A foreboding dream concerning my work.

My husband and I stepped into an old-fashioned diner and sat down at the long counter that ran most of the length of one side.  It was very dark inside, as if it was late at night and the establishment had the lights on low.  At the counter it was brighter as the light from the kitchen showed through the pass-through.  I didn’t see anyone else.  The waitress set menus in front of us as we sat down.  I looked at her and recognized her as one of my aunts.  She was dressed in a typical diner waitress uniform and even had the cap on that went with it.  I thought to myself, “Oh, no!”  This aunt is rather crazy and spiteful and we aren’t necessarily on good terms.  I thought to myself, “She’s going to spit in my food at the very least.”  I wondered if perhaps we should just leave.

SIGNIFICANT SYMBOLS:

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

Diner/Restaurant- a place to be fed or nurtured physically, mentally, spiritually. A diner would be more casual, less formal.

Dark- the unknown, the mysterious, or the unconscious.

Kitchen- where one is fed or nurtured physically, mentally, spiritually.

Light- associated with great lessons, great truths, or higher knowledge.  That which provides illumination for others.

Waitress/Server- taking or giving orders or being of service. May symbolize what one is waiting for.

Uniform/Clothes- associated with one’s duty, occupation or state of mind.

Cap/Headdress- associated with an idea, an opinion, or an attitude. May represent an individual’s occupation or that with which they are involved.

Aunt-what that person symbolizes or represent to me, or someone like that person.

I move logically (my husband) into a new phase of development where I am to be fed or nurtured physically, mentally, spiritually in a more casual manner (diner).  I am not fully aware of what this new development is yet (dark/mystery) but there is some illumination (light) coming from the source of this learning (kitchen).  This seems to be associated with my giving/receiving orders (waitress) in my duty or occupation and the attitude I should have (uniform and cap).  But I am very leery of it because I think I could be a target of disrespectful behavior (aunt) in the course of what happens.  I’m not sure I want to tolerate that.

This seems to be saying that there will be a change coming at my work which requires me to have a specific attitude in the course of giving orders/receiving orders.  I might even be the subject of disrespectful behavior.  I will have to decide if it is worth it to me to tolerate that.  I will definitely keep this in mind as the situation develops.