The Dream: I am in need of an operation. Clark and I are being hosted by some people we don’t know very well, who are very kind. One of them asks me what I’ve learned from the experience, which has been stressful due to the medical part. “I’ve learned the kindness of people,” I say. One of our hosts, an androgynous older person, gets teary-eye.
I notice that I have three extra toes on each foot. They are from the middle toe out to the pinky toe, and sit directly beneath the toe they are replicating, on a flap of extra foot. I can’t believe I’ve never noticed these toes before.
Interpretation: I have some work I must do: the “operation” I require tells me that. Do you remember the "wise old man / woman" of fairy tale? When they appear in dreams Jung tells us we've encountered a guide. My guide, the androgynous older woman, is pleased with my progress so far, so I am rewarded by being given something extra. I am now aware I have of a new part of myself (the toes), and this realization requires integration into my idea of who I am. So it signals both progress and some work remaining.
In my dream the operation is supposed to give m greater connection with the earth, and also strengthen my ability to travel through water. The additions to my feet could do that.
ReplyDeleteThere is an emphasis on lower body here; I feel like I'm being guided to walk and to exercise it more.
If this were my dream, I am struck by the mixture of what I must do as an intentional thing, fairly ego related, and what might be done to me, as a collaborative effort of my ego and my unconscious, and perhaps the collective unconscious. For me, "operation," the medical metaphor suggests as much such collaboration going beyond my volition, as it does things I must "do."
ReplyDeleteI'm intrigued by my extra toes. In my experience, stance relates to my connection to the earth in a sense of my grounding, my most basic religio-philosophic stance. So my extra toes really intrigue me. Who made these? Are they a gift from God, suggesting extra and fruitful connection? Are they a construct by my ego, "operating" on not fully apprehended family-of-origin material to constitute an extra layer or barrier to my direct connection? In my dream, certainly more is a-foot.
I am struck that I have extra 3 toes on each foot, bringing the total number of toes on one foot to 8. To me, 3 is a holy number (the trinity);, spirit, mind and matter; and past present and future, which brings me to the number 8. Infinity. I am becoming conscious of a part of me which has always existed and is now proliferating (by creating this blog?) - perhaps allowing me to be more grounded, more able to get a grip on things.
ReplyDeleteCarla, I had a similar dream. I had three extra toes on my left foot. They were behind middle to pinky toes, an extra flap that I had never noticed before. Given the time from your post, what do you think this means? Thanks
ReplyDeleteDreams are rooted in both our day-to-day lives and in our long-term experiences and memories. Looking at them can be a way to gain insight into your deepest self. The images in your dreams have specific meanings for you, and these may or may nor overlap with what the images mean to someone else. To unravel the meaning of your particular extra toe dream, think carefully about what the main phrases[three, extra, left, foot, middle, pink(y), a flap, something you didn't notice] mean to you. Look for plays on words and puns. For example, a "flap" can be an argument; "pink" could refer to a political orientation, as can "left". "Three" can be mother, child, father, Holy Trinity, or third base. Only you will know what meaning your wonderful and complex brain attaches to the imagery it creates. If you take some time with this, you'll get some insight into your dream's meaning.
ReplyDeleteThree more options to stabilize your life. Petty things bothering you emotionally. Three options you have to tackle or avoid the bothration problem.
ReplyDeleteLovely ones, Pls what of an extra toes in the extreme of the left and right legs?
ReplyDeleteSome people see right or left as denoting feeling (right) and logic (left). In many countries political leanings are described as leaning right or left. Your task is to list the things that are evoked for you when you think of right or left. You also used the word "extreme", which hints at a sharply defined difference.
ReplyDeleteI dreamt I have extra five toes.please what does it mean
ReplyDeleteOnly you can figure out what your dream means. The rest of us can only offer opinions, and these might or might not apply to you. If you read the other comments to the extra toes dream you will get a sense of the variety of possible meanings.
DeleteHere's how to start figuring out your dream: Write a list of its words, and then list what each one means to you.
For example, what does the number 5 mean to you? Perhaps you have five in your family or something important happened to you when you were 5 years old, or five days ago, or five years ago. As you can see there are many possibilities, and all of them are grounded in your personal experience. Do the same for the words "extra" and "toes".
To get some further tips on dream interpretation read http://youngandjung.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-short-course-on-dream-interpretation.html
I dteamt someone stepped ony toes
ReplyDeleteI had a dream where I grew five extra toes on each feet and they lay on top of each toe. I was frightened and looked for someone to help me take them off. I felt I drank something and my toes began to mutate. I remember trying to get to a church and then I woke up .Pls carla, what do you think this means
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ReplyDeleteI had a dream my daughter who is five had extra toes and we were discussing rather she needed surgery, what does this mean ?
ReplyDeleteOnly you will know what your dream means. You will find lots of hints as to how to go about figuring it out if you read the comments of other dreamers who had similar dreams.
ReplyDeleteI had a dream that suddenly I had a layer of 4 extra toes on top of my others on my right foot, NOT the big toe...and I was wiggling them trying to figure which layer to have removed...and was utterly puzzled that they just appeared without me seeing them grow! We're in a crisis in our country right now with the election and I'm praying for our freedom to be saved from the dem's attempted gov't overthrow. Could this dream be related? I also feel overwhelmed with my clients's demands on me (I'm an artist) and I have Thanksgiving to prepare for. Don't understand why such a bizarre dream?
ReplyDeleteI dreamt that I've an extra toe between my pinky toe on my left leg
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