[Midnite]

Originally Posted by LostMyMap

The madness continued last night. I was some kind of soldier in ancient times. I was way out from my city and there was some kind of battle going on. As we started across a field toward the city, our home, whoever the bad guys were started hurling these spear/javelin things at us. And one hit me! I was trying to dodge all of them, then one stuck in my left arm, went through and then through the skin on my left side, effectively pinning my arm to my side! (I am left handed ). I then had to keep fighting and dodging until things subsided. Then I finally stopped and pulled the spear out. It was a thin wooden thing, and the blade was flat and thin, like a bamboo blade would be. It bled and hurt, and it was in pieces, so another soldier had to pull out the other pieces.

I thought I was in pretty bad shape. We went into the town and I went to our doctor. Some old guy in a very primitive looking place. When I got there, I saw people laying out, bandaged up, missing limbs, and I realized that there were people worse off than me, so the doc didn't treat me.

Then while still bleeding, I had to go on some sort of mission, not sure exactly what for, I just remember going through some old ruined stone buildings, fighting some, and having to not use my arm because of the injury. And I knew that I was in this tough army and no one would pity me or cut me any slack. I knew that was hard, but I was OK with it.

Weird, I usually never get a big injury like that in my dreams. That kind of messed me up for awhile. At the end of the dream I finally looked at my wounds and they were already healing, but still. Even when I've been under this kind of stress before, never a big injury in a dream.

I kinda get the symbolism. I was wounded and disabled (my dominant hand out of action) but still had to keep doing my job. Pretty much reprentative of my life over the last year. (Not literally having an injury to my arm) At least I saw the healing at the end, but still, the getting hit with that spear was really traumatic and not my usual thing.

I had some other stuff to, but this post is already long...

Hi,

It's no problem at all.

I think you are on the right track with the symbolism and drawing a connection with what has happened. However I feel this dream had a more important message directed at your healing process.

I was some kind of soldier in ancient times. I was way out from my city and there was some kind of battle going on.

Sounds like your subconscious mind wanted to portray a state of war. It's always so interesting how your subconscious can render an entire battleground just to make you feel a certain emotion. Wars in dreams do not indicate some kind of physical battle you must undertake. It is merely portraying the battle of your inner conflict.

bad guys were started hurling these spear/javelin things at us. And one hit me! I was trying to dodge all of them, then one stuck in my left arm, went through and then through the skin on my left side, effectively pinning my arm to my side! (I am left handed ).

Right in the thick of it. The first thing we need to discuss is why were spears/javelins being thrown at you, instead of some other type of similar ancient warfare such as arrows? I believe its because these things being thrown at you needed to be large and threatening, and able to be distinguished. Arrows on the other hand travel en-mass, undistinguishable.
When you go to war, you also get hurt.
Why was your left arm hit, and not your right? When you were hurt, it incapacitated your ability to go about normal tasks. You then had a much more difficult time trying to survive as your main arm was injured.

It bled and hurt, and it was in pieces, so another soldier had to pull out the other pieces.

This is highly indicative that you didn't experience a clean cut, or something easily healed. There were remnants left over that lead you to seek the help of another fellow soldier.

I thought I was in pretty bad shape. We went into the town and I went to our doctor. When I got there, I saw people laying out, bandaged up, missing limbs, and I realized that there were people worse off than me, so the doc didn't treat me.

This is the most important sentence in your entire dream.
You were hurt. You went to see a Doctor so he could heal you.
You then decided that there are other people who were more hurt than you, and then decided not to get help.
I feel your dream is trying to tell you that when you get injured, whether it be emotionally/spiritually/ physically, you seek help from somebody who can heal you. You are making the mistake of comparing yourself with the rest of the world, where there will always be somebody fare worse off, and then not gaining the necessary help in order to move on with your life. This particular section does not necessarily have to relate to your relationship, but can also be attributed to any other area of your life.

I had to go on some sort of mission, not sure exactly what for

Life goes on; rain, hail, or storm.

And I knew that I was in this tough army and no one would pity me or cut me any slack. I knew that was hard, but I was OK with it.

Too much masculinity coming through here. That army was you. When you're hurt, get help, don't try and stick it out because you're a man's man.

At the end of the dream I finally looked at my wounds and they were already healing

Eventually all wounds heal. But I want you to think about how much faster they could have healed with proper care.

The focus of this dream was the injury. This is the reason why you remember your dream so vividly. It should also play centre stage in my interpretation.

It's not ok to let physical wounds just left be untreated, the same applies to emotional wounds as well.
Emotional wounds leads to stress and depression. Stress leads to ill health and depression leads to a great deal of anger. At every point of this cycle, inner conflict arises. Your subconscious mind has treated this like a war, because that is exactly how your soul is feeling.

Sealing up your emotions is not a very healthy lifestyle to follow. It sounds like you have a best friend who you're discussing your issues with, however masculine friends are not always the best type of person to give you healing advice.

There was an emotional war and you got injured. Generally you seem quite good at dodging these kinds of threats, however the last one got you.
When in need, don't compare yourself to the outside world. Don't feel what you're going through is insignificant compared to what's happening to others.

You mentioned that the last year was very tough, but I ask you: did it need to be that tough? Is there somebody or something you could be doing to make life easier? If there is, then I ask you to please follow that option.

Start feeling the inner love and learn to help yourself when you have a problem, no matter how big or how small.

Midnite