Floating somewhere with a hitch

Analysis of the week on dream submitted by M.P. of Melbourne, Australia.

Dream:  It was the freakiest thing.  I floated upward to have a perspective of my physical body. I felt distinct and separate from it.  I tried looking away and floating higher, but I struggled.  I still felt tightly connected and couldn't get away.  I did want to, but in my mind, I was still quite attached.   I noticed my fingers stretched like they were elastic. Was I some superhero? These fingers retracted with a snap!

Predominant emotions:  Determined, control, self-conscious, hesitant, enchanted.

Interpretation: Some new experience in waking life heightens your sense of joy and freedom.  Yet, your self-imposed limitations convince you that you aren't totally "free." Perhaps you feel a bit like a kite or a balloon on a tether?  What or who is it that really 'weighs you down?' Isn't it you? You're far more flexible than you realize. 

This dream may draw attention to your own fear-producing unknowns. Learning how to control and understand your emotions enables you to clarify reasons for some of your beliefs.  Popular labels may influence you to ignore how you truly feel about a situation.  Do you struggle to listen to yourself or to signs offered by your physical senses in light of the status quo? You clearly desire to move beyond this obstacle.

If you believe in the out-of-body (OBE) or 'lucid' dreaming, then you may also acknowledge the other end of your etheral cord is your physical body.  OBE is a state of consciousness where part of you retains a sense of connection to the form of your familliar physical body.  In an out-of-body state, you are no longer confined by time-space.  You begin to sense you're in it, but not part of it.  You become increasingly aware that you shape your own perception and conscious awareness in waking life.