Dreamcatcher: Instant Reincarnation

Instant Reincarnation

I'm in some kind of gameland. Everything looks real and normal, but there are lots of different game stations. Some in the style of physical challenges/obstacles, others video.

I think you would begin playing them in the video style, but then would get pulled into the game world.

You could carry weapons in the non-game reality.

There was a scene where there was a firefight, but I had to take on a single opponent. We had a few battles of will where we would scramble for discarded weapons and on occasion they would be loaded, but most often they were empty. Battles of strength where I had to use all of my strength to turn the gun. I think eventually I was able to turn it on him with it still in his hands.

He shot me in the left deltoid, and that wound stayed with me because I don't think I died again after that battle.

There was some sort of game timer deal and down-time rules.

I remember towards the end portion of the dream, I was walking around in a ski-mask and that was providing cover for my identity somehow. Because I was 'wanted' I had to go around incognito.

It's hard to recall the overall objective of things. Other than survive.

I don't recall seeing any women in this dream!

There was some kind of system to track your credits/score... and I recall talking to some of my friends about using those to buy weapons in reality, but they suggested saving them for something...

I remember in the 'final round' of gameplay, I was late to jump in. There were only 15 minutes left in the game by the time I had plugged in. I remember bypassing a lot of things and just running for objective...

Earlier in the dream when I was killed, I remember thinking "because it's a game, it won't matter if I die." but upon respawning I recall the feeling that not only had things been taken away (memory specifically) but I had lost time in the development of my character...

The Dictionary of Symbols

Within the general symbolism of the hero’s struggle, his weapons
are, in a way, the counterpart of the monsters he has to fight. Just as there are
different kinds of monsters, so there are different kinds of weapons. Hence, the
weapon used in mythic combat has a deep and specific significance: it defines
both the hero and the enemy whom he is trying to destroy. Since, in a purely
psychological interpretation of the symbol, the enemy is simply the forces threatening the hero from within, the weapon becomes a genuine representation of a
state of conflict. (The wings of Icarus, the sword of Perseus, the club of Hercules,
the staff of Oedipus, Neptune’s trident, Hades and Satan) (15). Jung summarizes
this by saying that ‘weapons are an expression of the will directed towards a
certain end’ (56). Paul, giving advice on how the Christian should meet the enemy,
says, in the Epistle to the Ephesians (vi, 10-17): ‘Finally, my brethren, be strong
in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that
ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of
the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore
take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the
evil day, and, having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt
about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; and your feet
shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of
faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And
take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of
God’ (46). According to St. Ephraem, the allegorical interpretation of Paul’s
symbolism is as follows: the helmet—hope; the girding of the loins—charity;
shoes—humility; the shield—cross; the bow—prayer; the sword—the word of
God (46). Diel’s interpretation of the symbolism of weapons also stresses their
moral significance; he observes that, with ‘the weapons lent by the deity’—it will
be recalled that in myths, mediaeval legends and folklore weapons are often
miraculously given to the hero—man must struggle against the urge of his irrational desires, against the beguiling monster, thus serving the higher aims of the spirit
and of the species. Arms therefore symbolize the powers and functions of sublimation and spiritualization, in contrast to monsters, which stand for the baser
forces (15). This is why myths and legends stress the almost autonomous power
of the weapons, attributes and objects belonging to heroes, saints and demigods,
such as Roland’s oliphant, Thor’s hammer and the rod of Moses (4). In addition
to this general significance, the symbolism of some arms is enriched by the
associations of the Element to which they pertain. Thus, the bolas of South
American Indians and gauchos, and the sling, have associations with the air; the
spear, with earth; the sword, with fire; the trident, with the watery deeps (41).
Further connotations follow on from certain groupings of arms in connexion with
status or character: the sceptre, the mace, the staff and the whip are attributes of
royalty; the spear, the dagger and the sword are the weapons of the knight; the
knife and the poniard are secret weapons and, to a certain extent, base; the
thunderbolt and the net are the arms of the Uranian gods, and so on. A comparison
between the different symbolic grades of arms and the Jungian archetypes would
give the following correlations: Shadow (knife, dagger), Anima (spear), Mana
(mace or club, net, whip), Self (sword). On the basis of this correlation, Schneider
states (50) that the combat of spear against sword is that of earth against heaven.
On the other hand, a further specific meaning pertains to the sword as the ‘weapon
of salvation’, in connexion with medicinal rites (51) and with ceremonies more exalted in implication. Crushing weapons, such as the club, stand for destruction
rather than victory (15).

Dream Moods

To see or hold a weapon in your dream, indicates a need to defend and protect yourself emotionally and/or physically. You are experiencing some conflict in your waking life. Alternatively, the dream may indicate your hidden desire to hurt someone or something. Your dream provides a safe haven for expressing these desires. In dreams, weapons also often have sexual connotations.

Hyper Dictionary

Seeing or hold a weapon in your dream indicates a need to defend and protect yourself emotionally and/or physically. You are experiencing some conflict in your waking life. Alternatively, it suggests a fear of sexuality.