Dreams and Visions-Dream: Dreaming About Dreaming Page 4

Being inside Mary's head can say that, on an
intellectual level, Andrew may be too much "in
his head" (again, that he may be too analytical
or logical).
The phrase "looking through my eyes" can
suggest seeing something the way someone else
does. This can be twofold. Does someone get
angry with Andrew for not seeing things the
way h/she does? Or is it Andrew who gets
angry when someone doesn't see things from
the same perspective as he? Sometimes we
need to "get into other people's heads" to
understand (see) things from their viewpoint. If
Andrew is experiencing this in his life as a
challenge, he must first look at himself. There
is a saying (and I am paraphrasing here): In
order to be understood, we must be
understanding.
Now to Andrew's interpretation. He first tells
Mary that this man has "violated" her. Andrew
must ask himself when he has experienced such
a violation. This could suggest that he has been
harmed with a sense of disregard for his
feelings (Mary being female is symbolic of his
feelings and emotions). Saying this is like a
disease is saying that Andrew is in a state of
"dis-ease" over this. Going further, and saying
this is like a brain tumor is saying this is
something that is eating away at Andrew,
something he may be thinking about, in some
form, constantly. This may be a strong urging
for Andrew to consider changing the way he
thinks/perceives/understands this situation.
Anger that is kept inside (the man inside Mary's
head), or repressed, can manifest itself as
physical ailments.
Andrew then suggests, in his interpretation,
that the man is controlling Mary's senses.
Again, anger is taking over Andrew's sensory
perception (eyes and nose), which is an
interesting way of saying it has the ability to
control him, if he allows it.
Again, like being the passenger of the car, this
part re-inforces the sense of not being in
control of some area of his life. He may
rationalize this as saying something to the
effect of "I can't help it."
The ending of the dream has Andrew and Mary
looking ahead. This can be a reference to the
future (what lies ahead). Going to the heart of
the city, in my opinion, represents the
unification of Andrew's heart and mind.