COMING OF A TORNADO

 Annie from Seattle shares with us her recent upsetting dream:

 I am on my cell phone speaking with someone in the driver's seat (alone) and parked on the right side of the road in a neighborhood.  There is a house on the left of me across the street.

 This paragraph sets up the scenario.  Annie is in the driver’s seat parked on the right side of the street.  The RIGHT side of the brain governs the LEFT side of the body, which is the emotional/intuitive mind.  The LEFT side of the brain governs the RIGHT side of the body, which is the rational/scientific mind.  Her being on the phone tells us that Annie is a communicative type of person.

 In this dream scenario, she’s in the driver’s seat so she likes to be in charge of her life, and she’s alone, which suggests that she is guided in her choices in life by no one else.  She makes up her own mind because she understands only she can be responsible for what happens in her life.

 The house on the left side of the street represents someone or some others who provide emotional and spiritual support for her.

 I am in a convertible Volkswagen bug and it begins to get REALLY windy and rain VERY hard to the point that I cannot hear the person on the phone.  So I start to realize that the convertible top is lifting and I go to grab a hold of both sides of the top and pull it down hard so the wind won't rip it off, dropping my phone and then the storm gets even worse.

 Cars represent progressive moment.  The type of car suggests how you progress through life.  A convertible VW bug is practical and functional.  For example, driving a bulletproof limo is about being safe from danger and threats.  So now we know Annie is practical and functional.  Moving wind is air which cools and circulates.  Rain nourishes the soil for growth.  A hard wind and rain are suggestive of challenges ahead.  A tornado is potentially life-challenging.

 Annie is a very organized dreamer.  First comes the setup.  Then comes the storyline.  The storyline in this dream is that Annie is being warned of dangerous times ahead.  The danger involves her mind and spirit (air) as well as her emotions (water).  Since she is confronting this danger in her car, the scenario is about something which she requires to progress in life, i.e, her job or other social situation.  (If, for example, she’s confronting the danger from within her house, the danger would be in her domestic situation.)

 Being parked suggests that Annie is taking a breather from her life-journey to reflect on things.  The danger is that, meanwhile life in general goes on, and the top is about to be blown off.  The purpose of the top of a car is to enclose and protect during a journey.  In this dream, her car is a practical convertible, which means Annie is somewhat flexible about how she does this.  If she wanted to enjoy the fresh air and sunshine, she could roll the top down… be absolutely OPEN and wanting to ENJOY the scenario of her journey.  In other words, enjoy her job.

 A life event happens to threaten her current life’s journey.  It’s possible her job’s in danger.  Or… perhaps her rational mind (parked on right side of the street) is warning her that she has the wrong car… that she needs something sturdier to protect her during her life’s journey.

 I think about running to the house across the street to my left but realize that the winds are way too hard and I am now about ready to be in the midst of a tornado as I look behind and see it is already there.  It was so SCARY and real that it woke me up.  Of course during the storm, it was grey and very dark outside.

 She considers going to an established source of shelter (emotional, mental and physical), which could be family, business associates or friends, but then she realizes it’s too late.  She’s already in the “storm.”

 Annie, I commend you for your very organized psyche which sends you such a clear-cut warning of potential troubles ahead.  Because you are practical and functional, I know you will handle this upcoming challenge with courage, strength and fortitude.

 Thank you for sharing your dream, and wishing you healthy growth after the rains.