Staying on the theme of bathrooms, let's talk about showering in dreams. Everybody needs them, right? Don't answer that if you thought, "No." And ... you're gross.
This symbol in a dream is a good thing - unless you're being showered with roaches or slime. That on the other hand would be negative. But if it's the good old fashioned way - with water - then you're having a positive dream. Water represents the Spirit. Let's face it. We all need a good dousing of the Holy Ghost. I guess I need it quite a bit, because I just recently went through a season of dreaming about showers and toilets all the time. Perhaps I'm still in that season, but just haven't had a dream in a while.
Let's check out some common words associated with showering. I looked these up in "Understanding the Dreams you Dream" by Ira Milligan. I love this book it's very helpful, though I try not to depend on it myself as I want my downloads from the Holy Spirit. That is always the best way - God first, then the reference materials.
Bathing - Cleansing -Repentance (Psalm 51:2-3)
Soap - Cleansing - Forgiveness, Conviciton (Jeremiah 2:22, Isaiah 1:16)
Washbasin - Prayer - Repentance, Petition to God, Self Justification - like when Pilate washed his hands of Jesus (Matthew 27:24, Jeremiah 4:14)
Washcloth - Truth - Doctrine; (Dirty cloth) false doctrine (Psalm 5:1-7, John 15:3, Job 14:4)
Bathroom - Desire or Cleansing
I tend to think that a bathroom dream represents a season of cleansing where you are safe in the nude. You can go through cleansing with Holy Spirit without everyone knowing your business.
Unfortunately that isn't always the case in dreamland. Most of my shower dreams involve other people in them or places where the shower is exposed in front of everyone. I've taken this to mean that I'm going to go through some cleansing publically. I never ever like that, not even in dreams.
One time I had a dream with my sister in the bathroom with me. In reality I found out she was going through the same type of cleansing I was at the same time. So that dream probably represented a cleansing from generational curses for both of us.
I'd also like to mention that while a good scrub-a-dub from the Holy Spirit is a good thing. It doesn't always feel so good when you're going through it. But the end result of being fresh and clean is always worth it.
Anybody else out there going through a season of cleansing? Care to "talk shower" in a comment??
