_Only, on 09 November 2012 - 04:17 AM, said:
I think a lot of times the emotions you feel in the scenario in your dream are more important than the actual objects (like the spiders). Like above, a lot of times things in dreams can be symbolic. I had a really cool flying dream where I flew over a pile of tarantulas and cockroaches that were crawling all over each other. I just watched calmly as I floated over them, not scared or swayed. I took this as the dream telling me that I was able to sail over some type of fear I was having, able to notice it, not let it bother me, and moving on (which was around the corner in the dream).
Maybe your dream was saying that you may have things that are putting you in fear, but someone or something (maybe another part of you inside), portrayed by the jovial doctor, was telling you that it's alright. You should listen to him! How did you feel after he told you this? Did you feel a little relieved?
That's true imo.. the symbolism is only part of the meaning, the essence of it is born of emotion..
In my dream I was walking, saw the web, then ducked to avoid them.
I turned and said to someone (who irl is someone I dislike) and said "Watch out, spiders.. Spiders! SPIDERS!" and she walked right through the web & ended up with a massive taranchula crawling about in her hair.. he he he... "woke up with a chuckle.."