Dreams of Sabotage
Tjitske Wijngaard
1. Choose a dream in which
you can see some kind of 'sabotage' going on, e.g.:
- something is missing: there is no piano to
play on; the notes of your speech are not there; you have no
food for your dinner guests; you've forgotten your lines or
you've neglected to feed a child...
- you can't catch a bus, train, plane...
- you're too late for an appointment or poorly
prepared
- you're inappropriately dressed or naked
- there are problems with a phone or your internet
connection (dreams are catching up fast with developing technology):
you can't get through or you've forgotten an address or a phone
number...
- a staircase, door, road, lift...has gone missing
- problems around the toilet: it has disappeared
or can't be used for other reasons: it's full, the door is missing...
Example dream:
I'm in a small room where a party is going on and there is dancing.
The party is a somewhat formal do. There are toilets on both sides
of the entrance. They are unoccupied. Clearly enough toilets for
such a small party, I notice. To the right is another room with
yet another toilet. I feel a need to visit a toilet. Just then
both entrance toilets are occupied. I glance at the third one
but I see a man lying in bed in the side room; he may be suffering
or ill and I now realise that I won't be able to use that toilet
at all as that must be this man's private toilet...
2. Rewrite the dream in
an exaggerated way making things bigger and better and smaller
and worse wherever you can.
Example dream:
I'm in this tiny room where a party is going on and there is a
lot of dancing going on. The party is a very formal occasion.
There are toilets on both sides of the entrance. They are unoccupied.
Clearly more than enough toilets for such a tiny party, I notice.
To the right is another room with yet another toilet. I feel a
great need to visit a toilet. Just then both entrance toilets
are occupied. I look longingly at the third one but I see a man
lying in bed in the side room; he may be suffering terribly or
really ill and I now realise that I will never be able to use
that toilet at all as that must be this man's private toilet...
3. Allow this strongly
expressed situation to sink in and then describe the situation
from the point of view of the saboteur.
Example:
I just allow you to enjoy the feeling that you can go to a toilet
any time you wish as there are so many for so few people, but
when the moment has come I just make you sit tight and not give
way to your desires. So that you know how to make do without things
you desire.
4. You'll find that usually
saboteurs are either very strict, parental-type figures that uphold
norms and values to an excessive extent or they are kindhearted,
even wise figures showing you an easier way of looking at things.
If the saboteur appears to be the strict type, such as in the
example, try to have the other kind appear and speak out, or vice
versa. Usually, though, the first saboteur to appear will be the
most relevant one for you.
Example:
I know you need to go to the toilet but just now that's not convenient.
Better wait a bit until there is room for you. That way you won't
feel pressed because of the queues waiting for you. And you won't
feel that you're occupying a spot that a sick man may need.
5. If you have not done
so far, make a connection to your waking life. In one sentence
sum up what the saboteur stands for and give him/her a name. If
your saboteur has come in both guises (strict parental-type and
kindhearted figure), do this for both types.
Example:
Saboteur 1: Motto: You can't give in to your desires at any moment
you want. Name: The Strict One
Saboteur 2: Motto: You sometimes have to protect yourself from
showing your feelings or desires in the wrong place or at the
wrong time. Name: The Protector
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