The Counterargument Dream
Aug. 4th, 2021 11:05 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mazecraft13This morning I woke from a dream where I was at a school and the students were all being separated and given an outfit that we were required to wear. We were divided into two different groups. Those that were vaccinated were given a taupe outfit and those that were not vaccinated were given a dark, muted-red color outfit. The cut of the outfits was similar to nursing scrubs.
Since I was vaccinated I was given the taupe, but I liked the look of the red wine outfit better and was disappointed. In spite of the color separation though, both groups were still allowed to mingle in the hallways together as if the color of our tunics somehow made an iota of a difference? I dunno, I would say it is the logic of dreams but honestly real life is just as illogical sometimes.
Seeing as I am a proponent of vaccination, wearing masks and generally trying to prevent the spread of the virus, it was weird being in a dream that made it all seem silly. The dream really felt like the counterargument against draconian measures to control the population while offering inconsequential or ineffective solutions. I think the real crux of the whole problem is that the people that believe in conspiracy theories and are opposed to the current best efforts to curb the virus wouldn't be out of line if the virus wasn't real. In other words, if I believed that the virus was fake, or not nearly as bad as it has been made out to be, I would agree with the arguments being made against the mask mandates and push to vaccinate.
I suppose if the dream was telling me anything, it may be to lean more into that understanding when talking to people about the issue. As it stands right now, I just wanna throw my hands into the air in frustration. But in the dream I felt like the whole thing was dumb, and even though I knew that the color divisions were ineffective, I didn't want to be separated from those in red. If anything I just wanted to wear my own clothes and walk about knowing we were all relatively safe and healthy.
Meh, maybe I'm also interpreting too much. Jungian and imaginal psychologists say to just stay with the dream and to circumnavigate the experience and the images. Mostly its just fragments now though. Maybe as I get better at remembering my dreams I will also get better at analyzing them from a depth perspective.
Anyway I have things to do yet today and the clock is ticking!
Since I was vaccinated I was given the taupe, but I liked the look of the red wine outfit better and was disappointed. In spite of the color separation though, both groups were still allowed to mingle in the hallways together as if the color of our tunics somehow made an iota of a difference? I dunno, I would say it is the logic of dreams but honestly real life is just as illogical sometimes.
Seeing as I am a proponent of vaccination, wearing masks and generally trying to prevent the spread of the virus, it was weird being in a dream that made it all seem silly. The dream really felt like the counterargument against draconian measures to control the population while offering inconsequential or ineffective solutions. I think the real crux of the whole problem is that the people that believe in conspiracy theories and are opposed to the current best efforts to curb the virus wouldn't be out of line if the virus wasn't real. In other words, if I believed that the virus was fake, or not nearly as bad as it has been made out to be, I would agree with the arguments being made against the mask mandates and push to vaccinate.
I suppose if the dream was telling me anything, it may be to lean more into that understanding when talking to people about the issue. As it stands right now, I just wanna throw my hands into the air in frustration. But in the dream I felt like the whole thing was dumb, and even though I knew that the color divisions were ineffective, I didn't want to be separated from those in red. If anything I just wanted to wear my own clothes and walk about knowing we were all relatively safe and healthy.
Meh, maybe I'm also interpreting too much. Jungian and imaginal psychologists say to just stay with the dream and to circumnavigate the experience and the images. Mostly its just fragments now though. Maybe as I get better at remembering my dreams I will also get better at analyzing them from a depth perspective.
Anyway I have things to do yet today and the clock is ticking!
