A sense of how others, particularly our parents, felt about us while we were a child.
This feeling of not being wanted may have become habitual. It may not be true that we are not wanted, but our feelings are saying it is.
Example: My mother asked me to go and buy some butter for her.
A chain on my left leg prevented me from going very far. I look down the road and see my mum, dad and my four brothers in the back of a car. I wave and call and they drive right past me, going over the chain I am wearing on my leg’ (Lorraine).
Lorraine’s dream illustrates not only her feelings of being left out of family life, but also the chain on her leg shows her not fully independent.
We often feel abandoned while we are trying to become more independent.
Being abandoned in the sense of allowing sexual and emotional liberty: finding a new freedom, dropping usual social codes and unashamedly expressing ourselves.
Also: it can be an example of one of the functions of dreams, which is to release held back sexuality and emotion.
See Also: alone; functions of dreaming; hero.
[1]1- Similar to the sense of being rejected, this represents a sense of how we experienced not being wanted when we were young. This may not actually be how it was but our feelings give us that perception.
For instance, a child having had to go into hospital may- have recurring dreams in adulthood of being abandoned, and may have problems in forming plans for future success.
2- To be abandoned, i.e. without restraint, within a dream may mean that we are looking for freedom. This could be emotional freedom, or the freedom to be ourselves.
3- This links with the Dionvsian concept of abandoning the serious for fun.
[2]To abandon or leave behind characteristics or attitudes no longer needed for self-growth, or feelings of loss or bewilderment because of giving away self-power to others; abandonment of own inner resources and strength through disregard.
Need to work on loving, accepting yourself and taking responsibility for life direction.
[3]If you dreamed of being lured into bed by a person with sexual magnetism only to be rejected or criticized after the sexual act, your unconscious may have been warning you to steer clear of the archetypal huntress or siren if you are a man, or the archetypal wastrel if you are a woman.
[4]A sense of emptiness, of having no one around whom you can depend on. Bewilderment.
Betrayal by someone who loves you, like that suffered by the children in the story of Hansel and Gretel.
The need for self-sufficiency. Astrological/Tarot parallel: The Moon
[5]1. Being a baby in a dream or child left alone or abandoned represents a feeling of and Neglected in the natural. May also represents difficult childhood Memories. Psalm 27:10 Luke 2:19
[6]1. Feeling neglected.
2. If actually abandoned, a sense that bad news is on the way.
3. Abandoning someone else may mean an affirmation of one’s independence.
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