Arguing with yourself in a dream

[gemof*gal]

I've had some recent dreams where I seem to be trying to figure out or steer the dream only to find that I can't.
First example: I dreamed I was on a cruise ship but I realized that it was about to take off and I was scared because I didn't feel ready. So I had to think of an excuse to get off. I decided to tell the cruise ship folks that I didn't have my passport and they had to let me off. I felt relief at getting off. But then later that night I found myself on the cruise ship again. This time I tried to figure out where we were going. I thought that we're on the west coast so we must be headed to Asia. Then the ship left and instead of sailing west to asia it's on railroad tracks going east.

Second example: Last night I dreamed I was trying to cross a road to get to a station or terminal but the road was flooded and I didn't want to get wet. So I looked to my left and saw it was uphill. I figured it had to be drier up there since water flows downhill. I went up there and saw it was flooded too. Even though it didn't make sense, I then walked downhill to see if I could cross the road further downhill. To my surprise, there was a tunnel or underpass so I could cross over to the station/terminal without getting wet.
What comes across to me is that my mind seems to be fighting with itself. It's trying to use reason/logic to figure out what's next, only to be shown that my logical conclusion wasn't right. It makes me wonder whether these dreams are more metaphysical than the ones I usually have.
Have you ever had the experience where your mind seems to be fighting with itself in your dreams?

[starbright]

Hi, Gem. The impression I got, just from a layperson, is that your boat is sailing -- your future is calling; you have places to go -- and that you are hesitant/conflicted about it and trying to find obstacles/excuses to stay in your comfort zone. I also recall that you have mentioned you are taking a leap to do what you want in terms of your career, so I could be reading into this a little... It seems that it would be natural to have hesitations, though, and that maybe you simply need to recognize them and examine what they might be in order to conquer them and get them out of your way so you can go directly to the station, flood-free!!

[listen]

Maybe your trying to intelectualise too much (decision wise) in waking life, and your subconcious is telling you you arent paying enough attention to your heart.
Both dreams involved water, once you were to float across it, and the next you had to go deep; burrow, find a tunnel, do a lot of work to avoid getting wet. You even say that when you acted rationaly you found that you had moved even deeper into the storm. Usually water symbolizes deep emotion and intuition. Both dreams also had you avoiding getting wet, or moving away from the possibility (getting off the ship). The state and kind of water in a dream also is important, and in one you had to travel across the deepest symbol we have for water-the occean- and in the other you were caught in a thunderstorm that would have "flooded" you...(thunderstorms sometimes mean that the person will be washed "clean" and begin a new life, that they are ready to move on)
If you beleive that water symbolizes chang, and deep emotional connection, both these dreams are telling you that your rational mind may be working against your emotional intuitive self. Maybe your afraid that your heart will run away with your head? Maybe the decisions that starbright mentioned are feeling conterintuitive- even if they feel perfectly well thought out.
This is totally hypothetical of course! Only you can asign the meanings to this dream, but it seems like the argument that you are having with yourself might be Head vs. Heart...
So I think that starbright nailed it! Let yourself explore the possibilities and try not to overthink all the drawbacks...
L

[Arcadia]

You've got two dreams where you should 'end up' in water. In both, as you follow the course of the dream, you *Don't* end up in water. What does water mean to you?

[gemof*gal]

Starbright, Listen, and Arcadia,
Thank you for your input. I also got the feel that I'm overthinking things and that my heart and head are struggling. I've been on the planet quite a few years (shhh!) and never before had dreams where my head and heart were fighting like that. In the dreams, my heart wins! It knew better than my head. I have learn to be comfortable with that concept.
I wish all of you sweet dreams!

[Arcadia]

LOL! The "heart" usually is smarter than the head.

I tell people over and over:
Listen to your gut! It is The Maker whispering in your ear.