Last night I had a crazy dream. Nothing new, right? Well, this one actually makes sense. Yes, I can interpret it! Yes, I often analyze my dreams. And yes I more or less “listen” to what those dreams tell me.
They said when you have a dream that involves you being naked it means you’re insecure about something. The first naked dream I remember having was right around the time my grandfather died. In the dream I was naked and put on my grandfather’s robe to cover myself up. It makes sense: I felt scared/insecure about my grandfather dying and found something of his to comfort me.
Last night I dreamed that I was taking a photography class, though not in a classroom setting. There was a group of maybe 10 others who were in the class with me at what I can only describe as a lodge/farm. The professor was trying to make a point about not being afraid to get dirty or get into odd positions to get the right shot. He kept saying, “Just get in the shower!” in a “Just do it!” kind of way. And so to make his point he made everyone get naked.
To which I complied. Remember, I was dreaming!!
We were all sort of confined to one little area, but when the professor instructed us to move to another part of the facility I redressed. And the professor got mad at me! And we argued about me putting my clothes back on. The professor said that he was going to take this matter up with the dean (apparently I was in college). Fine, I said, I’ll take this matter up with the president. The professor tried to discourage me by saying the president couldn’t be bothered with questions. To which I said, “Oh he’ll have time for a student who is being sexually harassed.” And then the professor shut up.
And then there were other really weird parts of the dream, but this main part means so much to me because it says that while I may be feeling insecure about my photography abilities I have the guts and the attitude to keep going, to keep trying and to not let anyone get in my way.
Wow -- it is not often I discover that someone else also takes the time to interpret their own dreams, and clearly you have had a lot of practice! :-)
You are indeed the most qualified person to interpret your own dreams, and it really sounds like you understood this weird dream you had -- I was able to follow your interpretations with ease of understanding.
May I suggest some additional possibilities of your dream's interpretation? Only you can know how they could apply or not apply.
You distinguish yourself as somehow different from those other photographers that were in the dream -- you know you're following your own personal path as opposed to an academically structured one -- but you have come to genuinely accept this concept such that it does not intimidate you or hinder your efforts to move forward, and also you have chosen to do what is truly right for "you", tired of comparing yourself with others after having earned your own confidence from your photographical track record and the fact that you can look at youself and what you have achieved and sincerely know it is a job well done -- so it just isn't necessary for you to run around naked (to use your dream's analogy) just because you were part of a class told to do so. This is what it feels like to believe in yourself.