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.