Hi Helen -
Great dreams btw!
While I was reading through your post, it felt to me the warrior-type guide/individual, plus the duality of the father figure represented athority, leadership, reverence, ect. This is just my interpretation. I feel as if these authority figures represent what is lacking in the current bf situation and how you may feel as far as the future goes if you were to continue on with it. The possibility of going without (rice only) - almost weighing the reverance of staying and seeing what the possibilities may be, layed out on the table for you and your family. The deception of the brother, that feels as if it represents not being true to yourself in completing this particular aspect in your life, which you are already projecting into the future. So, future asperations are in this dream as well, in reverence to your families provision.
The second dream seems to almost represent, clear thinking, presentation and the ability to follow through. I'm interpreting this dream, the same as if someone were coming to me for an interpretation.
i want to say, the little girl is you. Your higher self has something it needs to tell the younger less prepared self. What you have to tell yourself, presents itself in the clear, crisp, lake colors and pool, that follows. The cat which doesn't plan well in the beginning and acts on impulse which could be the bf or just your views in general, bites off more than it can chew and ends up losing anything substantial in going forward. With a second approach of not grasping at a bunch of different fish and losing them, the cat works more smoothely in setting its goal of acquiring the one very large and benefitial fish which he gets to claim and keep.
The little boy could represent your bf in that you may feel he still needs help in getting where he's going and seeing clearly what it's going to take to provide for himself and you for that matter, even though you are amply self-efficient.
You mention the motivations you have in career are in providing for you, your family to be as well as aging parents. I have to say, that is so wonderful you are thinking in terms of supporting your parents as they have supported you. That's the way it should be..I commend you
In marriage, however, that should be a joint venture. You should be able to lean on eachother to manifest goals. I think a part of you knows this and that is the symbolism you are seeing here. You're investing in your future. Hope this helps some.
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Elleise
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