posted December 07, 2002 05:48 PM         

I walk into this party, uninvited and did not seem to know anyone and everyone seemed younger than me and I was dressed as if going to nightclub, I believe I was wearing black pants and shirt. Anyway I am walking up these stairs and my foot bumps into this girl's head so I go looking for her downstairs and all the way I am apologizing to her and this girl says yes it was me and she is one of the hi-fi stereos but second level and I say no it was not you cause this head I bumped was on the ground. It was weird cause this hi-fi system was made up of these girls heads. Anyway I sit down and notice there is a bookstore upstairs...so I climb up and there is this guy who tells me I have to pay a fee before I can read any of the books so I say "this is a library isn't it so why would I have to pay, besides I probably own most of these books on Astrology...I have been studying for 7 years honey so I don't know if you can put a price on that!" He then takes a different stance towards me and looks at me admiringly and says "Oh will you marry me" and I feel that he sees me as this beautiful wise woman and I smile and say "sorry I am already spoken for". At this time this girl who works with him becomes my guide now and she takes me into the bookstore/library and there are all these books layed out neatly on the floor and on shelves and they are old, well kept books and I see there dates and the one volume I pick up is this huge book (looks like an encyclopedia and btw this one was part of the astrology encyclopedia on a shelf) and the date on it was 1966 and I open it and the writing is so clear and big and this page has writing and a photo/picture then writing and photo/picture again....now even though I was reading I could not make out what and I was simultaneously telling this girl that "oh I love this, I don't have any astrology books this old...this is like Heaven to me I could sit in here forever reading" and I turn to the cover again and the year says 1965 this time, but a little blurry. Anyway she picks up another volume and we are both just sitting there amongst all these books talking about the volumes (we are both holding exact same volumes). Now she is dressed in a plain white dress and as I am reading and admiring this one photo/picture which shows an olden day house with the ocean waves knocking on the front door and on the side of the house there is a flock of geese (I love all birds and geese fill me with joy esp. when I watch them fly together as they go home to sleep on the lake)and I imagine I am one with this photo and I pick up this goose and hold her. Now this girl/guide actually enters the same picture in her book and I become her wearing this plain white dress and she has no shoes care free walking in the water passed the house to where the geese are and she actully lifts this goose up in her arms. I can feel all she is doing in her picture as I am sitting with MY book in my arms. Phew! that's as much as I recall but I woke up with a lovely feeling as if I had travelled back in time to an old fishing village, maybe Greece, maybe somewhere in Ireland I don't know but that is the sense.
This girl felt like she was my guide, and she liked me very much cause we both loved astrology and I had all the books of today and she had all these books from back in time (not sure which time). I felt so at home in this bookstore/library and these books were so huge!

Any insight you wonderful souls can offer me on this dream...I dream everyday but for the first time when I awoke all I could think of was...I have to ask you guys here in dreamland

Sorry for taking up so much space

posted December 08, 2002 07:02 PM         

That is a very interesting dream! No time to comment now, perhaps tomorrow (or the day after). I will certainly look more closely at the symbology when I get a chance.

Thank you for sharing!

posted December 10, 2002 12:43 PM         

I apologize for yet another delay, the time of a parent is, well, sometimes non-existant! ... but sooo worth it.

I have an understanding of this dream, and really the basic idea is quite simple ... it is about moving from one level to the next, and connecting with your higher self.

I hope to be able to somewhat detail the symbology for you tomorrow - it is interesting, and I am still writing it out.

Thank you for your patience.

posted December 10, 2002 07:21 PM         

I agree with you and that is most prevalent in the last part of the dream where the other girl is doing what I wanted to do.
My dreams always show my spiritual journey...just wondering how many levels I am supposed to climb

I have even had initiation dreams...just wondering what I'm being initiated in ....I used to keep a dream journal but can't keep up anymore!

