I would rather believe in the psychological science than in wive’s tales
so I’m seeking your interpretation of this dream that I’ve had twice now
in the past two weeks:
I’m in a casino with my parents. I’m quite opposed to gambling
because I’ve seen it destroy lives so I’m not a gambler normally
although I have tried it before.
In my dream, as I would in life, I allocated a small amount of
money to lose for entertainment purposes, about $20 dollars.
I try my hand at the slot machines because, as I said, I’m not
much of a gambler, and after a few tries, 3 BARS come up and I
win a modest amount of approximately $200,000.
I think to myself how wonderful and go off to collect my money. That’s it.
I’ve shared the dream with some friends and they all say
that it’s an indication that I will be lucky if I try some
form of gambling while the dream is still “hot!” What do you think?
--Max, Age 29, Vancouver, CANADA
Hi Max -
Who knows? Maybe you should stop by the old gambling
hall on the way home from work tomorrow... Who knows?
Actually, to give you an interpretation that is different
from your friends, your dream really may be showing you the value
of your particular approach to life. You have said that you are
not a gambler in a literal sense, which may be a reflection of a
belief of yours that you do not believe in short cuts to wealth.
In the dream you place a modest bet - as you said - for entertainment
purposes only - and you win big. But you actually won big by not
gambling very much - and the fact that you also left the table
after winning indicates that you aren’t especially greedy.
I mean, you could have stayed there and gambled for a while
with all that money - but you left. You mention that you know
people who have destroyed their lives because of gambling.
It is a terrible error of perception to believe that wealth in life
is determined only by the amount of money you command. There
are so many other vital forms of wealth - personal,
emotional, in romantic relationships, in the quality
of work relationships, in the quality of family relationships.
You sound like a stable, healthy and confident person;
your approach certainly is winning for you. I’d stick with it.
