Tish,
Tell your mother hello for me. We probably met from doing business when I was in Middle Tn as a fence contractor {see ads below}.

And thanks for the detailed reply. Your response highlights the many ways dreams will use experiences to denote emotional conflicts {subtle as well as deeper issues}. The 'two' deaths though many years apart are most likely a stimulus for the dream. Such events in early life do tend to leave a lasting impression and years later when something familiar happens these old memories are revived in our dreams {and sometimes as deja vu experiences}. The emotional energy they create lasts throughout life and will touch on personal issues later on. Death is always a volatile subject and the experience with it in high school and then Adam's passing brought back emotional energies that fit with several issues in your life today.

The spiritual aspect is also a logical stimulus for the dream. Your thoughts about studying Buddhism {I encourage you do so-it a great philosophy that is really more a psychology than a religion} could relate to the 'church' and Easter, and not being quite sure what type 'eating place' {spiritual nourishment} you are in. There may be unconscious barriers to studying Buddhism and that could relate to the Easter weekend {unconsciously}. Having grown up myself in the Christian church there was a natural reluctance for studying Eastern religions {I like you not being all that religious}. The Easter weekend would be the social gathering {social event/gathering and the table symbol}. The rectangle table could be addressing unconscious issues related to spiritual aspects. If your spiritual identity were set then the box would be square and not oblong {the four sides of a box with the number 4 representing wholeness}. The white {pure, innocence, something new/never done before} color could be the 'new' experience with Buddhism.

Then there is the number two in the dream. Numbers in dreams almost always have meaning. Often it deals with emotional conflicts {Easter vs Buddhism}, even subtle conflicts. This could relate to the Eastern weekend and your 'two' children. And there is always the 'at least two' interpretations to every dream {addressing current waking life experiences as well as past experiences usually to do with growing up}. Adam's recent death brought back past memories.

Then there is the trouble in the marriage. You met in high school. It all comes together in one dream but the emotional issues are related in symbols.

To some such dreams and associations are at best suspect when interpreting them in the manner I do. But from my experiences in working with dreams this is not all uncommon. If it were how would I have known to give the interpretation I did? All dreams have meaning and the meaning has to do with the dreamer and emotional experiences in their life. Using Jungian psyche, and possessing a developed intuitive sense, dreams can be understood for what they are and interpreted. When the dreamer puts it together by comparing what is happening in their personal life, it all falls into place. It is like a puzzle with what looks like a bunch of weird pieces, until you put it together and it begins to form a picture that is recognized by the dreamer as something very relevant to their personal life.

There could also be 'masculine' issues involved but perhaps not major. But if you look back at this dream later on you may discover new applications to it. That too is not uncommon. Dreams are fascinating in so many ways. The reason I enjoy 'deciphering' them and trying to discover their meaning{s}.

But in the end it takes an effort on the part of the dreamer to put it all together. You did a great job in doing that. You may want to take up the subject as you studying Eastern philosophy and religion since both are paths to the 'inner self'. A great deal of information about the inner world.


Jerry

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