I have read your book. I like it very much. Can you interpret this dream that I had last night? F.E.
The elevator door opens at the sixth floor. A person pushes a button and says, “Down we go!” Everyone on the elevator yells, “No! No! We are going to the eighth floor!” The person pushes a button again and the elevator jerks. I sit down on the floor because I have lost my balance. A lady near me does the same thing. The person pushes the number eight button and we go to the eighth floor. Everyone leaves the elevator and I am the last to go through the elevator door. I am not sure which way to go.
Hi! Let’s look at your dream.
Who is the Focus? In other words, who or what is the main thing or purpose the dream is centered around?
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I believe the Focus is the elevator and its buttons. And what can the elevator and its buttons be symbolic of?
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An elevator is often symbolic for 1) way of lifting up out of a situation or going down into a situation; or 2) choices made.
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Pushing the buttons may be a “play-on-words:” someone is “pushing your buttons” or causing you to react
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Okay, what’s the Sub-focus?
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I believe the Sub-focus is the person who is “pushing the buttons.” This may be symbolic for someone who is doing things to cause you, and others in the same situation you are in, to react.
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Another Sub-focus is you and others who are reacting and upset.
So putting just the Focus and Sub-focus together, this dream may be saying that you are in a place (along with others) where someone is “pushing your buttons” or causing you grief or stress.
Now, let’s look at the details of the dream:
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6th floor – place of man: weakness of man (Gen 2:2-3, 2:7, Rev 13:18, Lev 25:3)
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8th floor – place of new beginnings and saved (Gen 17:12, 1Pet 3:20);
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Lost my balance – ability to keep life “balanced” is gone
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Door – choice (Gen 4:7, Mt 7:13, Rev 3:8, 3:20, 4:1).
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Everyone leaves – others choose to get out from under the control of the one who is causing the stress
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You are last to leave – You seem to be under the stress longer than others around you.
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Not sure which way to go – undergo a time of confusion about what your next action should be.
Okay, now let’s put the details into the dream and see what we get:
This dream may be saying that you are in a place (along with others) where someone is causing you grief and stress. This results in human weakness issues. This particularly causes you to lose your ability to keep your life “balanced’. You, and others affected are seeking salvation from this and a new beginning. You see others get out from the situation before you are able to do it. Even when you finally get out of the situation, you will have a period of time where you will be confused about what your next action should be.
Interpretation is done. Now, just Marsha talking:
Why did God give you this dream? I believe He gave you this dream to let you know HE knows what you are dealing with or have dealt with. I also believe it is a word of encouragement that you will eventually get out of whatever the situation is. OR, if this is a dream about something you’ve already gone through, then it is a word of encouragement that you may be in a place of confusion, but it’s okay. The Lord is with you!