(Friday, October 10, 2025)
I got the flu and covid vaccines on Wednesday, so was sick on Thursday, as usual. I have dream after dream after dream. Too many to remember them all.
One is about flying in a plane with friends. The inside of the plane is dark, with no light. In other dreams this reminds me of being in outer space. I can watch how the pilot finds his way safely down to earth. He lands on a grassy spot.
Another dream, from early this morning, is about a walk. I begin in the busy part of the city that I often dream of. I think I am heading to another part of town, maybe my parents’ home, but the environment turns into the country. I feel lost. I decide to use my map on my phone to figure out my destination. I sit down on a bench next to a brick wall, and a tall, strong younger man sits next to me. We have been walking together for a little while, even though he is new to me. He asks a couple of verbal questions I am unable to answer. He leans back and says, “It’s OK to slow down.” Such a friend. I tell him I am going to use my map and he agrees to come with to help me travel. He reminds me of Jonathan, whom I met at Susan’s dream group, although in real life he is much older than the dream character. Jonathan was brilliant about “if this were my dream.” I was not, which is kind of like not understanding the words he presents in the dream.
During hypnogogic moments, when I am half-awake, I see happy faces that look very much like masks, floating about in the air. They shine with sparkles, star-like glitter. The light is extremely bright.
On Thursday morning I dream my father tells me my mother is dead.
Day notes:
Tomorrow is my Mom’s 90th birthday party.