Freud's dream analysis began with a personal dream that he had in July of 1895 about a patient named Irma. She was not responding to treatment as Freud had hoped. This created his feelings of guilt for him. On the same day, Freud hadFreud dreamed that he met Irma at a party and evaluated her. In his dream, he saw the chemical formula fromof a drug that was given to her by another doctor. He realized that Irma's condition was the result of a dirty syringe used by anotherthe other doctor. Freud was relieved that Irma's condition was not his fault. This dream served as athe basis toof his analysisanalyses of dreams and this dream was popularly calledreferred to as “Irma’s Injection.”

The Eagleeagle is a bird of prey. It flies so high, representing its limitless freedom. Rani likes the eagle in her dream and wishes for the freedom to fly away from the prison that her marriage imposed upon her. The image of magical gardens, the tree of emeralds, and islands reveals that Rani is still feels like a child.