From Newsgroup: alt.dreams

The dreamer was involved in preparing to take a trip in an SUV-type vehicle *as
a passenger,* in the middle area of the vehicle, and the driver appeared as my biological father, perhaps in his mid 40s, and had the air of "Let's go!" [Gotta
move, etc.] and the dreamer had the feeling of hustling to get into the vehicle
even though he may have been *not quite* ready / set, but the impetus to get moving / going was something that simply was obeyed rather than questioned.

The "setting" of the scene became that of a view of US-41 as seen from the SE side of the intersection with Hwy 96 (now "Old Fort Parkway," but in the time-setting of the view, it was somewhere similar to the 1970s or thereabouts,
which would have simply been the intersection of "US-41 & Hwy 96 (aka "Franklin
Road")) heading NW, with a distinctive view of Haynes Bros. Hardware & Lumber approaching on the left side of the vehicle. (Here's a modern-day view of that
intersection / perspective): https://maps.app.goo.gl/M1NuSsT5XCvsPiTM7

The father-figure in the dream (or at least, the narrative mind speaking to the
dreamer) was saying things that prompted the dreamer to reply *along the lines*
of: "The visual is stuck. All I see is a picture of Haynes Brothers' Hardware."

It was as if two comments from the narrative mind (or the father figure) were heard while still the image seemed "stuck" as if, instead of seeing the scenery
pass by the dreamer's perspective inside the vehicle, all that was seen was similar to that link I just shared, as if looking at a still photo, rather than
a moving visual / video.

A moment later, however, and the visual "kicked into synch" with the dreamer's perspective, only the view was a tad concerning, to put it mildly: The dreamer
was as if still in a vehicle, yet in the driver's seat (American front left) and
the vehicle was traveling along train tracks, pretty much just like you might see occasionally in movies / TV shows, etc., although the path being traveled was *smooth* rather than bumpy, indicating that either the vehicle was designed
with train wheels for traveling on rails, or was driving on tires that had been
partially deflated so as to roll more "locked onto" the rails, rather than rolling off of them if they'd been fully inflated. Regardless, the motion in this segment was "smooth" rather than "metal wheels on rails."

What was concerning, however, was the vehicle was traveling along rails that were headed directly into a type of fully-shut gateway, *as if* it were emerging
*from the inside* of a roundhouse out into the world outside the roundhouse by way of simply *plying straight through* the closed doors / gates.

Well, there was a *split second* of a sense of a crash, yet the next moment, the
dreamer was beyond the doors, and the world was a degree or so brighter, as if coming from the interior of a building into the natural-daylit world beyond.

The dreamer had a view of a young boy, possibly around age 5 or 6, possibly 7, who appeared Caucasian with sandy-brownish hair (longer than a crew-cut, but not
overly long, *shorter* than a Beatles length cut in the '60s. It was maybe an inch+ in length? Just long enough to brush, rather than comb- "Cherubic.")

The dreamer spoke to the narrative mind (the "father figure" was no longer visible, and the dreamer *may* have been communicating with the "son figure" *or
possibly* "the narrative mind" of the dream) and made a type of exclamation of realization, along the lines of "Oh! This is a 'Life Review, right!?" (thinking
that the dreamer was being given a life-replay for observation, much as a movie
or TV show might show a flash-back or background sequence to explain what's coming next, like a prequel or intro to a book.) The idea that it might have been a future-type vision was almost like a secondary thought on the backburner.

The thing is, though, that as the dreamer focused his attention on the child and
the surrounding background (of which none was actually noticed at this point) the *motion* of the dream basically came to a complete halt, and I awoke. This
all occurred early in the morning, likely somewhere between dawn and 7:30 AM (CDT.) (It's just been such a busy day today, that I'm only now finding the time to write all this down, at 23:10 (11:10 PM.)


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From Newsgroup: alt.dreams

Dream before waking:
The dreamer was wandering around a large area similar in shape to the MTSU Murphy Center, top level (where there's an indoor track that makes its way around the arena. Fans meander all around that level on their way to find bathrooms, or concessions, or down into the seating area for the basketball games or concerts held there.)

