A Musical of Death

Date: 3/26/2024

I was at my new job. Had been there a couple months. Odd thing was it was in a really big, odd building. There was a high school in there, a movie theater, the American Power & Gas company I now work for, as well as a prison, concession stand with booths to sit at, and who knows what else. I saw Kwans children there, all grown up. They were going to visit someone in prison, but they also worked at AP&G. They were walking in the front doors ( double doors, made of glass ). Kwans eldest daughter Tammy, holding her newborn baby, Kwans son Jordan with his wife, though he seemed not to remember me as much. For some reason Sasha wasn't there, only Tammy & Jordan. I was so excited to see them again! Sadly though they were in a hurry and said we wd talk another time. I walked them to the prison and said goodbye as they walked through the first set of double doors to enter the prison area. I then walked over to the concession stand, grabbed a soda and sat down with a couple ppl. I started talking about work. Mentioned how I was dedicated to this new job. I believe it was Al then said, "You show up like 10 or 15 minutes early every day, it's not like you're putting in hours of extra work every day" and laughed it off. Defending myself, I said, "You can't even clock in that early and you're not allowed to stay late! The point is that I always show up early to make sure I'm never a single minute late and I work hard! I push myself to try to get new clients for the company, I do all my paperwork studiously, and I make all my phone calls, never wasting even a minute of time so that I can get in as much work as possible in those 8 hours a day!" I now noticed that while we had been talking, the front doors had been locked. I walk over to them and try to open them, only to find that someone had wrapped large chains and a padlock around the door handles. "That's odd", I thought to myself, "This place is supposed to be open 24 hrs a day. What's going on?" Two men then appear off to my side and behind me. One of them I had dated a long time ago, when we had attended this same high school that was in this building. He had shaggy brown & goldish/reddish hair, with unkempt facial hair as well, was tall & big all around. Built, not fat. I think his name was Cal. The other guy we'll call Ajax. He was thin, hair so blonde it was almost white, & very pale. They started screaming and causing a commotion. Brandishing knives, they demanded we follow them ( we were actually in front, not following, but they were telling us where to go ). We're led into a nearly empty room. There were some seats off to the sides, but not much more. The room was painted a very dark color, with even the seats being a deep burgundy ( with gold trim ). It cd hv possibly been used as a theater room at one time, but appeared now that they were possibly intending to turn it into more of a rental room for maybe speeches or whatever ( I apologize for not being able to write very well, or to think of sometimes the simplest of words. I just got out of the hospital a cple days ago for a few strokes. It turns out half of my brain is no longer functioning, and my cognitive ability is now lacking.. I'm trying though ). Cal & Ajax introduce someone new. A thin black man with brassy-orange hair ( sort of in an emo style cut, with one side, I believe his left, long enough to cover his left eye and then be tucked behind his left ear ). He wore dark jeans and a black t-shirt with gold writing. It appeared to be a pentagram with writing both in and around the pentagram itself. Lights in all the colors of the rainbow lit up around him, and the 3 of them began to sing. It was part heavy metal, part musical type of singing. I thought to myself, "Did they practice this?! They HAD to hv set up microphones and speakers within the walls, as well as all the colorful lights coming from the ceiling and all around us. This is bad enough as it is, but atleast it's somewhat entertaining. If anyone burst into song, especially men in the process of committing a crime ( a violent one at that ), without the proper equipment, it wd be so beyond ridiculous that they wd probably be able to get off on an insanity plea." The black guy, let's name him Wyatt, was "the star of the show". As the reached the end of their "performance" I guess we wd call it, I ran. There were I think maybe 4 other ppl with me, all ppl who worked at AP&G with me ( at least in the dream they worked there with me ). We all ran. Wyatt, Cal & Ajax just laughed. They laughed and began to chase us. I ran across the hall and down a corridor with 8 doors, 4 on either side of me, to choose from. I chose the 2nd door to my left. There was nowhere else to go from there. No other doors and no windows. The guys were already at the door, banging on it. I shdnt hv locked it! That's a dead giveaway that I'm in here! What I shd hv done was locked a few doors at random, and then hid inside one of the unlocked rooms! But I didn't. I didn't do that and now they know I'm in here. Standing there thinking all this instead of trying to find a place to hide, they get the door open and appear behind me. I turn around to face them, and given one of the only options I have, I take it. I run. I run past them somehow and run out back into the corridor and then back out into the hallway. I go through another door. One of the theater doors. Deirdra from work and Dani my old counselor are both with me ( we're all women ). We run to the back of the room. Wyatt & his little gang are now in the doorway. We'll call it the WAC gang ( for the initials of their first names, lol ). Idk if the WAC gang hv somehow acquired magical abilities all of a sudden or if they've had them this whole time,but it really doesn't matter *when* they got them, what *does* matter is that now they most definitely *do* have them. On the ground all around us is now water. It's almost like a built-in pool. There are areas that are still solid ground, and steps leading into the water from those areas, but the water is connected throughout the entire room. And in the water.... a shark. Now, this room just like one described earlier, is also very dark. The walls appear black, as does the floor. And the "magical water" and pool also appear black. Or, rather, clear. Everything that has been brought about by magic is clear. Even the shark. It's as if he has no insides and is just completely transparent. If it weren't for the outline of him you wdnt be able to see him at all. Or, at least, you *wouldnt* have been able to, until... He got a hold of one of us. I think maybe it was Deirdra, bc I remember seeing Dani on her knees near the stairway into the pool, covering her face sobbing. The shark now had red inside of him. It looked as though there were thick red stands of, idk, maybe yarn or something, inside of him now. I knew that it represented blood. I noticed something in the corner of the pool. It's a gold coin, floating at the top of the water. Beneath it is a small cage. Like a lobster cage. I scan more of the water. Around near the center of the pool are two more gold coins. I grab the lobster cage, which is attached to a chain, and pull it towards the two gold coins in the center of the room. I get them into the cage, and then lead it back over into the corner and collect the single gold coin that was there. The coins then jingled, and the shark swam over to it. A spot of music played like in Mario's Bro's where you do smthng right. I had to find more coins. Somehow I knew that I had to collect coins in sets of three. Five sets total would stop the shark permanently. So I had four more sets to go. The entire building was now covered with this water, not just this one room. I woke up as I was setting upon my quest to find the sets of gold coins to get rid of the shark 🦈

