From: heard@qut.edu.au
Newsgroups: alt.dreams
Subject: Re: Rather Emotional Dream
Date: 21 Jul 92 18:26:37 EST
Organization: Queensland University of Technology

In article <1992Jul17.135933.20518@ms.uky.edu>, wills@ms.uky.edu 
(Will Young) writes:
> Hello,
> 	Here is a dream that I had one afternoon that I wouldn't mind having
> an interpertation on.  Its just something that was different about the idea
> of it all.
> 
> Place: Somewhere out in the country, like a field or so in a gathering with
>        a few people that I knew, but one person that I had recently met.
> 
> Basically I had come to this area or so out in this field in my dream and
> came to meet this person I had already met once before in real life to
> show her this big collection of musical instruments.  She had her
> collection there also.  At the time I was trying to show my collection, I
> was having some troubble finding proper parts to fit other flutes or so for
> some reason.  Anyhow the next thing I know is that this marching band comes
> down the field or so and the leader comes up to talk to me.   He asks me my
> name and how long I have been playing or so.  I tell him and he thinks and
> ponders for a minuet or so while I'm trying to get things together.  Next
> thing he tells me is that he has a spot for a piccolo player and that there
> would be some simple routine that I could learn the he called "Kaloka",
> which I've never heard of before.  I was very happy in the dream, and then
> woke up.  Anyhow, does anyone have any suggestions as to why something like
> this happened in my dream?
> 
> Thanks to any replys beforehand,
> 
> Sincerely,
> Will
> Young  
 
> wills@s.ms.uky.edu   |  (Also Known As Creek Boat Willie and Flautist) 
> wills@mik.uky.edu    | The now ever willing baroque flute, boehm flute and
> wsyoun00@ukpr.uky.edu| Recorder Player and mad kayaker extrodinare!

Hi, Will
        firstly, greetings as a fellow recorder player.

Secondly, I wish to include my usual disclaimers, that
you are the best person to interpret your own dreams,
and also you are the only person who can say whether
other people's interpretations make sense. I also
suggest that you act out the roles of the important
people (or things) in the dream. Act out the roles as
though in a play to find what they have to say for 
themselves. 

The first part of the dream seems to me to be an image 
of trying to relate on a deep level with the woman. You 
show her important parts of yourself, she shows you 
important parts of herself. You are anxious that some 
parts of yourself don't quite fit. (Aren't we all?)

You might like to think of the phallic symbolism of the 
flute which might or might not be important. (I have 
had a couple of dreams about my recorder -- one where 
it was full of seeds which I had to clean out. I posted 
that dream here some months ago, and commented on the 
symbolism.)

Then a large group comes along and you are pleased to 
be invited to join, even though you are given only a 
small part -- the piccolo. An alternative here is that 
the piccolo, being high pitched is always stands out 
above a band. Maybe both points are meant. 

I am not sure if the joining is taking you away from
your friend and intimacy. If so it could be seen as the
dream discussing the need to join versus intimacy. If
not it could be seen as a strong symbol of acceptance. 

The word "Kaloka" has a number of possibilities. To me 
it has echos of 

-- Kayak (as in your sig file)
-- Kentucky (your university, Home too?)
-- "Quack" the noise recorder instruction books tell
you to avoid if fingering too fast (say on a descant
recorder playing C then B and getting an A by not
swapping fingers correctly)
-- Caroke (or however you spell singing along with 
videos at japaneese restaurants.)
-- Coca-cola
-- Possible others: use your imagination.

Can you let me know how these possibilities fit? 
Feedback is very useful.

P.S. I like your typo "pondered for a minuet"

Take care
Ronno
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