The Steak Dream.

[cainam_nazier]

I have been sitting on this one a couple of days and have been debating whether or not to post it.

I couple of days ago I had a Steak Dream. Oh the wonders of the reality to the sense that dreams lend. But I digress, simply remembering the dream makes my mouth water. I will not deny it, I am a carnivore. I know that many on the spiritual path end up choosing, or through up bringing, are vegetarians. I have heard many arguments for this but just can not see myself ever making the switch.

So the dream starts, or rather the awareness as everything before tends to be forgotten, and I am standing in a kitchen. A rather buzzer kitchen at that as there are very few level surfaces. Some thing that is very common in my dreams that are not based off of physical locations. The entire scene had a Van Gogh appearance to it. Things were a flurry of shapes hammered together to form objects. Even the appliances were uneven. The grill that I was standing in front of consisted of four equally sized squares that formed crooked line. But this being the norm as I said before did not surprise me. I am always amused by the lack of physics.

Also in the room were two people. I man, dressed as a cook and a woman in an evening gown. I only ever saw the back of the woman. The dress red in color and flowing to her ankles, tight around her waste, and cut high on her shoulders. Her hair was black and hung straight to her mid back. She seemed to be helping the cook. He was a black man wearing the common cooks garb, the white shirt/coat top and black pants. He was preparing the meal and working diligently at his counter. He and the woman were leaning close to each other and whispering. It seemed there was something going on that they were keeping from me.

I could smell the aroma of the marinade and tenderizer. From the motion of his arms I could see that he was cutting and then dipping the meat in the sauce. He had three pieces that he handed to me and since I was at the grill I tossed them on. I stood there in silence, observing, and tending to the steaks. I was still amused that I could use the grill even though two of the squares were at almost 90 degree angles. As the cooking continued for some time I began to get hungry. The smells and the appearance of the steak just fueled my hunger.

It seemed that the longer I was there the stronger the sensations that were being generated. I could soon feel them creeping into my physical self as I lay in bed. The dream was making me hungry. I had only been asleep for a couple of hours and had eaten before laying down. But the craving just got stronger. Eventually I could no longer take it, the dream ended and I woke up. I was so over powered by the sensations that I needed to satisfy them. Since I had no steak I went outside and grilled two burgers. Not anywhere near the steak I had envisioned but a beef product and that would have to do.

I do not normally dream about food. Sure I tend to wake up hungry, that's normal for me. I also do not typically wake up craving one particular food, just feeling the need to eat in general. This dream struck me as being odd. It has been a while since I have had a good steak but I routinely eat burgers, chicken, and other meat products. Typically more white meats than red, but I do get my fair share of red meats.

I have been pondering the implications of this dream for the last few days. There are several things to consider. What was the secret being kept from me? Who was the woman? Why the dream about food? Why such a strong impact on my physical self? All this and not to mention about the implications of preparing, cooking, and the suggested eating of meat in dreams which is often considered a bad thing.

Or was I just really hungry to begin with? Or was it my pre bed meal screwing with me? I had a fairly common pre bed meal, PB&J with some chips. It's never done that before.

Things to consider......or not.