Unfortunately or perhaps fortunately, dreams are metaphors and cannot be interpreted literally. Dreams are usually revealing some aspect of ourselves, our goals hopes and desires. They are not about other people or things that we dream about.

Dreams reveal what needs our full attention, such as some long forgotten part of ourselves that we have neglected. If we allow ourselves to understand these messages, we can begin to find the solutions to the greater happiness we seek.

Laura’s dream was showing her that she possess a longing to treat herself the same way as she would treat this treasured thing. The dream is guiding her to recognise that she can regain her happiness by nurturing herself in some way.

For example, I once had a dream that I had twins, a boy and a girl. And the boy was looking as though he was not well. He was not thriving. Even my grandparents in the dream were concerned about his health. He was looking very weak in comparison to the girl twin. But some part of me kept on telling me that he is normal and will regain strength some day. My dream interpretation; my subconscious was guiding me to be aware of my male/female balance, to help me become stronger, rather than becoming weaker without noticing.

When I wrote back to Laura, I said to her: “you can turn your dream into something meaningful”.

“Look at yourself here as the message; and the messenger”.

“You are talking to yourself, about yourself, in this dream. Your are showing a desire to love and appreciate yourself like the thing that you desperately wanted in the dream. Because you are happy in your dream it is an indication that some part of you has found the love for yourself. Just let the process complete itself, so that you can start feeling it in your waking hours. Hope this makes sense”.