LDI ~ Standing Brave, Strong and True on the Empire Wall

Theory on Logotherapy Dream Interpretation (LDI)
(Logotherapy Immediate Workshop Manual – 2009)
 
“Dreams - can reflect hopes and wishes form the unconscious, not only repressed aggression and lust, but calls from the conscious towards meaningful behaviour.  Advice from the unconscious to the conscious.”
 
“Frankl has an expanded concept of the unconscious.  He asserts that it contains, also, repressed hopes, goals, and meanings to which dreams are royal roads.”
 
“Viktor Frankl.... sees the unconscious not only in a psychological but also in a spiritual dimension as a royal road into a much wider land.  It can lead to meaning.”
 
“Dreams may make you aware of repressed drives and traumas that are too painful to face.  But dreams may also convey advice from the conscience.  A dream interpretation from this perspective can help you to discover what is meaningful.”
 
(Because the messages in dreams are often hard to understand, because of their symbolic nature, it is often easier to elicit ideas from your client using metaphors, fantasies and imagery.)
 
3rd March 2020
My client, a young woman who is facing a divorce and social work intervention as far as her little boy goes.  And has fearful anticipation of the UNKNOWN MORE stress and struggles still to come.
 
WhatsApp conversation edited slightly only to assist the reader.
Logotherapy quotes in-between in brown.
 
Client’s first dream
I had a weird dream last night. I'm on the injection, so I don’t get periods etc. (6 yrs).  Last night I dreamed I was spotting (happens before your period)… Then I was in a building where there were a lot of children and adults… I went on into a place where there was a field for war.  We all walked on an empire wall to start a war but had nothing with us. When I looked over the wall to see the army my alarm went off 05h30 and I woke from the dream.
 
Panayiota’s Logotherapy dream interpretation (LDI) guide
Don’t respond yet. I will send a DONE message when I'm done. Only then respond so you don’t mix up my thoughts now. Dream interpretation needs concentration... I have to be IN THE ZONE in order to try and imagine why YOUR dream is meant for YOU and what meaningful message it could be trying to bring to YOU... 😁
 
(My thoughts on my clients dream, keeping in mind that the client is the only one who will know for sure what meaning message of her dream really is.  I can only give ideas and in so doing, guide her to her own answers.)
 
Spotting... possibly a deep witnessing emotion you are experiencing, of, now that you are finally getting away from him and all the abuse, you are feeling a returning to yourself... your freedom… your womanhood. Like it is how it is meant to be. Your spirit affirming YOU.
 
I wonder if the building with lots of children and adults represents church (her family attends church regularly and it’s an important part of her upbringing culture). Perhaps deep down you feel that it is your one place of refuge. You don’t say how you were feeling there in your dream. If you were feeling safe and happy, then your spirit and sub-conscience knowing might be calling and witnessing for you to spend more time there, even if just for the support to get through this difficult time.
 
I like the last bit. You are on the empire wall (I was not sure why my client called it an empire wall, but for me, now that I think about this, that would mean that it is a strong and powerful wall, representing that she may have a subconscious sense of being in more control of her situation than she might realise consciously… in a position of personal strength and power over her struggle.  [Who could have built the wall?] … perhaps she has a sense, that RIGHT, GOOD and GOD is with her… strength)... In your dream, you have others on your side ready to support and fight with you, so you are not feeling totally alone or abandoned to your struggle… you feel somewhat supported.
 
The fact that you are on top of the wall tells me that you are reassured that you are above the situation. You are doing the right thing. You are finding yourself in that place of looking down on what has been wrong in your life and have risen above it at last. The defiant power of your human spirit is standing up for you declaring on the waring mob below you… ENOUGH!
 
“The resources of their noetic dimension are tapped, the defiant power of their spirit is aroused, making them aware that they are not identical with their fears, obsessions, inferiority complexes, depressions, and emotional outbursts.  They see that they are not helpless victims of their biological, psychological, or sociological fate; do not have to remain the way they are; and can stand in any situation” (Taken from: Chapter 4: Viktor E. Frankl and Logotherapy)
 
You have nothing with you, but your support up there on that great wall... you are therefore standing in a position of FAITH and HOPE, which is incredible.
 
Having nothing with you could indicate some fear and uncertainty... not knowing how you are going to do this or what the days ahead have in them for you... but... in your dream you ARE facing your enemy and you ARE standing above them... so you ARE in a good and powerful position to take on your enemy and you are NOT alone...
 
Your dream is witnessing this to you, so I believe that you will therefore not be defeated if you continue to handle your trials from your spiritually endowed dimension... TRUSTING that all will turn out for good in the end.
 
Your support will not only be from this world, but I believe many Angel's will be surrounding, guiding and protecting you at this time also.
 
I ask you to believe this too... I BELIEVE IN YOU! 💖
 
My client’s second dream
The night before last night, I dreamed I was in a room with snakes. I kicked and pushed one away, but each time it came back.  Am told it's a sign of fighting.
 
Panayiota’s Logotherapy dream interpretation (LDI) guide
There are no fortune telling signs in Logotherapy dream interpretation.  Your dreams  no matter how bizarre they might seem, are always beautiful and powerful spiritual revelations bought to you by your own spiritual dimension and sub-conscious levels working together (an inner voice) to bring meaningful messages to you to help you deal with struggles and guide you.
 
What I see for this dream, is that you might feel overwhelmed right now by BAD things constantly coming back and threatening your sense of peace and well being, like the BAD is relentless in trying to hurt and destroy you... even the court cases ahead that you still have to face, etc...
 
But you are no longer allowing the threats to consume you... you are taking a stand and making a choice to fight the snake back each time it comes towards you, to rid yourself of the enemy that seeks to destroy you... you are choosing to push (kick it away) no longer allowing it to have power over you...
 
The BAD, (the enemy of your peace) could represent your abuser, your life style, your own negative behaviours, etc. 
 
You could have dreamt of running away, screaming in fear, from the snake that keeps coming back, but instead you are FACING IT this time and choosing to do something about it, no matter how relentless and scary it seems to be!
 
Now, that's courage and that's faith!!!
 
You have had enough and you ARE CHOOSING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!
 
YOU GO GIRL!!!!
 
DONE 💝
 
My client responded via WhatsApp voice-message
 
Client (edited to shorten)
WOW!  WOW! That’s very powerful, thank you so much!  Very interesting.  I was just talking to my parents last night about making positive changes in my life… get my life sorted out… and getting back to church.   When I think of it, I get excited and happy, so I think there’s an inner me trying to get back into doing the right thing for my son and I.  I’ve been a less active member of my church since 2009, but my son has been growing up in the church since he was born.  I’m a little scared, because I’ve gotten so comfortable in the world outside of the church, but I realise that there’s still a lot to fix within myself….
 
I chat in-between and my client continues
I appreciate it all.  Like I said, it’s very powerful… it’s very special.  I actually had the hair on my arms stand up while I was reading that.  It was very beautiful.  Thank you so much.  Ja, it’s one step at a time, I’m taking baby steps.  You can share this in your lessons if you feel it’s going to make other people stronger, then you’ve got my full-on permission to do that.  Like you said the other day, we can teach other people from what we went through and how we overcame, so ja, if I can be a helping hand to somebody else like you are to me, then that’s perfect.  Love you too and God bless.
 
May I give your number to a friend of mine?  She’s also going through a hard time
 
Panayiota
Yes, of course you can 🥰
 
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~Panayiota