The last couple of nights I have been having bloody, gory, dreams. And that, despite the fact that I have happily put the Christmas tree up, have decorated the balcony with fairy lights, have baked cookies, made cards (see the one above) and done good deeds.
Dream nr 1: A good looking guy flirts with me and my sister. Lightly. He asks to come home and get some DVDs. Gullible fool that I am, I let him follow us home (in my dream I live on the top floor) only to realize he is carrying a deadly weapon (cut the Freud, I KNOW). Do I call the police? Do I reason with him? More importantly, do I give him the DVDs? Hell, no. I grab him by the ears and smash his head on the stairs. The blood is so much that the stairs are red from my top floor apartment to the entrance of the building. I try to walk and I can hear the splish-splash.
I woke up in the night, really upset. M held my hand and asked what happened. When I told him the dream he let go of my hand. I wonder why.
Dream nr 2 during afternoon nap: In my dream, I watch Sex and the City, the Movie, which supposedly, is already showing in theaters near me. In a sinister twist of events, Carrie Bradshaw finds out –from Mr Big- that she has to kill all her friends: Miranda, Samantha, Charlotte and even Stanford Blatch. She invites them home one by one and finishes them off with various methods, one of which involves squishing them to death by throwing a huge wardrobe (on Miranda). I watch in horror as my favourite series has turned into the Shining. I wake up and google “Sex and the City Movie + Murder”.
Tell me friends. Am I morphing into a Tim Burton character? Am I forever exiled from the Land of Christmas? Are they coming to get me?
December 21st, 2007 at 10:25 am
I’ve had dreams like that, and was told that dreaming about death meant something nice was going to happen… (Yes, I figured they were just trying to comfort me!)
Both of your dreams involve films, perhaps you’re watching to many - or too few…? Or perhaps you’re just wanting to get rid of your old life and start something new?
Or - perhaps they mean you’ve got the right imagination to start writing crime stories, sell them and be a millionairess
December 21st, 2007 at 1:44 pm
hehe, no i don’t watch too many movies, about one per week. the thing that troubled me was that these were very violent dreams and therefore upsetting. I suppose i could write crime stories twisting existing fictional characters. If i could avoid the lawsuits, i would indeed become a millionaire
December 21st, 2007 at 6:17 pm
maybe you have some aggression you need to get out of your system? i hate having those kinds of dreams but it’s even worse when they keep happening. you’re not related to ebenezer scrooge are you?
December 21st, 2007 at 6:26 pm
If you were morphing into a Tim Burton character it’d have to be a character he hasn’t created yet, like he’d need to do a Batgirl, or Batwoman movie, and that’d be your character.
The interesting thing about your first dream is your hidden role of predator. The good looking guy is the obvious antagonist since he’s concealing a weapon, but the hunter turns out to be the hunted when you take matters into your own hands.
I see this same theme with Carrie having to off her friends. No one would suspect Carrie or you of ever being capable of murder, and these dreams are definitely not to be taken literally, so my translation of both dreams are this. Have you come to a realization that you’re capable of doing something that your friends and family would be surprised to know you could or would do? Are you at a decision point that could end some kind of project, plan, or social connection that would surprise the people that know you as an atypical Chloe action?
December 21st, 2007 at 6:41 pm
I am hoping you will soon have visions of sugarplums
my darling friend.
Blessings at Christmas and always.
Love Jeanne ^j^
December 21st, 2007 at 7:11 pm
LOL! You make me laugh!
Those are strangely violent, I agree. Perhaps you should try some kickboxing during the day to get rid of the violent impulses.
My God, I hope the SATC movie isn’t so bloody…
December 21st, 2007 at 8:01 pm
moondog
no relation that i know of! although i do like him
Papa
you are always amazing with dreams.you always tell me something i haven’t imagined. and i think you are right. thanks Papa! xxx
Jeanne
hope so too! love back xx
Devil
oh then we’d have a series of Rocky type dreams wouldn’t we? First blood I, II, III etc
December 22nd, 2007 at 4:37 am
I blame the carnivorous plant you have in the wardrobe for your son
December 22nd, 2007 at 5:04 am
really? i blame the cocktails.
December 22nd, 2007 at 6:09 pm
HAHA!
I dreamed the other night that my hubby was having a conversation with a bear while a rabbit was shaving it’s butt!
