Client Journal: M’s Dream

Client M: I feel calmer, more in my body and not as sad. I am so intertwined with my mom and I didn’t realize just how much power I give her until our last session. When I was young she would tell me all the time, “I am the only one you can count on. I am the only one who really cares about you.” I really took to that to the point that, like you said, I see her as some superhuman being.

Last night I had a dream I was standing at the edge of a cliff by the ocean at nighttime. The water was pretty rough, like it is in a storm. But there were 3 women all dressed in black walking on the water. One of them had her arms outstretched toward me. I bent down to take a closer look because I couldn’t see her face. I tripped and almost fell over the edge. But when I pulled myself back up over the ledge, I saw a cobra with three yellow stripes. Then I woke up.

I don’t know who the woman was, but she did seem familiar to me. It doesn’t feel like she was my mother. When I saw her in the dream I felt scared, curious and excited. But I was too scared that I was going to fall into the ocean. But here is the interesting part: I wasn’t scared to fall because there were huge waves at nighttime, I was scared because the water was dark. And I remembered in my dream that my mom always told me that muddy water in a dream meant trouble. I was scared that if I fell in the water, I would get into some sort of trouble. Her opinion, her thoughts mean so much to me. Because I love her. But I hate her too.

Marta: A cobra in your dream means feeling controlled, dancing to somebody else’s tune, also a need to exercise caution. You’re being warned of danger. Fear.

The color yellow has both positive and negative connotations. If the dream is a pleasant one, then the color yellow is symbolic of intellect, energy, agility, happiness, harmony, and wisdom. On the other hand, if the dream is an unpleasant one, then the color represents deceit, disgrace, betrayal, cowardice and sickness. You have a fear or an inability to make a decision or to take action. Your desire to please others is at the risk of sacrificing your own needs and happiness. As a result, you are experiencing many setbacks.

I was standing at the edge of a cliff by the ocean at nighttime. The water was pretty rough, like it is in a storm. But there were 3 women all dressed in black walking on the water. One of them had her arms outstretched toward me. I bent down to take a closer look because I couldn’t see her face. I tripped and almost fell over the edge.

Black: Void or emptiness, beginning of creation, the chaos of creation.

Ocean, Big Waves, Big Storm: Vastness of emotions, big emotions.

Walking on water: Showing you the way to your emotions, coming in deeper to yourself and the storm of your emotions. This is mystical, soulful.

Women: What are three traits of the feminine that are both positive and negative to you?

The number Three according to numerology – you are witty, possess a gift for gab, and savor the limelight. Your talent for the expressive arts is so abundant that you may well have felt drawn to becoming an artist while still very young. Your artistic abilities can only be developed, however, through discipline and commitment to the true development of your talent. Commitment, concentration and hard work are the only means of bringing forth your talent.