I'm happy that I remembered a dream finally.  I have been under a lot of stress for quite a while and my dreaming has been so jumbled and scattered.  But I woke this morning remembering this dream.  It is very telling of what's been going on in my personal life at the moment.

In the dream I am in a large house that is my own.  I realize I am very happy with my new house and new situation.  I am upstairs on the topmost floor, ready to leave to start my day.  My daughter is sitting next to a window looking outside, and I let her know we need to get going.  I notice there is a woman standing off to the side, to my left, and I know she is there to help with my daughter. 

I didn't know why she was there but I trusted her.  My daughter did not seem to notice the woman there even though the woman seemed so kind and smiled lovingly on my daughter.  As I asked my daughter to come down the stairs, the woman quietly followed after.  I was about to go down the stairs when I noticed light coming from under the door of a closed room.  I walked over to check, thinking I must have left a light on. 

This room was standing in the middle of the entire upper floor, and seemed walled off from the rest of the house which I used.  I knew this room was closed off and no longer used.  I even felt apprehensive approaching it, as I know that I've told myself I will no longer go in there. 

I opened the door just slightly and looked in.  There was a layer of dust on the floor, and remnants from old things not needed any longer.  Across the room on the far wall I saw the reflection of a remakrable lightning flash coming in through a window.  It was amazing as I've always been fascinated with weather, but I did not want to enter the room to view the lightning storm.  I knew I could go outside to see it just as well, or even view it from a different window.  I closed the door and said out loud in the dream, "I don't like this room". 

It was a statement not out of fear but out of confidence in my decision not to use this room anymore.  I felt strong for being able to close the door, and although I knew the room was there in the middle of my living space, I felt confident in choosing to close it up. 

Hi Vicky,

That's really neat! I particularly liked that you noticed you were at a higher level, and then you could shut off parts you didn't want to use!

Can the other two persons also simultaneously represent other aspects of you, like mature-you is calmly taking care of innocent-you?

Whatever, it's a strong and meaningful dream!

Love, Bets

Greetings Vicky.  I like everyone’s thoughts on your dream.  I have a somewhat different take on it.  I’ve been taught that a house often represents our psyche.  A basement would suggest the subconscious – heading down into the depths where we touch on the unconscious.  An upper story would then suggest a part of your conscious mind – but not part of you day-to-day life (first floor with the kitchen and living room).  The room that was closed off but has light and where you open the door suggests a part of your conscious mind where light is now coming in.  Maybe it needs to be dusted and cleaned up to bring something fully into consciousness.

The lightening might be archetypal energy that is coming into consciousness.  Your daughter might represent an unconscious or subconscious aspect that needs to be nurtured and grow.  The guide is probably a guide but she might be there to help you incorporate whatever aspect is coming up through your subconscious into your conscious awareness.

Dreams are fascinating experiences.  I agree it’s a positive dream and no doubt had a lot of energy from that lightening.  I reckon that I’m proposing that you re-examine that room.  The lightening didn’t put you off, but the room did.  Maybe it’s worth looking into.  Just a thought.

Rob

striking dream Vickie! (notice my wonderful pun?)

I'm pondering the lightening also. are you fascinated with a thunder storm?
I feel a thrill to watch one, not sure how you feel about a storm, but seems to me you are the same as me. perhaps it represents powerful energy?
power in your own house? that someday you will come into?
but you are confident to make your choices right now to close the door. it must mean you are involved with your family now, but this room sits there, right in the middle and u can hardly ignore that, but you have another task at the moment.
windows, for me, generally mean looking into the sky of the future landscape. it sounds like a wonderful dream all in all to me.
love, alysia