It’s been a while since I had a dream when solid, predominant colors made a presence, so it definitely worths being recorded.
I was just going back to work after a long holiday, I was walking together with a few colleagues on a big road that looked almost the same as the entry way to my college. My colleagues needed to get lunch and I turned right, heading to the office building, which looked just like the main building from my high school.
Just as I walked in, a really cute guy greeted me, he was wearing a dark green blazer, I don’t recognise this guy in real life, but in the dream, we knew each other pretty well, and we clearly were having a vibe, a “mutual crush” kind of vibe, we were both flirtatious. I remember saying: I love your blazer. He said: you look great in that top. I blushed, said goodbye and walked towards the company canteen. He exited the building.
In the canteen, two baristas were chatting and tasting a new pastry they just made, they gave me one to try, it’s an eclair filled with whipped cream. I put it on a white plate and walked into our office.
My desk was so messy (which is the total opposite of the reality), I even had a lot of stuff under my desk! I asked the colleague next to me: was my desk always this messy? She said: yes, it’s like this already before your holiday.
As I sat down, I heard a loud weird music coming from the office behind me, I seem to know exaclty who was playing the music, and “that’s typical him”. On the thought of that, I was immediately excited. I started to make my hair more “presentable”, especially the back of my hair because I knew that’s the first thing he would see when he walked out of his office.
A short moment later, the music stopped and he appeared behind me, he picked up a random piece of paper on my desk with some foreign writings on it, and said to me in a teasing way: “ah that’s some serious information and not confusing at all”.
I turned around, he was wearing a stunning green suit and holding his brown leather briefcase, I said: “oh you don’t know? That’s my love letter to you”. He was shocked for a second, then quickly he smiled, blushed and I saw his eyes sparkled. He crumpled that piece of paper into a ball and messed up my hair with his right hand, in an adorable and teasing way, “oh you…” he said: “go get something nice to eat for lunch, my treat”. I said: “thanks” and wrapped my right arm around his left arm, his hand was in his pocket, his arm tightened against his body, as if he was squeezing my arm. I could feel the warmth of his body.
I went to get a plate so I can share some delicious green coated (wasabi perhaps?) nuts I brought back from my holiday, with my colleagues. I heard him leaving and then back again, asking my colleagues: “they already left?”, I assumed he was talking about his lunch buddies.
I couldn’t find a plate in our kitchen so I gave up. When I came back, a girl in a bright green sweater was talking to someone, I thought she was talking to him, I was suddenly annoyed. But as I walked closer, that someone appears to be my boss.
My boss in this dream was a lean and tall lady in a pantsuit, the girl with light green sweater stopped talking and went away. I sat down at my desk, my boss asked: “your smell today is so…”, “a bit like fried food?” I added. She said: “yeah!” I responded: “that’s probably from my dinner last week. I was wearing this sweater when I was cooking. And I even aired it outside after for days, but the smell just won’t go away. Too bad this sweater cannot be washed, I should really get it dry-cleaned or something”. I looked down, I was wearing a red sweater. She said: “last week? That’s a long time ago. I remember your perfumes always smelled so nice, that’s why I asked, because it’s so unlike you”. I smiled back, only being polite of course, totally not enjoying this conversation or her presence.
Then I heard something really loud, as I was trying to listen closer and figuring out what the sound was, I realised it’s the storm outside my bedroom window. It woke me up.
Carl Jung believed colors in dreams are deeply connected to our emotions and minds. Black is associated with our unconscious, white or pastel colors represent the conscious mind. Yellow is our intuition, blue our thinking, red our feelings and green our sensations (his “four primary functions”*).
In ancient China, colors in dreams even carry omens of their own, sending the dreamer a message from the great beyond or the cosmos.
Now of course everything in the dream might mean something, as big as the color of the sky, as small as the shape of your knuckles, but I’m most intrigued by the colors in this dream of mine, as they stood out so much like I have never experienced before.
So lets find out 😃
- The white plate I used to carry the eclair.
Psychologically, white signifies new experiences, new feelings, new beginnings and transformation, it could also mean that you feel unprepared, alone and isolated. In the Chinese interpretation, white plate means you’re longing for a life that’s comfortable, simple, pure and maybe in solitary.
Well, this speaks to my heart 😝, I have made some changes mentally in the past months, and I am so ready for the new beginning I seek.
2. The cute guy in a dark green blazer, the colleague in green suit whom I obviously had a crush on, green coated nuts, and the girl in light green sweater.
In psychology, green typically means the need for recognition, (external) validation, maintain self-esteem, to establish oneself; the desire to increase one’s sense of security (by obtaining more power or money), or the will to withdraw and retreat into one’s own center. In the Chinese interpretation, green represents life-force and opportunities, it can also signify the lack of self confidence or jealousy. When dreaming of someone other than yourself in green clothing, it means the current situation is pretty okay, however it will stay stagnant for now, there’re many difficult challenges ahead should you wish to proceed further.
Right after I woke up and thought about the four different shades of greens, the first things that came to my mind were, infatuation, pleasure and envy. I think the message I received here is that I’m looking for a connection and recognition in real life, and when facing competition or obstacles, I tend to get all worked up right away and jump to conclusions.
3. I’m wearing a red sweater while being criticised.
Red stands for intense feelings, vitality, forceful or creative energy, the dreamer wants to succeed and live life to the fullest. In the Chinese interpretation, it signifies passion, (sexual) energy, anger or the lack of patience. In a dream when you’re wearing red, things are stable and you need to stay calm in all situations, if you’re a good person at heart, then luck is on your side. It could also mean that you’re trying to show the best sides of yourself to others.
Based on my dream, my boss wasn’t so fond of my “perfume” and it’s associated with my red sweater. I believe it means I put my best foot forward to build this ideal image of myself, unfortunately that’s not what others see, or at least they will not accept this image without a few pushbacks. I need to constantly justify myself or my decisions.
In conclusion, this dream showed me that I’m obviously not happy staying in my current comfort zone (I probably am not happy for a while now, I just realised it now, hence the messy-desk-conversation with my colleague), and I’m not going to settle for the first thing I see. I do enjoy and am grateful for the things I’ve got but I long for a different purpose. In pursuit of this purpose, I will face challenges, people may not accept me or see my worth right away, regardless of my effort. I need to keep my emotions and intentions in check, power through while practicing patience.
Of course, after all the analysing, the dream could also just literally mean that I need to go out and socialise, and that I’m ready for (some new) romance 🤣.
*Reference: Bob Hoss MS, Dream Language.
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