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The Martyr Dream: Dreaming of being a martyr would indicate that you are identifying yourself as being someone who makes great sacrifices or suffers much in order to further a belief, cause, or principle, or simply as someone who endures great suffering. Being a martyr can also imply making a martyr out of yourself by doing things which are difficult or unpleasant for you, often when it is not necessary.
Men in armour represent aspects of your own mind showing that your mind has taken on a war-like function. Yet in this scene your thinking is not focused upon fighting ideas (other men) but rather on inflicting pain on your body which represents your emotional nature. The armoured men suggest a mind and way of thinking that protects itself but not your emotional nature. [This can happen when one mentally supports human philosophies or principles which real feelings do not support.]
The fire which actually burns your skin would reflect some very dangerous, illogical thinking. Placing you with your back against the open flame implies the mind’s intent upon destroying your natural self defensiveness.(the skin gets burnt) This situation can literally be seen as a “skin off your back” type situation, meaning there is a great loss to yourself. The scene can also suggest being subjected to the power of God in a way that creates the impression of going through hell. [Note that God was involved in the Joan of Arc case.]
The infant thrown into the fire indicates that there is a wish to enlighten the body which in this case is also representing an innocent aspect of yourself; to give it greater knowledge and awareness, yet here the mind is doing this at the cost of physical body. Being thrown into the fire can also imply letting the body experience the power of God or psychological hell. [This can refer to recriminations which does cause body health problems.] You appear to have done the utmost to prevent this from happening (dove into the fire and took infant out) but to no avail. The damage was done to the body and emotional nature and the damage is indescribable.
Your mind has forced you to condemn yourself (forcing me to crucify myself) [Note the idea of recriminations – imputing blame or guilt upon yourself.] The point (the nail) of the recriminations, guilt or blame was first applied to your own instinctive understanding. (first making me nail my feet) Next it was applied to the acts of the hand – to the things you do or did. You no longer had a free hand to act as your nature inclined you to. (the free hand was taken care of) Your emotional nature was subjected to cruel and inhuman punishment. (set over a fire) Set over a fire can also suggest the idea of burning in hell. Today we sometimes speak of a person being “roasted” – having all their flaws and errors and weaknesses revealed. The dream indicates that you will come to a greater state of awareness (wake up) about your situation only when the illogical thinking that is putting you through hell ceases. Note that when a fire is not fed with more fuel, it does die down.
[This appears to be a beginning guide to getting out of the situation you are now in. First one needs to understand what has happened. The next step here would be to ask for dreams showing where you are using illogical thinking so you can work more effectively on your way of thinking. Hope this is helpful. I wish you all the best.]
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