“Dream Momma, The other night I had a dream that I couldn't get out of my mind. I was hoping you could help me with it. I had a dream that my leg had a really, really bad cut on the back of it. I had stitches in my leg that were very fair apart and barely holding my leg together. It had puss coming out of it and I was telling everyone that I couldn't go to work. I was very disturbed in my sleep, but not really upset about my leg. I also remember in my dream saying that I couldn't believe that a dog could do that much damage to my leg. So I'm guessing a dog did it. The cut was disgusting and it keeps flashing in my mind. Could you please help me out.” (sic)
Dream Momma will try. It is an interesting dream that can be looked at archetypally at first, then subjectively for you. In the vast world of archetypal symbols a leg means elevation, erection, energy and speed. Hmmm. Dogs of course are associated with both good and bad. Faithfulness and depravity. Pus (putrefaction) is present.
This article appears in Dec 2-8, 2009.