Ian Wallace Interpretation:
Opportunity to get in touch with my individual creativity rather than continually trying to contain my passion and excitement
Dream: You find yourself trying to make love in very strange circumstances or surroundings. It may be that you are trying to be physically intimate in a public place and, although you feel embarrassed and exposed with far too many people around, no one else seems to notice. You may have found what seems to be a secluded spot, but other people keep interrupting you with the most trivial of excuses and distractions. You may also be making love in your workplace with a colleague who you don’t find remotely attractive in waking life or making love while doing something else completely mundane.
Meaning: When you dream of making love in unusual surroundings, there is something unexpected happening in your waking life that is encouraging you to become more aware of one of your uniquely exciting talents. Dreaming of making love isn’t usually about wish fulfilment but almost invariably about coming to a more intimate understanding of your abilities. Trying to make love in public suggests you would rather develop this exciting new skill in private, instead of working on it in public where you feel vulnerable and exposed. It may feel inappropriate to experience this level of excitement in a public situation, such as your workplace, but the fact that no one seems to notice indicates everyone is confident in your particular talents. Even when you try to create some space to absorb and explore your growing awareness, you may find yourself constantly interrupted and intruded upon. This shows that you aren’t giving yourself enough time and space to develop your new talent and to become familiar with how you can best make use of it. The colleague who you are making love with might not be attractive to you in waking life but they possess characteristics that you deeply and unconsciously admire. These aren’t romantic qualities but professional capabilities, or the aptitude to deal with particular situations. These overwhelming feelings of excitement and amazement transcend any routine feelings that you might have, as you become more intimate with your abilities.
Action: The message from this dream is that you are beginning to reach a much greater awareness of some unique part of your character. You usually conceal this aspect of yourself because it seems so deeply personal and you aren’t really sure how to handle it. As your awareness grows, however, you find yourself unable to contain your excitement and passion for your new abilities. Rather than trying to censor how you express your talents, try creating some private time and space for yourself, so that you can begin to gain a more intimate understanding of how best to use your abilities.
Background: The act of making love is also known as procreation and is intimately connected with the creative process. When we get excited about new plans and projects, we speak about ‘conceiving ideas’ and ‘bringing them to life’. This ability to create something unique can be especially thrilling, particularly at the conceptual stage, where the possibilities seem endless. The creative process can become an all-consuming passion for people who need to express themselves at a deeper and more intimate level. Creating something special, however, often requires the creators to open up to some of their vulnerabilities and inhibitions.