I was speaking to someone.  They told me the town I attended school at as a teen-age girl had experienced a terrible fire.  At least 80 percent of the town had been destroyed, including the school.  I could see a picture of the town as if I were viewing it from the air. I could see the destruction.  There was nothing left where the fire had been. I felt sad for the town as it had been a good place to be.  

SIGNIFICANT SYMBOLS: 

Town-one’s community, environment, or current situation. Depending on imagery, might be representative of group activities and teamwork (i.e. work) or the lack of it

School-associated with lessons and education provided by daily life.

Fire-that which overcomes, purifies or destroys. Associated with strong emotions. Could represent a burning issue. Could represent a consuming conditions in one’s experience environmentally, physically, emotionally or spiritually.

Burn-associated with extreme anger, frustration or irritation. That which is very important. To be mistreated or to get into trouble.

It is communicated to me (speaking) that in a current situation or community (town) there have been consuming conditions (fire) which have caused much destruction (most of the town being burned down).  These consuming conditions stem from extreme anger or frustration or a burning issue which has not been contained (burn). This situation or community will have to basically be rebuilt (over 80% destroyed) if it wishes to continue to exist.  I was once a part of this situation or community and learned many lessons and education (school) there.  It saddens me to see it like this.

This could apply to any number of situations.  But first, one must always apply a dream to oneself first and then the outer world second.  Being said, this could apply to a way of thinking I once had and have graduated from (attended school but finished) and I am now seeing it as being “under fire” (burning) and being destroyed by others’ anger and/or a burning issue which hasn’t been adequately dealt with.  This saddens me as this particular environment or community was a safe and helpful place to be.  It can be rebuilt but it remains to be seen if it will be.

Then the dream could also literally apply to the town in which I attended school as a teen-age girl and be a prophetic dream of something terrible that will happen to it.  I also think of the town in which I work as being just like the town I attended school at, so that the dream might apply to something happening within the town that I work at or even at my work itself.  Again, a prophetic warning.  Even though the trouble doesn’t seem to directly involve me, it could still effect me.  This would explain why I would receive this information.

One must always apply a dream to oneself first and then the outer world second.  The dream can also be applied to both situations, personal and the world, simultaneously.   But always apply to oneself first.

I went to someone’s home for a party or gathering.  As I arrived, I saw my niece and her family go in. I stepped inside and saw one of my niece’s sons standing inside the hallway.  He looked at me and I said “Hi”.  He was only about four.  I asked him his name and he didn’t answer.  Then I think I asked him his age.  Again, no answer.  I said something else, and he spoke.  His answer didn’t have anything to do with what I was asking, and it was a little strange.  I didn’t understand what he was talking about.  As he spoke, he banged his head against the wall, hard enough that he was damaging the drywall.  It wasn’t so hard that he was hurting himself.  I didn’t tell him to stop.  I just rolled my eyes inwardly because I knew I would have to fix the wall.  This wouldn’t be the first time I fixed the wall in the exact same spot.  The boy finished speaking and followed his mother into the house. 

SIGNIFICANT SYMBOLS:  

Gathering/Party- something done with others for fun, enjoyment, and the benefit of all. Corresponds to a celebration, a recognition or a reward.

House/Home-one’s personality or current situation or experience. The status of one’s state of consciousness.  For example, type of home or whose home can be a more clear indicator of what exactly is being addressed.   A friend’s home could indicate you are experiencing a current situation very similar to how you view your friend as living or thinking.  A haunted house adventure would indicate travelling through an experience which can be scary but is controlled.  An actual haunted house would indicate a state of consciousness filled with fears, thoughts, the past or that which keeps haunting one’s self.

Niece-the person herself or what one thinks of that person.

Nephew-the person himself or what one thinks of that person.

Boy-may represent an idea, a project or a person of about the same age.

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

Talking/Speaking-communicating/understanding

Wall- symbolic of an obstacle that stands in the way or that might be overcome.  May represent a protective barrier, shelter, or boundary.

Head- ideas, intentions, or one’s current state of mind.

Hole/Damage- a dark situation, experience, or passage. 

I am sharing a celebratory (party) experience (house) with others.  I observe a particular person in that experience (niece) who has a belief related to stability or materiality (four). I find this person immature, and so her belief would probably be very materialistic.  I try to gain knowledge of this idea (talking/speaking), but I don’t seem to ask the right questions (no answers).  When I do receive information, I don’t understand it (boy speaking of something I don’t understand). This materialistic idea intentionally creates a dark situation or experience (hole) using the ideas or intentions inherent in it (head). This harms the protective boundary that is kept (wall) within this particular experience (home) .  I know I have to repair the damage that is created (fixing the hole in the wall), even though technically it is not my responsibility (not my son/idea).  I have done this before.

Considering the imagery, this certainly seems to relate to family issues and the trouble that can arise when different people are thrown together as a group who love each other but don’t necessarily like each other.  There can be such a difference in perspectives and views of life that it is impossible to even communicate.  What one person believes can actually harm the experience shared by all.  But we don’t have to allow the damage to persist.  We can work to correct it, even when we are not responsible for it.