This dream came to me after an argument with my husband.

I moved from the living room into the bedroom.  I was straightening up and putting things away, when I noticed I had a piece of broken glass in my hand.  I noticed it as I straightened the curtains on the bedroom window.  As I moved to the end of the bed, I noticed a dog coming to the front door, which was glass.  It was black.  The door was open, but I didn’t want to deal with the dog or the neighbor following it, and closed the door without saying a word to either.  They both looked at me quite shocked.  I moved to the end of the bed to have better light and saw that I actually had at least four broken pieces of glass in the back of my hand.  One of them was quite large, at least one and half inches long.  Only a small end of it was embedded in the back of my hand and the rest stuck straight out. The other slivers were quite small but still there, sticking out of my skin just like the large piece.  I told my husband, “Look!  I have broken glass in the back of my hand.  I don’t know where it came from.”  I pulled out the glass and looked around the room to see if it had come from there.  I pulled aside the bedspread from the end of the bed and saw that the broken glass had come from there.  It was an old glass we had bought in Las Vegas when we were young and hadn’t been married very long.  The glass was broken into mostly large pieces on a bench at the end of the bed and had gotten covered by the end of the bedspread.  I knew I hadn’t broken the glass and no one else lived in the house, so that only left my husband.  I asked him, “Why did you break the glass?  And why did you just leave it there?”  He didn’t answer, but began helping me clean it up.  I was upset with him for being careless and thoughtless and now I was hurt.  Not badly hurt, but still hurt.

SIGNIFICANT SYMBOLS:

Living room-one’s state of mind or environment.  Could correspond to one’s daily activities or a more formal and public life.

Bedroom/Bed-sexual activity, intimacy, and passion.  Sleep, rest, the unconsciousness.

Day-fresh start/new beginning.  Clarity, truth, insight. 

Curtains-something which can obscure one’s vision. 

Windows-associated with sight, awareness, attitudes, or that which one presents to the world.

Spouse-my actual spouse or what he represents.

Left-receptive, open-minded, liberal.  The unconscious part of one’s self.

Hand-service, participation, or work.

Four-associated with stability, materiality, and something that is of the earth

Broken-something that was neglected, broken, ignored.  Something that is no longer of use.

Glass-that which holds something to eat or drink.  Could represent a fragile part of one’s life.

Dog-may be symbolic of loyalty and faithfulness or aggressiveness and territorialism.

Black-knowledge associated with the unknown, the unconsciousness, or the suppressed. Mystery.  The unknown or unconscious knowledge we have which is being brought to our awareness.

Neighbor-the actual person or the relationship one has with their neighbor.  Something or someone near to one that must be lived with or endured.

Door-an opportunity, experience, idea or new pathways to personal expression.  Unexplored regions of the self.  Front door, what is coming next.

Blanket/covers-personal security and comfort.  That which covers the situation.

I am moving from one state of mind (living room-thinking of daily activities) to another (bedroom-intimacy in relationships) and making the effort to correct or clean up my thinking (straightening up) as part of a new clarity or insight (day) I have gained.  Part of this process involves opening one’s view (opening curtains).  When I do this, I become aware (window) that my logic (my spouse) has hurt me (broken glass) in being receptive or open-minded (left) to service (hand) in the material realm (four).  It’s not serious (small bits of broken glass, easily taken out) but it could be serious if I just ignored it.  I try to figure out where it originated from (finding where broken glass comes from).  As I do this, I become aware of a new opportunity or experience coming to me that has been in my unconscious but now is making itself known (black).  It stems from loyalty and faithfulness (dog) and must be lived with or endured whether I like it or not (neighbor).  But I am not ready to deal with it and shut myself off from the opportunity (close the door).  This seems like a bad idea judging from the fact that the symbols in the dream appear shocked at my action.  I continue to seek out what is causing me a problem, even though I have taken care of it (removed the glass).  I find the cause in my intimate relationships (bed) and until now I have hidden it using my logic (my spouse using blanket/covers).  But now I see a fragile part of my life (broken glass) has caused this problem.  This seems to have started long ago in the past when my sp0use and I were just having fun (as represented by the actual glass and when we bought it).  I am frustrated at this (angry at spouse) but will correct the error (clean up broken glass).

This dream came about because of a stupid argument I had with my spouse.  Yes, we all have stupid arguments.    But it helped to point out that no matter how far we come in our personal growth with ourselves and others, there is always more to learn and correct.  We must be willing to correct ourselves when we know we need it.  Knowing you need to change something about yourself is not enough.  You must make the effort and actually change.

Sometimes change is foretold that isn’t necessarily looked for but the indications are it is for the good.

My husband, our grown daughter and I moved to Arizona.  This was not planned, but we seemed happy about it.  It was to be for a year. Our apartment was very simply furnished and seemed Spartan.  I assumed I would be decorating as the year progressed.  I awoke on the third morning and realized I was really missing being around my husband’s family.  As we were getting ready for the day, I told my husband I missed his family and wished we could go back.  He didn’t say anything.  I knew this meant that we would be staying where we were and finishing the year.  I straightened the bed and pillows and remembered that we were to have sex that night.  This excited me.  I could hear our daughter getting ready for the day as well.

SIGNIFICANT SYMBOLS:

Husband-actual husband or what he represents to me.  Suggests literal aspects of the relationship with one’s husband.

Daughter-Can represent the relationship with your actual daughter or a warning about your daughter or what she might represent to you.  That part of one’s self that might need direction.  Might represent someone else who is like your daughter in personality or relationship.

Arizona-the actual state itself or what I think of it. 

Moving-can correspond to a change or progression in understanding or consciousness

Year-corresponds to time, the passage of time, or increments of time.  May represent any cycle of evolutionary period.

Apartment-one’s place of residence. Temporary lodging or condition.  One’s current situation or experience or personality.

Family-corresponds to the relationships with the people featured (emotions involved in those relationships, areas that still need to be worked on, etc.)

Bed-sexual activity, intimacy, and passion.  Sleep, rest, the unconsciousness.

Pillows-can correspond to rest, relaxation, sleep, or sexual activity.

Sex-can correspond to creativity, love, reproduction, or self gratification. May indicate a close relationship or the need to develop a unified relationship.

My husband ( I believe that the dream means my actual husband) and I change or progress into a different understanding or consciousness (moving) to a place we haven’t been before (Arizona).  We bring our current spirituality with us (adult daughter).  This place represents a more independent, conservative and autonomous way of thinking (as I perceive Arizona).   This could also indicate our actual daughter is also moving into a more autonomous, independent and conservative way of thinking (Arizona).  This will be for an extended period of time (a year, but not necessarily a full year or could be more than a year).  Our consciousness here is temporary but what we need for the current situation (apartment).  We haven’t done much work with it yet but I expect to (rather Spartan in decorations/furnishings). I realize I miss how things were before (being around my husband’s family).  I would like to go back to that (move) but I know we won’t do that until we finish what we came to do in Arizona (new consciousness).  As we prepare to do what we need to do (getting dressed/ready), I keep our intimacy (bed) and relaxation (pillows) appealing and attractive (straightening up).  I know my husband and I will continue to work on our relationship (having sex) and that pleases me.

I believe this also applies to just me, by myself.  My husband represents logical thinking to me.  Thus, I am moving into a more independent, autonomous and conservative way of thinking, as is my spirituality.  This is a place I need to be to accomplish something necessary for my soul growth.  This will last for an extended period of time.  I miss the previous mentality where I relied to some degree on my family relationships, but logically I know this is something I must do.  I will still work on my intimate relationships and staying relaxed, especially with my husband, and this makes me happy.