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Dream: In my dream I am at a family party where everyone seemed to be drunk, which is very unusual for my family. We were outside a Philadelphia style looking house I didn't recognize and there were 3 ghosts there that spoke to no one but yet everyone was talking about them.

I had a son who told me he had to go to the bathroom. When we went inside, the house was suddenly a school. My son was afraid of going to the bathroom in front of other kids so we went in search of an empty bathroom. All the while the 3 ghosts were following us. We found an empty bathroom and I sent him in. I waited but suddenly I found myself back outside the house and the ghosts were bringing my son outside. I screamed and told my mother and went crazy realizing this meant my son was dead.

I began running around crazily and don't remember much but suddenly I was crying that I was alone now. It was no longer my son who had died but my sister and I was shouting about not being able to find a man and without my sister I would be alone forever.

I soon found myself in a hospital bed with a nurse begging me to write a letter to someone named Joseph Marcum but I insisted on writing one to a man that I am currently attracted to in real life. I could hear myself reciting his real address in my head. Then the nurse pronounced my body temperature as 24 degrees and the only person who came for me was one of the ghosts who I think was this Joseph Marcum.
– Amy 29, Revere, MA

Lauri's Interpretation: Thank you for entrusting me with your dream. I have interspersed my interpretation throughout your dream report...

At a family party where everyone seemed to be drunk (very unusual for my family), we were outside a Philidelphia style looking house I didn't recognize

When a dream takes place outside, it often means that there is something that you need to get "out in the open," or that you have recently gotten out in the open. Your whole family was drunk. How fun! ;-) Actually, this indicates that they have - or you feel they have - a distorted view of something, or they are numbing themselves to something that is happening with you or within the family.

and there were 3 ghosts about that spoke to no one but everyone was talking about them.

Interesting!! Ghosts in dreams are rarely about actual people that have passed on but instead symbolize something from the past that haunts us and lingers within our psyche. Any ghosts from your past or your family's past that no one seems to address directly but is happy to gossip about? Any relationships from your past that still haunts you today? The amount of 3 might be significant. Are there three issues, incidents or people from your past that these ghosts might represent? Or perhaps they represent three years? Put your thinking cap on and see if you can figure this out.

I had a son who told me he had to go to the bathroom.

Your son symbolizes something fairly new in your life, most likely something that has been around for about as long as your son was old. Any fairly new projects in your life that aren't yet fully developed? Or any relationships? Your son may also represent your "inner child," that part of you that is carefree and likes to have fun and doesn't want responsibilities. But what is most important is that he needs to go to the bathroom and this means that there is something in your life that needs to be released and "flushed away." This could be pent up frustration, an opinion... something you have been "holding in." And it may very well be connected to these ghosts that no one is addressing directly.

When we went inside the house was suddenly a school.

Hmmm. This might mean there is a lesson for you to learn here. Ask yourself what you are wanting or needing to learn right now.

My son was afraid of going to the bathroom in front of other kids so we went in search of an empty bathroom.

Are you afraid to unload or release your frustrations, opinions or concerns in front of others?

All the while the 3 ghosts were following us.

When someone or something follows us in a dream it means we haven't dealt with the issue at hand properly in waking life. It means we have ignored it, avoided it, denied it or simply handled it improperly and therefore have not put an end to it so it continues to follow us. But this dream shows us that you are eager to get this out of your life or out of your psyche.

We found an empty bathroom and I sent him in. I waited but suddenly I found myself back outside the house and the ghosts were bringing my son outside. I screamed and told my mother and went crazy realizing this meant my son was dead. I began running around crazily and don't remember much but suddenly I was crying that I was alone now. It was no longer my son who had died but my sister and I was shouting about not being able to find a man and without my sister I would be alone forever.

When he goes to the bathroom you find yourself outside because these both point to the same thing: releasing something and getting something out in the open. So what are you afraid of losing or what are you afraid will come to an end (which is what death in dreams means) if you were to speak up about this issue or get it out of your system? And how are you afraid that something might end or change as far as your sister is concerned? Remember, death in dreams points to change or something coming to an end.

I soon found myself in a hospital bed with a nurse begging me to write a letter to someone named Joseph Marcum but I insisted on writing one to a man that I am currently attracted to in real life. I could hear myself reciting his real address in my head.

When dreams switch scenes like this it is showing you how one thing can lead to another. Hospitals symbolize healing. Your dream is showing you that by releasing your frustration, negativity or what you no longer need (going to the bathroom) and getting things out in the open, some healing will begin in your life. The nurse symbolizes your ability to mend a situation or to heal the past. This part of you wants you to open up the lines of communication, which is why she is urging you to write a letter in your dream. Joseph Marcum symbolizes something... but what? Think of the name Joseph. What or who comes to mind? Can you relate that name to any past relationships? Any family members? Any characters from TV, the movies or a book? Do the same with the name Marcum. Marcum could mean Mark or Marcus. Sometimes our dreams distort names a little. Whatever or whomever Joseph Marcus symbolizes, it is something that you need to speak up about or speak to and it might be a good idea to do this before you try and pursue something with this man you are attracted to.

Then the nurse pronounced my body temperature as 24 degrees

Have you been emotionally cold because of the past? The number 24 may also relate to something else. The first thing that comes to my mind is the show 24. If you watch that show, think of the plot lines, the characters, even the actors and see if you can associate those with what's going on in your life. Also think about all the numbers in your life: addresses, apartment numbers, birthdays (the 24th, February 4th, etc.) anyone you know that is 24 years old? Anything significant happen 24 years ago? Numbers in dreams usually point to something specific so you may need your thinking cap.

and the only person who came for me was one of the ghosts who I think was this Joseph Marcum.

Hmmm... if you think Joseph is one of the ghosts then he symbolizes something from the past that is still haunting you today. And your inner healer (the nurse) feels you need to "address" this past issue so that you can heal and move forward.

Amy replies: First of all I want to thank you so much for offering this great service. Secondly I want to say your interpretation made me think about something that I imagine I pushed to the back of my consciousness.You mentioned that the number three was significant and represented an issue from my past that my family might be gossiping about. You also mentioned that the issue that I needed to get out in the open was as old as "my son" was. In my dream he was probably about 3 years old.

Well though it is a bit personal I'd like to share with you what I think this might be referring to for your opinion. Its been 3 years since the last time I was intimate with a man because I had been hurt in the past by 3 different relationships I foolishly got myself involved in. The reason this stood out in my mind was also because of the number 24, which is the age I was when I lost my "innocence" and I have been cold emotionally to this man I am attracted to because I am afraid of losing him or getting hurt if I were to reveal my feelings for him. Lately, however, things seem to be blossoming between us.

Being 29 years old and the oldest grandchild of a large Italian family, I often wonder if my family talks about my being alone (I have never brought anyone home or mentioned my involvement with anyone to them). The only person I feel like I can be open with is my sister and I suppose if I lost her I would lose the ability to share with someone.Within the confines of the dream, I didn't understand what the numbers might mean but when you pointed them out and with a bit of thought it suddenly seemed so obvious what they were pointing to. I couldn't have interpreted that on my own though it was the type of dream I knew I needed to know the meaning behind.