Comments on: What could this mean? http://findingblanche.com/2009/05/22/what-could-this-mean/ Nothing stays the same. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:52:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: jared http://findingblanche.com/2009/05/22/what-could-this-mean/#comment-4674 jared Thu, 28 May 2009 17:21:47 +0000 http://findingblanche.com/?p=2087#comment-4674 OK, here goes-- wouldn't normally go here, but someone did this for me recently, and it kinda helped me sort things out. And with all my years of reading Tarot cards, can't resist... You, of course are all of the characters in your dream, as in any dream. The searching, ladder climbing, rope swinging Wendy is the main you, the ego, trying to follow directions, looking for hidden answers in general, and to some degree advancement and high ground. The other woman, the one who remembers your childhood (toy) better than you do, is your Id, your ancient fears and hopes, left behind and lost in the spooky old house of half forgotten memories. She's angry, because if you forget who she is, or don't pay listen to her, she will no longer exist. She's the one who screams for your attention and laughs when you visit her dark rooms. Andrew represents the superego, the stabilizing, nurturing and nourishing part of you (he wants to feed you, just like in my dream), who of course is disturbed and repelled by the wild demands and pleadings of the "Id" you. It is no surprise that he wants to take you away from her. But remember, he's not really Andrew, he's you. In the end, you realize that you have to mediate between these opposing, and completely vital aspects of yourself. Even the sea lion is the "soft animal of yourself" (The Wild Geese, Mary Oliver), that is able to turn off the running commentary of the mind, and exist in the eternal present, at least for a while. Not too bad, huh? OK, here goes– wouldn’t normally go here, but someone did this for me recently, and it kinda helped me sort things out.
And with all my years of reading Tarot cards, can’t resist…

You, of course are all of the characters in your dream, as in any dream.
The searching, ladder climbing, rope swinging Wendy is the main you, the ego, trying to follow directions, looking for hidden answers in general, and to some degree advancement and high ground.

The other woman, the one who remembers your childhood (toy) better than you do, is your Id, your ancient fears and hopes, left behind and lost in the spooky old house of half forgotten memories. She’s angry, because if you forget who she is, or don’t pay listen to her, she will no longer exist. She’s the one who screams for your attention and laughs when you visit her dark rooms.

Andrew represents the superego, the stabilizing, nurturing and nourishing part of you (he wants to feed you, just like in my dream), who of course is disturbed and repelled by the wild demands and pleadings of the “Id” you. It is no surprise that he wants to take you away from her. But remember, he’s not really Andrew, he’s you.

In the end, you realize that you have to mediate between these opposing, and completely vital aspects of yourself. Even the sea lion is the “soft animal of yourself” (The Wild Geese, Mary Oliver), that is able to turn off the running commentary of the mind, and exist in the eternal present, at least for a while.
Not too bad, huh?

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