I have had recurring dreams of a single large wave throughout my life. This is different than a tsunami, which is a series of large waves. It is basically the same dream with minor variations. For some reason I am standing or walking along the beach, sometimes it's during the day & other times it's at night, but serene, peaceful... I think it's almost too peaceful, when suddenly the water begins sucking back into itself, causing a strong rip tide. I can feel the sand leaving little islands where my feet are touching bottom, nearly knocking me off my feet. My heart begins to race, because I know what's coming. I know running is futile. I hear it before I see it... a thunderous roaring wall of water growing to towering heights. It seemingly pauses at its most majestic height, giving me enough time for a thought,
today I die. Other times I think,
Oh my God! Then I am devoured by it. It slams my little body to the ocean floor & pins me there for an eternity, then scrapes me off & up, forward, head over heals, cartwheeling over & over until I think the next one I'll surly be dashed against the rocks & then that will be the end. Miraculously the all encompassing powerful force lets up & I am breathing air again! I'm alive!
Sometimes I wake up before the wave hits me, sometimes after, & sometimes while I'm still fighting it underwater. I have noticed that if I try to fight the pure force of this wave it roughs me up a lot more than if I learn to just go with the wave. I was an avid scuba diver when I was having the dream consistently & thought it was related to my fears as a divemaster/assistant instructor having to make beach dives while assisting other students. But there was never anyone else in my dream, just me & the wave. After having come upon Laura's material, I find the wave in my dream may be metaphorical for The Wave - as in realm border crossing. The lessons I learn may be the power I struggle with the force of the wave for. So, the less I fight life's lessons, the easier the learning experience? Because I can be one dense, stubborn dumb ass during some lessons needing to be learned.