Your dreams
SHOULD SHE STAY OR SHOULD SHE GO
In reality, I am from Slovakia but have lived in Ireland for over four years and really loved that country. When my friends left Ireland to go home, I started to feel lonely and came back to Slovakia. But I keep dreaming of Ireland. In a recurring dream, I see my friends walking through the city of Dublin. I’m so happy to be back but my best friend is not happy to be there. Should I listen to my subconscious and return to Ireland or should I stay here?
SHE CANNOT PRESERVE THE DEAD
yourdreams@nydailynews.com. Zuzana Slezakova, Slovakia
The recurring dream mirrors an indecisiveness experienced in reality in that the unhappy friend with contrasting views is none other than you. This selfreferential symbol reveals an innate reluctance and/or disagreement, an uncertainty, if you will. Although pleasure is derived from both countries, some personal sense of dissatisfaction needs to be sated. A change in geography is not the answer. The dreams recur because this inward discontent is far from being resolved. I dreamed of dead bodies lying in caskets at a funeral home. When I left, there was a pile of bodies all wrapped in plastic. I thought I knew who one of the bodies was, so I picked it up and put it in my car to take it to another funeral home. But a body in a casket there was the same as the body in my car. I didn’t know what to do with it. Please decode this dream. Rosetta, Brooklyn, New York
Dead bodies symbolize a termination or finality in life. More often than not, they represent an emotional rather than physical death. In this view, there is either the wish for something to cease and desist, or the trenchant realization that something has indeed ended. When a death has recently occurred, the need for consolation and/or communion with the departed is great. The dead body wrapped in plastic is a poignant symbol: It reveals the wish to preserve the deceased. There is sad recognition, however, that this is unachievable. Send your name, address and dream details to