I had a dream two nights ago that I had forgotten about and remembered in detail later on in the day. The entire dream had a dark, ominous vibe to it and there really wasn't anything positive that happened. This may get a bit long but I don't want to leave any parts out because this dream is still weighing down on my mind. The dream started out with me at work getting blamed for something that I didn't do. My job isn't a very significant job but it does bother me when I mess up or get blamed for something that goes wrong. In the dream I had the same feeling I would have gotten in real life if this instance in the dream actually happened (me getting blamed for this particular screw up that wasn't my fault) and this feeling left me uneasy for the rest of the the dream. It then switched to me standing on the deck of a wooden ship that was falling apart or sinking, I can't really remember which but I had this feeling that I was about to die on the ship. I was in danger, but I was able to jump off the boat in time. I then was put at the foot of this steep hill that I had to quickly climb because the area was flooding, and for some reason in the dream I knew it was Hurricane Katrina flooding everything, which is odd because I've had no direct connection to Katrina. I got to the top of the hill safely. Now this is the disturbing part. At the top of the hill I was put in a room sitting on a bed having a serious conversation with my mom. She seemed determined to tell me something and wasn't acting like herself. Finally she told me that I had a different father than my two siblings. Our father died when I was 8 and I have few memories of him. We don't talk about him much, and I don't really think of him much either. This left me completely shocked in the dream. I remember not having much to say, didn't think to ask if my real dad was alive or dead, and I just remember being too stunned for words. My brother and sister then showed up and I again just looked at them, stunned. After this the dream gets a little hazy, but I remember being in a warehouse with my two work friends and it catching on fire and the fire department had to show up. The ship thing also happened again. I jumped off both times but I had an awareness that people drowned on the ship after I had jumped off. I remember thinking very clearly how easily I could die after the ship and Hurricane Katrina thing happened and this thought really bothered me. My life felt really vulnerable. Also I realized later that someone from almost every part of my recent life was in the dream somehow, like my last six months was all somehow having an input in my dream. I feel like I should explain my current situation a bit. Without going into too much detail, I recently made a big decision that didn't work out best for me (partly my fault), and is now forcing me to make another big decision which I have been stupidly putting off. I feel guilty about a lot of this, and I sometimes deal with things by ignoring them. My everyday routine was also set to change literally the morning I woke up from the dream, specifically me cutting back work hours for class, so I feel like that could have something to do with it. The part about my father really confuses me though, because I almost never dream of him and don't remember the last time I did. What do you think this dream could mean? Was it a sign that my father is telling me to get my shit together? Could it just be a sign of my subconscious knowing that my life was set to change? Any input is greatly appreciated, and thanks for reading.
I think you're probably very perceptive when you say that this dream might be a sign of your subconscious knowing that your life was about to change. Perhaps all of us get blamed for things we didn't do or are beyond our control, and I don't think anybody particularly enjoys it. You're probably worried about what is going to happen in your life, but I don't think you should be quick to blame yourself. The part about your father is particularly interesting. I don't think the dream necessarily means that the man who died when you were eight years old isn't your father. On the other hand, it doesn't necessarily not mean that. If you feel like this is a real possibility, you might talk about this dream with your mother. Don't do it in anger, but you might just toss it out there as "what a crazy dream I had...." Your father may or may not be trying to communicate with you. My experience is that when dead people want to communicate with you, they are often more direct about it in dreams. There are so many things that any dream can mean, and I think you have to pay particularly close attention to how the dream leaves you feeling.
