"There are too many Gods!"

My dream takes me back to ancient China, a time before a united kingdom was formed.

Our tribe lives in a village which looks like a big open market. I notice that we all wear robes and the city square is where everyone hangs out.

To prepare from an attack from another tribe, our tribe selected ten people as warriors and I am one of them. From the beginning I do not have faith in defeating our enemies as I have serious doubt as to why we only choose ten people to defend ourselves apparently common sense tells me we need a bigger defence force.

I am assigned to be the rocket carrier. (In those days guns and bullets had not yet been invented.) The rocket is a very long piece of gadget and is relatively light. I point it to the ground and fire it to test if it works. The first three shots nothing happens to the ground. Just when I begin to think this rocket is faulty, from the fourth shot on it causes explosion. I fire another two shots which also end with explosion.

The invaders - another tribe duly arrive. They come in hordes and with weapons. I shoot my rocket at them for several times which cause big explosion. However, the numbers of the invaders don’t appear to have decreased and they are making their way further and further into our village aggressively. I decide to flee as I see no point in direct confrontation any more.

At the back of the city square there is a temple which usually is full of worshippers. As I enter the temple, I see Dennis Cook (the National Manager for my current company) standing there with his daughter and a few other family members. I can hear her daughter’s praying. She is praying for good luck in her car purchase. In her prayers she names the brand, model, specifications and ideal price of the car she is going to buy. I feel strange about this scene as to me her praying doesn’t sound like a genuine worship to the God which is what the temple is for.

As they are about to finish and I can tell from Dennis’ impatient look that he can’t wait for everyone to leave so he can shut the door, I hurriedly left the temple.

Back again in the city square, there is a some kind of surrender ceremony. Obviously the attack is over and our tribe has been defeated. People are marching towards the city square for the ceremony, amongst them include my sister, my mother and my girlfriend and colleague Christina.

I am having a conversation with Christina and mention to her what I saw in the temple earlier. I tell her that I don’t understand why the attack should happen and peace interrupted.

“It’s because there are too many Gods!” She says. “Can’t you see already that all wars start with obsession of their individual God?”

Suddenly, everything starts to make sense.

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There are a number of symbols in this dream, namely: war/attack, warrior, weapon, temple, God, family, friends and authority figures. I am yet to string these pieces together to interpret this dream, here are what the dream dictionaries say about these symbols:

Temple
Represents your spiritual thinking, meditation and growth. It is also symbolic of your physical body and the attention you give it.

Attack
Being attacked by someone, signifies questions on your character and the need for you to defend yourself. You are feeling stressed, vulnerable and helpless. You may also be faced with difficult changed in your waking life.

Warrior
Represents life's challenges and your ability to confront them.

God
To dream that you are worshipping God, signifies repentance of your actions and errors.

Weapons
To see or hold a weapon in your dream, indicates a need to defend and protect yourself emotionally and/or physically. You are experiencing some conflict in your waking life. Alternatively, it suggests a fear of sexuality.

Family
To see your own family in high spirits in your dream, symbolizes harmony and happiness. To see them gloomy, foretells of disappointment and sadness.

Friend
To see your friends in your dream, signifies aspects of your personality that you have rejected, but are ready to integrate these rejected part of yourself. The relationships you have with those around you are important in learning about yourself. Additionally, this symbol foretells of happy tidings from them and the arrival of good news.

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