Dream Analysis: Encountering Your Ex at the Airport

Ryan: This isn’t a recurring dream, but one that affected me just the same.  I was in a small airport, waiting for my flight when my ex-boyfriend and his current guy came into the lounge.  I tried to avoid them, so as to steer clear of an awkward moment.  I overheard them talking about their trip; they were taking a different flight than mine. The guy left the room, leaving my Ex- waiting with all of their luggage.  I could see my Ex- getting frustrated while using the dream-airport’s automated computer system to order a hamburger.  I finally stopped hiding and went to help him.  Just as I got him his hamburger, his current guy came to doorway and called him to come and board the plane.  My Ex- gathered up all of their luggage and we said good-bye.

Eric X. Kirby: To see an airport in your dream symbolizes a new departure in your life, something is about to begin.  The fact that your ex-boyfriend was departing on another flight may mean that you are starting to move on and are ready to go a separate way.   This new beginning may be troubling for you.  A computer represents a lack of emotion.  The same can be said when you see a hamburger in a dream; it represents a lack of feelings.  Seeing your ex-boyfriend with both may symbolize that you poured all your emotions into that person and now you are having a hard time letting go.  Despite this, you are starting to prepare for your flight.  Your boyfriend carried away all the luggage, symbolizing that you are ready to let go of your emotional baggage.  You dreamed of saying goodbye giving you the closure you need.

I pulled the Four of Swords, the Queen of Cups and the King of Swords for you.  Swords represent your thoughts.  You are still struggling with thoughts of your ex-boyfriend.  The Three of Swords is advice to quiet your mind and stop thinking the same thoughts over and over again.  Cups represent emotions and the Queen represents contemplation.  The Queen of Cups paired with the King of Swords advises you to give yourself some distance from your past, and allow your heart time to heal.  You are highly intelligent, but have allowed your emotions to get the better of you.  Trying to be strong and dispassionate, denying your feelings, is actually holding you back from “boarding that plane to a new destination.”  You are allowed to feel bad, but acknowledge your hurt feelings without dwelling on them.  Don’t let those feelings overwhelm you.  

Ryan: I think that’s very helpful.  When I woke up from the dream, I was frustrated that my Ex- could move on so easily with another guy.  Even though it was a dream, I kept wondering how he could be with someone else when that person would leave him alone, make him carry all the luggage, not help him when he needed it, etc.  Even though we are apart, I spend more time worrying about if he is taken care of than I do worrying about myself.  I will take your advice and allow myself to heal and grow, without letting my thoughts of the past get the better of me.

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