THE DREAM - I was at what appeared to be a Marina. The water was shallow. Looking into the water I saw two whales. At first I thought they were killer whales yet when the surfaced they were not. I do not know the type of whale, It was not a huge whale, maybe 20 feet. It was grey and what appeared to be a cloudy aqua colour. However they appeared to be happy. They came up to be stroked. I was able to touch both of them. It was an amazing experience.

GUESSWORK Over the previous two days the dreamer had been inspired to write poetry. She was also having in depth spiritual conversations with a friend.

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ASSOCIATIONS AND SYMBOLIC MEANINGS
1. WHALE. Whales are often seen as highly spiritual creatures. They are extremely mysterious and amazing. They can symbolise other worlds and deep thinking. They tap into something deeper and significant. So they represent other ways in which we think deeply - such as poetry and spiritual thinking.
2. CLOSE ENOUGH TO STROKE. If this dream is about the dreamers spiritual thinking then the way the whales act hints at her mood. Religion is often very abstract and difficult to fathom. It often seems divorced from reality. Yet here the dreamer has been thinking in deep ways that touch her in a very real sense. So therefore the whales are very close and indeed close enough to touch.
3. HAPPY. This is a key pointer to the dream. It shows that the dreamer has been feeling happy. many dreams simply capture our moods and repeat them. The story may seem totally unrelated but the emotions are often identical.
DREAM ANALYSIS In guesswork the dream was linked to the dreamers improved self esteem. Its easy to see how the dream deals with the following themes:
- touching you at some deep spiritual level
- happy feelings

If you weave together the different themes then you find that the dream could easily capture this following feeling - "I have been highly spiritual recently. I have been thinking deeply and talking about spiritual matters. I have also been writing poetry. I feel as if I am tapping into some deeper side. Its exhilarating."