SleepingOrchid

The Moon – Influence – Something’s Pulling You- Push Back

ROLL WITH IT – We are all “under influence. But we are each of us a power with the authority to influence. Absorb this force, echo it, use it for good.

DREAMS – you can’t know it, but you can dream it. Something is pressing on you, like gravity, as the moon’s pressure rolls and presses on our tidal waters.

Your Subconscious Knows – You are a secret to yourself but your subconscious has the answers. Yet she only reveals herself in subtle manifestations. Time for a little hard-and-fast dream interpretation. Object dreams are fear dreams, people dreams are love dreams, motion dreams are future dreams. The opposite of fear, remember, is attraction, the opposite of love is hate and the opposite of yearning is stasis. Each forward pulse contains its opposite.

Challenge – With this knowledge and assistance, you can interpret your own subconscious messages. If you are an artist, you must draw or paint it. Don’t look for rigid accuracy – we seek connections, not edges, interpretations, not walls and blocks. The purpose of dreaming is to splinter blocks. If you are a writer, write out not only the dream but its connections, what it makes you think about, what if it reminds you of. If there was a prominent object, animal or person in the dream, seek out a picture in books or from the internet, and gaze at it for insight.

Danger – We seek to heighten, not damage, your self-will. Others in your life – relative, friends, advertisers, politicians – are trying to take control of you. Don’t let them. The way to stop that is to take control of your fears yourself, so that you will never be ruled by dread. Remember, the opposite of fear is attraction. We always seek a way upward. Life is a spiral and the direction of the spiral must always be UP.

Opportunity – This is a unique opportunity for self-definition and growth. Form a Dream Group where you can discuss your dreams with others, offer positive (i.e. helpful and growth-oriented) interpretations of each other’s dreams and attempt some lucid dreaming together. The way to do this is to promote a Sacred Dreaming Circle with drumming, physical touch, music and yoga. Choose an evening hour when you are naturally a bit tired. Lying flat on the floor – protected by yoga mats, a comforter or a comfy carpet. Inaugurate a round of deep breathing, punctuated by soft, rhythmic chanting. “OM” is easiest and most effective. Touch bare hands or bare feet. The first person to wake prepares a floral, herbal tea such as chamomile, puts on soft music and slowly wakes the others. Discuss and write down everything you remember or imagine. This is usually a dynamic way to take control of your dreams and begin dreaming as a group.

MANTRA –

“I climb”