Dream Journal Ultimate
Date: 3/27/2025
By blucanary
Al and I were staying at some...idk, a place where a bunch of other people were also staying... it was half indoor, half outdoor... My cat Max was there in this one part of the dream. He was on this couch thing. But all around the couch was blackness, a hole that appeared never ending. Max had this large green turtle that he loved with him on the couch. Earlier during the day, Max and the turtle were cuddling and were the best of friends. But now, Max was slowly and purposely pushing the turtle to the end of the couch, trying to push it off into the dark pit of nothingness. I stopped it just as the turtle was about to reach the edge, Max nudging it with his nose. But then later, I looked and the turtle was gone. Max must have succeeded in making the turtle disappear, and I told Al as much. Like me, he was surprised. Al had asked me to go out with him. So I did. We went to dinner I think or for drinks or something like that in this place. But we couldn't stop arguing. So I went back back to my place near the black hole and Al went off elsewhere. In the middle of the night though, he shows up where I am, screaming and yelling about all of our problems, both past and present. Issues we fixed years ago, he was screaming about at the top of his lungs. Everyone could hear him. I begged him to keep quiet, as he was waking up all these strangers all around us. But he just kept going. He finally started going away (he got on àn e-bike and slowly started peddling away). He was going so slow though that I followed him, wanting to finish this argument and figure out what was going on. But it turns out, it wasn't Al. He had looked just like him in the dark, but as we passed some light posts, I see it isn't him. It turns out to be a dream-friend of Al's. Kindof attractive with thick black hair. He had sounded just like Al, too though. I see Al outside, with a group of others sleeping in a grassy area, each of them in their own spot. Al is in a sleeping bag. The friend rides up, gets off his bike, and gets into his own sleeping bag approx 10 feet away from Al. Al is now waking up from the commotion and I tell him everything that just happened. I ask him how this guy knew about our past problems. Is he telling people he's just met about problems we had a decade ago?! He just says that he doesn't know, maybe he brought it up in passing or something like that. I'm FURIOUS at Al for telling strangers this personal stuff, and I'm FURIOUS at this crazy dude for yelling and screaming this stuff at me, as if he knew me and had any right to approach me about it. The sun is coming up, and I go to a house now, with someone else (Idk who... i think it was a man. Was it Al? Im not sure...) The other person and I sit on the couch as we enter the front door, it's a nice ,large house. It feels like it belongs to us, but it also feels like it doesnt... Then there's a knock at the door. I look at the person with me. We hear two people on the other side, one asks the other if we locked the door, and they say yes. It's a man and a woman. One tells the other one to get the key. I can see them through the doorknob (it doesnt look like theres a knob there at all, just a hole where the doorknob should go. Without a doorknob, Idk how we locked it, but whatever...) im scared and hoping they won't see us. They look just like me and Al. I'm standing behind the door when it swings open. They walked in. I expect them to look behind the door and find me, but they don't. They don't even look to the couch and see (Al, is it?). They just look and walk forward. As soon as they pass the living room and go into the kitchen, Al (or whoever the other person is) gets off the couch and quietly walks up to me. He grabs my arm and we both quickly walk out the front door. We then begin to run around the side of the house and into the back, where we intend to jump the bushes and run. The ppl who look like us see us through the windows (theres a lot of windows in this house, especiallytowards the back of the house). They give chase. When we get to the back yard, it looks like there had been a party there, but everyone laid dead in their Hawaiian shirts, drinks still in their hands, blood all over them. We didn't even stop to examine these people, we just jumped the bushes. With so much fear, we hoped they wouldn't catch us, but they were so close to us now, they could almost grab us... why did they look exactly like us? Why were we in that house? Who did it belong to? Did they follow us there? Who were these people in the backyard, and why were they dead? So many questions left unanswered...
AI generated interpretation This dream is rich with symbolism and seems to be reflecting certain internal conflicts and unresolved issues in your waking life. Let's break down the key elements of your dream and their possible interpretations: 1. Cat and Turtle: Cats are often associated with independence, mystery, and intuition, while turtles symbolize stability, patience, and long life. In the dream, Max pushing the turtle off the couch into the darkness may represent a fear of losing stability or control in a situation, possibly related to a relationship (symbolized by Al) or a feeling of impending loss. 2. Argument with Al: The ongoing argument with Al in the dream may symbolize unresolved issues or disagreements in your waking life relationship with this person. The reemergence of past problems and unresolved conflicts suggests that there may be lingering tensions or unaddressed issues between you and Al that are resurfacing in your subconscious. 3. Dream-Friend of Al: The appearance of a dream-version of Al's friend who resembles him but behaves differently could symbolize a sense of betrayal or misrepresentation in your waking life relationship with Al. This figure may represent a perceived threat to the intimacy and trust in your relationship with Al. 4. Invasion of Privacy: The intrusion of strangers who resemble you and Al into your home symbolizes a sense of vulnerability or invasion of personal boundaries in your waking life. This may indicate feelings of discomfort or fear related to sharing personal information or exposing vulnerabilities to others. 5. Escape and Fear: The climax of the dream where you and Al run away from the doppelgangers and find a backyard filled with dead partygoers could reflect a sense of intense fear, avoidance, or a desire to escape from a threatening or overwhelming situation in your waking life. The presence of dead bodies and blood may symbolize the consequences of avoiding or suppressing deep-seated emotions or unresolved conflicts. Overall, this dream suggests a theme of conflict, betrayal, loss of control, and a need for resolution in your waking life relationships and personal boundaries. It may be beneficial to reflect on the emotions and themes present in the dream to uncover underlying issues or tensions that may require attention and resolution in your waking life. Consider communicating openly and honestly with those involved to address any lingering conflicts and seek closure for a sense of emotional wellbeing.