" i see an image of a killer whale hanging upside down as if hung on a hook or by a crane; it is a female, alive, in agony, and whining.   Flash to another image of the whale's embryonic baby that has been removed from the mother's body; a male voice-over talks about killing the whale babies.  I am reminded of the 1970s film "Orca."

This is a very dark dream. This is a dream about a family in pain. About a mother who harbored very dark energy but remained helpless or rather suspended in space by either her family, her spouse, her culture or her community. Even perhaps her church. A woman whose life was also topsy-turvy, unpredictable. Enter her masculine counterpart, who speaks over her and her situation (the voice-over) and who, like many males of certain species, has murderous thoughts about his offspring.

Suddenly the dreamer goes back to the ’70s and the film Orca. According to the plot Orca sees his mate harpooned and baby slaughtered. He seeks revenge. Interestingly the only other beast capable of revenge, other than man, is a killer whale. So the question, dark dreamer, is what revenge and against whom are you seeking? The helpless, seething, dream mother or the domineering cruel father of the dream?

I’m not going to do the expected thing here and tell you the downside of harboring revenge. You probably know about the health risks, and all consuming energy sitting on revenge costs.

Here is what I am going to tell you. I believe that the dream has come to you at a time in your life when you can handle dealing with your shadow side. You’re ready to own your revenge fantasies and let them dissipate like foul odors. I suggest you journal like mad, writing letters (not to be mailed), and doing anything else you can (other than acting on it) to let it go. Remember everything we hide in darkness evaporates in the light and the dream says your ready to bring your feelings out in the open, the light, share them if you can, but not act on them. You’re ready to travel the rest of your life without that heavy baggage. Thank you for your trust.

Dream Momma

This article appears in Aug 12-18, 2009.