Tree Eats My House and Eats my Dogs

[rocketsquirrel]

I dreamed I was alone in a house I used to live in except there were 3 dogs with me: Molly, Rusty, and Sam. Sam has been dead for years in real life. Molly and Rusty are the dogs I have now. It was my job to take care of them in Mom's absence. I wanted to keep the dogs inside for a while to keep them safe. Strange things often happen in the backyard of this house in my dreams. I wanted to make sure it was safe for them. I looked out the window. It looked normal. I walked out into the yard using the basement door. I kept looking around for something bad; like a sudden Apocalypse, a tree comming to life and eating a dog, a sudden flood, aliens landing in the yard, neighbors doing something strange, or an evil spirit on a rampage. I could find nothing unusual or dangerous at all. I was especially afraid the tree was going to come alive and start tearing the house apart. I remember (in a past memory the dream created) walking out of the basement and climbing the steps up into the yard when the tree suddenly came alive and started tearing the house apart and eating the house. It even tried to eat the dogs ( the dogs were furiously barking at the tree). When that happened, the sky was suddenly dark, and I was really startled and scared by this. I was the only thing standing between me and the dogs and I was trying to fight this giant oak tree. The tree was moved quickly, moving from its place it had been growing in and grabbing everything with its branches that moved as if they were the tentacles of a great octopus. My parents were completely ignorant of the situation and left me to fight this thing myself. This time, I tested the tree and nothing happened. This was different than all the other dreams I have had about this place, everything alive in the yard was happy. All the grass, the trees, the flowers were all communicating a feeling of great joy. Still, I couldn't relax.

I dreamed another dream where I was in the band room of the highschool. The school was discontinuing the band program. All the kids were gone. I was in the instrument storage area retriving my cymbals because the school said I could take them home with me. I found my cymbals and thought 'Here's my only legacy from this highschool and I'm taking it home with me'. I wondered if the other students taking instruments home would still be playing the trumpets and tubas well into their 30's, marching around their yards, by themselves, still in their band uniforms with the husband (or wife) and kids looking on. That would be embarassing. I also kept looking for a change of clothes. I left a blouse here. It was designed to be cute on a teenage girl, which I used to be. I found it and for some reason, it was too much effort and time to try to get my blouse off and put this other one on. Mom came in angry that I was taking so long to do this one final thing to end my connection forever with the highschool. END.

[rocketsquirrel]

The backyard of this house represents the spirit realm. The house represents my life. I pay more attention to what's going on there than most people in my life but it has a huge impact on my life and the lives of those around me. There have been spiritual attacks I have been alone in fighting off. Sometimes it is the wrath of GOD comming on people in my life because GOD was angry with them and I have to ask GOD to relent. Sometimes, GOD makes big changes. Sometimes, there are attacks from evil spirits and all the while family member pay no attention and don't even care. This time, in the spirit realm I am surrounded by peace and joy.


The 2nd dream describes how I am ending my relationship with the past. It would be silly at this point to act now the way I did then. I am just keeping record of my accomplishments, and moving on.

[dantheman]

The first dream: Usually dogs represent guardians or sentinals, but in your case the dogs may be linked more with companionship. One of the dogs is dead, and you feel very protective of them. You are nervous about the vegetation outside your house. Usually a house represents yourself, so perhaps you worried about something going on outside yourself, but still in your sphere of influence (your yard), something that can affect whatever the dogs symbolize for you (defense mechanism, friendship ...?)

The second dream: to me, schools are places of education and learning, music is harmony, beauty, cohesion, especially in a band where everthing has to work together. Perhaps you want to take something from a learning experience, or perhaps disrupt a learning experience (cymbals are dissonant and make loud crashes). Changing clothes could symbolize changing your image or how other people see you.

Some thoughts, anyways, hope that helps!

[rocketsquirrel]

Originally Posted by dantheman

The first dream: Usually dogs represent guardians or sentinals, but in your case the dogs may be linked more with companionship. One of the dogs is dead, and you feel very protective of them. You are nervous about the vegetation outside your house. Usually a house represents yourself, so perhaps you worried about something going on outside yourself, but still in your sphere of influence (your yard), something that can affect whatever the dogs symbolize for you (defense mechanism, friendship ...?)

The second dream: to me, schools are places of education and learning, music is harmony, beauty, cohesion, especially in a band where everthing has to work together. Perhaps you want to take something from a learning experience, or perhaps disrupt a learning experience (cymbals are dissonant and make loud crashes). Changing clothes could symbolize changing your image or how other people see you.

Some thoughts, anyways, hope that helps!

I was trying to protect the dogs so I am thinking they represent my responsibilities in life or whatever is vulnerable and needs protecting in my life...maybe my personal feelings? The 2nd dream seems to be that I am taking what I have learned from the past and move on instead of trying live life as it used to be? I remember reading somewhere that trees eating people is a common nightmare that children have...I need to look that up.