This morning, I woke from a vision about Ellen, who is just a good friend rather than once upon a time girlfriend. We were in a house I’m sure neither of us has ever set foot in before, definitely not familiar, but it felt safe, almost grand. The place was out in the country, surrounded by trees, and from what I could sense, it was mansion-like, spacious, and Ellen owned it.
The action happened in the kitchen, which was huge. I remember sitting on the floor in front of the open cabinet under the sink, working on fixing a coffee maker for Ellen. The Stanley Phillips screwdriver felt quite real in my hand (right along with everything else), and I used the bottom of the cabinet beside me as my work area.
It was a simple, almost domestic task, and I found myself saying to Ellen, “AJ can assemble the new one when you get it. I defer to a higher power.” I meant her ex-husband, but the words came out with a sense of letting go, like handing off responsibility to someone else, or maybe something bigger than ourselves.
The whole scene was bathed in a golden glow, even with the kitchen windows facing north. Outside, I caught a flash of golden-leafed trees in the 1:00 PM sunshine and a carpet of leaves on the ground. That detail stood out, October’s fingerprint all over the vision.
Emotions & Mood: During the dream, I felt a sense of calm and safety, underscored by the warmth of the golden light and the spaciousness of the unfamiliar mansion. Upon waking I felt calm, understanding the message from my inner advisor/Witch Self.
Key Symbols & Characters:
- Ellen: Present as a good friend, not as a romantic figure, which is her status in real-time.
- Mansion-like Country House: Unfamiliar but safe and grand; could symbolize potential or new territory.
- Kitchen (and Cabinet Under the Sink): The kitchen as a place of repair.
- Stanley Phillips Screwdriver: The tactile realism stands out; perhaps a symbol of trying to fix or adjust something in the relationship, or a hint that I need to stop trying to fix things in the relationship.
- AJ (Ellen’s ex-husband): Mentioned as the one to assemble the new coffee maker; represents delegation, letting go of control, Ellen’s past, or acceptance on my part that her past will continue to dictate her future.
- Golden Light & Autumn Leaves: The golden glow, north-facing windows, and the carpet of leaves are certainly strong markers of transition, but also of change, and a reference to the current time.
Interpretation: Reflecting on Copilot’s suggestions and my own impressions, this dream seems to encapsulate a moment of transition in my relationship with Ellen. The unfamiliar, yet safe and grand house may mirror my perception of her current life, her desires expansive and out of reach. The Formica countertops were a definite tip off with regard to that. My presence in her kitchen, engaged in a simple act of repair, feels like a metaphor for my tendency to help or fix things. However, my statement in the vision clearly indicates that her present situation (symbolized by AJ and the new coffee maker) isn’t to be fixed by me.
The golden light and autumnal imagery point to a recognition that the chapter of our relationship is closing and that I need to let it do so. But it also points to something that Copilot wouldn’t be able to spot in a million years of AI development.
The act of handing off the coffee maker, deferring to a “higher power”, is my Inner Advisor’s way of telling me to let go and trust that things will be taken care of. In other words, “Do not attempt to remote influence any new relationships into being, sexual or otherwise, as that aspect of my life will take care of itself.”
This is also the second dream I’ve had about Ellen in a three-day period. In the last one, I politely hung up the phone on her. In this one, I’m handing off a project to someone else? “I think I get the picture here!”
“Don’t fix. Don’t get dragged into negatively engaging Ellen. Let It Go.”