Dream Interpretation

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Dream interpretation is a very open subject.  People, places and things have different personal meanings to each of us.  There are scores of books which will tell you that a dog symbolizes loyalty.  But what about the dreamer who was bitten by a dog as a child and now has a great fear of them?  To that person, a dog in a dream might represent the inability to trust one’s survival instincts.  Therefore, my disclaimer to this piece is that the following dream definitions are reference points from my own personal discovery of the symbology inherent within the collective unconscious.

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar!

That being said, let’s dive, fly or float into the dream world!

Whenever one analyzes a dream, an extremely beneficial practice is to observe how one FEELS about the people, events, objects, etc. within it.  Sliding down a hill, joyfully, can mean something totally different than doing it fearfully.

PAY ATTENTION TO THE FEELINGS!

Following is a very brief, general key of the map of symbols along the dream path.

People

Men:  The conscious mind, what you’re aware of, thoughts, logic, attention, focus
Women:  The subconscious mind, hidden forces, intuition, feelings, gut reactions
Children:  Innocence, purity
Your children:  That which you create in the world
Your parents:  Where your identity comes from
Others:  Analyze what that person represents to you.  We’re all reflections of one another!

Places

Buildings:  Various forms of your inner self
Your house:   Your inner self
Backyard:  The past
Front yard:  The future
Windows:  Your perspective
Doorways:  A shift in perspective
Rooms:  Inner focus (For example, the kitchen is where you gain energy, the bedroom is rest, sex, etc.)
School:  Learning, social issues (Once again, it depends on the feeling!)
Work:  How you support yourself
Church:  Obviously, the spiritual quest
Environment (desert, forest, ocean, etc.):  See “Earth, air water, fire” in the next section.

Objects

Earth:  Grounding issues, connection to the physical
Air:  The mind, thoughts, ideas, opinions, beliefs
Water:  Emotions, feelings
Fire:  Drives, ambitions, pursuits, goals, plans, motivation
Any of these elements in extreme manifestation represent an imbalance.  For example, a tornado may symbolize thoughts being out of control.
Animals:  Basic survival instincts, animal urges (This is more clearly defined by the type of animal in the dream.  There is a great deal of literature on the subject.)
Vehicles:  Your will, intent, behavior, “drive”

This is an incredibly short list of dream symbology.  My intent is to spark interest in further study.  Once again, these are my own findings.  I encourage you to open your eyes to the patterns in your world.....and beyond.

Sweet dreams!

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The Secret 4 Realms of the Law of Attraction: The Mental Realm (Part 1)

Are these the blueprints I requested? 

The mind is like a file cabinet.

INGOING: All information is labeled and stored away.

OUTGOING: As situations occur, we reach into this file cabinet to determine our reactions.

The ability of the mind is a gift.  It is a survival mechanism.  The mind identifies, "There is a hot stove."  The file marked "stove" is instantly pulled out.  Your brain warns you that if you touch the stove, it will burn you.

For ages the mind has been compared to a knife.  It is a useful tool, but can cause harm if misused.  When a person identifies "who they are" with their mind, it becomes baggage, issues, ego - whichever you prefer.  It replaces all intuitive ways of approaching Life.  One becomes a robot.  People tend to perpetuate this way of being out of fear.  Another term for this file cabinet is the "subconscious mind".  The subconscious holds the blueprints for all that you experience.  The mind retrieves these files for use.

When Cindy was a child an adult told her that money is bad.  As with everything, she stored this thought in her subconscious.  The adult repeated it again, and again, and again.  In time, this information became a very thick file in her subconscious.  Now she's an adult.  When money situations occur, her conscious mind reaches into the files of her subconscious mind and responds with the belief that, "Money is bad."  Cindy wonders why she remains broke.

This same pattern applies to EVERY aspect of Life!  Basically, your subconscious is crammed with blueprints that may be serving you or going against your desires.  The wonderful part is that in any moment we can rewrite our blueprints to reflect our desires!

Here's how:

(Even if you don't choose to follow these three steps, I encourage you to read them for some priceless wisdom.)
 
