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Subject: Me and my pretty red dress

Chris

18:27 23/01/2001 

I am very young, perhaps about 10 or 11.

I am running from someone but I am not scared of being hurt or captured or harmed in any way.

The person I am running from wants to help me but I don't want to be helped! He wants to listen to me but I don't want to talk.

I run through rooms and closets and keep closing the doors behind me but he always finds them and opens them.

Finally I find the room I know he will never find me in: my mother’s room. I take the bag that my mother has left for me and hide in the shower recess. I am adamant that he will never find out my secret, why I am sad.

I open the bag that my mother has left for me. I put on the dress that is there. It’s not the dress that we agreed on. It is red with sequins and it is very short. It does look good though.

I open the door and prepare to leave the room. Outside the door there is a parade going past and people are yelling at me. Some are abusing me and others are praising me.

I stop to listen to what they are saying.

An old man in a Santa outfit yells out, “That’s right you little slut! Wear that dress and make us all look bad!”, while another lady who is silently walking with her husband bends down and whispers, “You look very pretty in that dress.”

At that point I was aware of just how small I was in so many ways. I also became aware that some people will always try and hang their stuff on me and no matter where I hide, I will always be found out.

Dream edited for easier reading - JT, 2005

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JuliA

05:38 25/01/2001 

Hi Chris

Just some thoughts.........

What is it you need help with but don't want to let anyone in on the problem?

Is the person you are running away from you/your soul? another person? your father?

There are some personal things that really stick out too... like: - "I finally find the room he will never me - my mothers room". What is it that your mother shelters you from, or rather the memory of her!?

Incidentally, what would or does your father/family think of you living in London? Did your mother have any long held dreams to travel (to Europe?)

So you hide in the shower recess.... what is it that you need cleansing of? what old thoughts beliefs are you shedding now that you are in London (and living out a long held dream!?) what is London helping you to heal? is it something this life or past life?

What is it that you don't want "him" to find out? what is making you sad and you don't want to get found out?

On a highly personal front - did you note all the symbols on closets? coming out? dresses? Is there a different energy in London regarding sexuality? is there a perception of persecution (real or imagined?)

Going backwards, there was probably a part of the dream that really stood out for me....... "I take the bag that my mother left for me....." what baggage are you carrying from your mother or her death? alternatively, what gifts did your mother give you? intuitively, what is in that bag? her gifts to you as a mother? what one lesson did she teach you? Whatever it is, I think the content/s of that bag are key.... as well as the symbol of the red dress.

JuliA

JuliA

05:42 25/01/2001 

Oh and the most important thing..... what happened to you when you were 10/11???? or what was happening for you 10/11 years ago?

How does this relate to your life now, what lesson/ gift do you need to remember and tap into?

JuliA

Lara

22:42 28/01/2001 

The Santa symbol could also point to a judgement being made about you as a child (10/11?) - an authority figure/someone you put your faith in as a child is judging you. This is a meeting of childhood innocence and adult guilt related to sexuality. The lady who reaffirms you after Santa has abused you is 'silently' walking with her husband: this seems to point to issues of male approval again. This lady does not feel free to speak out in earshot of her husband, she must whisper to you. Santa obviously links with the red colour theme too - which you could also link to sexual issues. The bag contained the dress, but not the right one. Are you living a reality or putting on a costume/dress/persona that is not really 'you', or not what/where you expected to be right now? And is this 'baggage' related to your mother responsible for that?

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