(Sunday, February 16, 2025) waining gibbous moon Libra
I am in Lowertown (the St. Paul neighborhood where my old art studio was and where Chris and I first lived together). I am sitting in a brick building next to the river with my former coworker Alysia (who lives in Arizona) and another female employee of Ergotron who was hired after I was laid off.
Alysia has a different job now, not design work (which is true). She is a manager. The other woman is also a manager. I chat a little about the past functions of my old employer, mentioning our former boss Louis. The new woman ignores my perspective. She thinks the company is in much smarter shape, which I don’t.
Alysia and I plan to go to a theatre to watch a local play. I mention to her how Minneapolis is very active in that art-form, saying there are at least twenty or thirty small acting companies. She hasn’t been to Minnesota for a long time, and I plan to show her around. Before we go, I head to the office bathroom, which isn’t working right, so I skip it and walk back into the meeting room where Alysia is waiting for us to leave together. Outside, I notice a huge iron barge moving along the river from the south, toward Minneapolis.
Day notes:
Culllan and Hillary had a calm and loving conversation yesterday, via a phone text.
Ergotron is in Eagan, a St. Paul suburb near the river. I helped train Alysia in the design process for many years. I was her manager.
The Port of Minneapolis is the final place where a barge can travel. Last Sunday Cullan and I drove along Highway 61 and the Mississippi to get to Rochester. We saw at least fifty bald eagles. During my childhood we would waterski on Lake Pepin and barges would often make huge waves that would nearly topple us.
Barge (Oxford dictionary)
noun: a flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight, typically on canals and rivers, either under its own power or towed by another.
verb: move forcefully or roughly.
Interesting dream. I am thinking of the barge that is a boat that carries a heavy load. I think of you and you carrying a heavy load right now. It is moving down river which is positive. Also, not being able to go to the bathroom-relieve my self seems to resonate. I like the creativity theme and taking your friend to these plays and around Minneapolis. Both of you are creative beings and maybe the dream is suggesting that creativity in some form is healing.