March 2019 Newsletter

Hello, and a marvelous March to you!
Welcome, or welcome back, to my newsletter. Today's issue is about making sense of your dreams, or at least appreciating them. Enjoy!

Science tells us everyone dreams during sleep, whether we remember our dreams or not. To capture more of your dream content, you might consider leaving a notebook on your bedside table, then jotting down whatever is on your mind when you wake up. This could be just a dream fragment, like a human face looking back at you or the image of an animal, or even the smell of perfume or cookies! Making a note seems to prime the dream pump, so to speak, which lets more come through for you on following nights.

Dreams often hold up a mirror to us of our lives, or send us information about a problem we're trying to solve. Many folks have noticed that they're fixated on finding an answer to some challenge, spinning their mental wheels while awake and getting nowhere. Then overnight their sleeping mind comes up with a solution and presents it in the morning, like magic. As an example, for 20 years I've been studying and practicing vision improvement, first for myself, then for clients. My dreams have helped me with this considerably, from emotional support to practical advice. I write about this in more depth here.

Dreams have their own kind of strange logic. Images which would make no sense when we're awake seem perfectly normal in a dream. A friend dreamed of a sad little man holding an umbrella over his head, with rain coming down from under the umbrella to drench him, falling nowhere else! Such a great example of what a Poor Me attitude can do to us. Years ago I dreamed of my energy teacher speaking on my high school football field, to a crowd in the bleachers where I was. To my surprise she beckoned me to come down and join her at the podium. I made my way carefully down a gully next to the steps between the seats, where while standing my head was still well below the level of the seated crowd. Talk about not wanting to be seen!

Our strong connections with other people may be reflected in our dreams. I often dream of my favorite teachers transmitting wisdom to me, or of dear friends who are far from me geographically. This feels like a visit with someone close to my heart. When I contact the person I dreamed of, saying "Thanks for coming to see me!", my dream may have a special message relating to their current circumstances. Again, this feels like magic to me, like "seeing beyond the veil".

We may also dream of places or people from our long-ago past, or famous people we've never met, even ones who aren't alive any longer. My dream teacher used to say that many times dreaming of departed relatives is the first invitation to explore dreaming for those who tend to be highly logical. My dear father died over 20 years ago, and I see him in dreams every few months. I can feel his support and guidance and gentle humor coming through, and am so grateful for this.

Whether your dreams offer you solutions, or comfort, or merely entertainment, please don't dismiss them as "just a dream", forgetting all about them as soon as you leave your bed. If you take a few minutes to record that puzzling dream in a journal, then look over your entries a few weeks or months later, you may notice repeating themes. Perhaps you often dream of a former business partner or spouse, feeling longing or resentment, even though this person is long gone from your waking life. Such dreams may be nudging you to do some releasing or grieving work, to put the past firmly behind you so more of your energy is fully in the present. Dreams want to help us grow and heal, and it's so satisfying to reap the benefits of this valuable (and totally free!) resource.

To see a fantasy-like dream of mine, click here.

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Let me know what you've wondered about concerning energy medicine or vision or dreams. I'll be glad to write a short article addressing that topic. Thank you to those who have sent me questions, or see a question you asked me in a private session written about here. You're helping many other people! Enjoy the start of your March. I'll write again in a couple of weeks. Take care!