It's a strange world in my head....

Funky Heels

Dreams.

I've been on this strange kick with dreams lately and still curious to understand if there is any meaning behind them.  And boy did I have a doozy this morning right before I woke up - which by the way, those are usually the strangest ones.

So I was dreaming about the fact that the dojo had just moved.  But it was weird, we weren't really in the new school - it was more like an office setting with a bunch of cubicles with what I would consider low separator walls.  I was up near the front of the building, kind of at the visitors check in desk and was scrambling to find the forms that we use for new students.  They were no where to be found.

Sitting next to me was this guy that I work with in my day job.  He was wearing a pair of form fitting purple pants, a silky purple shirt with a ruffled collar and ruffles down the front where the buttons would be and then his outfit was finished off with a very feminine pair of purple ankle boots.  He wasn't doing much of anything besides sitting there with his feet up admiring his shoes.

In walks a man, probably in his 30's, looked like he was of Puerto Rican descent and he had I think 6 kids with him.  He wanted my Sensei to train them immediately as fighters, in a matter of a few short weeks because they were going to be moving to Florida.  I ended up walking away from the situation - one because my Sensei was getting mad with me that I couldn't find the new student forms and two because this guy was being very annoying.

At this point the phones are ringing off the hook.  So that every phone in every cubicle in that office set up was ringing at the same time.  I had run to the next cubicle to answer the phone and in front of me are three kids who are starting to fight - not verbally, but physically.  One of these kids was a kid that I actually know from my dojo.  So I put the caller on hold and proceed to go off on these children.  Two of which think I am joking.

The next thing that happens is that I am in the women's bathroom.  I am in a stall - but not actually using the bathroom at this point.  I look over to my right and there is a woman, just talking and talking and talking.  Now this woman was a much older woman, quite haggard looking and wearing make up like a TV evangelist's wife.  She insisted on trying to have a conversation with me and refused to leave the stall.

The other strange part about my dream was that it was in grey - except for my co-workers purple outfit and the very vibrant make up on the old lady's face.

So that is the extent of my single dream that I remember.  Now for the meanings I found online:

The color Purple: is indicative of devotion, healing abilities, loving, kindness, and compassion.  It is also the color of royalty, high rank, justice, wealth and dignity.

The color Gray: indicates fear, fright, depression, ill health, ambivalence and confusion.  You may feel emotionally distant, isolated or detached.  Alternatively, the color gray symbolizes your individualism.

Too much makeup: indicates you are putting too much emphasis on beauty and outside appearances rather than what is inside

Missing items: denotes a sense of being out of control and being disorganized

New things or places: corresponds to what is new in your waking life.  It refers to something that is different or unfamiliar.

Phones: to see or hear a telephone signifies a message from your unconscious or some sort of telepathic communication.  You may be forced to confront issues which you have been avoiding.  To dream that the telephone is constantly ringing, means that some message is not coming through properly.

Seeing others fighting: suggests that you are unwilling to acknowledge your own problems and turmoil.  You are not taking any responsibility or initiative in trying to resolve issues in your waking life.

Public Bathroom with No Privacy: to dream you are in a public bathroom with no stalls or that there are a lot of people around while you are trying to do your business, signifies your frustrations about getting enough privacy.  You are always putting others ahead of your own needs.  As a result, you are lacking a sense of personal space.  Alternatively, the dream indicates that you are having difficulties letting go of old emotions.  You are afraid if you reveal these feelings, then others around you will judge and criticize you.

Holy cow.  Sounds like the inside of my head is pretty jacked up right now.  But I will say it is kind of interesting reading the meanings behind things that I am seeing or experiencing in my dreams and how it kind of makes sense.  Should be interesting to see what pops into my head tonight - or more importantly which dreams I remember.  Still kinda scary to think all of that was in one dream, one dream that I probably had within one hour's worth of sleep.  Makes ya think.

"Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives"

William Dement