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Dream Deinterpretations
C. Mehrl Bennett & John M. Bennett

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C. Mehrl Bennett collected these short sentences or phrases from participants of California Fluxfest, March 2020. They are descriptions of nocturnal dreams. John M. Bennett deinterpreted these dreams. He had not seen them before.

I dreamed I was driving a car in a river.

The dream of driving a car in a river

Is the dream of snow filling an empty shoe;

The dream of the empty shoe full of snow

Is the dream of your face in sleep.

I dreamed I was late to class and was in so much of a hurry, I forgot to put clothes on.

The dream of running to class with no clothes on

Is the dream of a fork shining in the sun streaming through a window;

The dream of the fork in the sun

Is the dream of your pants buried beneath a stone.

I dreamed I was a small kid walking around in a large park.

The dream of being a child walking in a park

Is the dream of a sandwich stuffed in your pocket;

The dream of the sandwich stuffed in your pocket

Is the dream of wind blowing down an alley filled with cars.

I dreamed everything was OK.

The dream of everything being OK

Is the dream of a blank wall.

I dreamed I and Renata were very happy in California.

The dream of you and Renata being happy in California

Is the dream of an olive rolling down the steps;

The dream of an olive rolling down the steps

Is the dream of water filling your hats.

I was in bed with my ex-husband, but we did not have sex.

The dream of being in bed with your ex-husband and not having sex

Is the dream of a brick twirling in the moonlight;

The dream of a brick twirling in the moonlight

Is the dream of an aguacate falling from a window.

I dream I’m riding a horse on the beach.

The dream of riding a horse on a beach

Is the dream of a bowl of turds swimming around inside an old-fashioned television set;

The dream of a bowl of turds inside a TV set

Is the dream of your thoughts as you walked away from your house.

Salt and pepper shakers walked up the stairs.

The dream of salt and pepper shakers walking up the stairs

Is the dream of a bicycle, upside down, hanging from the ceiling;

The dream of a bicycle, upside down on the ceiling

Is the dream of your shirt, tied in knots and stuck on the roof, in flames.

I was ascending an unstable staircase, passing small doors on my left.
Everything smelled like the floor of a forest.

The dream of ascending some stairs that smelled like a forest

Was the dream of a refrigerator filled with jars of rotting sauerkraut;

The dream of a fridge full of rotting sauerkraut

Was the dream of a sunny day on a beach of black sand.

I was at a hotel and we could not find our room.
We searched all around to find the right room. We never found it.

The dream of searching and not finding your hotel room

Is the dream of an upside down parking lot with the cars buried under the asphalt;

The dream of an upside down parking lot

Is the dream of paper, crumpled into a ball, stuffed in your mouth.

I was wandering around in a warren of buildings, looking for a piano.

The dream of wandering around among buildings looking for a piano

Is the dream of a hearing aid crumpled and crushed in your pocket;

The dream of a hearing aid crushed in your pocket

Is the dream of a sandwich (again, the sandwich);

The dream of the sandwich is a dream of the sky opening to total blackness.

Driving on a ribbon road, just before the horizon, 1,000 giant leopards.

The dream of 1,000 giant leopards on the horizon

Is the dream of your teeth opening into a bowl of soup;

The dream of your teeth opening in a bowl of soup

Is the dream of your arm pit, closed like a mouth.

The waterfall is falling into the ocean, with fire.

The dream of a waterfall falling into the ocean with fire

Is the dream of a suitcase, not filled with hammers, but filled with shot guns.

I dreamed of a Chinese food restaurant and uncertain feelings.

The dream of an uncertain feeling in a Chinese restaurant

Is the dream of a door, locked;

The dream of a locked door

Is the dream of you opening the door without using a key.

I was being pursued by dangerous unknown assailants.

The dream of being pursued by unknown assailants

Is the dream of a phone book buried in a rubbish heap;

The dream of a phone book buried in a rubbish heap

Is the dream of a candle flickering when there is no wind.

I have a recurring dream of my partner’s asemic poems and what they mean.

The dream of asemic poems with no meaning is the dream of a shovel

The dream of a shovel is the dream of your butt;

The dream of your butt is the dream of

An opening where you see stars and comets.

I dreamed that someone was making breakfast in the next room. I was hungry.

The dream of someone making breakfast in the next room

Is the dream of your nose filled with crumbled bricks;

The dream of your nose full of crumpled bricks

Is the dream of an eyelid, closing and opening, closing and opening, closing and

opening.

John Travolta went on a TV show pretending to be me.

The dream of John Travolta (whoever that is) pretending to be you

Is the dream of your backside falling into a bathtub;

The dream of your backside falling into a bathtub

Is the dream of you drowning.

Potato chips littering the floor of three rooms.

The dream of potato chips littering the floors of three rooms

Is the dream of a tree losing all its leaves;

The dream of a tree losing all its leaves

Is the dream of a book coming apart and flying in all directions.

C. Mehrl Bennett, “Thankyou John.” / John M. Bennett, “You’re welcome.” (Drinks water)

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