I am with three other people on a somewhat dark, panelled screened porch. Two of the people are women and the other is a pudgy, round man. I don't recognize these people but they seem close. (NOTE: I have two sisters, both older than me, an a brother, born when I was 12 yrs. He's round like my grandfather was). Anyway, we're on this screened porch and we hear machine gun fire and are frightened. I think I remember seeing a few people getting shot but we remain hidden and somehow get away. Next scene is a very large, round outdoor amphitheatre that is entirely made of a blonde-color wood, like birch or maple. There are a few people in the seating area but it is mostly empty. It's daytime. I am near the stage and there are a few other people milling about. A movie is running on a large screen but no one seems to be watching it. I could be part of the production crew. Suddenly, from the top of the amphitheatre, about a dozen men, dressed entirely in black and carrying machine guns, start to descend toward the stage. I am frightened but not panicked. In a short time, I see most of these men leave the amphitheatre through a narrow, long tent that is made with a white pipe at the top and the tent is a white vinyl material. The men have to stoop slightly to go through it. Then, I am on the right side of the amphitheatre, about midway between the stage and the top of the seating, with one of the men. I am wearing a loosely tied white terry cloth robe and am laying down but not entirely prone. The man quickly peeks under the robe and says "we have to work to make sure it doesn't get any darker there". He then starts to put me through a series of exercises, like a personal trainer would.

Age & Gender & Location {Required}: 56 yrs and GA

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Lisa,
Because the three people in the dream so closely have characteristics similar to your siblings we can assume there are related to those actual people. In the dream you state 'they seem close'. This may suggest there are shared experiences with these persons.

Machine gun fire may suggest 'repeated' threats of danger of some type. A porch may represent your persona {being in the front of a house, or hidden aspects if in back of the house}. Being screened may suggest you are unconsciously 'screening' certain experiences in life that you are not willing or wanting to 'face'. Such 'hidden' things would frighten your conscious self, reminding you of actual frightening experiences early in life. In the dream it states aspects are hidden, and wounded/shot.

Next there is a need to confront these 'hidden' aspects, bring them out so you can become whole again {round/wholeness outdoor amphitheatre/bringing to conscious awareness}. The tree would symbolize personal growth, something that may have been thwarted because of early life experiences {We all have issues early in life that in some way affect personal growth}. Daytime may also indicate a need to bring such experiences to the light of day/consciousness.

The movie is most likely about you and your life {in the dream you are a part of the production crew}. The 'production' aspect may also be an indication of the 'product' that is who you are as an adult. The 'no one paying attention' may represent a need to pay more attention to these early life experiences so to understand better who you are and why you are that person {removing the 'screen' so things are clear to see and understand}.

The top of the amphitheatre may be the thinking aspect of who you are. The dozen men in black {black is a symbol for the unconscious, the men perhaps alluding to conflicts pertaining to masculine aspects}. These are frightening experiences but perhaps not so traumatic to be imminently dangerous {something that may cause a defining characteristic of persona but not so much a negative impact due to deep emotional abuse early in life}. The men leaving through a narrow pipe may be a suggestion of how you cope with these early life influences {in a short time you unconsciously resolve the issues by 'screening' them out}.

The end of dreams are always important. Midway between may suggest you are finally focusing on those unconscious aspects bringing them up to the subconscious level {when you analyze a dream you are in the process in bringing unconscious contents to consciousness}. The robe may indicate something hidden. Being white may be alluding to something that was innocent or pure in the beginning. If the purity of personal growth has been disrupted then there is a need to take measures, something that may require masculine aspects to succeed, and a need to peek underneath the outer shell of consciousness. To leave these things unseen is to push them even deeper into the dark unconscious. This is not something that happens all at once, it takes a 'series' of steps, a disciplined approach to realize what is underneath that has affected who you are as an adult.

My impressions of your dreams are they are dealing with personality issues. As stated previously we all have some type of issues that affect personal growth. Getting to the 'core' of those issues is what our dreams attempt to do so there can be a realization of the powerful affect of early life experiences on adult life. This seems to be what this dream is attempting to do. To understand the full scope of what are the issues will require more investigation of your dreams as well as a conscious look at your entire life, especially early life experiences that would affect later life. This is what Jung termed the Individuation Process, the self examination of ones life to determine what needs to be realized, and corrected, to become a whole person.

You have mentioned a 'void' of emotion concerning your bf. If indeed your dreams are focusing on such aspects they would be trying to get you to go to the origins of why there are such emotions as well as attempting to to help you realize there are these current emotions. The foundations of personality begin in the womb and the earliest experiences in life often become the ground of who you are as an adult {again see my post New Study-Our personalities may be set as early as 1st grade }.

Jerry