Wednesday, February 16, 2011

February Ensemble: Blue Birds; Burning Planes; Red Bridges

Over the past few days, I've been having some really vivid dream sequences. Here are a few which I remember:

February 16, 2011:

I found a blue macaw in a sort of box. It climbed up my right arm, but its beak didn't hurt my skin when it bit me. It sat on my shoulder, and I named him Theodore. There was a smaller black bird, which I think was a mockingbird or a blackbird, and I named him Marius. He sat on my left hand for a little while.

Then I was walking through a cafeteria, which changed into a restaurant. I was supposed to meet my family, but there was a rule about not having birds in the restaurant. So I carried Theodore back to my room and set him down. When I went back, he was back on my shoulder. I didn't mind. Then I saw that there was a cat in the restaurant, and I was worried. Theodore crawled down my arm to land on the floor. Then he curled his beak into his chest, and shrunk. He turned himself into a tiny little tabby cat with yellow eyes. I laughed and picked him up, because he was small enough to fit into my hand.

Odd...Then we have:

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February 14, 2011

I was standing in my old elementary school, sort of. It was like I was standing in front of it at the same time. Above me was a big plane, with a propeller on its nose. It reminded me of a B-24 crossed with a C-17, except for that nose propeller. It was stalling - I remember knowing that it wasn't giving enough power to the engine. It tipped over and started to fall from the sky. It's propeller came on, but too late. I started running as it crashed behind me in a blaze of fire.

Then I tried to run back, because I wanted to help. I kept getting stopped by people. There was this old doctor, wrinkled and trying to fix a body, who told me I didn't know how to do anything and that I wouldn't be helpful. I saw blood, and hospital curtains, and fire in the near distance, but I couldn't go through. So I left the doctor and tried to get around, but I couldn't get close to the crash. I saw one of my old teachers moving little children away, through the hallways. I was glad they were safe.

For some reason, the scenery sort of changed, because it wasn't the gymnasium of my old school anymore - it turned into a sort of field with woods around it. Women were looking for blood donors. I finally got close to the wreckage, but I didn't find anyone to help. Then I had to sneak away.

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The biggest overall feeling I had for this dream was the feeling that I wanted to help, but wasn't allowed to. I knew I could do better, but I couldn't get close.



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Then there was this one:

February 9(ish), 2011:

I was in a field, and I was some sort of guard I think. There were samurai in the field, which was hilly and full of golden grasses and wildflowers. I was hiding sometimes, but I really wanted to escape. I was so unhappy, even though the sun was shining.

I was following behind a group of people, being a lookout. Then I was all alone on a large, red wooden bridge. The bridge seemed to go off of a cliff ahead of me, and I walked along, not sure of what to do. I sensed that I was all alone on the bridge. The sky was blue, and the bridge was deep red. Suddenly, ahead of me, the bridge fell away at the end of the cliff, and I was overlooking the sea. It was breathtaking, and I was filled with joy. Below me the bridge was gone but I saw that steps fell steeply down to a sandy white beach, which contrasted brightly with the sea. I stood at the top of the bridge and felt the wind in my hair.

Below me, after what seemed like a long time, I climbed down the steps. As I got closer, the beach changed. There were people there now, and the water was segregated into sections. There was clear blue water and there were people swimming in it, but there was water that was dirty and no one wanted to be stuck in that. There were also dividers which broke the water up in sections. I remember thinking that it was sad that what looked so beautiful from above was not as nice in person.