ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the theoretical discussion arguing for the inextricable nature of spaces in relation to events, and further the capacities for manoeuvre in relation to spatial configurations of power and constraint as manifested in dreams. It turns to the ethnographic example exploring the main themes in greater depth. L-khel, in the northwest quadrant of Kohima village, straddles the old settlement which is the highest level and encompasses lower areas that were once forested. Membership in the Lhisemia Youth Organisation is comprised of lineage group members, and thus mostly men with some unmarried clan women. Foucault emphasises that spatial configurations in dreams speak very specifically about the way human beings encounter constraints and find space in which to exercise agency. Senyu's dream experience also points to ways in which the person – in dreams and in navigating the sensorial spaces of waketime reality – navigate the uncertainties of ongoing political conflict.
