Island

[SnowOwl]

I’m standing on the bank of a river mid day in summer. It is hot, and the ground behind me is black, the field having been burned. There is no shade. Upstream is a green island with cottonwoods. A gravel bar stretches towards the island, and after the bar becomes submerged it looks shallow enough to walk to the island. But the current is swift, and I know that if I go out far enough there is a channel I can’t cross.

That image isn’t from a dream, it occurred in waking life, but it should be interpreted metaphorically the same way it would if it had been in a dream.

 

[Lex]

Behind you is old **** that’s scorched no going back all that's left is ash and fields of once fertile things.
You're currently vunerable, exposed... because of this. Perhaps you set it ablaze perhaps not.
The isle is hope the potential grass is greener, but is it really?
The waters dangerous to you though the path appears safe, you know better you know the emotional under current and weight of your feelings, and you know how you can get caught up in them.
Yet you almost lie to yourself to attempt to move forward to the greenery of the isle.
You seek comfort, peace, rest, potential from yourself.

Your mind is telling you even though you see a way... the risk is just as chaotic as before just not as visable... pay attention or you end up in the same situation just different styles of suffering.

My brief break down
"Burned fieldPast pain, unresolved anger or transformation needed
Intense heat, no shadeYou're exposed to emotional strain
Swift currentYou feel out of control
IslandYou crave comfort or escape
Gravel barYou see a way, but it’s unstable
Hidden channelUnderestimated risks lie ahead"