I believe we have much to learn from our dreams. I had a recent epiphany, courtesy of my mother showing up and asking me some uncomfortable questions during an excursion into a recurring theme. This was a dream involving past dreams—I have a very lively dream life!
Often, they’re just plain weird, but sometimes, especially when a dream theme comes up again and again, I have some unresolved riddle to figure out. The human mind is a wonder! It’s filled with questions, with answers, with creative impulses, and with the power to affect my reality. Last night’s dream was one of the latter.
When I am going through a situation or experiencing thoughts and feelings I don’t quite know how to process, dreamwork comes in as an ally. My dreams ask me to look more deeply or from a different angle. They demand that I pay more attention to those emotions I try to hide from. The expose me to a new way of understanding my thoughts.
When I’m particularly struck by a dream, I write it down quickly so that I won’t forget it. While doing so, I often see what it’s showing me. Sometimes though, I just need to note it, then let it sit for awhile. Like last night’s dream, it will come back with slight changes until I get the point.
I’m grateful for the many ways in which my Creator speaks to me. One of them is in my dreamtime.
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