Hugs and Smurfs

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Interpreting Smurfs and Hugs

At first glance, I thought these were two separate dreams.  But the more I thought about them, the more I realized that they were connected.  My uncle Mel was such an important part of my life. He always helped me to understand the crazy things that would go on in my world and make me feel better about them.  He was also the glue that kept my family close.  You know who that's like? Papa Smurf.  Everytime Gargamel came close to eating all the Smurfs or a magic egg that granted everybody's wish lead to chaos, Papa Smurf brought everything back to normal.  

Looking at the dream dictionary,  I see that "hugging" in dreams means "closeness".  Ever since my uncle mel died, our family hasn't been as close.  In the dream I try and hug everyone but the hugs don't feel "real".  I tried again, and they still felt fake.  Maybe this means that I want to be close to my family, but I don't know how anymore now that he's gone.

The second part of the dream had Papa Smurf teaching a regular Smurf how to play the piano. In the dream dictionary it says that a "piano" means "harmony".  The dictionary also says when you dream of a piano out of tune it means you need to "repair a relationship".  Returning to my dream, the Smurf played the piano poorly at first, but with the help of Papa Smurf, he began playing beautifully.  So beautifully that it began to add to a movie that played above the piano. Maybe the dream means that with Uncle Mel's (Papa Smurf) help, I can begin to get close to my family again and bring my life back into harmony.

My Dream: Hugs and Smurfs

  

photo by cheezelsmurf

I dreamed that my family came over to my mom's apartment to visit. There was my cousin Leslie, my cousin Adrian, my aunt Judy and my Uncle Mel (who passed away from lung cancer last year). As I opened the door to greet them, I gave each one a hug. But the hugs didn't feel right. None of them were close family hugs...they felt like the "fake" hugs you give someone you really don't know that well. My uncle Mel said, "those don't feel like real hugs..." So I tried again, but they still felt fake.

Then everything switched and I was watching a TV with an expert on the Smurfs. He looked at me and explained "those aren't the real Smurfs." Suddenly I was in an underground room. It was dusty, but it was a warm and happy place. There was a big cauldron and someone was cooking something. The expert continued, "These are the real Smurfs". I looked and there were a bunch of boring looking animations of guys pretending to be Smurfs. I looked away and then looked back. Now, they looked pretty much like regular Smurfs (although not as cute). Papa Smurf is explaining to another Smurf how to play the piano. The Piano is made of old brown wood and as he plays, the notes are displayed on a big screen TV above. The Smurf is playing horribly and is ready to give up. But Papa Smurf encourages him, "just play A, B, D, A." He hits the notes and it sounds good. The Smurf brightens up and plays it faster. "A B D A." Now, as he plays the screen is showing a scene from a movie and the music the Smurf is playing is part of the movie. Papa Smurf is delighted by the music and says now try "A B A D A A". The Smurf does and it's perfect for the movie-- adding to the suspense...