Step #1:

Identify the Blueprints.  Okay, here comes the standard "write it down" exercise.  It's a classic because of its effectiveness.  Choose an area of your Life in which you would like to see your desires fulfilled.  Money, relationships, health, career, self-image, you name it.  Let's say you've been looking for Love in all the wrong places.  Write down all of those limiting beliefs about Love, which you've been carrying around.  "All the good men are taken."  "Women only want you for your money."  "Love doesn't come easily."  "Who would want me? I'm too unattractive, old, boring...etc."  After you have compiled your list, DO NOT reread it as a whole!  Set it aside for step #2.

Step #2:

The Blueprints are not You!  Any blueprints you have formed are a composite of a lifetime of incoming information from your family, friends, teachers, classmates, coworkers, the media, and other environmental influences.  Your hard drive has been continually programmed from birth. The grand paradox is that these influences are merely reflections of you!.

Take your list from step #1 and turn it face down in front of you.  DO NOT turn it over until you realize with your heart that THIS IS NOT YOUR BLUEPRINT!  You do not have to claim this blueprint any longer!  The list in front of you is a patchwork of what others in your Life have believed.  Some would protest that it is in their "nature" to be a certain way.  "Human nature" is only a thought, feeling or action that has been repeated so often that it has become "human habit".  When you attain some level of peace that the thoughts on this list do not belong to you, it is then time to turn over the piece of paper.  Allow a sense of detached freedom resulting from your new awareness.

TO BE CONTINUED...........

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Meditation: "The Art of Allowing" for Beginners

  

Do you mind?

Throughout the ages, the mind has been compared to a knife.  The mind has two parts - conscious and subconscious.  These are like the two sides of a blade.  A knife penetrates.  It even cuts through the air, as do brainwaves.  If it is wielded carelessly, used constantly and never sharpened, it will become dull (Alzheimers).

Meditation is the perfect exercise for strengthening the mind and gaining a connection to the Creative Source.

Where to begin?

Beginning meditators often find it very powerful to simply place the attention on one's breath.  Follow it, as it flows effortlessly, in and out of your being.  This exercise calls forth images of ocean waves beckoning us with the soothing ebb and flow of Life.

Be the witness.

Whatever dreams may come through the depths of silence - BE THE WITNESS!  An incredibly effective way to let go of thought, is to step outside of it.  Here is where beginning meditators tend to get stuck and give up.  They feel it is too difficult to stop the mind.  Fortunately, once you gain a few deeply effective meditation experiences, you may feel it is too difficult to live with a mind that WON'T stop!  The solution to overcoming this illusionary hurdle?

Let go of the struggle!

Allow everything!  If your mind insists on going over a list of the bills you owe, just allow it.  The trick is to identify these self-defeating thoughts and to "tag" them as quickly as possible.  Then, as the Beatles would say, "Let it be."

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Two methods:

1. Some people find it helpful to have a "trigger" word.  The moment you identify an unwanted thought, you can replace that thought with the word "peace" or any trigger word that makes you feel centered. With practice, you will be able to instantly dissolve the unwanted thought and return to the silence.  Another thought enters? "Peace" and return. Eventually, the space between thoughts will widen.  You will go deeper and deeper into the silence, the field of pure potentiality, where all creation takes place.

2. Place any thoughts that enter your head into an imaginary bubble and send them on their way.

No rules.......

Most of us have heard at least a few of the "rules" for meditating: Assume a triangular Tantric pose in a magnetically-energized, crystal pyramid facing Northeast, palms upward in a traditional mudra position, breathing circular breaths through your left nostril for three and a half hours, while envisioning a sparkling indigo unicorn on Uranus. Oops! Forgot the nag champa incense? Now, you'll never be at peace with the Universe!

The Truth I've come to know, is that we are each at one with the Creative Source.  Therefore, we ARE the Creative Source.  Meditation cleanses our consciousness, so that we may come to know our personal Truth.  From this perspective, it appears quite pretentious to teach that the only way to attain the wisdom of our limitless creative potential is by following a strict set of rules.

My point - there are no rules!  Do it at the laundromat, on a bus, at the edge of a stream. Do it at a funeral, on the roof, in the middle of a dream.  Do it in a box, with a fox.  Even if you don't do it at all, that's fine, because.......

All is perfect!

It is my deepest understanding that ALL IS PERFECT.  So, your meditation can be ANYTHING you want.  I have only given suggestions.  It's okay if your meditation "practice" is serious and ritualistic, light and playful, or anything in-between.  For me, it is a fun part of the game we have come to enjoy!

One temporarily final note - Do this long enough and you will react to life as a living, breathing, waking meditation.

Let it be!

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