Anyway happy dreams and hope to meet you in dreamland one day together with all the other dream knowflakes...<giggles>

posted December 11, 2002 01:48 PM         

I promise to at LEAST begin to type them tomorrow. (I have two written pages! - small print)

Fantstic dream!

posted December 11, 2002 07:08 PM         

Stella,
Thank you for your insightful interpretation.
Let's see....I can't really say specifically what triggered this dream but I can start by saying that astrologically (to help you understand) all the outer planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto have been working major changes in my life (and natally they are all very prominent, angularly placed)and it seems that my path has been a conflict between my spiritual and earthly self. I know that sounds so general but really it sums it all up.
You are right about the party scene and with that I go through phases ... I like being out socially but for a while then I need a phase of alone time and I seclude myself from friends. I have outgrown many friendships these last couple of years but I have always seen this pattern in the past as well....sometimes it feels like I am some kind of drifter...not that I can't commit, I am extremely loyal but I need to feel you are growing with me.
Anyway not to write out a thesis here I know I'm changing levels AGAIN or should be, just not sure on some of the symbology, like the year on the books changing from 1966 to 1965;
the guy's marriage proposal and me saying "I am already spoken for" ...I'm not married now....maybe it means I am committed to myself like you said;
I was asked to pay a price to enter and yes like you said that means I have to sacrifice a certain way of living for another...but I argued with him and said I am not paying for something that should be free and I've been doing for so many years now...who am I arguing with? Am I fighting what the Spirit wants for me and if so why then does the guy give in and instead admire me and propose. Was it a test? Did I prove to myself that I know what I want? I have to ponder on this one for a while because after that encounter I walked in and felt so at home with this girl and the books, but again I as the dreamer remained in my clothes (formal wear) while this aspect of me (the girl/guide) ACTUALLY melded with the story and picture in the book barefooted and carefree.

I don't know Karen Blixen but yes sounds like me for sure...I love my sleep not only for the rest but my dreams mean the world to me...my haven!

Stella, how is my beautiful Greece now?

Thank you for your help and hope I can guide you just as well

posted December 12, 2002 01:40 PM         

-- The party - this is a celebration of some lower level (people seem younger) which you have perhaps unconsciously passed through (do not know anyone/dressed in black).

-- Dressed in black - perhaps a double or triple symbol here. As stated above, I usually interpret this as unconsciousness/unawareness. And there seems also to be a suggestion of a blending of the upper and lower forces (shirt/pants), a mysteriousness/magic (black) about it. But in the context of this dream, I feel that the alchemical symbolism feels the strongest, indicating the beginning of a new process/level - like the black cap and gown of graduation.

-- Walking up stairs - moving up a level.

-- Hi-fi system/girls' heads - The system itself suggests sound, sound is vibration - so this system is the mechanism of vibrational frequencies. The girls' heads symbolize vibratory centers of the intuitive, creative, receptive kind. They represent different levels of frequency/vibration/thought/consciousness. It is suggested that perhaps you are not fully aware of the level you are on. The girl says "second level" which you insist is "ground level" - see what I mean? Perhaps you are further along than you realize.

Back on the ground level - where you do not belong - you notice the bookstore upstairs, so back up you go!

-- Upstairs bookstore/library - Higher awareness, higher self, higher knowledge, higher level. The guy is a reflection of your masculine self, to which you appropriately assert (masculine trait) yourself citing that you have every right to be there, that you have already "paid your dues!" Seven years study is the price you have paid, and symbolically this is highly significant. Seven is a spiritual number, a number of initiation(!) which symbolizes the end before a new beginning. How appropriate! (not to mention vibrational completions/cycles ... seven colors of the rainbow, seven notes in musical scale, seven chakras) The guy then mentions marriage - the joining of feminine and masculine forces - but this is not neccessary, you are already balanced (already spoken for). This feels like the passing of a little test.

