Dream Kidnapped
I am in a darkened room with a young girl. I think I am in my house but I am not sure. Two man enter the room, they start to attack us. The bigger man forcefully grabs me. I think he is trying to kidnap me. He is very rough. I fight back. The man laughs at my attempt to free myself. He tells me it is useless to fight. “I have more power and strength than you”. I see a baseball bat lying against the wall. I grab it and begin to hit the man in head, over and over, and over, crushing his skull. His blood and brains are everywhere. He falls to the floor lifeless. I think I have killed him.
Simultaneously, the smaller man is attacking the girl (10 to 13 years old). Somehow she pulls out a knife she didn’t realize she had and stabs the man in his eye, then in his neck and chest. The man is screaming. He staggers back in shock and pain. The girl continues to wildly stab him until he drops to the floor. There is so much blood. I feel like I am shock. I can hardly breathe.
End of Dream
Understanding the Dream
This is not what could be called a usual dream. The actions in the dream are very violent and not at all in keeping with what the dreamer’s waking life is like. In conversation with the dreamer, it is discovered that the dreamer is a college professor with an outstanding reputation in her community. In her waking life, she has no history of received or committed violence. With the exception of two minor traffic violations, she has not had any altercation with the law. In terms of finances, her assets are modest. The dream may possibly be reflecting not the personal unconscious but the collective unconscious. The current political conditions in the United States and in the wider world at this time are violent and sometimes horrific. All over the globe democracy is under attack. A call for close examination.
In addition, on a more personal side, the dream may be shining a light on the dreamer’s relationships with both the masculine and famine figures in her life. This facet of the dream, although not the predominant message, would be beneficial for the dreamer to explore.
