23 November 1997

Haircut

I had a vivid dream last night.   I thought maybe I should write it down.   Are any of you good at dream interpretations?

Well, this is what happened:

I'm outside a house with a bunch of kids.   We're trying to harass the woman who lives in the house.  We're being loud and obnoxious.   The woman comes out and is very angry.   I think maybe she is scared too.   The other kids all run, but I gut stuck.   The woman grabs me and drags me into her house.   Then she drags me to the kitchen.   I'm scared, but more than that...I'm angry.

She sits me down on a chair.   I resist a bit, but she's stronger than me.

She decides to punish me by cutting my hair.   This really upsets me for some reason.

She gets a scissors and tries to cut my hair, but the scissors is too dull.   It won't work.

Then for some reason, we stop being angry with each other.   I don't know why.   It's weird.

I start to like the woman.   She finds another scissors and I sit quietly as she gives me a haircut.   She's done, and I see it.    It's lovely.   I am happy with the way I look.   The woman is happy too.   She seems to really like me now.

She says, "what's your name?"

I say, "Alex."

She looks at me surprised, but it also seems as if she kind of expected me to say that.   Then she asks my sister's name.

I told her it was Julia.

The woman seems happy and excited about my answer.

That's all I remember.

I hope all of you are doing okay.    Things are fine here.   We're been playing a lot of video games.   And the weather is getting warmer so we've been swimming a lot.   It feels really strange to have hot weather in November....but oh well.  

9 comments:

SC Mather said...

Well I'm currently drinking tea so maybe I can use the tea leaves to interpret your dream. Or something like that, I never actually paid attention in divination. I just that it was cool that Trelawney actually bought everything I made up. Heheh.

So here's my go at dream interpretation:

The woman is you and you are angered by your own personality and ideas. So the haircut symbolizes your attempt at self reinvention. Perhaps your initial struggle with the woman was a removal of something in your life you considered valuable or meaningful. Obviously this dream is saying that your attempts to become who you wish to be will be successful.

And then you'll die a horrible painful death because the moon and the stars were positioned at a thirty degree angle to Mars in the year of your birth.

At least that sounds like something I would have written for Trelawney. Ah Hogwarts! Those were the days.

Honestly, I don't put much stock in dreams. I think it's up to us to determine our own path and we shouldn't let our minds be clouded by what happens in dreams.

I wish it were as warm here as it is where you are. We've been using extra blankets and warming spells but we're cautious about fire because of the smoke.

Miss Muggle Bug said...

Oh! I thought you were serious at first about the painful death thing. My heart skipped a beat.

I don't know what I believe about dreams, but I do agree that we shouldn't let our minds be too clouded by them. Maybe a little clouding is okay.

I'm sorry you're cold. I hope the warming spells help somewhat. It's nice to be warm here, but I heard it can get really hot. And I'll miss having a white Christmas.

Miss Muggle Bug said...

SC Mather,

Please say hello to Dani, Isaac, and Fiona for me. I hope they're doing alright.

SC Mather said...

Sorry for the scare. Things have been rather tense for the last month and we're all trying to break the tension. A lot of arguments and blame and frustration floating around. I'm working on an owl for you but...well...I'm not comfortable talking about everything until things settle down a bit.

My peace offering is letting them all sleep through the...day. No one's awake yet but I'll send them your good wishes. Everyone is healthy and well enough though. No need to worry.

How is your family? I haven't heard from Julia in a while.

Miss Muggle Bug said...

Sorry things are tense. I guess it's not surprising. It's hard to be cheerful these days. I can imagine it's really hard for you guys because you're new to each other, and you're dealing with a major loss.

My family is fine. Thanks for asking! Julia is quiet and moody, but I think she's probably okay.

A Mud Blood And Proud To Be One said...

you have some weird dreams. :) glad that everyone is okay.

Miss Muggle Bug said...

Proud Mudblood,

I do have weird dreams sometimes! I often like them because I get to go on adventures sometimes, but I'm not in any danger. I guess it's kind of like reading a story.

Last night I dreamed I went to dinner with Jude Law and Louisa Parkinson. It was not much of an adventure, but it was nice. Louisa Parkinson bought me new shoes. I'm not sure if that means anything. Probably not!

Aoife said...

Per muggle psychologists, dream symbolism isn't what matters; rather, the feelings evoked by a dream are what you need to look at. I prefer the muggle psychologist interpretation of dreams. If I considered the symbolism in mine, I'd commit myself to St. Mungo's permanently.

In your dream description, I see fear, anger, frustration and hope, all normal feelings given your current situation and the state of our society. Your dreams may be disturbing and worrisome, but I think you shouldn't worry about them.

Miss Muggle Bug said...

Aoife,

Thank you! I like your way of looking at my dream. I felt a lot of happiness at the end of my dream, so maybe that's a good sign.

I think at times I do have a lot of hope...although it's sometimes clouded by fear.

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