Dreamcatcher: Cleaning the Energies

Cleaning the Energies

A big house, that I was living within....the spaces between floors that were attic and basement -like, was the setting. I had friends that were staying and sleeping. Some were not so welcome as others. These were the freeloaders and the ones who were, in my opinion, terrible house guests. These few did nothing to contribute and this bothered me. One sweet girl was helping to clean dishes and the dirty spaces above the sinks that seemed like it had been dusted over for a century. I joined her, climbing on top of the sinks as the slippery water sprayed about causing us to break some platters and see avalanches of dishes and pottery spill. We laughed about it all! At least we were having fun in our clean-up. Other people were about, although I wasn't activating with them much.
I took some time to talk to one girl, Jael, that in my real life was actually another, in my opinion, a terrible house guest. I reminded her of her lack of action and lack of contribution to staying in my house. She listened and seemed to understand where I was coming from....although I was a bit harsh on her, I apologized while teaching her that its not so cool to be a freeloader. She was rooming in the dream house with a crew of these freeloader types. One girl lights a cigarette, which I immediately called out to please go outside with it. She didn't seem to care to respond quickly and the smoke was stinking up the small room and wafting into the house. Ugh! I then took her cigarette and walked it outside where I extinguished it. There I saw the painters for the house smoking, along with others outside. Most of these smokers were leaving the butts on the driveway. I asked them to please not do this and deposit the butts into the garbage or use some container of their own. I was feeling like a policewoman....but I had to clean-up the place, that had belonged to my parents.
Later that night, the house was empty. The lights throughout the house needed to be turned off, so I went inside to do this. I started at the bottom floor turning off the lights and went up each of 4 floors doing the same. Not realizing the problem I had created for myself, in that, I was now in the total dark and needed to descend back down 4 flights of stairs. I made it down 3 floors, but then the last set of stairs, I couldn't find. I felt a bit frantic looking in the pitch dark. That's when I heard the voices of the ghosts. Many of them....children more than adults. All talking, wailing, screaming and scaring the hell out of me! I was panicking and needed to leave. I knew however, they could not hurt me, but nevertheless, it was frightening. I scrambled to the stairs, and made it out safely.
Now, this is when the painters saw me outside and I told them what had happened. They tell me that once there was a large fire in the house and many people and children died there. I made sense and I felt compassion for the ghosts.
After this, I woke up.

The Dictionary of Symbols

Mystics have always traditionally considered the feminine aspect of
the universe as a chest, a house or a wall, as well as an enclosed garden. Another
symbolic association is that which equates the house (and the above, related
forms) with the repository of all wisdom, that is, tradition itself (4). In architectural symbolism, on the other hand, the house carries not only an overall symbolism but also particular associations attached to each of its component parts.
Nevertheless, the house as a home arouses strong, spontaneous associations with
the human body and human thought (or life, in other words), as has been confirmed empirically by psychoanalysts. Ania Teillard explains this by pointing
out that, in dreams, we employ the image of the house as a representation of the
different layers of the psyche. The outside of the house signifies the outward
appearance of Man: his personality or his mask. The various floors are related to
the vertical and spatial symbols. The roof and upper floor correspond to the head
and the mind, as well as to the conscious exercise of self-control. Similarly, the
basement corresponds to the unconscious and the instincts (just as sewers do, in
symbols pertaining to the city). The kitchen, since this is where foodstuff is
transformed, sometimes signifies the place or the moment of psychic transmutation in the alchemical sense. The intercommunicating rooms speak for themselves. The stairs are the link between the various planes of the psyche, but their
particular significance depends upon whether they are seen as ascending or descending. Finally, there is, as we have said, the association of the house with the
human body, especially regarding its openings, as was well understood by
Artemidorus Daldianus (56).

Dream Moods

To see a house in your dream, represents your own soul and self. Specific rooms in the house indicate a specific aspect of your psyche. In general, the attic represents your intellect, the basement represents the unconscious, etc. If the house is empty, then it indicates feelings of insecurity. If the house is shifting, then it suggests that you are going through some personal changes and changing your belief system. To dream that a house has no walls, represents a lack of privacy. You feel that everyone is looking over your shoulder or up in your business.

To dream that you are cleaning your house, signifies your need to clear out your thoughts and get rid of old ways. You are seeking self-improvement.

If you live with others in your waking life, but dream that you are living alone, suggests that you need to take new steps toward independence. You need to accept responsibilities and be more self-reliant.

To see an old, run-down house in your dream, represents your old beliefs, attitudes and how you used to think or feel. A situation in your current life may be bringing about those same old attitudes and feelings. Alternatively, the old house may symbolize your need to update you mode of thinking. To dream that your house is damaged, indicates your waking concerns about the condition of your house.

To see a new house in your dream, indicates that you are entering into a new phase or new area in your life. You are becoming more emotionally mature. If you are locked out of the house, then it represents rejection and insecurity. You feel you are being left behind.

To dream that your house is broken into, suggests that you are feeling violated. It may refer to a particular relationship or current situation in your life. Alternatively, it indicates that some unconscious material is attempting to make itself known. There are some aspects of yourself that you have denied.

To dream of a haunted house, signifies unfinished emotional business, related to your childhood family, dead relatives, or repressed memories and feelings.

To dream that a house has disappeared, indicates that you are not feeling grounded. You feel uprooted by a particular circumstance or relationship in your life.

To dream that water is rising up in your house, suggests that you are becoming overwhelmed by your emotions.

10,000 Dreams Interpreted

To dream of building a house, you will make wise changes in your present affairs.

To dream that you own an elegant house, denotes that you will soon leave your home for a better, and fortune will be kind to you.

Old and dilapidated houses, denote failure in business or any effort, and declining health.

Hyper Dictionary

Seeing a house in your dream, represents your own soul and self. Specific rooms in the house indicate a specific aspect of your psyche. In general, the attic represents your intellect, the basement represents the unconscious, etc. If the house is empty, then it indicates feelings of insecurity. If the house is shifting, then it suggests that you are going through some personal changes and changing your belief system. Dreaming that you are cleaning your house means your need to clear out your thoughts and getting rid of old ways. You are seeking self-improvement. Seeing an old, run-down house in your dream, represents your old beliefs, attitudes and how you used to think or feel. A situation in your current life may be bringing about those same old attitudes and feelings. Alternatively, the old house may symbolize your need to update you mode of thinking. Dreaming that your house is broken into, suggests that you are feeling violated. It may refer to a particular relationship or current situation in your life. Alternatively, it indicates that some unconscious material is attempting to make itself known. There are some aspects of yourself that you have denied. Dreaming of a haunted house means unfinished emotional business, related to your childhood family, dead relatives, or repressed memories and feelings. Dreaming that a house disappeared, indicates that you are not feeling grounded. You feel uprooted by a particular circumstance or relationship in your life.

Meaning of Dreams

It is common to dream about houses. They usually symbolise our emotional and psychological selves. All of your experiences, stages of development, and parts of your conscious and unconscious life may be represented by that house. The house may be representing issues concerning a particular dilemma in your life, or it may be more general and comprehensive. Either way, if you pay attention to the details in this dream, you may learn a thing or two about yourself.