Two nights ago, I awoke in the
middle of the night from the following dream. I was watching a news broadcast
about a rock from space that was close to the earth. At first, it was thought
that it would miss the Earth. But it did not; it hit somewhere in the region of
the North Pole as a thirty kiloton explosion, about twice the force of the
Little Boy bomb dropped on Hiroshima. In the dream, I thought the size of the
rock was two feet, which seemed far too small for such an explosion. Anyhow, in
the dream I was worried about the effect around the world from such an
explosion. The news indicated chaos ensued in the area of the impact.
This is a good example of the form
taken by many dreams: the use of metaphor and the relationship to one’s daily
life. Of course, I always consider the possibility that a dream is literal,
although that is not the case for most dreams. But some of my dreams about the
Earth, whether it is climate or something else, have later proved to be
literal. In this case, I do not believe the dream is literal for the following
reason. A rock of the size mentioned in the dream would not cause an explosion
of thirty kilotons, even if it reached the surface of the Earth. It is possible
that I didn’t remember the size correctly. Anyhow, before you become panicked,
consider my alternate interpretation, which I believe is the correct one.
Dreams frequently make use of
metaphor to tell a story or deliver a message. Also, dreams usually relate to
your current concerns and reflections. In my case, that day I had been thinking
about the drone strike on the Iranian general. The rock shooting into the polar
region is a good metaphor for the missile striking Soleimani. Our relations
with Iran were already frigid—hence the North Pole in the dream. The chaos
after the rock struck the Earth symbolizes the chaos in Iraq and Iran after the
missile strike. The fact that the news first reported the belief the rock would
miss the Earth may relate to reports that the initial thoughts were to call off
the done strike. I believe the numbers in the dream are also significant. The
number 2 for the size of the rock indicates division, and it could also relate to
the size of the missile. Two can be a weak number that indicates great
division. The number 30 represents the power of the explosion, but three can
represent the trinity of mind, body, and spirit. I believe the destructive
force and message of the missile strike has affected all three aspects of life
in Iran, and other parts of the Middle East.
In summary, we have the clear
metaphor, and the dream related to my thoughts and concerns of the day. So I believe
this symbolic interpretation of the dream is the correct one. I believe that
the killing of Soleimani will have major repercussions. I do not know the
details of the justification for his assassination, but I recall that the Archduke
Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary is often listed as the immediate cause of World
War I. You can find more on my thoughts about drone strikes in the first topic,
Utilitarianism Unmasked, in my book A Prophetic
Dreamers Reflections on Life.
