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This dream has a few scenes.
Scene 1: I was with a friend, Joanne, and another lady. We were in a ministry session with Joanne ministering to me. In a previous scene, we were part of large group. Snacks were left on tables and chairs around us. I felt comfortable reaching out to take the snacks. I found a biscuit which I really like and rarely come across. I was surprised at how at ease I was to just take the snacks I want as I would normally be more shy. It felt like a reflection of my growth.
Scene 2: I was in a hotel room with Joanne and another good friend, Selina. We were standing in the hallway near the door, looking at a painting on one of the walls. I was talking with Joanne while waiting for Selina. Joanne told me how she admired Selina for her professionalism at work (in real life, these two friends don't know each other). I let on that Selina was a close friend of mine that I've known since high school. That's when Joanne started getting upset that I didn't seem to know much about Selina's reputation at work or outside of our friendship. She didn't say it out loud but she started walking off in a huff and I got the sense that she was mad with me. I felt quite puzzled by this.
We walked past several stores and went through a shopping mall. Joanne walked very fast ahead of me and as I was trying to catch up when we got to the street, I heard a voiceover narration with Joanne's voice saying that she discovered I was a clingy/needy friend and that I didn't appreciate Selina as a friend. (In real life, this is very different from Joanne's personality and I felt rather stunned and bewildered by this whole string of events. It doesn't feel that way about Selina either).
Scene 3: I walked past a steak restaurant and saw Joanne inside. She turned and looked at me with a smirk on her face, so I didn't feel like going in just yet but made a mental note that I might come back. As I walked away, I came across a slope leading to the restaurant. I remember walking up the slope but it was raining and stormy. There were two sides of the pavement on this sloped road. There were two girls ahead of me on the side I was on. I felt that I had somehow followed them not knowing the way. Obstacles and debris kept falling down the slope on our side, aided by the rainwater flowing down the slope. I was unsuccessful at avoiding some obstacles and was grazed by the small branches of fallen tree branch etc. No serious injuries but just inconvenienced. I wanted to cross over to the other side of the pavement but somehow felt unable to with all the obstacles coming and the two girls ahead of me blocking the way etc.
Scene 4: I was back outside the restaurant walking down with other small shops on the road. It was evening and I felt like I was in Washington D.C. as I watched joggers go past. At some point, it became dark and I felt it wasn't safe to be out on the streets for so long so I headed back to the restaurant. This time, Joanne wasn't there anymore but my husband and two female interns were in the steak restaurant. I ended up sitting with them. He introduced them to me gruffily as he put food on my plate but I was upset with him (don't remember the details or why).
Note: The steak is a recurring theme as I had another dream shortly after this about a Japanese masterchef wanting to teach me how to cook this famous beef steak dish with rice. He asked me to follow him - we were in a classroom but I took a long time to pack my desk, keep my keys, and get ready. By the time I stood up to follow him, I had lost him in a series of underground tunnels below the classroom. So I think these two dreams might have a related theme. Thanks!
@skyseason Please keep in mind that this dream exceeds the limit lengths set in the guidelines. This is not an problem, but we always remind people of this when I notice it so that it does not become habit.
@Sunny Good job with keeping the interpretation to a longer dream relatively short. I do think that wisdom is indicated as a place for growth here as the dream is encouraging a deeper connection and understanding of the things of God is needed in the days to come.
While grace is often viewed more as favor, it can also be God's grace when we are challenged to move deeper or grow closer. I would note for @skyseason that Joanne is also a compound name and thus the meaning of Joe and the meaning of Ann can be important. Both Joeanne and Ann mean grace, as has been mentioned, but the name Joe means Jehovah Increases, thus indicating that there is a need for increased grace in your life to deal with some things. Your husband speaking gruffly can mean that it was harsh, but that term can equally relate to being blunt. I do believe that it is God in the restaurant drawing you in not only to the meat of the word, but indicating that he will put people around you who will be blunt with you to help you in this growth process.
@T Anderson I do not recognize your tag as one of my students and assume that you are not since you do not have the opening language that we ask them for to identify them. Just wanted to be clear that we are happy for you to offer your interpretation here, but I only specifically comment on the student's interpretations or if a guest has written something that needs to be corrected. Lack of correction as a guest is an indication that your interpretation is on track. :)
Thank you for your interpretation. It's very clear and helps to address the questions I had about the names. I had looked the meanings of the names up previously but didn't quite know how to form those connections. I've received different indications that things will be picking up this year so your interpretation resonates with this and makes a lot of sense! Thank you for this!
Separately, I was wondering if being in Washington D.C. means being in a place where decisions are made / authority to declare things? It was highlighted to me in the dream when I asked where I was, so it feels like more than a detail. My own thoughts are that it's in line with the place I am going to in this season of growth (since the steak restaurant is in Washington D.C.). Just thinking aloud here. Thank you and God bless!
God has a desire to show you deeper things about heaven. Joanne signifies God is being gracious in your life and Selina is Heaven. The dream seems to be implying that God is challenging you to be more mindful of the works of heaven. The relationship between you and God is changing (you being led by his graciousness through a mall and to a street. Being led by the two women. Being fed by god). The snacks were like the milk of god (snacks are just temporary comfort) and many symbols show you are in transition. Taking on the path God has for you will seem like switching from milk to meat (learning) and it may be obstacles to that path including following his direction ( u may feel like its out of reach or things are going slow at times) but by the end of your journey you will know the works of heaven and not merely be clinging to Grace given by the things you are already familiar with. The joggers allude to Paul's race of faith. The interns may mean on the job training or allude to the purpose of your training! God bless!
Thank you for taking the time to interpret my dream! I appreciate encouragement and agree with the general direction of the dream especially about struggling to keep up and the growth journey. I am not so sure about the part being upset with God as the scenes with Joanne being angry with me over Selina etc. is a bit confusing. I also wonder if Washington D.C. has significance as it was highlighted at the end. Nonetheless, I think you had a pretty good interpretation of my dream as a whole and I appreciated reading it as a source of encouragement--thank you!! @Michael B. French appreciate any additional insight you may have!
Hi @skyseason, I am a trainee taking the Dream Stories Interpretation Mentoring class and I am interpreting your dream to complete one of my assignments. @Michael B. French
I believe this dream is to reveal to you that you have been nurtured and guided by wisdom in your life and there has been growth and you are proud of yourself, and God wants to continue to teach you or lead you to a place of having full of wisdom, as you maybe work in the marketplace or being in a place with a lot of spiritual nourishment, although you may struggle to keep up. You may also feel or will feel that you have been disconnected to wisdom in life as you are confused and faced different challenged and hurdles along, but they will not be able to hurt you a lot to disable you to continue to find the will of God for you in this season. You might also feel upset with God when you feel like He has not taken care of you well enough, but God allowed this season of challenging times and confusion at the times to lead you into the deep things and wisdom of Himself.
So if this makes sense please take heart, as God has forseen the journey but you will make it. He wants to give you the "meat" and not "milk" as the Apostle Paul calls it.
Thanks.