SleepingOrchid

Breakthrough – Epiphany – You Are On the Edge

DREAMS – Are you battering against barriers in your dreams? Are you breasting tape, cresting mountaintops, shedding light on darkness? You are seeking, or experiencing an epiphany.

Eureka! – It’s possible to have that sudden enlightenment and NOT FULLY REALIZE it. Could it be that it is too threatening? Could be that you lack the language to explain the connection you have made. Could be that your “discovery” started down so deep in your consciousness that it’s taking its time to percolate through to the surface. In the meantime, your dreams heal the jagged edges of your fear, your incomprehension and your daring.

Challenge – What are the pieces of your psyche/life that don’t add up? Are you a highly accomplished, well-trained professional who acts like a supplicant around a certain somebody? Are you a group member whose leader is making decreasing sense and more self-serving decisions? You’ve been struggling with a knotty historical, mathematic or scientific problem nobody else can solve but suddenly you’re seeing edges of light?

Danger – We tend to quit too early. Status quo is SO attractive. Let somebody else be the adventurer, let somebody else put into words what nobody can say, let some other poor sucker stick their neck out. Let’s look at these fears rationally. It’s OK to protect yourself – in fact, it’s mandatory – remember getting that oxygen mask working on you, first? But that doesn’t stop you from looking at reality, which also contains suspicions, insights, ideas and yes, dreams.

Opportunity – how often have you had that experience of waking up from a dream whose conclusions were so real they were right in front of you, only to see them melt in the sand like escaping tide until no longer perceptible. That’s OK. They’re on the tip of your psychic tongue, just waiting for a little more encouragement. We are all familiar with the “sleep on it” suggestion, but anything that takes your mind off the problem can be helpful. Sports, prayer, meditation, reading, a massage, a night out, but please – not too much liquor. Hold it at two if you can, if you can’t, don’t start. Liquor affects the brain, killing brain cells. That might keep overlords seeking compliance happy but it’s not good for your growth and development. Keep dreaming. Keep using your fears as stepping stones to climb higher. Never give up. Be clever – like the fox.

Mantra –
Eureka!