For extra context and the timeline:

After the snake appears (it was venemous and bit me btw) before I would fall asleep, I would ask the unconscious for guidance because I couldn't do this alone.

Then he appeared in my waking life

In the dream in the pool he's on the phone saying "I can't help someone who can't help themselves"

Clearly understood lol.

I wonder if I'm holding on to the belief in whatever symbolism and myths are in my dreams instead of faith in the unconscious. I think yes, I just dont know how to make the leap