A dream about a gorilla

"I don't remember very much of my dream, just that I was walking through a tropical paradise with a friend of a friend. We came around a big rock, and as we were walking around it we saw someone juggling. As we got closer, I realized that the person juggling was actually a male gorilla, and he was juggling four peaches. What the hell could that possibly mean??" - Anonymous

Thank you for this interesting little piece of a dream! To decode it, we'll have to look at some of the accepted meanings for the various symbols, like the tropical setting, the gorilla and the peaches, as well as the action of juggling.

To dream that you're in a tropical paradise may simply reflect a desire to get away from it all. It may also indicate that you're not looking at your situation realistically, but the addition of the action of juggling would suggest that you need a vacation. Dreams about juggling are often in reference to us having "too many balls in the air." This type of dream would suggest that your life is becoming unbalanced, and I can easily hazard the guess here that the gorilla is a stand-in for your basic personal needs. I agree with the assertion that you are everyone in your dreams, at least in an instance of passive observation such as this one, so a gorilla is a natural placeholder here for your more wild, primitive self.

Finally, the peaches. To a voracious omnivore like a gorilla, a rich juicy peach is quite a prize. To be juggling four of them rather than gorging himself with them would suggest that the gorilla (aka your more basic, primate self) is undertaking a complex act of self-control.

Looking at these elements in conjunction with one another, I think it's safe to say that your dream reflects a desire to escape the rigorous and complicated demands being placed on your person at this time. Additionally, it's a call to return to what is important to you, and an urge to satisfy your physical and emotional needs.

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