posted October 09, 2006 11:31 AM         

I dreamed that I was walking around the shops where my Granny used to live.
(It's important that I say here that my beloved Granny died a violent death last year.)
I was pushing a pram with a baby in - the baby wasn't either of my children. I was happy to be walking up and down looking at the shops that my Granny used to visit every day. Then I decided to walk to her house. There are, in real life, two ways to get there. One is a short cut across a school field but lots of bad characters hang there. The other is to go all the way around the block. I was nervous of the bad characters hanging so I decided to walk all the way around. I looked back at the shops, kind of hoping I'd see my Granny but she wasn't there and I was sad.
Strangest of all was that as I tunred the corner there was a Samaritans building. This isn't there in real life and so I was surprised.
(I have to say here that the Samaritans are a voluntary service in the UK who take calls from people on desperate need and I am starting training with them on Sunday.)
(I also have to add that my Granny spent her whole life caring for the handicapped, the dying and the poor and was devoted to God.)
I woke up after seeing the Samaritans building and had a sense of my Granny.

Can anyone throw light on this dream for me?

posted October 11, 2006 04:53 AM         

Well, I've got to tell you, my feeling is that your Granny had a hand in creating this dream, and maybe there is a message for you included within, but also beyond, the visible symbology.

There are obvious reflections of things in your life ... feelings about Granny, volunteering, etc. ... but I feel like there is more to be said. Should we go there? I mean, should I make comments based on feelings and 'psychic' impressions? Or should we stick with the actual dream symbology?

What are you more comfortable with?

posted October 13, 2006 04:35 AM         

This is a beautiful dream. You had a sense of your Granny because she was influencing some of the elements, hoping to deliver to you a message of hope and love and assurance. She is with you, especially now, in this time (hence pushing the baby).

The way I feel is that your Granny wants you to know that she is present, she is with you, and she is continuing her work on the other side, which includes acting as one of your guides (which she is rather excited about ... this is my feeling). She is saying that there is no need for you to be bothered by the circumstances of her death, that it is okay to "avoid the bad characters", which reflect those circumstances. She says that, as hard as it may be to think about, her life's work was a result of karma, and her death was part of a karmic cycle. From her broader perspective, everything seems to make quite perfect sense. She continues to work for and with others on the other side in ways she is just delighted with! (here, when I say "she says", it is not through actual words but through a bundle of information or energy which I have to put into words. So, the word 'karma' for instance, is not hers, but this is the idea I get from, well, wherever it comes from) She says that, of course it is natural to be sad, but be also happy for her because she is not hindered in her Work. She says that this is all part of God's plan.

She is proud of you. And she is assisting you, helping to guide you on this path of service which she loves. It is as if her Earthly work continues through you - I see a torch being passed, like that - and she could not be more proud, honored, or satisfied. There is just this feeling of happiness, and even anticipation.

What do you think about that?

posted October 18, 2006 01:13 AM         

As I wrote out 'my' thoughts about this dream, there was a great deal more emotion and feeling than what I conveyed in my response. I tried to tone it down a bit so as not to overwhelm you ... and also because of my own self-doubt about the information.

That said, I am very happy to have been of help, and you are so very welcome.

Thank you for sharing this wonderful dream.