Dream journal: alligators

[scarlettina]

Dreamed last night that I was living somewhere that had flooded (Seattle?) and that I stood on the end of a pier catching alligators with my bare hands and chopping off their heads with a chainsaw. This was a neater process in my dream than I suspect it would be in real life; the chainsaw behaved more like an electric knife—no fuss, no muss. Things got a little weird when I discovered that one of the alligators I picked up was purring; suddenly taking a chainsaw to it became a sad and cruel thing.

I don't know where this came from. I'm not sure I want to find out.

(Anyone ever notice time-stampy weirdness on LJ? I posted this at 8:38 AM, and LJ originally marked it 2:38 PM--before I manually corrected it. My profile is set for PDT; why would LJ do that? How weird is that?)

Comments

[mimerki.livejournal.com]

One of my lj-friends has been having time-stamp weirdnesses off and on for a while now. I do not recall how (or if -- I haven't noticed it happening, but it might still be) she managed to correct this, but you could probably ask laridian...

[lagilman]

when you're up to your ass in alligators....

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

...get out the chainsaw? ::chuckle::

[hank.livejournal.com]

Well, if you get one with seven fat cows and seven lean ones, I can help you. Alligators? Beats me. :)

[oldmangrumpus.livejournal.com]

I've actually noticed a time-stamp problem for your posts for some time now, but I figured it was the fault of your ISP (let's just say it's part of a pattern)orlj was being weird.

That's Great!

[exiledfromtribe.livejournal.com]

Well, obviously it's a good dream as you're easily dealing w/ threatening things with such ease. So, at the very least, it shows an optimistic and determined core.

The fact that these threatening things are represented by alligators is significant (unless you happened to channel surf through a documentary on allligators recently ;) ). These are "sneaky" or hidden dangers. Alligators sneak up on ya-or hang about looking like harmless logs. So, the issues being dealt w/ in your dream aren't obvious in your face problems.

At the very least, they're lurking around the edges of your life-you catch a glimpse and then it either submerges or you wonder to yourself. "Hm, was that just a log?" It's also very (more?) that they represent INTERNAL issues. In either case, I'm glad your subconscious so easily dispatched them-not even making a mess!

Re: That's Great!

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

I buy that. It's actually what I thought shortly after I woke up. I'm handling the stress: go me! On the other hand, what an icky metaphor, you know? ::grin::

[db-writer.livejournal.com]

The alligators are clearly your former employers and other scuzzbags. By slicing their heads off, you are cleansing the world (and yourself) of their needless existence.

The purring alligator is clearly an indication that somewhere out there in the swamp we call life, there is a good soul or two. I believe you will eventually find that purring alligator. Soon.

db

[irrationalrobot.livejournal.com]

I dreamed about playing Formula De', and I'm happy to say that the little wriggly guy has been showing up in my dreams more frequently. Most recently, I dreamed that wordknitter and I were shopping for a dining room set as a wedding gift (we make no where near that kind of money, but it WAS a pleasant dream) and babybot was leaving a deadalus knot of drool all over the gigantic furniture store.

Where can I get your contact info?

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

I try to avoid posting the contact info here (spambots and so on). Drop oldmangrumpus a note via e-mail; he's got all the info. Tell him I sentcha.

[irrationalrobot.livejournal.com]

Precisely the kind of plan I was looking for, thanks!

Gator Dream

[oldmangrumpus.livejournal.com]

Well, going "old school" - and I mean really old-school, it all depends on what the gators represent.

If they represent Sobek, then you are rejecting his aspect of divine reincarnation, in favor of punishment of yourself (the flirtation with Sekhmet/Bast, the cat purring, unless this is the aspect of Bast for good health)

But if they represent Ammit, who after all only had the head of a crocodile but with sometimes the mid-quarters of a cat, then you are celebrating your victory over death and damnation.

(and don't anyone flame me for the fact that gators and crocs aren't exactly the same reptile; I know that!)

Re: Gator Dream

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

Heh. You're hilarious. This is brilliant.

[jaylake.livejournal.com]

Wow, saith I.

Purring

[pennysquisher.livejournal.com]

No idea about the alligators but when you say one was purring it makes me wonder if one of your kitty cats visited you while you were just waking up. I've had my alarm clock be part of my dream when I am waking up.

When I started college I kept having weird dreams that blue cats were climbing all over me. One morning I woke up and looked at my quilt and it suddenly dawned on me that my quilt was covered with blue cats. I never had the dream again. Hmmmm....

Re: Purring

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

...it makes me wonder if one of your kitty cats visited you while you were just waking up.

Oh, I'm almost sure that's what happened. Both my boys are aggressive about getting affection, especially in the morning (after I've spent a whole night just lying there, not petting them! The nerve!). It was weird, however, to pick up a vibrating alligator.