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     A friend, who teaches rather happily in another school
district, and I get into a car. It seems that her husband
has come to get us in their new Fiat. I am a bit afraid of
him because he can change our course, but I have faith in
Judy's getting us where we're going. It's late at night.
We drive to where we see the 22 bus. But when I see the
bus going that way, I tell Judy I don't want that. So we
drive along into an abandoned parking lot, where there is
a car that belongs to me. It is beautiful— new, white and
shiny. Judy tells me that I can go into my own car, or
she'll drive me home. The guy in the driver's seat
disappears. There are a couple of unemployed men in the
parking lot minding their own business. Even though
they pose no threat to me, I am a little afraid of them.
Judy says, "Maybe I could help you with the clutch." I
say, "Maybe ..."
and awaken.
      Lyn thought her incubation had failed—she saw no
connection. So two nights later she incubated the same
question and tried again. To her surprise, she had the
exact same dream again! After we discussed her dream
in class, she interpreted it as follows:

      "My dream presents the alternatives I now see facing
me in my career life. I could accept the transfer offered
me to a school which seems even worse than the one I'm
now in. The 22 bus goes there. In the dream I reject this.
I could let my friend drive me home. She's fairly happy.
In other words, I could stay in the school system as a
teacher and perhaps get a better transfer and be content
and safe. Or I could work independently, perhaps as a
school system resource person (Could I ever really land
such a job?), or even start a school myself as some
wealthy would-be promoters have suggested. I think the
shiny white car represents this. And it is true that I have
often abandoned this alternative out of fear of failure
(the men loitering). The dream suggests that the fear is
unnecessary. My friend offers to help me get the car
started, to get me into gear. I shall give a good deal of
consideration to working independently. It turns me on,
and it scares me."

      Some weeks later, Lyn was transferred to what she

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