Dream of badly-made taxidermy lion and serpent, and ceremony putting cheese and honey on canvases, told at the 43rd annual conference of the International Association for the Study of Dreams, Oregon, 14th June 2026

I'm staying at an Airbnb. I am there to take photographs which will help with marketing for the Airbnb. The decor is unusual, eerie, and there are giant taxidermy pieces on the walls. There is a lion and a large serpent. They are larger than in real life. There are also dried up large sheets of leather on the walls. I can see the animals are hollow inside, they are hanging up and have very rough stitching, like the taxidermy is not well made. I move some magazines, so as to include them in the photographs, but I don't want to mess with them and the room too much. I then go out of the Airbnb, but I get locked out and have to go to get a key to let myself back in. On the way back there are people around and I fly past them as they seem threatening. It starts to rain a bit, but then there is sun on the window. I take a photo for the Airbnb. There is then somebody I knew in elementary school sleeping in a bed. She's an artist and I'm excited to see this childhood friend. She asks me if I'm there to help with the ceremony. She's an adult now, and maybe she was expecting me for this. I see canvases and art pieces all around. 
She goes to the kitchen and she brings out Parmesan cheese and honey. In the ceremony we are going to put the cheese and the honey over the canvases. This ruins the paintings. I do as I'm told in this because I know I'm there to support her. I'm not a painter, but I am observer and helper. Part of my role, I think, had been to bring the cheese there, and the ceremony was something to do with our friendship.