your dreams
Analyst LAUREN LAWRENCE reveals the secrets behind Daily News readers’ dreams
A TWISTER TAKES THINGS OUT OF CONTROL
I dreamt I was at home when I saw a tornado. Then it hit. The house shook and started to lift up. I started flying and tried to grab onto something. I grabbed a pipe and grabbed my son’s hand, but he couldn’t hold on well. Then a stranger grabbed his hand also until the tornado passed. But many more tornadoes were chasing me. Instead of running, I stopped, went out and had a magical moment. I told them to stop and stay there. And they did. What does this mean?
Whitney Podhradsky, Mitchell, S.D.
Analysis: A tornado is often an indication of chaotic, frenzied times. When life feels like it is spiraling out of control, stability falters; strength and steadiness are needed. This explains your wish for personal empowerment. In this view, you are looking for something to hold onto. Perhaps faith is more than a pipe dream. The helpful stranger may represent a higher power. Having faith in yourself explains your magical moment.
STRUGGLING TO ACHIEVE A CLASS ACT
I was a Special Ed teacher. Since retiring, I often dream of being back in the classroom trying to teach a lesson. The kids do not cooperate. They are eating, noisy and rude. When men in suits walk into my classroom to observe me teach, the kids misbehave. Feeling powerless, I dim the lights. I yell in the students faces. I try to rearrange the seating and make everyone stand up. Just then, the principal walks in with some observers. I can tell by their faces that they are not pleased. Please interpret this dream.
Beverly Rhett, the Bronx
Analysis: In this recrimination dream, the classroom is the setting for a harsh self-tutorial. A strong sense of personal failure, loss of control and powerlessness necessitate your dimming the lights: This difficult, unfulfilling work experience must not be appraised in the light of day. Even though the students, the men in suits and the principal are all dissatisfied with you, they may be self-representations. In this view, you are your worst critic. All in all, the dream grapples with attaining some measure of authority or accomplishment.