My Rantings and Other Non-Sensical Thoughts

So last night I had a dream that I was in my backyard (it wasn't my real backyard) and I had a pen with chickenwire around it and in that pen were turtles. I was going to check on them and they were all dead. Some had moss on their backs. I remember thinking "I wonder if I forgot to feed them" - duh, right?

Well, when I woke up I didn't know what the hell that was all about. I've never had a turtle in my whole life. And although I sometimes forget to feed Molly & Gina, they've never starved to death. So, instead of taking it to mean that I was a bad pet caretaker, I started looking up dream meanings online (I mean I have nothing else to do at work except play solitare). I found this:

"These animals hold interesting symbolism. Most people loved turtles in childhood and some do in adulthood. The ideas that they convey are those of steadfastness and caution. They move and change very slowly, and in your dream about them, you may be expressing some of your reluctance to forge ahead. The turtles have strong protective shells, which may also be symbolic of your defense mechanisms or real life protection with which you have surrounded yourself."

hmmmm - reluctance to forge ahead. Found this about death:

"Death is usually a symbol of some type of closure or end. It implies an end to one thing and a beginning of another."

So maybe my dream was about an end to my reluctance to forge ahead and find a new job. Sounds a lot better than just being a dream about me being a turtle killer!
I found these interpretations here:

http://www.spiritcommunity.com/a.html

posted by Chris O. @ 2/04/2003 11:16:00 AM