“Dream Momma, In my dream I was in the middle of 4th grade and we moved because my father got a job offer with this other company. Even though I was sad about leaving my kindergarten friends and classmates behind I knew in the dream it was supposed to happen. My parents found the house we're living at now. Suddenly I’m in 5th grade. In 5th grade all the 5th grade classes did a little act in the talent show. There was this guy who did a little rap and he had two friends who did a little dance behind him while he did it. I have no clue about the song or what he said to this day. I’m not a fan of rap. One of the guys who was doing the dance I was very drawn to. Being in 5th grade in the dream I didn't think much of it just that I was physically attracted to him.”
Rap Dreamer, on a purely symbolic level your dream is about sexual identity or more specifically how change can stimulate sexual developmental stages. The symbolic family move is a move that causes loss of some type of childhood innocence (leaving behind kindergarten friends). In the dream you knows “it’s suppose to happen.” (i.e. grow up/sexually mature).
Suddenly you’re catapulted into 5th grade so you are roughly 9-11 years old. During that sexual development age-phase a lot of physical changes occur. You become sexually active and very curious. Masturbation is common. Same-sex attraction and experimentation is common too.
Now Dream Momma has these questions for you. Write them down. Answer them.
Why are you having this dream now?
Are you going through a change or move either real or symbolic?
Have you experienced recent losses? A milestone birthday?
What current leap forward has occurred in your life?
Once you answer those questions honestly you’ll understand the message within the dream. I can give you a hint, it’s about sexuality.
Dream Momma
This article appears in Sep 30 – Oct 7, 2009.