Dreams use symbols to express feelings which are associated with them. If you drown then you are completely "unable to cope". In real life the dreamer had been thinking about his friends "inability to cope" as he was in extreme pain.

THE DREAM I had a dream which continued throughout the night. I was in an elementary school - at times it seemed like it was some kind of open day as they were having a school fair. There were all kinds of wild animals there - nothing dangerous like lions but they were all wild and strange and exotic. The children were enthusiastically taking part in tasks. At one point I saw this pool type thing were some of these wild creatures had died - there were rats which had drowned. There were also creatures which were in the process of drowning. At some point there seemed to be something to do with survival.

THE REALITY The day before the dreamer stayed with a friend. This friend also had another friend staying who was suffering from extreme pain. This other friend seemed to to be in total constant pain and had absolutely no quality of life. The dreamer tried to set about trying to help him in practical ways. But to no avail.

DREAM INTERPRETATION Quite often when you wake up some immediate issue will rise to the surface. Its quite possible that the dream is about that. Dreams are also about very abstract ideas. So what evidence is there to link to this "issue"?

The dreamer immediately seemed to link this dream to the work situation where he felt he was not considering the ideas of others. This tendency was also getting to quite a general tendency within him. And indeed on first inspection the dream does seem to be at least consistent.

The dream deals with football supporters and violent male attitudes. What better symbols for an aggressive tendency to impose your views and attitudes on others. The dream also deals with middle eastern people which can obviously link to the issue of prejudice. So perhaps the dreamer was starting to realise his own prejudices and his own tendency to trample all over other peoples opinions.

The dreamer tended to think of himself as rather a spiritual person and that can obviously link to the Native American. But there is a smell attached to this so he is noticing that his own spiritual nature which he cherishes is actually not so spiritual in reality.

So the dream does seem to link to the issue that the dreamer woke up thinking about. Its worth looking for some connections to such issues. Dreams are linked to new feelings rising to the surface in your own subconscious. So look for those nagging issues that keep you awake at night.

Symbolic Meanings
ALLEY : "unaware of other peoples views - the dreamer realises he does not listen to other peoples views"
COURT : "people judging the dreamers behavior"
HEART : "the dreamer likes to get to the heart of the matter - but does not listen to others"
NARROW : "a need to widen your vision - being small minded and not open to new ideas"
POLICE : "a need not to break rules and conventions - listening to others "

DREAM MEANING The dream captures the following feeling within the dreamer - "Maybe I have been too bossy as far as my ideas are concerned. I tend to impose my ideas at work. Maybe I should be more willing to listen"

See how the Symbolic meanings weave together to form a key insight in the DREAM MEANING