THE DREAM - I was in my home or a home. My Uncle Barry (a favourite uncle) was there. I was playing with some new device or toy. The dream had a happy feel to it.

GUESSWORK The dreamer had started to strike up a real friendship.

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ASSOCIATIONS AND SYMBOLIC MEANINGS
1. The dreamers Uncle Barry was a favourite Uncle. He did not really get along with his own close family members. He had a rather difficult childhood. He had often wondered what life would have been like if he had had better parents. His Uncle Barry represented such an alternative set of parents. Recently he had gained a new friend who was acting as a role model.
2. The dreamer was happy at the moment and so the dream portrayed his new prevailing mood.

DREAM ANALYSIS In guesswork the dream was linked to the dreamers prevailing mood and relationship. Its easy to see how the dream deals with the following themes:
- A happy family situation
- a role model
- feeling happy

If you weave together the different themes then you find that the dream could easily capture this following feeling - "I am feeling really happy at the moment. My new friend is an excellent role model and has been guiding me through some difficult problems."