She is a full-time housewife who is currently contemplating whether or not to go to work. The reason for this is that a friend recommended a project to her, which is good in itself and offers good compensation. However, she is worried about whether she will be able to handle it, and is afraid of the embarrassment if she fails!
During the consultation, she told me about her dream:
I dreamt about my hometown, which is where my parents live. Because the teacher said they were going to check our homework, I went out to greet them. I had to walk up a slope, and it was a bit difficult.
On the way, someone told me that my clothes didn't look good, so I ran back home to change.
On the way back home, I encountered a few people picking dates under a jujube tree, and I picked a few dates and brought them home. Later, I heard that the teacher had already finished checking, and I had missed it.
Let me tell you a story so that everyone can understand the meaning of this dream:
There was a girl who had just graduated and left home to enter society, hoping to achieve something and prove her worth. But later, she realized that the path in society is very tiring. As she struggled along, she suddenly felt that her personality was not suitable for this path and thought of going back home. So she turned back and found that the downhill road was much easier to walk. She walked for a long time and gradually realized that her friends and colleagues around her were all working hard and pursuing achievements, while she had gained very little from her work. With this small harvest, she entered into marriage and became a full-time housewife.
Years later, she once again had the desire to go to work and prove her worth, but she had missed the opportunity. She believed that she had already failed in this career path.
This dream is a reflection on the past, reflecting on how she got to where she is now. This kind of reflection is the subconscious mind organizing her previous experiences and intending to start the next phase of life.
Shortly after, she still wanted to go to work, but before making a decision, she had another dream:
I went to work in another city with my colleagues. We met the leader and discussed work matters. Accommodations were arranged, and a few of us were in the same room. One person took out a lot of scorpions and put them in a bowl. I saw them and felt scared, so I asked him to put them away quickly, and then I woke up.
She was very worried about whether this dream was a bad omen and whether she should give up the opportunity to work again.
It can be seen that the beginning of the dream is a simulation of what she would be like after going to work, a psychological preparation. Her subconscious mind is expressing her worries. She is worried that it is a bad omen and considering giving up the job opportunity. This is another expression of her worries. For a dream interpreter, this sentence means the same as the dream itself.
I asked the dreamer to make three associations around the scorpions, and through these associations, it was easy to discover the meaning of the scorpions.
① The dreamer said that scorpions are poisonous but are beneficial as medicinal herbs.
② Then I asked the dreamer to associate with the feeling of fear. The dreamer said that it was not the fear of the scorpions themselves, but because in the dream, her colleague used his hand to press the scorpions instead of using a bag, which made her feel scared.
③ Finally, the dreamer associated the dream with her colleagues. He is a colleague she will be working with on this trip, young and impulsive, not considering things thoroughly, which makes her worry that this project may not last long and she may not receive her salary.
So this dream expresses it very clearly, which is "this meal may not taste good, it may have benefits, but it may also be poisonous." The dream indirectly reveals the dreamer's dependence on others, and whether it is poisonous or not is completely controlled by others, while she can only worry.
Epilogue
Through dream interpretation, the dreamer went from initial anxiety, worry, and fear, wanting to give up this desired job opportunity that would allow her to return to the workplace, to finally letting go of her mental burden and preparing to embrace this project with a positive attitude, and to start her new life. As for whether the outcome is good or bad, I hope that she will not passively let others decide.