I dreamt I was part of some kind of student movement. I believe that we were revolutionaries of some kind, altough I don't know what we were "for" or "against". We were incarcerated in a prison in an appartment. For some strange reason it was my grandmothers appartment (In real life she died 10 years ago, and moved away from that appartment even longer ago). It was a small place - 2 rooms and a kitchen. Old fashioned, but with a nice glassed-in balcony were we could look out. Life in the flat was like some kind of never ending student party. Day and night, a lot of scheming against whoever it was that kept us looked up took place. Then we came up with a bright idea (?). As an attempt to break free from the flat, we created a narrow canal (10 cm wide, 3-4 cm deep) in the floor; from the bathroom, through the kitchen, through the walls into the rooms - and then we turned the tap on. Water was flowing like a littel mini-stream through our prison. Maybe the idea was that eventually the trickle of water would erode the foundation of the building and break through the flooring? I am not sure why, but it seemed like a very good idea in the dream and it kept us busy for ages. I also remember being very attracted to one of my fellow student-prisoners and thinking that he seemed very young and carefree.

The dream also contained Indian people (from the country of India) and great wads of rupies (Indian currency) but I cannot exactly recall if the money was part of our revolutionary activities or something we used to bribe someone with? I mostly recall the feel of the large number of bills that I had to pay.

I don't know how it paned out. I suppose I must have woken up. Since I have been depressed for a while now (in awake life) I was hoping that this dream - that actually hints at some kind of sollution, for once - could help me?

Water often represents the emotions. It could be that because you are depressed, the water was underneath. The water (emotions) may flood and cause a collapse. Is this a fear? It didn't seem to be, at least in the dream? The part where everyone "kept busy for ages" was probably your body's way of keeping you in sleep. To keep you busy with a solution.

Perhaps you were on the verge of coming up with some solution. Try rethinking the dream before sleep and see if you dream it again and if it yields anything.

[QUOTE=Karin;9152]I dreamt I was part of some kind of student movement. I believe that we were revolutionaries of some kind, altough I don't know what we were "for" or "against". (Ambivalent feelings) We were incarcerated in a prison in an appartment. For some strange reason it was my grandmothers appartment (In real life she died 10 years ago, and moved away from that appartment even longer ago).(you are stuck in a rut that started 10 years ago) It was a small place - 2 rooms and a kitchen. Old fashioned, but with a nice glassed-in balcony were we could look out.(looking out but trapped inside) Life in the flat was like some kind of never ending student party.(partying all day and night yet trapped) Day and night, a lot of scheming against whoever it was that kept us looked up took place. (disatisfaction with someone of power in your life) Then we came up with a bright idea (?). As an attempt to break free from the flat, we created a narrow canal (10 cm wide, 3-4 cm deep) in the floor; from the bathroom, through the kitchen, through the walls into the rooms - and then we turned the tap on. Water was flowing like a littel mini-stream through our prison. Maybe the idea was that eventually the trickle of water would erode the foundation of the building and break through the flooring?(a rut would be created by the water-symbolizes your mind state) I am not sure why, but it seemed like a very good idea in the dream and it kept us busy for ages. I also remember being very attracted to one of my fellow student-prisoners and thinking that he seemed very young and carefree. (student carefree-but were you concerned about breaking out of the prison?)

The dream also contained Indian people (from the country of India) and great wads of rupies (Indian currency) but I cannot exactly recall if the money was part of our revolutionary activities or something we used to bribe someone with? I mostly recall the feel of the large number of bills that I had to pay. (stress related to cost of living and thinking you may hve to bunk with a bunch of kids)

Sollution: Try and get out of your current state of mind. Look into the past and figure out what happened 10 years ago. It may or may not have something to do with your Grandmother-it is just that you were back in a place of 10 years ago.

What are you feeling ambivalent about you didn't know what you were fighting for, you need to know and have some direction in your life.

The carefree student may be symbolic of who you would like to be, figure out why that person made an impression on you.

Hi and thank you both!
I have been pondering your suggestions.

Every suggestion in brackets by realsurreal could be correct. Something that happened 10 years ago could well be a real change of lifestyle that took place, going from freedom of student life and alternative lifestyle to a career-focused life. The student carefreeness that I admire in the dream is something that I wish I could have (I don't think I have ever had it, even as a student).

About the water that flows in the dream, I do believe that it is something positive. Emotions that with a slow trickle will finally, somehow, break me out of what ever prison we are talking about. Mostly curious about the elaborate workings with the canal through the flat, the turning on of the water and the relaxed attitude we showed about breaking free.

Thank you, I'll continue to think about it andr try to dream about it again.