changing routes.

Observations:

Routes and destinations can change,
But the hand that rocks the helm seals a fate.
The heavens wing us to Eden; 
Iron will steams toward its mirage.


A SLEEPING GODDESS | "In my dream I was driving and suddenly the car veered onto a narrow exit.  I was now going in a different direction than I planned, and couldn't get back on the main road."

dream's interpretation | A vision at the onset (the main road) now faces dwindling options.  Adjustments made to ensure that it survives are misleading; the vision itself is what requires adjustment.

A SLEEPING GOD | "A stranger I had been toying with somehow got into my house, and was alone with my little girl.  (I don't have any children in real life.)  In a flash I realized my carelessness, and tear a path back home to her.  But he would have his way, I couldn’t stop that.

Instead of directly harming her, he forces her to watch as he tortures her pet spider. Knowing how much it means to her and to me, he poisons it. It stumbles about in obvious pain and disorientation. She cries aloud, and I too cry. It ends with me beating the uppity prick to a bloody pulp."

dream's interpretation | An alternative, unknown potential within yourself (the stranger) can embodied.  The potential comes at the price of your precious, spiteful attitude (girl-spider complex).  The loss of the malignant pleasure derived from this mentality appears too much to bear.  For the love of an illusion, change and transformation is violently repressed.

A SLEEPING GODDESS | "I dreamt of a deformed fortune-teller in an old wooden box.  She asked if my birthday was October 6th, my ex-boyfriend's month and day of birth. She then stated, 'You are no longer meant to be together.' Then I found myself leaving with a man, to go to a park with kids."

dream's interpretation | Deeply-upsetting revelations (the deformed fortune-teller) were sealed away, and have been a long-time in coming: your fate and identity are no longer tied to someone in destiny; a split has been made, and the Lovers will go their separate ways.

People can and do trample their own Good, becoming unworthy of what the Universe once willed for them. Good is not then left to pine in ruin; it is set on a new course, to meet with its proper reward elsewhere (leaving with room for a new possibility; new man) (traveling towards new dreams; kids).  Believe in abundance, and the garden of life ahead.

A SLEEPING GODDESS | "I dreamt I bought a bunch of new shoes, mostly dull-colored flats.  A female acquaintance (who is well-traveled in real life) pointed in the direction I could find some sassy heels.  I now notice the department store looks picked-over and empty.  When I ask the girl at the counter for help, she directs me back to my acquaintance who says, in a puffed-up attitude, 'I already told her where.'  I wanted to buy high heels, but I didn't want to deal with her attitude."

dream's interpretation | The mind is looking for what it needs within a scope or environment that doesn't carry much else to its benefit (the barren department store).  New ideas, endeavors, and senses of direction (new shoes) fall flat. The solution is to add more "color" (risk, fun, adventure, scandal, etc.) to life, shown as the acquaintance who points the mind in the right direction.

Confusion (re-requesting directions) stems from a lack of real travel out of your comfort zone.  It begins with acknowledging that something outside your "sphere of value" (the barren store) is considerably desirable, and therefore deals an uncomfortable truth: other "approaches to life" (shoes) may be "superior" to your own.

rigid thinking, harsh hearts

Observations:

Rigid thoughts are made out of water.

Lithe emotion fuels unbending illusions.

Help is on the way; air is just beyond,

Walk right through the iron walls.

A SLEEPING GOD | "I tour a place built entirely of plastic.  Plastic perimeter, plastic houses, made of see-through plastic wood.  I realize this has something to do with Three Mile Island, or some type of nuclear strike.  People near the plastic houses go underground for cover. They literally pull the earth, the dirt and the trees over themselves like a blanket."

dream's interpretation | Life has somehow become limited to dwelling within an artificial identity (plastic perimeter and plastic housing).  The mental construct itself must be eradicated: global transformation of your identity shall occur.  Do not shore up your defenses, against messages from heaven you interpret as destructive.

A SLEEPING GODDESS | "I see a cartoon 'Prince Charming' swim for treasure. He goes above water and everything turns from cartoon to the real world. We put the treasure on a bed, and I had to cover it and lie on it because several mean girls were trying to take it from me."

dream's interpretation | An ideal companion is expected to fulfill all your needs and Self-validation -- the value (treasure) he easily picks up, deep down. An unrealistic mentality (cartoons) will not allow value to be placed on the many talents and character traits you possess, shown as the 'mean' girls that are not allowed to interfere with your value placement.

A SLEEPING GODDESS | "I went to a lab to work on a project.  The lab monitor knew I was bipolar. (I am in real life.) My female friend worked on a crossword.  A guy wouldn't do his part. It lead to him being killed by a gangster and me getting shot by the gangster as well.  I ran into a room, where my brother was waiting.  We both suddenly possessed a pink quartz crystal.  He put them together, and they formed a shape like a hawk."

dream's interpretation | Experimenting with love is an important task at this time (the project).  A negative self-assessment (the knowing lab monitor) rigidly pre-fills your ideas of what is possible (the friend filling in the crossword), ideas that are ultimately unhelpful.  Think outside the box; such a self-conception should be "shot down".   Rather, the love a woman has to give, combined with the love of a male she can identify with (the pieces of quartz held by you and your brother respectively) creates Love with all its original, liberating heights (the hawk).

