually when there are expectations from others to be as they wish one to be. They of course mean well, I'm sure, but have little to no idea how uncomfortable it is for us when they try to pressure us to follow their religion, especially by threats of being doomed to Hell. If anything, I've found that such threats from religious followers and proselytizers have turned me further away from their religion. Various followers come knocking on our door a few times a year.<BR/><BR/>My grandmother used to give me heck about not going to church. Also, when my husband and I were living together unmarried, we heard from a couple people how "shacking up" together was dishonest, and that my husband would have to marry me to make me an "honest woman".<BR/><BR/>All in all, when it comes to my spiritual beliefs I just keep my mouth closed around my father's side of the family. Mom isn't interested in my spiritual life but she doesn't judge me for my beliefs.<BR/><BR/>Whoa... I just experienced deja vu - as if you and I have had this exact same conversation before - about your husband's dream, even though I know we haven't.<BR/><BR/>It occurred when I was sitting here trying to find meaning in your husband's action of taking the nun to the garage and dialing 911. Maybe it could be that while he is rejecting religion, he has some lingering doubts or fears about letting it die completely.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614379407950514628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-636209770116692482009-02-15T09:31:00.000-05:002009-02-15T09:31:00.000-05:00Thanks Sophie :) My husband told me of a dream h...Thanks Sophie :)<BR/> My husband told me of a dream he had last night where an old, sick nun was on the side of the road on a sled and he dragged the sled with her on it to a garage and called 911. There was a dog there and she asked my husband if she could keep the companionship and he said "no". Because the dog wasn't his. <BR/> I told him I thought the nun represented his old ideas about religion, because she was old and dying, and people in dreams usually represent some part of yourself. She asked to keep the companionship, to which he replied "no." So I think the dream is a relfection of his rejection of religion in recent years. And with his mother always telling us we are going to hell because we dont go to church doesn't help. He's a recovering catholic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-55009421555246665242009-02-15T02:58:00.000-05:002009-02-15T02:58:00.000-05:00Siegfried,It could be a spiritual security blanket...Siegfried,<BR/><BR/>It could be a spiritual security blanket.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614379407950514628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-4049474237552823802009-02-14T03:38:00.000-05:002009-02-14T03:38:00.000-05:00Security is the primary thing that is driving us. ...Security is the primary thing that is driving us. Another assumption.Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08908421636158918372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-48396656971865657112009-02-14T03:33:00.000-05:002009-02-14T03:33:00.000-05:00... all that glitters is gold.The group gives me s...... all that glitters is gold.<BR/><BR/>The group gives me security. Just a theory. An assumption.Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08908421636158918372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-4912576884321645822009-02-13T17:06:00.000-05:002009-02-13T17:06:00.000-05:00Nin,I was just telling my husband about you and ho...Nin,<BR/><BR/>I was just telling my husband about you and how amazing you are with your ability to understand what is going on with me spiritually. You are very intuitive. I am so glad you found my blog because your input has been very helpful to me, and gives me a better understanding of myself and what's going on. Thanks for being a friend. :)<BR/><BR/>I too had pondered the possibility that this dream might somehow represent the suffering I had mentioned before, and that it had to do with paying for something I wanted in return.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614379407950514628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-86762356470120219032009-02-13T16:49:00.000-05:002009-02-13T16:49:00.000-05:00I have an idea about the 2nd dream. It might refle...I have an idea about the 2nd dream. It might reflect what we were talking about in the other posts about pain being the price for wisdom;pain as an initiation into higher knowledge. The physical pain is a counterpart for emotional pain. People in our dreams often represent aspects of ourself. The man probably represents the things about you that cause you to feel pain. He could represent your afflictions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com