AI generated interpretation In your dream, "A Musical of Death," there are various symbolic elements that reflect different aspects of your current life situation and inner psyche. The setting of your dream, with the multiple different establishments in one large building, may reflect the complex and multifaceted nature of your waking life. Each section of the building represents different aspects of your life, such as work, family, and past relationships. The presence of the high school, movie theater, and prison may symbolize different stages or situations in your life that you are navigating. The appearance of Kwan's grown children in the dream could symbolize a desire for connection with aspects of yourself or relationships from your past. The fact that they were in a hurry and you were unable to have a meaningful conversation with them may reflect feelings of missed opportunities or unresolved emotions in your waking life. The interaction at the concession stand where you defended your work ethic and commitment to your job may indicate a need for validation or recognition in your professional life. The locked doors and the appearance of Cal and Ajax with knives may represent feelings of threat or hostility in your environment, or internal fears and anxieties about facing challenges. The introduction of Wyatt with his performance and magical abilities may symbolize your subconscious mind trying to make sense of chaotic or threatening situations. The presence of the shark in the magical water pool could represent fears or emotions that are lurking beneath the surface of your consciousness. The quest to collect gold coins in sets of three to stop the shark may symbolize a need to confront and overcome obstacles or challenges in your life by finding inner resources and strengths. Overall, your dream seems to reflect a sense of navigating through complex and potentially threatening situations, while also striving to find solutions and overcome challenges. It may be helpful to reflect on the different elements of the dream and consider how they relate to your current emotions, beliefs, and experiences in your waking life.