... well, I have to go! I will try to finish tomorrow!

posted December 12, 2002 07:46 PM         

Ra, I look forward to the rest of your wisdom and I want you to know that you have guided me more than you can possibly know...

posted December 13, 2002 12:30 PM         

However, the wisdom and guidance is your own, it comes from Self! I cannot take credit for my words, they are not mine, they only come through me - and imperfectly at that, due to my own imperfections ... but I do try!

Anyway ...

-- The girl - she is your higher self. You are reading from the same book, on the "same page," different only in awareness/vibration. She has the old books, representing the ancient wisdom contained in self. She shows you that you and she are one (you become her).

-- The picture - several symbols of connection with the unconscious here. Ocean waves are the movement of the collective unconscious presenting itself to yourself (waves knocking on the front door). Geese are birds of air and water, thus suggesting a connection between spiritual forces and those of the unconscious. In the dream they are appropriately presented on the ground - they are grounded, in between, at the mid-point. They also suggest organized or cooperative force - appropriate for forces involved in advancement/initiation! A single goose is symbolically associated with the golden egg, which symbolizes the inner self. Is it coincidental that you embrace this goose, at which point the girl - your higher self, your "golden egg" - then enters the picture, and you become her? In white no less? I think not! From black into white you have moved into - from unawareness into awareness - alchemically, from the beginning of transformation (black) to knew knowing (white). You and she have become one - higher forces (white) walking freely with the unconscious forces (water) and embracing the inner, precious, golden Self.

You must be quite an individual - but I do not need this dream to see that, I can feel it.

Much of this may be occuring in other planes of Self, but it is evident that you do feel this to some degree in your physical, waking life. Waking yourself up you are!

About the dates in the book, I am uncertain. I get a feeling that perhaps the emphasis should be put upon 66 and 65, not necessarily 19 (which is complete in itself! ). Perhaps this is an indication of a change in frequency as well - from 12/3 to 11? 11 - a Master number - makes a great deal of sense here, to me. What do you think?

I want to thank you for sharing this dream. I enjoyed "working" on it, and feeling the power and energy that is behind it's manifestation, which of course is a characterization of your own, highly evolved consciousness. It is a pleasure to know you.

posted December 13, 2002 03:06 PM         

I cannot put my thoughts in writing now <crying tears of recognition>
Will talk to you tonight!

posted December 13, 2002 08:14 PM         

See you soon!

posted December 13, 2002 09:36 PM         

As I re-read your interpretation from the beginning everything you have said feels truth to me and I see now why I have outgrown some phases of my life...precious phases and friends, a part of me always but as you said: "Ocean waves are the movement of the collective unconscious presenting itself to yourself (waves knocking on the front door)." I am answering!

I feel so blessed and protected that God, my Higher Self...the girl in white...loves me so and shows me that I am not alone on my journey and that I am doing well. Thank you Ra for guiding me to see this balance

The dates on the cover of the book - 1966 is my birth year...I look again and it shows 1965 this time but blurry...interesting what you say because the number 11 is very prominent in my life. The messages with 11 I receive Ra, are something else! The vibration of a very significant relationship in my life is 11. I could go on and on about this master number, so I know you are on to something here.
I think that is why 1965 was blurry in my dream...I am still not completely aware of the significance of 11 in my conscious life.
This all started about 5-6 years ago.
Just to show you a wee example look at the number of posts you've had since I first joined Lindaland....equals 11
I just noticed this yesterday after reading your 1st part of my dream...sure enough another message for you Mystique!
So back to the numbers, when you said change in frequency I just realized that "12/3 changes to 11" (albeit still blurry) which yes is a master number but also = 2, partnership becoming one...just like I am one with the girl in my dream....telling me this is what I have not consciously realized yet hence the blur!

Once again Ra, you have guided me just like an angel, for they never accept credit for their wisdom but reflect it back to God...our Ultimate Higher Self
We truly are all One guiding each other on our journey back Home!

It's an honour to know you as well and I pray to God that you will always see His Light along your special journey!

posted December 13, 2002 09:50 PM         

Well sweet dreams see you there!