House, Home, and Words of Wisdom

I believe that seeing a Home in a dream has a different meaning from a house. Houses represent our psychological makeup but a Home concerns our feelings and movement toward integration.

Being at Home

To be at 'home' in someone's house, means that you have or will soon integrate important traits that you are learning from that person. This might be represented as being very comfortable in that home, cooking in the kitchen, or sitting on the couch.

To be in a childhood means that you are being reminded of something you already know but maybe have forgotten. It can be hard to put your finger on the meanings of these ones.

Your Mother's Home

To be in your mother's home means you are finding value in lessons your mother taught you. What would she say about a situation in your waking life? Think back to those things she said to you 100 times! One of them will probably ring with the wisdom of a lifetime.

Even if your mother is no longer with you, her words and lessons are very much alive.

Top Quotes from my Mom

• Handsome is as handsome does.
• Actions speak louder than words.
• If all your friends jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge, would you jump too?
• Kill them with kindness.
• Rise above it.

These are the actual words, but in my dreams, these lessons come across as little vignette's acted out with dream symbols. I have actually had the experience of rising up through the air to illustrate 'Rising above' a situation.

I've also had a dream character tell me something, where their actions speak a very different message. Ah, which to believe? Actions always speak louder than words.

Your Self, Your House

Much is already written on meanings for the basement, various rooms and levels of the house, but that is not what I want to break down.

Your house can be a representation of your total psyche, your whole Self, so seeing your house or a friend's house in a dream is significant. It’s important to notice the condition of any house in your dreams. Maybe the house is in fine shape, or maybe it needs repair.

Or, you may hear a message about how important it is to ‘own your house.' This has to do with taking control and possession of your life and destiny, as in, to own it outright, with no mortgage or obligation to anyone else.

You may also walk in and take possession of a house belonging to another dream figure (possibly animus), and this means you have laid hold of the essence of that dream figure. Whatever he/she represents to you, you now own that, whether strength, initiative, courage, or something else.

So, what would your Mom say?

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