Hi All,
I wanted to share a very powerful dream with you I just had (I have awoken -it is 6am). I haven't had a powerful dream in a long time and I feel its very important...
In the dream, I was dating a girl that I very much cared about (I am a single 36 yo male). This girl had very protective parents who were also very religious (some non-specific Christian sect or derivative) and very suspicious of their daughter's boyfriends. (Apparently, I was a bit younger in the dream? Such things would not matter much to me now). I was invited to meet her parents at their home (someplace far away), and I traveled there with this girl. The dream unfolded with me getting ready for bed by brushing my teeth in a very large bathroom (marble, fancy fixtures, etc., like a hotel), and then the father walks in and begins to talk with me. I feel very uncomfortable around him, like he is constantly watching my every move and judging me. I am escorted to a bedroom, where my girlfriend and her mother are already there. It sorta feels like a hotel room at this point, very small. There is only one bed, some chairs, and a cot at the end of the bed. I very quickly realize that the parents will have the bed, my girlfriend will get the cot, and I am on my own .............so the chairs it is! As I began taking up residence in a rather uncomfortable high-backed round lounger, I am told by this girl and her parents that I will be sleeping at the foot of their bed! I am made to feel that this is standard procedure in their household/religion for all serious potential suitors of their daughter. I reluctantly lie at the foot of the bed (because normally I would say F*** that!!!!) but I then realize how much I love this girl, so I climb under the cover at the end (lying crosswise)and try to fall asleep quickly. My girlfriend lies on the cot facing me at the foot of the bed about three feet away. Then the parents climb in....
The father places his feet right up against my back/legs, and the mother rests her feet/ankles on TOP OF ME!!! I am horrified but again try to ignore it and fall asleep (I think we all have slept in some absurd conditions but this took the cake). Then they began wiggling their feet, poking and prodding me. I feel like this is very intentional, like it is some kind of 'test' for me. The mother (quite humorously) even takes her toes against my face, and places her big toe in my nostril!!! I open my eyes, and look at my girlfriend, and she gives me a reassuring nod and smile, as if I just need to lie quietly and endure this whole humiliating experience. I keep thinking about how much I love her, but also how much I hate this and how important my pride is to me. At first I subdue my anger, but after several more minutes, I jump out of bed, and climb onto the top of the covers towards the mother and father. At this point they are both sitting up with smug but startled looks on their faces.
I grab the father and began shaking him violently and yelling at him, pinning him to the headboard. "Wake up, wake up you ignorant moron!!! Your religion and personal beliefs have enslaved you and everyone you encounter!!! You have been blinded! WAKE UP!!!!" He is startled and scared, and so is the mother. I continue to tell them that they have been led to believe lies, and while I love their daughter, I cannot deal with people who are this ignorant, no matter how much I love her. I then ask him (while still grabbing his shoulders and pinning him to the headboard), "Does your 'bible' talk about Yahweh????? DOES IT???? !!!! He studders, and gives a very sheepish, "yes." I then say, "What does your bible say about Yahweh??? WHO is Yahweh???!!!" Again, he sheepishly replies, "Yahweh is God. It is another name for God." This reply throws me off the deep end, and I say, "And who is God??!!! 'Yahweh' is just another name, but the letters represent the human genetic codon!! What does that mean to you?? WHAT DOES IT MEAN!!!????" He looks at me puzzled, still very scared but listening intently. I see that he is trying to compute. "It means that WE are God!!! That codon is inside all of us. It is our DNA! 'God' is not a single entity or being, God is US!!!!!!" I then let him go, and climb off the bed to turn and face my girlfriend. She looks at me as if she knows that I have just made a choice, and that choice doesn't include a life with her. I feel the parents starting to overcome their fear and shock from my actions, and I know I must leave. I walk towards her, kiss her on the cheek, and whisper in her ear, "I have possibly just saved their lives. You don't understand now, but you will someday." She looks at me, not with disgust or contempt, but knowing that I had a choice to make, and I made the right one. It is now her task to continue to awaken her parents and others around her. I will see her again someday.
The dream ends with me walking through a door, into a very large room with a dirt floor. There are many people in this room, like a dimly lit bar. There is a band at the far end of the room. They are playing a cover of Pearl Jam's "Even Flow." For some strange reason, this song is very poignant at that moment. I began to sing along......'Thoughts arrive like butterflies'.........................I shuffle barefoot to the other end of the room and sit on the floor, looking around. There are many, many others like me here. The girl and her parents then walk through the same door a bit later. It feels as if a lifetime has passed for them, but only a few minutes for me. They look tired, but they also look happy, as if they had survived a great ordeal. As I sit in the dirt at the far end of the room, they glance over at me and smile. I feel acknowledged. I am happy for them, but I am also tired. Where is that waitress with the refreshments?....................................
And so the dream ends. After I get showered and have breakfast, I think I must research the word 'Yahweh.' I grew up in a Catholic household, but I have not been associated with organized religion for many many years. Therefore, my knowledge base is lacking. I feel that this is a probably a Hebrew word and it was very prominent in my dream. I have never used the word in my life before, so I think it must carry some importance. The one idea that continues to come to my mind is the section in the first book of the Wave where it is mentioned that 'the only illusion is separation.' That phrase sums up my dream, I think.
Thanks for listening!
