NOT ALONE: Finding the Inner Companion

"When you’re down, and in trouble, and you need some loving care...
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
I’ll come running to see you again…you’ve got a friend."
Carole King song
The companion has a beloved place in our hearts. Famed modern-day teammates include Captain Kirk and Spock, Frodo and Samwise, Batman and Robin, and Sherlock Holmes and Watson. The companion serves and supports the hero, contributing quieter gifts of guidance, capability, and devotion. Every companion is an image of the inner Other, and is present whenever gifts of wisdom, care and guidance are received. Our bodies, instincts, and feelings recognize and respond to the companion: a night’s sleep and dreams ease anxiety, a quandary melts into resolution, a new idea shines in mind. The Companion is already and always there.
HERE'S THE DREAM WE ANALYZE:
"I keep making this lucid dream, of bumping into a long-lost best friend of mine. We first happily greet each other, and discuss how long it's been since we last met. But quickly, I realize that I'm indeed dreaming. I try to explain that to him, and ask him for his contact information, such as a phone number, e-mail, or his social media account, to hopefully meet him in the real world... But he always seems either confused, or reluctant. He just stares at me, smirking, as I try to hurry up and get a way to contact him before the dream ends, but he never gives an appropriate answer, he either avoids the question, or simply walks away, as if he didn't truly want to regain contact with me."
REFERENCES:
Edward C. Whitmont and Sylvia Brinton Perera. Dreams, A Portal to the Source. a.co/d/efwFWYC
Henri Corbin. Alone with the Alone. a.co/d/2rIxPAD
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