She’s Not Bothered by Vision of Dying
Dear Cynthia: I woke from an oddly undisturbing dream:
I was dying of cancer of the spine. I’d had many surgeries and was told by the doctor that I wouldn’t live long. My sister Katie and a good friend, Mike, decided to stay with me on what would be my last day. I consumed an entire bottle of chromium (a supplement, not a drug!), and they took me to my favorite beach.
But the day wore on and I didn’t die. We went to a diner and my friend Mike looked restless and impatient, so I told him just to go home. He did, and I was secretly disappointed.
My sister stayed with me and walked me home, where two friends from work were waiting for me with huge boxes. They’d bought me a big-screen TV and a massage table. They were cheery and welcome.
--SHARON HARRISON
Via Internet
Dear Reader: I agree it is odd that this dream wasn’t at least a little disturbing!
In a dream, cancer may represent something that is eating away at you or growing at a rapid rate. The spine is often associated with courage and it holds you up. Surgeries can be a healing measure, a doctor is a medical authority and here the news is not good. You decide to take control by overdosing but choose a vitamin supplement as your poison. But you don’t die. Your friend gets impatient; he didn’t go the distance. Sisters can naturally represent themselves or may represent a supportive aspect of the self. Your friends from work are supportive and generous.
So, putting it all together, it would appear that you have two messages from your subconscious mind.
One may be a health warning--since your dream has a doctor, cancer, surgeries, chromium and a reference to a diner--I suggest that you review your health and nutrition carefully.
Second, you don’t seem concerned about dying. In dreams, dying can represent transition. So the message may be that you should reevaluate the relationships in your life. Mike seems bored, and you let him off the hook but feel let down. Do you feel let down by a friend who isn’t there for the long-term? Determine who your real friends are.
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