Last night I had another dream about tornadoes. I have had many of them in
the past and this was no different than the others. What I mean is, I’ve
dreamt about tornadoes before, but the setting or situation is always
different.
In last night’s dream, I was the passenger in a car (I do not know who
was driving), and we were driving towards them. I was not scared, but
kind of intrigued by them. (I guess because I have dreamed of them before?)
To give you a little history, I have been in a tornado before as a
child. I was very, very scared. My father put me and my brother
into a bathtub and covered us with a mattress. All the while, he
was out in the hallway watching what was going on outside. After
the storm, our house was fine, but many homes around us were destroyed.
My husband and I have our own business and just this past week our
best salesperson and designer quit. I know the two are related and
if I could remember the other times I have dreamed about tornadoes,
I’m sure I could associate them to a traumatic or disturbing experience.
My question is this....In last night’s dream, why was I not afraid?
(I was terrified in the others.)
--Sheri B., Age 29, Dallas, TX, USA
Hi Sheri -
Tornado dreams are very common, especially among people
who live in “tornado land,” like yourself. You, of course,
have actually lived through one - so your experience is a
bit more personal than most.
What I find interesting about your dream, as do you, is
that in this particular dream you were not frightened of
the tornados. As you said, you were “kind of intrigued
by them.”
Given the background that you have provided, that
you believe the dream is related to the fact that you
and your husband’s designer and best salesperson quit
recently, I think you can take some comfort from the
dream. While the prospect of having to replace this
person may cause you some anxiety (the tornados), on
the whole I don’t think you are too worried about it.
You are intrigued by the challenge, rather than intimidated
by it. I think you and your
husband have been down this road before (haven’t all small
business owners?) and while this person’s departure will
cause some rearrangement and change, I think you are
confident about the future. You write that you were
a passenger in the car. Was your husband driving?
Do you think the car symbolizes the business you two
operate together, as well as your relationship more
generally? Cars in dreams tend to be highly symbolic
of ourselves.
