Had a really weird dream last night that seemed full of symbolism regarding the situation I find myself in at the moment i.e as a BS, but as I've no idea on this subject I'll have to check the web for what it could possibly mean. Before I start, you should know that I'm not religious although I was brought up to go to sunday school and Girls Brigade (a bible based activity for children over here).

What I can remember most vividly is being on an open top bus which kept changing into one of those logs you ride in on a log flume and then back to being a bus. It was night time and we were on a narrow, winding country road that seemed to be going uphill.

The other passengers on the bus were frightened but I felt calm, almost happy. They were shouting "where are the road signs, we don't know where we are going". I replied "it's alright, they are there, we just can't see them as it's too dark but we're going in the right direction".

The bus skidded to an abrupt halt almost crashing into a queue of cars. We got off the bus and went into a small building where people were playing out a scene from the Nativity. There was a sign inside but all I can remember is the word cathedral. I remember thinking in my dream that this place is too small and modern to be a cathedral.

Several people came into the room and one was obviously the leader and then a girl came in crying - it could have been me as a child or my eldest DD as she is my spitting image.

Can't remember any more of the dream at the mo but I know there was more. I woke at 3am and was unable to get back to sleep as I just had a feeling that this dream was important to remember. Will check the net to see if I can make head or tails of any of this.

Be back later

Have checked out a dream directory site and some of the things are spookily accurate!

To dream of a bus implies that you are going with the crowd and are taking no control of where your life is going. Well, this was me til I found MB, just feeling like I was being swept along by something I had no control over.

No references to log flumes so checked out roller coaster which I figured was the nearest thing. This (rather obviously) signifies that you are experiencing erratic behaviour brought on by yourself or a situation. You are experiencing frequent ups and downs in your waking life - now there's an under statement!

Roadsigns represent advice and messages that your unconscious mind is trying to convey (pity mine were in darkness!).

Dreaming of a winding road suggests that you will experience many obstacles and setbacks in achieving your goals. If the road is dark then it reflects the darker or more frightening choices which you have made or are making. I think this is something everybody here at MB experiences!

A building in a dream represents self and body. If you are on a lower level ( I was on the ground floor) then it refers to primal attitudes and/or sexuality. Well I think you can definitely say that my maternal instinct to protect my DD's and my desire to "get my hands on" the ow are pretty primal!

To dream of a church means you are seeking spritual enlightenment and guidance. Alternatively you are questioning your life path and where it is leading. Seeing as I'm not currently practising a religion, then yes, I guess you could say I need some spiritual guidance and I have definitely questioned where this path is leading to!

The Nativity indicates that you have made a startling discovery about yourself and your capabilities. It also points to the importance of spiritual enlightenment and inner strength as opposed to material wealth. I've definitely surprised myself at my willingness to forgive WH and I never thought at the beginning of this that I would have coped as well as I have.

To see children in your dream signifies your own childlike qualities or a retreat back to a childlike state. It is an extension of your inner child during a time of innocence, purity, simplicity and a carefree attitude. You may be longing for the past and the chance to satisfy repressed desires and unfulfilled hopes. I for one certainly feel that sometimes I could go back to having the no stress life I had as a child instead of having to face up to being a "grown up" and those unfulfilled hopes - I hope they don't stay unfulfilled for long.

I have never analysed one of my dreams before but this seems quite apt for how I perceive my life at the moment,

Tarnsy