This dream is a warning that something I thought I had taken care of is going to come up again, possibly in a significant way.

In the dream, my husband and I knew we had a problem with a wasp nest.  The nest was on a guest pillow in the hall closet.  We took the pillow out and washed it.  We both assumed that took care of the problem.  As I went to place the pillow back in the closet, I saw that the wasp nest was still there.  Half of it was still alive.  It looked like small jade plants.  I thought, “Oh, well” and placed it back in the closet anyways because I didn’t want to mess with it again.  This disturbed the wasps still alive in the nest and they awoke and flew at me.  They went under my hair at my neck.   I held myself very still to not provoke them.  I could feel them moving there and then it felt like they were stinging me.  But it was a dull sting, as if they were just tapping me and not actually stinging.  The tapping began to feel stronger and I began to panic that it wasn’t going to stop but only get worse. 

SIGNIFICANT SYMBOLS

Husband-my actual husband or what he symbolizes to me

Hall-transition from one consciousness to another

Closet-that which is in storage and may be utilized at a later date

Pillow-Can correspond to rest, relaxation, sleep, or sexual activity

Wasps-that which is irritating or stings

Wash-cleansing or purifying something

Jade Plant-symbol of prosperity in Asian cultures

Neck-personal will, self

Hair-the thinking that one has

Sometimes we have issues that we think we have dealt with effectively and then find out they are still a problem.  This dream addresses that type of situation. I have an issue with what I offer others (guests-not the people I am strongly connected to) in my daily life, relaxing or relating with them (pillow).  Just for me to welcome others into my life requires me to transition in thought (hall) because this is not part of my normal behavior.  I find myself being irritated (wasps), but I make the effort to cleanse (wash away) those irritations I experience.  I use logic (husband) to help me clean up (wash away) those irritations I have.  I think I have taken care of the problem, but then find there are still several aspects to relaxing/relating with others that I find irritating. I decide to ignore it but find I can’t.  The irritations (wasps) are many (Jade plant representing prosperity in Asian cultures) .  These irritations get into my thinking (hair) and could effect my personal will or willingness to spend time with others (attempted stinging of my neck).  I try not to let this happen but the irritations seem to bother me more and more.  I want help but don’t know if it will come in time.

Welcoming others into my personal life is difficult for me, but I have worked at trying to be more open with family and friends.  I believe I have managed to come up with a set of behaviors on my part that work for me, given my personality and limitations, although others may still find me closed.  This also holds true for work (guest) relationships.  At work, you need to appear reasonably friendly and approachable for others to feel comfortable with you.  I attempt this, but can’t say I am truly successful.  This can make it difficult when problems arise in the work area with individuals.  There are always times when a misunderstanding will occur between individuals or groups at work.  Whether or not the issue is cleared up in a positive way depends on the individuals and their behavior.  Just within the past week I had an issue come up at work that had nothing to do with me but I ended up in the middle of it due to circumstances.  The behavior of the other person really irritated me (the wasps).  The person became angry with me for something I was not responsible for.  When I thought of it, it made me even more irritated and angry.  I tried to use logic to overcome the feelings, but it wasn’t working.  I finally had to pray and ask God for help.  I didn’t want this small issue to turn into a big issue just because of how I felt.  When another moment came up to interact with this person on a separate issue, I could have been antagonistic.  But by praying and setting my intention to be positive in spite of how I felt, I was able to be considerate and had a positive interaction with this individual who irritated me so much.  All that transpired before seemed to blow away because of this positive interaction.

The dream brought this issue I have to my conscious mind.  By being aware of how I react when irritated by others, and by choosing to react in a different way, I was able to overcome the problem and turn it into a non-issue.  I tried logic but still needed God’s help through prayer and setting my intention for the outcome I wanted.