I had a dream this morning of a salamander...a little persistent one if you ask me.


I was at home (didn't look like my house but I assume it was) and he was just crawling all over the place.

I got up and grabbed a can of Raid (bug killing spray) and tried to kill him with that, but it made him more angry and more persistent.

It got to the point where I asked him, "What do you want?"and it just stopped!

Then I woke up.

As I stated in another post, I'm not a dreamer so I'm curious as to why all the vivid dreams lately.

Thanks for your input.

Thanks Betson! Like I said, I'm not much of a dreamer but my dreams are coming more frequently.

I wonder if the salamander represented someone or something..or if there is something I should be paying attention to or become more aware of.

...and within the four-elements-concept they stand for fire, at least the fire-salamander.

Spooky

Well yes, maybe it's not that important, but if you don't mind me phantasizing a bit...

  The fire, in the four elements concept, is the basic life energy, it stands for existence, life, power. So, on the one hand it came to you, on the other hand you didn't want it to come closer.
  Maybe it shows a dilemma: On the one hand you're exhausted and you could need more energy. On the other hand you're longing for a rest, quietness (because you're exhausted) and therefore energy seems not to fit. It's a vicious circle.
  A solution could be that you invite this energy, but use it in a new way which is not going to stress you, not going to set you under pressure, and is compatible with inner peace.

Spooky

   I see. Our oh so great modern civilization may prolongue our lives, but sometimes it seems most of the time we have to deal with things (including idiotic bus passengers) we are not a bit interested in, and keep us apart from things we ARE interested in (like being with our children, and express ourselves in our own personal way).
   People who did great works of science, art and literature were in a state of "not enough". It seems to me, some were consumed by their "not enough" attitude, and some could sublimate it into a natural flow, where they had not to advise themselves to make more efforts on their work, but let themselves drift in the stream of creativity.
   I've heard of a writer who said that at a point he realized that it is not so much what the author wants to write, but what the book wants to write the author to; the book becomes a being of it's own, and the author has to listen and write it down.

Spooky

I recently saw the PBS show that discusses the variety of salamanders in the Appalachian Mountain region of Carolina-Tennessee, where the diversity is at a peak. What I thought when I saw all the film of the salamanders was that their big-eyed faces looked like pictures of extraterrestrials; if you hid the bodies could you tell the difference?

What big eyes you have, little salamander!....All the better to spy on you, said the Salamander-Alien.

I'm not sure that's the right thing to bring up if you are feeling down. But then maybe that will help jog your mind to see whatever it is that salamanders symbolize to you.

I'm impressed that you can drive a bus; I've never felt I have good enough depth perception to learn to make the corners in a bus. It can be horribly stressful too. Here in boston, there have sometimes been shootings or other violence on busses, and now drivers aren't allowed to carry a cell phone, though I've heard drivers say in private their two-way radios don't always work well.

Do you write about your adventures on the bus? That could be either dramatic or funny? or maybe you prefer another kind of writing.

You might consider, Supermodel, that a collection of wild stories might sell quite well! Just call it "Unbelievable stories of a bus driver" or so  .

Spooky

Ha! You aren't getting off the hook that easily! I mean about sharing your experiences on the bus. This is the place for discussing things that don't have an answer. After a lead like that, you have to tell us! Maybe not in finished (publishable) form, but you have to tell us. Tell us about your alien (i.e. strange, exotic) experiences.

I mean, it can't be any stranger than things I've heard of around hospitals and nursing homes. ... Can it?