Friday night, I had a nightmare. I was at Disney World (when I say I was at Disney World, it is because somehow, that information was clearly given in the dream. But there were no rides, or entertainment. There were shopping areas that looked more like flea markets, and one elevated restaurant where people were dining.) At any rate, I was with a group of friends. The group of friends somehow disappeared, and I was then by myself.
At some point, a sales person took my driver's license. A while later, when I tried to get it back, they wouldn't give it to me. Also, my cell phone just vanished.
So...friends gone, phone gone, driver's license confiscated. I was panicking in my dream. It took a while to calm down even after I woke up.
Having had a couple of days to put some perspective on this, I've come up with this (so far) :
The old friends are old, outworn beliefs, ideas, and habits.
The driver's license is a belief that I need validation from some external entity, without which I have no agency in the world. (Apparently, this validation can be confiscated by the “sales person.”)
The phone is a belief that I need an intermediary through which all information/communication/knowledge must pass.
Needless to say, these are massively dis-empowering beliefs.
Exercise for the week: Notice ways in which I abdicate my power.
Edit: I realized that "Disney World" may be a metaphor for being in 'Fantasyland'...
At some point, a sales person took my driver's license. A while later, when I tried to get it back, they wouldn't give it to me. Also, my cell phone just vanished.
So...friends gone, phone gone, driver's license confiscated. I was panicking in my dream. It took a while to calm down even after I woke up.
Having had a couple of days to put some perspective on this, I've come up with this (so far) :
The old friends are old, outworn beliefs, ideas, and habits.
The driver's license is a belief that I need validation from some external entity, without which I have no agency in the world. (Apparently, this validation can be confiscated by the “sales person.”)
The phone is a belief that I need an intermediary through which all information/communication/knowledge must pass.
Needless to say, these are massively dis-empowering beliefs.
Exercise for the week: Notice ways in which I abdicate my power.
Edit: I realized that "Disney World" may be a metaphor for being in 'Fantasyland'...
The banquet you enjoy depends on what you bring to the table.
