Your Messenger message:

"Hello, Tony. I hope you're doing well. I was hoping you can interpret a dream fragment for me - I saw a snake, perhaps a python, devour a dog. The snake then fell off the tree and appeared to turn into the dog it just consumed. I witnessed the whole thing with my younger brother. In another note, I'm following your lead and bought hard candy that I will put in a jar and leave outside with drinking water. Do I have to replace the water nightly? And can the candy be consumed at the end of the observance? Thank you for your time."

My reply:

Hello _____!

Weird as my interpretation may seem to you, my spirit guides whispered in my ear that this was a homophobic dream. It is about the fear of indulging in homoerotic activities--perhaps jumpstarted by a co-worker or friend.

Sometimes such temptations are caused by loneliness, especially if you have been living alone in a foreign country.

The drinking water should also be in a sealed bottle or a glass covered with a saucer, so that you won't have to replace it often. 

Yes, I give away the candy to street children.