Wednesday, May 30, 2012

The meaning of vivid dreams


I have been reading an excerpt from THE POWER OF PREMONITIONS by Larry Dossey, MD that first appeared in the Shaman’s Drum Magazine No.81, 2009.  Vivid dreams, that  “grab hold and just won’t let go” may indicate a warning coming from the future, or the announcement of something pleasing or important , or a reminder of an agreement or intention we made that is at risk from our forgetting to take next steps.


My partner had a vivid dream about our old cat, and I drew this Journey Oracle card to understand what the message was coming in the dream’s image and action.  See if this oracle card has meaning for you.  Take a moment to remember a vivid dream—one that stayed flickering on the edges of your awareness with an urgency for translation into meaning and action.  Follow the instructions in italics as you work through this guidance from the Journey Oracle about the meaning of your vivid dream.

Gaze into the picture on the phrase side of the card.  This is an image of your situation.  Describe what you see in simple language.  These five sentences deepen the meaning.

This situation began by forgetting prayers.
The prevailing energy of this situation is roaring from the northwest.
The core energy pattern of this situation is not very common.
The Mother of this situation is many as one.
The Father of this situation is plenty.
               

Turn the card over and gaze into the picture on the question side of the card.
This is your relationship to the situation. Describe what you see in simple language.
These five sentences deepen the meaning.

Your relationship to the prevailing energy is filled with light.
Your perception of the situation is inward.
The impact of your perception is glowing.
The connection between the core energy pattern and the situation
 is felt as a cool breeze.
The momentum of this situation is fed by finding a mystery.


Read the sentence below.   Visualize this external support.

A relationship with business is the support that will guide you.


Gaze again at the question side of the card.  Read the question aloud.
This question about your situation came in a dream.

 Have you had enough? 
Are you making a choice?
                                                               
How is this an answer to the question?    swim

Feel the question change your situation.
These sentences will deepen meaning about change coming into your situation.

 The power needed to shift this situation will be a sound of thunder.
Change will come by not being chosen.
Your relationship to the change in this situation is sparkling.
The moment of letting go into the change will smell of cool wet forest.
The concern to be avoided within this change will taste flat.


These sentences will deepen meaning about the transformation resulting from change.
                               
The wisdom of lack of alignment will empower the transformation.
Completed transformation will be felt as a quality of riding on by.
                                               

Turn back to the phrase side of the card.  This phrase is guidance from Divine Will.

INNER  TRUTH                     


Read this guidance from the Oracle.  Some phrases more than others will echo in your situation in a way that you can best hear right now. Allow time to reflect and integrate. Wisdom will be revealed by feeling the truth of the Oracle in your own way.

confirmation of spirit power
clearing, rain

inner truth overwhelmed

not seeing you

inner truth, being seen
confirmation of spirit power
fire work
spirit signs in the physical, sudden loss
not seeing you