Paul and I are in my parents bedroom at Shady Oak. We are working on a fireplace that is not working. It is gas or electric. I get mad at Paul because he doesn’t check this screen that tells if what we did is working or not. I look around and notice that my parent’s bed is not made. I try turning on some lights. They are all burnt out.
the next scene is my pet mouse and I are walking together down the stairs from the second floor. I am happy.
I shared this dream with the Dreamsters on our Dream Circle Night. Here is what I wrote: If this were my dream, I am in my parent’s bedroom. I am reacting to Paul’s dementia how I assume my parents would: angry, controlling, Paul and I are fixing the fireplace. Fire=transformation, heat, and essential element. We are working on our new relationship; trying to get it to work. Paul is not giving it enough time. Is this my masculine energy that wants everything to work right away? The bed is not made-no cover up? The bulbs are burnt out. It isn’t dark in the dream/it is day time. But no energy/light=no understanding? The room and situation all need work. However, I then walk with my pet mouse. He is a helper like in the story with the lion and the mouse. He is a guide who is helping me with this transformation; this journey into a new life.
The lights being out may suggest Paul’s dementia. Nevuah said for me to get out of the shade of the oak and deal with the situation in a different way than my parents would.