Hi, I had the strangest, most vivid dream. I was not myself, but another, young woman. I was at a dance celebrating some man whom I do not know in my real life, but I did in the dream. Suddenly, the man reached out for me and kissed me on the lips, but right at that moment, blood appeared on his lips. We didn't realise where this blood was coming from. But then we noticed, that we had been shot through both our upper bodies by the same bullet. People, including the man I kissed, tried to help me, but there was nothing to do - I died. Then I woke up.

What does that dream mean?

Cordelia,
My sense of your dream is you have unresolved issues related to masculine energies. When I say masculine energies I mean both inner masculine aspects as well as experiences with a man or men. It may involve n experience{s} that changed you emotionally but may be something you have repressed, forgotten or ignored. But although this experience{s} has been put aside consciously it still unconsciously influences you. Often such experiences often impact relationships in later life a {specifically with men}. Also this experience{s} may have been put aside because you feel you were to blame {self punishment} which happens in instances where a person {male} you trusted betrayed that trust.

As usual with my analysis I provide an amplification of the images and actions including the title {which often provides clues to the dream meaning}.

Title: Kissing someone-then dying
-kissing someone-communicating neglected/rejected aspects
-then dying-causing changes

I was not myself, but another, young woman
-not myself-not your true self
-but a young woman-reconciling past

I was at a dance celebrating some man whom I do not know in my real life, but I did in the dream
-at a dance-balance and harmony
-celebrating some man-emotional release related to masculine
-do not know in real life-unknown masculine aspects
-but did in dream-unconscious knowledge

Suddenly, the man reached out for me and kissed me on the lips, but right at that moment, blood appeared on his lips.
-man reached out for me-masculine void that influences your life
-kissed me on lips-communicating neglected aspect
-at that moment-current emotional energies
-blood appears on his lips-connecting with emotional energies related to masculine aspects

We didn't realise where this blood was coming from.
-didn't realise-unaware
-where blood was coming from-source of emotional energies

But then we noticed, that we had been shot through both our upper bodies by the same bullet.
-we then noticed-coming to conscious attention
-we had been shot-self punishment
-through both our upper bodies-affecting emotional balance

People, including the man I kissed, tried to help me, but there was nothing to do - I died
-people-total aspects of self
-including man I kissed-neglected/rejected masculine aspects
-tried to help me-giving support
-nothing to do-emptiness
-I died-changed you

I do ask for a response. A detailed response would especially be appreciated.

Jerry

Age & Gender & Location {Required}: 68 Cocoa, Fl