A SLEEPING GODDESS | "From a balcony I spot a homeless guy.  I hear he's mentally insane and out to kill.  He has a gun and he's shooting at me, but I manage to just get grazed by his bullets.  This leads to a chase around a house.  I get trapped in a room and try to dial 911 but can't.  By now he's going to break down the door, so I jump through the window and find my boyfriend with a gun trying to catch the guy too.  Finally the guy and I are in a backyard and I'm shooting, but my bullets seem to bounce off him."

dream's interpretation | Balconies grant dreamers a better view of their issues. You are refusing to accommodate your mate's needs (the homeless man), interpreting his demands as "crazy". You feel his assertions are being forced on you (shooting at you), though you may be apathetic, barely affected by his viewpoint (bullets grazing).

The chase represents the hounding issue.  Should you acknowledge information you are avoiding and shutting out?   The way you are reacting is invalid (unable to dial 911).  Coming back with demands of your own (the armed, 'ideal boyfriend' you've animated) once more only causes arguments to bounce off the other party and go unheard.  Stop and reflect.

strangers, tramps and thieves.

Observations:


If you encounter a kidnapper, go willingly.
A thief, do not claim it;
A stranger, know him better.
All vagabonds seek chambers in the heart.




A SLEEPING GODDESS | "I dreamt I was in a parked car. Two guys, one black and one white, were around my car. They stole the locks on the car. I held on to my purse, honking my horn. To my right were other people in parked cars. It was at night."

dream's interpretation | All energies and potentials are immobilized by a niche, space, or status in waking life (yourself and the other parked persons).  Ideas of this situation are dim and misleading (nighttime setting).  Spiritual forces sent to overturn this predicament cannot be locked out.  Open your mind to change.

A SLEEPING GOD | "I was walking with a stranger.  We go by people in a wedding party, doing some rush photography. There is a black homeless man sitting there. Someone says to me that it doesn't seem right that they are right by where the homeless man was taking those opulent photos.  As we walk away, I see an older black man sitting in an older, classic car with a wedding party. "

dream's interpretation | A walk with a stranger reveals the unknown course.  Rushing to prove completion and accomplishment now (rush photography) leaves important information out of the picture.  It is wrong to shun and impoverish inconvenient aspects of your Self; there will come a better way, with these components included (the 'older' future black man, now in a wedding).  Resist the urge to act at this time. 

A SLEEPING GODDESS | "A handsome stranger seemed to know me personally. He hugged me and when I asked who he was, he said he was a submarine driver. That clued me in. I got away but another girl was taken. I ran to the others gathering, and I pointed out two people who were wearing black and red shirts as the kidnappers. Someone asked me how I knew it was them, and I said, by the clothing, that was how I recognize people."

dream's interpretation | Attractive ideas and opportunities cannot be embraced, because they could drive towards deeper emotional experiences (a submarine driver) (underwater; driven by emotional influences).  Part of yourself desires connection (the kidnapped girl), but the mind instinctively interprets such ideas as a threat. Arousal and alarm (red) caused by any contact with the unknown (black) is not necessarily a threat.  Evolve your personal boundaries.

A SLEEPING GODDESS | "In my dream, the main character on a set was a princess. The antagonist is another girl dressed like her, who also wanted to be a princess. The princess chased after her in some sort of maze.  A rescue helicopter arrives, and throws down a rope. The princess held on, and below are calm waters as the helicopter lifted up. We did a Take 2. Everything was the same except in the end, the princess just looked up at the helicopter and refused to take the rope. I think this time she knew or realized it was also an antagonist."

dream's interpretation | Putting on the airs of one that is valuable and privileged was ruined by some enviable individual who stole the show (the antagonist!).  Reclaiming the spotlight has no straight-forward solution (the maze).  Lost within the twisted, distorted reasoning of narcissism, help and rescue comes by accepting the precepts of higher powers (rescue helicopter's rope), and thereby ascending into higher understanding (calm waters).  If "the princess" remains indignant, salvation will be construed as another threat to the ego's phony self-conception, and all is lost.  Choose wisely.

death and destruction.

Observations:


Disaster is not what it seems.
Knocked-over brine is replaced with nectar & potion.
Time reveals the full consequences of Loss,
And its true identity: Restoration.

A SLEEPING GODDESS | "I dreamt of a big black bear jumping through very clear windows, into a living room which I believe was where I lived. Shattered glass everywhere. The bear landed right in front of me, and at first I was fearful but then all of a sudden there was calmness. We became attached and I think I may have tamed him."

dream's interpretation | A great and powerful force has arrived, to shatter your rigid beliefs and psychological barriers. In the end you will find that it has opened up your perspective.  What once seemed soul-destroying will be remembered as an act of grace.

