Friday, October 29, 2010

Savasana


source: by lomobarba

Dream #23: There was an unusual place one could go to practice being dead. For a modest fee this sanctuary of sorts allowed you to lie still for a couple of hours undisturbed, while the world outside passed unhindered.

Surrender, transformation. A desire to cast off that which is no longer useful.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Hold Fast


source: by Ray Jacobs

"In your heart, keep one still, secret spot where dreams may go..."
-Louise Driscoll

Monday, October 25, 2010

Proverbs 15:19

source: by Eric Lafforgue


source: by MasaKarasu

Dream #22: Peaceful gardens. I'm visiting a wise elder. He tells me that I'm unwell. As we talk, I follow him down a dirt path. I'm barefoot and my feet get pricked by several thorns.

"Oh sweet bitterness, I will soothe and heal you. I will bring you roses. I too have been covered with thorns." -Rumi

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Wing and Prayer


source: by Philipp Geist

Dream #21: My husband and I are in a foreign country. We come to a sacred site where visitors can make wishes by sending paper birds into a deep chasm via string.

In silence we pray and release our little birds into the space.

Heartburst.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Cherry Dreaming


source: by Vyte

"Dreams are often most profound when they seem the most crazy."
-Sigmund Freud

Friday, October 15, 2010

Auguries of Innocence


Dream #20: I'm standing atop a flight of stairs overlooking the ocean. Friends are swimming in the waves below. They motion for me to join them, but I just shake my head and smile.

I take a walk into the woods. It's so peaceful. My mind and heart are utterly still. Sunlight beams through tall trees.

I feel so light. I am someone else? Who am I?

I wander into a clearing. Someone has been cutting back the forest to make room for suburban housing. It seems like such a shame.

Childhood memories, Subconscious exploration, Paradox

Do you ever dream that you are someone else?

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Clown Family



source: by InBugsDrawers

#19: I dreamed that my family wanted me to go as a clown with them for Halloween. I didn't want to.

Playing the fool / I think I need to lighten up.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Trespassing

source: by Mike Ambach


source: by Eleni

Dream #18: Halcyon weather. I'm with my sisters. We're exploring an abandoned building. It's dark and there's debris everywhere. Loose brick, dirt, broken glass. Outside the leaves seem to shimmer on the trees. A suggests that this would be a good place to take pictures sometime. I feel slightly wary. I think a lot of homeless take refuge here at night.

Fear. Loss. Underworld.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Aham Brahmasmi


source: by Life As Art
(photographic documentation of an original work by Redd Walitzki)

Dream #17: I am making a paper doll chain. It's a self portrait cut from folded tissue paper. I finish and carefully separate the layers. The result is lovely against the light. Each doll is in a slightly different position. How did I achieve this ornate result from such a seemingly simple pattern?

Who am I? I am not my body. I am not my mind. I am not my experiences. These are only layers that can be stripped away.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

The Messenger

Dream #16: It was a cool morning. I left for work, but soon realized I had forgotten something. On my way back inside, I decided to check the mail.

When I lifted the lid of the mailbox, a hummingbird flew out and then landed in my hand!

I have had strange encounters with hummingbirds in waking life and take this dream to have personal significance.