How often do you wake up from a dream and wonder "What was that?"
How do I pay attention to my dreams and learn what they are teaching me?
Dreams emerge during our deepest sleep uninhibited by the mind’s logic. What makes sense in our waking life doesn’t necessarily apply in our dream world. They express themselves without fixed definitions; in metaphors, surreal imagery and feelings that allow for contradiction.
We are visited by a cast of characters who often take the form of people we know, love and admire in our daily lives, both living and deceased. They support, encourage and may even provoke us. They can also be scary or unlikeable. Either way, the people and scenes reflect back to us something that resonates deeply within us.
When trying to analyze and interpret our dreams or look up meanings for them, we miss the point of what our unconscious self is showing us. While there are universal meanings for some aspects of dreams, not everything holds the same essence for each of us. Dreams are very personal and their unique, mysterious messages have to do with our own individual inner state.
There is sometimes a moment in a dream where there is a crack; a place that breaks through our outer world sensibility. This crack reminds me of the Leonard Cohen line:
“Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That’s where the light gets in.”
It is at this point, where we can drop into a deeper level of consciousness and learn from our dreams without trying to apply our waking life perspectives onto them. Rather than categorizing or judging, it is most beneficial to fully feel the experience.
From this experience in the dream, we are able to recognize blind spots, break old paradigms and be true to our spirit. This is where our lessons and healing enter into play by showing us our capacity to be vulnerable and acknowledge our deepest feelings. These feelings include the love that is bound up with pain, fear and loss. They are expressions of our true soul.
And, just what is the soul? We speak of soul music, soul food, soul-mates, and it touches my soul. The dictionary defines it as “the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being, regarded as immortal.” Soul is the deepest, most honest place in ourselves where we stand in our feelings of joy, pain, and fear with total vulnerability—knowing we’re protected and not alone.
If you have curiosity about your dreams, are open to delving more deeply into yourself or have experiences you want to heal, I invite you to call or email me so together we can explore the mystery of your dreams.
How do I pay attention to my dreams and learn what they are teaching me?
Dreams emerge during our deepest sleep uninhibited by the mind’s logic. What makes sense in our waking life doesn’t necessarily apply in our dream world. They express themselves without fixed definitions; in metaphors, surreal imagery and feelings that allow for contradiction.
We are visited by a cast of characters who often take the form of people we know, love and admire in our daily lives, both living and deceased. They support, encourage and may even provoke us. They can also be scary or unlikeable. Either way, the people and scenes reflect back to us something that resonates deeply within us.
When trying to analyze and interpret our dreams or look up meanings for them, we miss the point of what our unconscious self is showing us. While there are universal meanings for some aspects of dreams, not everything holds the same essence for each of us. Dreams are very personal and their unique, mysterious messages have to do with our own individual inner state.
There is sometimes a moment in a dream where there is a crack; a place that breaks through our outer world sensibility. This crack reminds me of the Leonard Cohen line:
“Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That’s where the light gets in.”
It is at this point, where we can drop into a deeper level of consciousness and learn from our dreams without trying to apply our waking life perspectives onto them. Rather than categorizing or judging, it is most beneficial to fully feel the experience.
From this experience in the dream, we are able to recognize blind spots, break old paradigms and be true to our spirit. This is where our lessons and healing enter into play by showing us our capacity to be vulnerable and acknowledge our deepest feelings. These feelings include the love that is bound up with pain, fear and loss. They are expressions of our true soul.
And, just what is the soul? We speak of soul music, soul food, soul-mates, and it touches my soul. The dictionary defines it as “the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being, regarded as immortal.” Soul is the deepest, most honest place in ourselves where we stand in our feelings of joy, pain, and fear with total vulnerability—knowing we’re protected and not alone.
If you have curiosity about your dreams, are open to delving more deeply into yourself or have experiences you want to heal, I invite you to call or email me so together we can explore the mystery of your dreams.