The Bottom Drops Out: Finding Meaning in a Dream
In this post I’ll be discussing ways that I might analyze and interpret the dream described here. In short, I began the dream as a WWII-era soldier in the wrong place, trying to blend in with the German army. Then I was in a terminal-care facility or hospice, telling all the patients that things would “be okay.” Then one of the other workers, who looked like Weird Al Yankovic, caught on to the fact I was becoming afraid that things weren’t okay and decided to scare the hell out of me. The lights go out, everything’s pitch black, the bottom drops out and I fell into a void of swirling lights and heat and panicked until I woke up. That should serve as a good refresher for those who’ve read it already while remaining confusing enough to those who have not read it that they will click on the link above and read it for a first time now!
First off, a good question to ask is why I might try and find some meaning in any of this at all. After all, it is a rather bizarre series of events that don’t form a terribly coherent plot. Weird Al is transformed into a demonic figure. I spend part of the dream wondering why everyone speaks Russian and German in English. There’s a creepy hospital where my job is to tell dying old people it’s all okay. Then the falling…shouldn’t I just be glad I woke up and forget all about it!?
Date: July 26, 2009
Categories: Dream Analysis and Interpretation, Dreams
