My dream last night.

Sounds like you have already done a fantastic job of interpreting this dream for yourself. I might add that unlike many who would try to remain within the walls of the house as everything was crashing down and caving in around them…. I love that you and your husband had recognized that everything you really needed was safe and you were able to step outside to the great unknown while the remodeling was taking place.

Awesome dream! Good luck with the remodel! (Mine is taking longer than I had anticipated. )

I agree.

I would add that for me, water usually symbolizes the Spirit. The workers are the influences, people, stories, words, books and other influential inputs to your soul that are doing the ‘work’ of restoration. The insurance adjuster symbolizes the ‘authorized’, ‘appropriate’ means of restoring that which was damaged.

But that’s just me.

HiJolly

I found myself looking for necessary items to take out of the house.

This part struck me. Sometimes a crisis creates the need to prioritize and make sure you protect the most important things, and it makes you let go of the other things you may like, but don’t “need”.

Similar to the other thread we started talking about simplifying the church…sometimes our testimonies need to be simplified…and really identify those things that are critical, and allow yourself to let go of the rest.

That is one way to look at being a cafeteria mormon…not as a choosy or picky or lazy faith but as a focused faith.

Thanks for sharing…I think there is good remodeling and rebuilding work going on!

Many many years ago I did some personal research about dreams. FWIW, most “experts” disagree entirely with each other about the meaning of dreams with one exception; one unifying object that most of these researchers I read about agree on is that dreams about “houses” and about one’s “home structure” are dealing with a persons feeling of emotion security. In dreamology, houses are representative of ones spiritual and emotional state of well being. I know this and remember it because I was having dreams myself about “homes”, physical homes, and I was disturbed by it and looked for help on what might be going on in my sub-conscience mind.

I can’t remember the source off hand, but I will find it. I don’t know if I believe it necessarily. I don’t know if anybody can interpret another persons dream (regardless of what the bible says about Joseph in the Egypt prison with the baker and candlestick-maker or whatever) or if I would want someone to try to interpret my dreams. I think dreams are very personal, and can tell a person a tremendous amount about themselves, and about what is going on inside one’s own sub-conscience psyche.

So, I don’t know you, but I think you’re personal interpretation of the house would fit the little I do know about dreamology. Most people that I know would never even think twice about such a thing. I’m glad you didn’t just ignore “the spirit” as it -IMO -is trying to lead you in your spiritual journey.