Last night I lay down to sleep. After maybe 30-40 minutes, I feel my eyelids get very heavy, heavier than normal, and I can’t open them. Then, my lips get heavy. I feel like somebody is now standing over me. Then, I start to see a flicker of lights, almost like when those old time projectors turn on in the movies. Then I see one bright light before I’m watching what seems to be a not-too-distant future me from a movie that’s being played on the inside of my heavy eyelids. At first it pans from top slowly down. I start to notice the sky and a neighborhood. I realize that I am in a car looking out at the neighborhood through the front windshield. Real me is wondering where this neighborhood is when I notice that I’m not the driver. Even though I’m sitting in the drivers spot here in the U.S. Therefore, I know the neighborhood is international. A wave of feeling comes over me suggesting UK. I can feel another body driving and I am holding the person’s hand (I could feel it as if it was in my real hand) but I’m not turning my head to see who it is. Transition through lots of bright reds, pink, and oranges. Then I’m looking at a similar neighborhood but somehow I can tell it’s not the exact neighborhood I viewed from the car. I can see the back of myself walking down the street saying “hello” to people while I am holding the leash of a dog in my left hand while my right hand is holding hands with a woman. The woman is taller than myself, has brown/blonde hair, body/clothes are indiscernible (I just see shapes of yellow), and she pushing a stroller with her right hand. Go through another transition, as it zooms into the yellow and all I see is this bright yellow. All of a sudden, I get this feeling that I know that color yellow from somewhere. That’s when it hits me that it reminds me of the color of the dress that Belle (from the Beauty and the Beast cartoon) wore. And then I’m confused how I remember that because I haven’t seen that in about 25 years, since I was a toddler. The yellow zooms out to reveal the same woman from before wearing a yellow sundress dancing with me. when dancing with the woman, I was trying to discern features of her, the area around us, etc. but the only thing that really stood out was the color. Not even the sun dress, just the vibrancy of the yellow. We were swinging each other around but I just couldn’t take my eyes off the yellow. After a few seconds the dream transitions to more bright reds, pinks, and oranges before fading away into black. My eyelids and lips slowly become lighter and lighter. And at that time I realized that at some point during the 10-15 minutes of dream, the figure I had felt standing over me was no longer standing over me. It felt like they just vanished, not even like they turned and left the room. Just went from standing over me to nowhere to be found. Then I woke up, looked around the room, saw nobody, recorded the dream cuz it was honestly the most surreal dream I’ve ever had, and went back to bed.
This dream could symbolize various aspects of your life and subconscious mind. The heaviness and inability to open your eyelids could represent feelings of being closed off or unable to see things clearly in your waking life. The flickering lights may signify a sense of fluctuation or uncertainty in your current situation.
Seeing a future version of yourself in a different country could indicate a desire for change or exploration. Holding hands with an unknown person while looking at a neighborhood may suggest a need for connection and companionship. The presence of a dog and a woman with a stroller could symbolize nurturing and responsibilities.
The vibrant colors and specific imagery, such as the yellow dress reminiscent of Belle from Beauty and the Beast, may represent nostalgia, childhood memories, or a longing for innocence and simplicity. Dancing with the woman in the yellow sundress could symbolize joy, celebration, or a desire for carefreeness.
The sudden disappearance of the figure standing over you could indicate a subconscious shift or resolution of fears or anxieties. Overall, this dream may reflect your inner desires, emotions, and aspirations, urging you to explore new experiences, connect with others, and embrace joy and vibrancy in your life.