Becca, your dream is fascinating with its unique visual style and the mix of everyday scenarios and surreal elements. The retreat setting with your work team indicates a sense of community or belonging, but also perhaps a desire to escape the routine. Being in a cabin in the forest suggests a need for introspection or getting back to basics in some aspect of your life. The encounter with the look-alike girls at the diner could symbolize identity issues or confusion about self-perception, especially in a professional context.
The lucid moment of acknowledging you're dreaming within the dream and the subsequent shift at the cabin to a scenario where superpowers are distributed, but not all beneficial, might reflect feelings of randomness or unfairness in your waking life opportunities or challenges. Your dream's turn towards a more threatening atmosphere with the rotation of powers and the onset of death could be processing anxiety about change and loss of control. However, your collective defiance against the man's plan and the eventual return to peace and enjoyment with canoeing and a campfire symbolize resilience, teamwork, and the ability to overcome adversities.
Looking at your previous dreams, there's a recurring theme of unexpected changes and the line between life and death being blurred, as in the dream where you were shot and then existed in a sort of limbo. The boat dream with the confusing voting scenario and the hide-and-seek game turning sinister also play into themes of uncertainty and latent threats. These patterns might point to an underlying concern about stability and security in your life, as well as how you navigate and adapt to unexpected situations.
In your work retreat dream, the notion of being 'aware' it's a dream and the playful but dangerous power shifts could relate to a self-reflective realization about the unpredictable nature of life, echoing the unpredictability and transformation seen in the earlier dreams. However, the resolution in this dream, where you and your team overcome the challenge, suggests personal growth and perhaps a newfound confidence in facing whatever comes your way.