Granny's House-Sitter

Dear Tina,

Lately I’ve been having a number of dreams all located in my grandmother’s house.  I haven’t been there since I was a child, and if fact, they sold it 15 years ago.  Why am I suddenly dreaming about it?

-Granny’s House-Sitter

Dear Granny’s House-Sitter,

In most cases, dreams are simply energetic messages.  In order for your unconscious mind to communicate these messages to your conscious mind, it will show you pictures – the universal language.  If you show someone a picture of an apple and they don’t speak the same language as you do, they will still know what you are trying to communicate.  In your case, the source of your dream wants to communicate something to you.  It showed you a picture of your Grandmother’s house.

The space in which a dream takes place is a symbol for the “space” you are in energetically.  So, in your waking life, how did your Grandma’s house feel to you? Was it a safe, comforting and nurturing space, or was it a dysfunctional and unstable space?  These feelings then dictate the tone of your dream.  Depending on the dream events that occurred inside your Grandmother’s house, knowing the tone of the space can help you further analyze the energetic message.  Let’s say you dreamt that you were in your Grandmother’s house when you got a phone call about a job offer.  If Grandma’s was a safe, nurturing space for you, that job offer is probably a safe and stable choice.  If you felt neglected or unworthy at Grandma’s place, that’s a great sign that this job isn’t going to be the right one for you.  Tone and emotion are essential to dream analysis.

-Tina Bensman