I wanted to share a very powerful dream with you I just had (I have awoken -it is 6am). I haven't had a powerful dream in a long time and I feel its very important...
In the dream, I was dating a girl that I very much cared about (I am a single 36 yo male). This girl had very protective parents who were also very religious (some non-specific Christian sect or derivative) and very suspicious of their daughter's boyfriends. (Apparently, I was a bit younger in the dream? Such things would not matter much to me now). I was invited to meet her parents at their home (someplace far away), and I traveled there with this girl. The dream unfolded with me getting ready for bed by brushing my teeth in a very large bathroom (marble, fancy fixtures, etc., like a hotel), and then the father walks in and begins to talk with me. I feel very uncomfortable around him, like he is constantly watching my every move and judging me. I am escorted to a bedroom, where my girlfriend and her mother are already there. It sorta feels like a hotel room at this point, very small. There is only one bed, some chairs, and a cot at the end of the bed. I very quickly realize that the parents will have the bed, my girlfriend will get the cot, and I am on my own .............so the chairs it is! As I began taking up residence in a rather uncomfortable high-backed round lounger, I am told by this girl and her parents that I will be sleeping at the foot of their bed! I am made to feel that this is standard procedure in their household/religion for all serious potential suitors of their daughter. I reluctantly lie at the foot of the bed (because normally I would say F*** that!!!!) but I then realize how much I love this girl, so I climb under the cover at the end (lying crosswise)and try to fall asleep quickly. My girlfriend lies on the cot facing me at the foot of the bed about three feet away. Then the parents climb in....
The father places his feet right up against my back/legs, and the mother rests her feet/ankles on TOP OF ME!!! I am horrified but again try to ignore it and fall asleep (I think we all have slept in some absurd conditions but this took the cake). Then they began wiggling their feet, poking and prodding me. I feel like this is very intentional, like it is some kind of 'test' for me. The mother (quite humorously) even takes her toes against my face, and places her big toe in my nostril!!! I open my eyes, and look at my girlfriend, and she gives me a reassuring nod and smile, as if I just need to lie quietly and endure this whole humiliating experience. I keep thinking about how much I love her, but also how much I hate this and how important my pride is to me. At first I subdue my anger, but after several more minutes, I jump out of bed, and climb onto the top of the covers towards the mother and father. At this point they are both sitting up with smug but startled looks on their faces.
I grab the father and began shaking him violently and yelling at him, pinning him to the headboard. "Wake up, wake up you ignorant moron!!! Your religion and personal beliefs have enslaved you and everyone you encounter!!! You have been blinded! WAKE UP!!!!" He is startled and scared, and so is the mother. I continue to tell them that they have been led to believe lies, and while I love their daughter, I cannot deal with people who are this ignorant, no matter how much I love her. I then ask him (while still grabbing his shoulders and pinning him to the headboard), "Does your 'bible' talk about Yahweh????? DOES IT???? !!!! He studders, and gives a very sheepish, "yes." I then say, "What does your bible say about Yahweh??? WHO is Yahweh???!!!" Again, he sheepishly replies, "Yahweh is God. It is another name for God." This reply throws me off the deep end, and I say, "And who is God??!!! 'Yahweh' is just another name, but the letters represent the human genetic codon!! What does that mean to you?? WHAT DOES IT MEAN!!!????" He looks at me puzzled, still very scared but listening intently. I see that he is trying to compute. "It means that WE are God!!! That codon is inside all of us. It is our DNA! 'God' is not a single entity or being, God is US!!!!!!" I then let him go, and climb off the bed to turn and face my girlfriend. She looks at me as if she knows that I have just made a choice, and that choice doesn't include a life with her. I feel the parents starting to overcome their fear and shock from my actions, and I know I must leave. I walk towards her, kiss her on the cheek, and whisper in her ear, "I have possibly just saved their lives. You don't understand now, but you will someday." She looks at me, not with disgust or contempt, but knowing that I had a choice to make, and I made the right one. It is now her task to continue to awaken her parents and others around her. I will see her again someday.
The dream ends with me walking through a door, into a very large room with a dirt floor. There are many people in this room, like a dimly lit bar. There is a band at the far end of the room. They are playing a cover of Pearl Jam's "Even Flow." For some strange reason, this song is very poignant at that moment. I began to sing along......'Thoughts arrive like butterflies'.........................I shuffle barefoot to the other end of the room and sit on the floor, looking around. There are many, many others like me here. The girl and her parents then walk through the same door a bit later. It feels as if a lifetime has passed for them, but only a few minutes for me. They look tired, but they also look happy, as if they had survived a great ordeal. As I sit in the dirt at the far end of the room, they glance over at me and smile. I feel acknowledged. I am happy for them, but I am also tired. Where is that waitress with the refreshments?....................................
And so the dream ends. After I get showered and have breakfast, I think I must research the word 'Yahweh.' I grew up in a Catholic household, but I have not been associated with organized religion for many many years. Therefore, my knowledge base is lacking. I feel that this is a probably a Hebrew word and it was very prominent in my dream. I have never used the word in my life before, so I think it must carry some importance. The one idea that continues to come to my mind is the section in the first book of the Wave where it is mentioned that 'the only illusion is separation.' That phrase sums up my dream, I think.
Thanks for listening!