A SLEEPING GODDESS | "In my dream the whole world was shaking! Everything was so loud; buildings were crashing or falling into sink holes.  I distinctly remember the road had cracked in front of me and the other side of the earth was raising up. I woke up in total shock and fear."

dream's interpretation |  Earth-shattering disaster heralds massive alterations in the dreamer's identity and thinking. The once solid foundation for your views and assumptions have given way. As the former course you were on is destroyed, a new, higher course is raised before your eyes.  Ascend it.

A SLEEPING GODDESS | "I am in a basement with other people. Something has been stolen. The thief is just outside. Pushing through my fear, I force the door open to confront the thief. I am surprised by a large group of shrouded people. I say to them, “You have stolen our prayers!” But I immediately realize everything is okay, nothing was stolen. I go back inside."

dream's interpretation | Powerful reassurances are flowing into your subconscious.  You are not robbed of your hopes, dreams and aspirations; confront these feelings, and realize that nothing is lost: its is simply evolving, and cannot be grasped concretely at this time (in the hands of the unknown; cloaked forms). Be still, open, and receptive while it is redeveloping.

A SLEEPING GOD | "Female friends had just given birth to beautiful children. I was doing everything I could to avoid seeing the actual baby.  Then I was traveling, not sure where I was headed, and I come upon unfamiliar coffee shops.  It's important, to me if not to you, that you realize these were old-fashioned, diner-styled coffee shops. These places consisted of people speaking about topics I could not, and did not try very hard to hear.  Occasionally a friend I hadn't really seen since the cancer diagnosis would invite me inside to join them and their new friends. I never wanted to join. It was all just too uncomfortable.

I was swept into an intense conversation. One person in this row of walking, talking, philosophers kept grabbing me by my arms and asking me how many times I had died. He asked these questions in relation to Christmas, somehow. I think it reflected something in my psyche about missing my parents and preparing to miss my wife."

dream's interpretation | Do not ignore the truth of where you are headed: not to oblivion, but to an upcoming rebirth (the beautiful babies).  Be open and receptive to the gentle heart-to-heart of guiding forces, who wish to inform you of all things about your upcoming departure. Do not feel uncomfortable with what they have to say, especially what conflicts philosophically with what we here have taught you comes after death.  Let the strange truth take a hold of you, that death is not the illusion of loss and separation we have taught you. You may need to realize that existence (Life) is one inspiring, never-ending story; replace your sorrow with joy and solace, like the pure joy felt on Christmas Day.

transport, river of time.

Observations:


The River carries and cleanses the astray.
Abandoning its bends is folly.  Follow your heart.
The journey ends curiously at the beginning:
Once Fledglings, shivering from baptism, emerge able to fly.

A SLEEPING GOD | "I dreamt I was struggling against a fast-moving river. My ex-girlfriend is standing on the riverbank. No matter how hard I swam to make it onto the bank, the current washed me down the river."

dream's interpretation | Let go of the past; do not struggle to return.  Allow unseen forces to take you to new chapters of life and love.  Faith in the future story creates the journey.

A SLEEPING GODDESS | "I stand next to a very fast-flowing river, which I sense is very dangerous. It has locks and wires along it. Suddenly, though I don't know how, I am in the river being swept along.  After several minutes of struggling I have traveled to Biblical times. As I wander through a dungeon, I see rooms with people being tortured. I end up on a balcony with an enormous hostile crowd below me. I raise my hands above my head in surrender and they lower their weapons."

dream's interpretation | The symbolic river clarifies and evolves the mind.  The ego senses its downfall and ultimate demise (surrender), locking away its powerful revelations.   But the clever river reveals the truth by means which the ego is not prepared... ...Religiosity turns the soul into a prison, where 'undesirable' aspects of one Self are viciously condemned.  The tyrannical mentality must be taken down (the final balcony scene).

A SLEEPING GODDESS | "I always dream that I'm flying. There is always a river, and someone running behind me. They want to catch me, but I don't know why. Then at the end I always jump down into the river, or many times in a sea."

dream's interpretation | Unbridled exhilaration leaves important information behind.  Go with the flow of life (the river) or spend more time in the world (the sea), before identifying what makes you a free individual.

A SLEEPING GODDESS | "I am standing on a high cliff, looking down on a town along a river. The people in the town go about their daily lives. A voice from the sky that sounds like my own says, 'The people in the village better not make the man mad or he will trouble the waters'. Suddenly, the currents in the river get higher and faster. The river gets very muddy and starts to rise and flood the town."

dream's interpretation | Gain a better view (stand on a high cliff) of the situation: personal peace and relative order is far too dependent on someone else's disposition.  Move on with your journey, in spite of loss (the town being flooded) and your own murky understanding of the future (the muddiness of the river).