This place had a feel a bit more like a shopping mall, although it also had a feeling as if it were for members only in some way.

The dreamer had the feeling of having gotten into the area by way of simply walking in somehow, yet lacking any membership autorization for being in the building.

There were various folk, practically like private mall cops, only with a genuine
sense of belonging to the building or campus, as if they were employees or somehow authorized to act in the manner of patrol cops.

At the start of the segment, the dreamer seemed to have been there at the request of a buddy who wanted to go somewhere to do something, however, the buddy seemed reluctant to stay and began making excuses to leave, and eventually
just left, leaving the dreamer to continue on exploring the area alone.

At one point, the dreamer picked up a golf club (an iron, I believe, *likely* around a 5-iron, but that's just s type of "guess" as the dreamer never actually
checked it for markings) and was carrying it out of a sports department when a loud "ding" came across like those paging speakers that tell you: <DING!> "Mr. Smith, you have a telephone call on the white courtesy phone." Only it was just
a loud <DING!> and the dreamer suspected there was a link to the ding and the golf club transversing outside of its department (like someone taking merchandise outside a store and setting off a theft detector.)

The dreamer simply released the item somewhere still inside the building, somewhere along the right side of the aisle, and kept on walking.

A few moments later, and for some "unknown reason" (although sure, it *could well* have been related to the golf club incident) a few guys and maybe a gal are trying to detain the dreamer, as in capture him, however, the dreamer still
possesses a freedom of movement which allows him to simply outpace them without
actually having to run from them.

In another moment, they are again trying to seize him, only he's still able to outmaneuver them.

There's a thought heard, likely from the dreamer, along the lines of [I can take
a hint / if y'all don't want me back, I'm outta here.]

On a third try, when the dreamer is very close to getting outside the building's
west-facing wall and out into the open, where there *seems* to be a street running north-south (which in real life would be North Tennessee Blvd., now called "Middle Tennessee Blvd.") when a guy pulls out something like a block of
wood roughly 2+"x2+"x3+" yet held much like a taser. It has thin, metallic-looking ribs (or possibly wires) running along the long sides, and the
dreamer (or narrative mind) identifies it as being *like* a taser.

The guy shoots it, and although the dreamer senses there *may* be a connection (the guy looked a bit like a younger version of myself, by the way) there's no "shocking" sensation, and the dreamer continues to move towards an exit.

However, there's something *like a thought* being communicated from the younger
"me" to the dreamer "me" and, for whatever reason, the dream ends, clarity 9 to
9-.

That was likely between 4 AM and dawn.

Shortly after dawn, I took a "brief" (?) nap on the couch, and there was one more somewhat lengthier dream, wherein the dreamer was dealing with a female *similar* to JAT, who was a domestic partner from over 10 years ago (IRL). In the dream, the female was attempting to maneuver the dreamer into a marriage contract, and there *may* have been some vague reference to either a child *or*
a pregnancy, as if in the "potential" sense rather than the sense of already having occurred. (IRL, she and I had 3 children, the first of which was genetically tested and identified as mine.)

Either way, the dreamer was rather clear about leaving her behind so as to remain clear for something else (*whatever* else) the future was bringing. (IRL, I'm staying celibate for personal reasons, but mainly to stay available for a relationship/marriage with Gina Leigh White, should she ever return to my
life.)

In this somewhat lengthier dream, there's a sense of a critter, something like a
horse, but having a faithful personality. There's also a segment wherein the dreamer is telling something to a female (*possibly* to Gina!) indicating how all that was necessary was for the beast (critter) to be thought of, and it (she) appeared / came.

This dream scenario also contained an outdoor setting, as if having transitioned
from inside a home to outside in a rural / farm-like acreage, which was fenced in all around its borders, and had a sliding gate that could be closed so as to
keep the beast/horse-like critter from wandering off.

The dreamer was in the process of latching the gate closed (which involved something like a strap and a tab fitting, rather flexible yet awkward in comparison to how gates normally are closed, like with a simple chain or latching bar of some type) when the dream ended, which I'm gonna think is mostly
clarity 7 (symbolic of *something.*) This dream ended *likely* around 10 AM or
thereabouts.


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