Okay, so I had this really vivid dream the other night. It involved menstruation, which, yeah, sounds a bit weird to dream about, right? Woke up feeling a bit… puzzled. Not grossed out or anything, just like, “Huh, what was that all about?” It wasn’t dramatic in the dream, just sort of… there. A fact of the dream world.
So, I sat with that feeling for a bit after waking up. Didn’t jump online immediately or anything. Just kinda replayed the images in my head over my morning coffee. It felt significant, you know? Like my subconscious was trying to flag something. Dreams are funny like that. Sometimes they’re just random noise, but sometimes they stick with you.
My first thought wasn’t really about the literal aspect. I mean, I’m past the age where that’s a monthly surprise. So, I started thinking more symbolically. What does menstruation represent? For me, it always felt like a cycle, a natural process. Something about release, letting go of the old to make space for potential new life, even if that “new life” is metaphorical, like a new project or idea.
Figuring it Out
I decided to jot down some thoughts. Just free-associating in my journal. What came up?
- Cycles, endings and beginnings
- Release, letting go
- Natural processes, flow
- Body stuff, connection to my physical self
- Sometimes feelings of shame or secrecy (from way back when)
- Creativity, potential
Looking at that list, I started connecting it to what’s actually going on in my life right now. I’ve been working on decluttering my house, like, seriously getting rid of old stuff that doesn’t serve me anymore. That felt like a strong parallel – letting go of the old.
There’s also been this creative project I’ve been stuck on. Feeling blocked. Maybe the dream was nudging me about flow? Like, things need to move, even the uncomfortable stuff, for creativity to happen. It’s a natural part of the process, not something to be hidden or stopped up.
What it boiled down to for me:
It wasn’t some grand, mystical prophecy. It felt more like a reminder from my inner self. A reminder to honor natural cycles in my life – the need for release, the clearing out of old energy (or literal junk from my closet!), and accepting the messy, sometimes uncomfortable parts of the creative process. It was about flow, really. Letting things move naturally instead of fighting them or feeling weird about them.
So, yeah. That dream about menstruation? Turned out to be a pretty practical nudge about letting go and getting unstuck. Funny how the mind works, using these symbols to get a message across. Just needed to sit with it and connect the dots to my own situation. That’s usually how I try to work with dreams – less about fixed meanings, more about what resonates with me right now.
