three separate dreams
sequentially throughout the night
ever see the cable show with the old nun?
i'm watching the tv program from inside the studio at the set. they are interviewing up and coming students studying to be priests and nuns. there's this really dynamic/intelligent/charismatic guy speaking with the other candidate and the nun is off camera with her head down and quite sad (this is an unofficial try-out for a new host, possibly beginning in a year or so) something a little off though, the guy seems to be hitting on the other girl . . .
end first dream
second dream
the up and comer is attending depaul and is highly regarded by staff and the church. his iq is very intimidating and he is very self-confident and has some radical ideas. in-fact, he believes
in revelations (something not very big in the catholic church) and so decides to not become a priest due to his radical beliefs (mainly that the catholic church is ignoring the truth). he also combines the teachings of nastradamus to the bible and believes that he has developed a new code that can crack the events and narrow down an ending time. he is being discussed and watched by world media because he was giving a real boost and hope to the faith after
all the recent . . . yuck. so there are interviews with former teachers, theologians, and scholars
in one of the final interviews, a theologian and very well respected scholar states that this guy lacks humility and is pushing forward with these new claims without referencing the known data and he felt that he would cause some premature concern and worry.
(within the same dream)
time pases forward a few weeks and the water levels are rapidly rising. unaware if this is in line with doomsday boy or global warming there are cruise ships that quickly fill and dock off the shores of various continents to wait and see what will happen. steph and i decide to head to france. if you're going to sit on a cruise ship, why not france? (i also think there was some concern that if the us gasoline use and lack of concern for the environment was determined to be the cause of much of the problems? rather be in france) so we decide to sit on top of the deck
which has been modified with thousands of seats on the surface to accommodate more. also, the guys timeline is rapidly approaching.
so we buckle in, look at each other and then we're feeling a lot like the ride powerdive as we see the sky as the ship points straight into the sky and then back down towards the water. i look to steph and say "where do we meet if we get split up?". "meet me at the market in barcelona across the square". with that we're in the water. the rivers are flooded over and those that were on land are not in a good place. those that have survived the wreck were on deck as it sank. i find a way across the river (i'm walking across the side of the ship which is now almost completely covered in mud). i see steph on the shore and we agree that if the world is really ending, we might as well go see the sites of europe before all is lost forever.
end second dream
third dream
i become aware with a bad feeling. as i regain consciousness, i notice that i'm wandering through an overcrowded hospital. open room with tons of beds and patients. however, not many people are aware of my presence and the guy that is aware is looking at me real funny. "what's going on? where are we?" We are in a hospital, but you aren't really here. "excuse me?" you didn't make it. and now your stuck in-between because you wouldn't cross over. "but you can see me." barely. everything got fucked up when the world kind of ended. not even sure what we're doing here. "i have to find steph" she's waiting for you.
i'm having a hard time walking; or actually, a hard time maintaining my form while i'm walking. i have to concentrate in order to stay in focus. i make my way to the hallway and steph is standing there with a clip board. "i've been assigned to you brian. the director thinks i'm the ideal candidate since you're mainly here due to our connection. it's also easier for you to maintain focus with me . . . "
what's happening? "you weren't willing to go to the other side . . . i'm not even sure what that is."
is that my treatment plan? (she's holding a clip board with my treatment goals typed out, but they are also written on her shirt for me to read while i'm speaking with her.
one of them was "reconnect with god"
as i'm looking at her, i realize that she is to be my therapist through the process and my partner no longer. i look to her and say "we should probably set up our scheduled time . . . is an hour too much- this is hard for you, right." this is not going to be easy and- "we'll probably need to process our loss together." she cries as she walks away, as do i
i go to the field which is somehow superimposed on the hospital reality. as i phase out of the hospital i phase into the field where i proceed to lay down and reconnect with god
the end