Beauty And The Beast Options

The dream started with me floating in an ocean at night. There was no land in sight in any direction. The sky overhead was clear as can be, with the milky way and moon both shining brightly, and reflecting off the surface of the calm water. The water below seemed equally infinite, but dark and unseen. In a way they were mirror opposites, one showing visibly a sight into infinity, the other murky and unseen but no less infinite.

I became aware that I was not alone. My then-fiance was with me. (I'll call him my fiance for proper context at the time of this dream. he's currently an ex fiance though). He was disconcerted about the depths, both above and below, and about the lack of land. I myself was very much in harmony with this setting, and very much enjoying it with a sense of childlike awe.

From beneath us rose a shape in the water. It was a pale white color, almost luminous in the murky water, and could only be seen as it came quite close to the surface, so as to be illuminated by the moonlight. As it came closer up under us, it's scale became obvious. It was huge, larger than a whale, and it looked kinda like a giant squid. I immediately recognized it's "feel" though, and knew it to be my patron (albeit in a strange form).

I was completely elated to see her, particularly in such a beautiful setting. My fiance was frightened, and tried to swim away. I let him, and waited for this giant squid, who was my true beloved, to get close enough to touch. Eventually my fiance swam off into the distance and I didn't hear him anymore. Meanwhile my patron breeched the surface beneath me, and I rested on top of her, embracing her odd form in a hug. I was very glad to share such an idyllic scene with her.

Then I held on tight, and she went fact through the water like a 500ft long jet ski. Water sprayed up on either side of me, and glistened in the moonlight. It was very picturesque. It vaguely reminded me of the scene in Dune where they ride the spice worms. The overwhelming sense of scale was similar. It was interesting that despite a sense of scale which should have been extremely intimidating, I felt nothing but the most intense intimacy. Size or form meant nothing. She and I played in the water for some time before I woke up.


It contains plenty of symbolism, psychological, spiritual, emotional, it foreshadows the course of my actual relationship quite well too. It's a fond memory, as dreams go. And while I feel that the water and sky and fiance were all just 'dream content', my patron was very much really 'in' the dream with me, sharing my dreamscape.

This post has been edited by Kath: Oct 14 2009, 10:14 AM

Hey kath first off thank you for portioning out your dream into segments - it makes it much easier to interpret. You added plenty of details there, really vivid dream! So here is my take:

The dream started with me floating in an ocean at night. There was no land in sight in any direction. The sky overhead was clear as can be, with the milky way and moon both shining brightly, and reflecting off the surface of the calm water. The water below seemed equally infinite, but dark and unseen. In a way they were mirror opposites, one showing visibly a sight into infinity, the other murky and unseen but no less infinite.

For this first section there seems to be several major symbols here: ocean, sky, milky way, moon and night time. The ocean represents your emotions. The sky your intellect. The moon shows your sacred feminine. The milky way could represent a path you are taking. Since the ancienty greeks especially thought that the milky way was indeed a path way traveled by the Gods. The night time represents sub-consciousness. And really put all together there seems to be a sense of mystery. Like maybe you are wondering why you have certain feelings or perhaps you are searching for feelings that cannot be found. A more mystical approach is that these five symbols relate to elemental energies and this part of the dream sort of symbolizes your actual spiritual alignment.

I became aware that I was not alone. My then-fiance was with me. (I'll call him my fiance for proper context at the time of this dream. he's currently an ex fiance though). He was disconcerted about the depths, both above and below, and about the lack of land. I myself was very much in harmony with this setting, and very much enjoying it with a sense of childlike awe.

Your fiance may literally represent your emotions and attitudes towards him. He may, instead, symbolize a masculine aspect within yourself. Something that you disagree with since he seems to be in confrontation with your apperant happiness. Perhaps your masculine side thinks you are being overly emotional or unrealistic about a situation in your life. Perhaps you were having doubts about your relationship even while you were together. Again a more spiritual approach this symbol might represent that you are not as spiritually aligned as you'd like to be.

From beneath us rose a shape in the water. It was a pale white color, almost luminous in the murky water, and could only be seen as it came quite close to the surface, so as to be illuminated by the moonlight. As it came closer up under us, it's scale became obvious. It was huge, larger than a whale, and it looked kinda like a giant squid. I immediately recognized it's "feel" though, and knew it to be my patron (albeit in a strange form).

This section is a bit tricky for me to interpret because the symbolism is so ambiguous. Its something very personal to you. Ask yourself what were you feeling when you saw this and when you felt it. Try to apply a positive and negative quality to it and try to relate this symbolism to the greater picture of the dream. What I get out of it personally is a sense of discovery or enlightenment. Like you found something important, even devine. I assume your patron is your patron deity?

I was completely elated to see her, particularly in such a beautiful setting. My fiance was frightened, and tried to swim away. I let him, and waited for this giant squid, who was my true beloved, to get close enough to touch. Eventually my fiance swam off into the distance and I didn't hear him anymore. Meanwhile my patron breeched the surface beneath me, and I rested on top of her, embracing her odd form in a hug. I was very glad to share such an idyllic scene with her.

From this section it sounds like your patron may represent your feminine side - one that clearly dominates your masculine side. To me this part of the dream suggests that you allow your feminine qualities to control you. Like perhaps you are refusing to embrace your masculine side. It may just mean that you have a strong sense of female independence and do not like men controlling you. You're fiance wasn't controlling was he? If so this part of the dream could mean that you are sort of shaking him off, getting rid of him or asserting your self back into your life and taking control of it.

Then I held on tight, and she went fact through the water like a 500ft long jet ski. Water sprayed up on either side of me, and glistened in the moonlight. It was very picturesque. It vaguely reminded me of the scene in Dune where they ride the spice worms. The overwhelming sense of scale was similar. It was interesting that despite a sense of scale which should have been extremely intimidating, I felt nothing but the most intense intimacy. Size or form meant nothing. She and I played in the water for some time before I woke up.

In a way what get from this is a sense of liberation and feeling let free. Like perhaps you have gotten over your emotions - perhaps this dream symbolizes getting over your fiance. The playing and intimacy may be your minds way of restoring that serene scene you had at the begining of the dream.

It contains plenty of symbolism, psychological, spiritual, emotional, it foreshadows the course of my actual relationship quite well too. It's a fond memory, as dreams go. And while I feel that the water and sky and fiance were all just 'dream content', my patron was very much really 'in' the dream with me, sharing my dreamscape.

Its certainly possible that this dream is more spiritual in nature than psychological. Perhaps you simply had a causal encounter with your patron? But the psychological implications shouldn't be ignored. It sounds like perhaps you allow your feminine nature control you. Maybe not. Maybe this dream simply symbolizes over comming the relationship with your fiance. Regardless I know the most important meaning to this dream is what you personally got from it.

This post has been edited by Acid09: Oct 20 2009, 06:39 PM