I am usually sleep-deprived and don't recall any dreams, but lately I have had a chance to catch up on sleeping and was loking forweard to maybe having some sweet dreams.

So I woke up one morning recently recalling a walk on a river where I saw an alligator ahead. Uh oh, not too sweet.

I waking life, I thought things were looking up; I have been working as a temp at a particular company and they were finally planning to hire me. I felt good.

So I didn't put too much thought on the dream I had right after the alligator dream. Just before waking, I had a fast-moving sequence, difficult to recall explicitely what, but it was as though everything closed in, imploded, no way out at the end, right before waking.

In a few days, it was obvious that my hiring was being blocked by someone I workied with before. About to be made sort of manager of the department I work in, she told the boss she doubted the quality of my work. Someone I've known for 14 years, who brought me to this company. Well, I was harassed by theis person in the past, so I went to HR and told them about it (I am shortening a long story). Second meeting with HR, the HR person made it clear I would have to report to this person. She offered to meet with us together and see what we could work out. I declined. I was ready to be collecting unemployment! I felt that same feeling of things imploding, closing in, falling into a black hole, that I had in the dream. They ended up putting me in another department.

But when I had the dream, I would not have predicted that is what it meant. But the feeling was the same.

That was pretty funny, actually. I hadn't thought of that.

One thing about the symbols is that I used to dream about maps (sort of) and I've always thought it was funny how really old maps haver that little saying on them for unknown areas: beware of dragons. And crocs and alligators sort of look like dragons. Should I mention that this person is Chinese...or is that too un-p.c.She always has a nice bag, too, not a Coach person, but nice big bag/purse.

So it is interesting how symbols are used by the inner mind.

(this is probably not the end of it either...I'm polishing up the old resume and having chats with myself about how to create the environment I want to be in).

But I think that dynamic equillibrium is what we are trying to discover.

interesting thread Lucy and Bets   Lucy, I have the same type of dreams you do, where I experience the sensations and feelings that are about to manifest into reality. I noticed you picked this up right away, the "no way out" feeling which was the same in the dream.
perhaps a forewarning of what was to come, a preparation for you so you would be able to deal with what was coming down the pike.
its a bit like a betrayal because I assume that you felt let down by a former friend who acted unexpectedly. so I saw the experience of feelings beforehand as preparation.
I had such a dream once when a former tenant, whom I had bought a stove from, I was told in the dream he was moving and planning to take the stove with him I was certainly glad to find this out, or I would have reacted in the event angrily and made things much worse.

where did you get such a fine term dynamic equaillibrium? I like it! it sounds like a balance thing, or a justice thing. I also thought when I read it, that it is a "create your own relity" thing, then I read further down where you appear to be doing just what you said, creating your environment, or thinking about what you want to experience in the work place.
the alligator is interesting symbol as is the shark. as both these creatures snap in a mindless way, like a machine, and in a sudden manner which would imply to be very cautious around them. ahh...I'm such an understater.

at any rate Bets statement is interesting about alligator tough hides, u can let her bite your purse, you're in control of your life.

so maybe the dynamic equillibrium occurred when you ingested too much flack and the office dynamics put you away from the alligator's teeth?

same here Bets and Lucy

I set an intention, something specific, a question, and a week or so later, hopefully sooner, but I generally forget when I "treated" for it, but it shows up in that cameo presentation idea you just mentioned. isn't it cool?    I learned to trust myself that way. love, alysia