Shadow writings

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Meaning of dreams: portal out of a blind basement

The dream begins in the basement of a new apartment building (where my mother moved after selling the house where she, my grandma, and I lived during high school. This move was highly unpleasant for me, which is why I’ve been living independently on my own ever since).

Standing in the basement on my left is my high school art teacher, who was really cool back then. He draws a speech bubble (like in a comic book) right into the air in front of us. We are looking at the back wall of the basement, not toward the door. Inside this bubble is a portal—an exit from the basement and a gateway to living in that house and high school reality again. Except this time, I’ve already graduated, so I’m free to just explore this re-entered reality more loosely.

The next frame after entering the bubble portal is on the balcony of the old house. From there, I go out into the street, or maybe somewhere up and to the left inside the house? To a party filled with many kids (who are my age because I am young there again). We are in a room/balcony, walking in a line, each taking a turn to look at the view. Then, an unpleasant feeling hits, and suddenly I am back in the basement. But this time, I realize that the teacher had offered me an exit from what felt like a dead end (a blind basement).

I woke up breathing easier, understanding that the solution to a harsh reality is how we interpret it. It inspired me to create—perhaps to actually make a comic about facing that relocation and moving out. Back then it happened physically; now, finally, it’s happening spiritually.

The Interpretation (Analysis)

This is a psychological process of integrating the past, where your mind is finally processing.

Here is a breakdown of the symbols:

1. The New Basement vs. The Old House

 The new building's basement represents feeling trapped, stuck in a "dead end," and carrying the emotional baggage of that unwanted move. Looking at the wall instead of the door symbolizes feeling like there is no way out of that change.

 The house with your mom and grandma symbolizes your safe haven at the time—your roots and identity, which were abruptly disrupted by the move (forcing you into early independence).

2. The Art Teacher as the "Guide"

The "cool" art teacher acts as the Wise Old Man / Inner Guide archetype. Art is the catalyst here—representing creativity, expression, and reshaping your own reality.

 The Comic Speech Bubble: This is a genius stroke by your subconscious. It literally turned your life story into a medium (a comic) that you have control over.

 The Portal: The message is clear—the way out of past anxiety and the "basement" isn't physical avoidance, but creative processing. Because you've "already graduated" (you are now an adult with experience), you can revisit those memories as an explorer, no longer as a victim of circumstances.

3. The Balcony, the Party, and the Return

 The balcony and the street symbolize expanding horizons and regained freedom.

 The party with peers and the shared view show a desire to experience that period of youth lightly and effortlessly, just like peers who didn't have to face such drastic life upheavals.

 The brief return to the basement happens right when the unpleasant feeling creeps back. Your dream pulls you back to the start just to show you the contrast—making you realize that creativity (the teacher) just handed you the key to a dead end.

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Meaning of dreams

Dremt of a friend from the past

We have no ties to eachother now, but I am happy to say hi everytime we see eachother. Mutual respect, simmilar youth. I dremt we were in a winter scenario, it was almost night and I entered a rustic restaurant, wooden interiors. It was crouded with some school girl mates from elementary, my mother was there and him. I was happy he was there. School mates were not nice to me but mother was straight up evil and nasty, he wasnt paying alot of anttention to me but I think I rather searched for him than stay with others that were not nice. (It was same irl, id come to hang out with him and it was a safe eacape from other people that were cruel) The day before I dremt of a local rapper, that is this friends friend (same age) and when I started hanging out with the friend-he was also partying with the rapper or rapping himself. Its like they are connected in a way from before but they appeared in different sequencial dreams

Meaning:

This dream isn’t necessarily a sign that you need to text this friend out of the blue (though it's great that you still have mutual respect!). Instead, it's a reflection of your current inner state. Your subconscious is likely looking for a "safe escape" right now. It is reminding you of how you survived tough, cruel environments in the past—by seeking out mutual respect and genuine connections.

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Meaning of dreams

Dreaming about a helmet as a gift:

I am at a concert of a well-known rapper, when he starts rapping an older track, I am the only one in the crowd who knows it, he says thank you – also to those who have been with him since the beginning. I go across the rooftops to the town we both come from, past an older gentleman on the street who is pushily trying to sell lavender, I tell him off harshly to stop trying to sell it to me. I arrive at the rapper's home / the police station building. I am talking to a female friend who is describing to me what the rapper is like because she knows him from intimate encounters. I look at myself in the mirror and I have this helmet in my hands, it is painted like some kind of Chinese theatrical mask, on the outside it has a slit like a medieval battle helmet, when you lift the visor there is another barrier underneath that is painted – colorful flowers are painted and white bandages.

Interpretation:

Your dream is telling you that in the past, you had to build a strong defense mechanism (the helmet with the visor and mask), perhaps to protect your uniqueness (the fact that you alone know the "old track") from the outside world.

However, looking in the mirror reminds you that your defense is not built out of hatred or fear. Underneath it, you hide an incredible tenderness, a capacity to heal old wounds (the white bandages), and a readiness to bloom again (the colorful flowers). The dream is a confirmation that you are safely protected, but that your true value lies in what you keep deep inside.

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Short lines

I was running in foggy weather to prevent myself from seeing the shore below, just so I could drown myself to fit in.

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Need for need creates a panel, a map to download and discover. A need for nothing, however, creates a kingdom to fall.

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Breadcrumbs and drops, with a moral lesson on portioning.

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