I think I had too much junk food before bed!
I think the guy in the first dream is your old boss, and the Sex in the City dream was about anticipation and how that makes you nervous.
Maybe?
tee hee
thanks for sharing
December 22nd, 2007 at 7:22 pm
These are simply examples of “visions of sugar plums dancing in your head.” Makes perfect sense to me. Sugar plums are scary as hell! Happy Christmas and here’s to the best 2008!
December 22nd, 2007 at 8:42 pm
Those are somse serious dreams, Chloe!
The best I can come up with is dreaming that I forgot to fill my son’s stockings on Christmas Eve!
I hope you are well!
xoxo Cathy
December 23rd, 2007 at 12:33 am
An early Merry Christmas to you!
p.s. HOpe the gory dreams stop soon!
December 23rd, 2007 at 6:37 am
This time of year can be bloody stressful. I’m looking forward to the day after Christmas when I get a chance to read and relax. I’ve had a few dodgy dreams also.
December 23rd, 2007 at 10:39 pm
I have 2 versions about your dreams
a) you’re either over tired having to put up everything for Christmas, perhaps a bit fed up too, that’s why you dream of intruders
b) blood in dreams is a form of vital energy. Either your own or of others, you fill your surroundings with this.
They might be scaring but I think they aren’t that bad.
December 24th, 2007 at 8:33 am
My god. Another blogger reports having similar dreams. Is there something menacing about Christmas,like an overheated family atmosphere that frightens children?
Have you seen “Gremlins?” It might reassure you that feeling highly aggressive and horrified at Christmas is not uncommon.
What is that awful smell coming from the chimney, and what has happened to dad?
Oh, and don’t take up aggressive sports to work off aggression. It just makes the situation worse. Try swimming or dance lessons.
That’s all my advice for now.
Oh, and have a wonderful holiday!
December 24th, 2007 at 11:33 am
I came by to wish you Merry Christmas, and I’ll add wishes of sweet dreams to that as well.
Come watch the Muppets on my blog, that will give you a good frame of mind for dreaming!
Merry Christmas and wishing a a wonderful and successful New Year.
December 24th, 2007 at 6:39 pm
Merry Christmas!
December 25th, 2007 at 6:43 am
I know it’s been a while since I dropped by..But I wanted to wish you and your family a very merry Christmas..All the best of health and happiness in 2008.~
December 25th, 2007 at 8:11 pm
Happy Christmas, Chloe xx
December 26th, 2007 at 12:42 am
Hello Chloe!. It’s not too bad that your Christmas nightmare was just in your dreams and not in reality. Just in case, my best Christmas wishes to you and all your loved ones on this special dates. I hope that 2008 will be prosperous and very friendly to you. Love xxx
December 26th, 2007 at 7:10 am
lol. more tarantinesque than burton though. but enjoy these dreams while they last. they are just a sign of a very fertile imagination. and a psychological problem maybe
December 28th, 2007 at 5:59 pm
I tend to agree with Papa. I had very, very violent and disturbingly bloody dreams - right before I announced my “unusual” divorce plans to friends and family. Despite what I thought was careful and detailed explanations - most of my friends, and especially my family, still don’t “get” it. They can’t. It’s too “unusual” and, in their opinion, just not right. Meaning - not what they want. They all want me to divorce Bob outright - just throw him out on the street - and hang all about how I feel about the value of family and about Bob being the father to my son, who loves him unconditionally and would be scarred for life if he had to witness me throwing his Dad out with no way to fend for himself! Their reactions to my choice have forced me to not only choose this unconventional path, but have also forced me to stand firm in the face of their bitterness and resentment - oftentimes having to suffer them saying goodbye to me.
So yes, I do think Papa is on the right path - perhaps these dreams are a harbinger of similar a crossroad you are finding yourself at and unconventional decisions you are about to make? If that is so - please know and feel (truly feel) that you will always have my support.
December 28th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
Pat, thank you so much. I think you did the right thing for you and I trust your judgement always. You think things through but also allow for emotions and warmth. My unconventional decisions are not as radical as yours and they mainly have to do with the people I call friends in my life, not with M who can also be a pain in the neck at times but on the whole he is very nice and looks after me more than I look after him. But Papa was correct in that i sometimes think it would be good to surprise people who take many things for granted, with some distance and sternness. xx