CLEAR DREAM

Example:

A town. Some are going on long hikes. I decide to go for a shorter hike – around two hours.

We are staying in one room. I have settled in a bed away from the door – against the wall with the window above/around where the feet area is. I am pleased about my bed options and the one I choose.  My sister or someone familiar has the other single bed that is against the wall (foot to foot).   There are a couple bunk beds and maybe other single beds.   A woman comes in – she is framed by the door entrance – she is upset that she has not been able to get such a great bed situation. 

I see an Apotheke sign (red with white) outside the window. 

I go downstairs to the shower room. Take two towels. The bathroom is all wood. Smells good – like wood. Seems to have three levels in this vertical space.   I take a shower and wrap myself in one of the towels. 

Then I see in front of me another door that leads to the street.  The street has restaurants, stores, homes.  I can see the sea – blue . It’s not the sea but a waterway- a large river that is used to transport goods.  It’s a sparkling clear day. Blue sky.  Mountains in the back – behind me as I gaze out to the water.  People mill around talking and living in this tourist attraction town.  I admire the beauty. 

On my right side, I see a man – a farmer – in heavy dark dark green clothes, thick clothes and work boots. He is coming down from the hill  area.  He is tall and lanky. He is carrying a foal – baby white horse -.  The legs dangle off his arms.  He faces the foal, baby talk in a soothing voice.  It’s sweet and touches my heart.  

I then watch and see him throw the horse onto a wagon filled with other foals. They all are white. 

My breath sticks. My heart drops.  

Yes,this happens, the woman says who is standing to my left. I turn my body to face her.  What kind of sausage do you like from the Metzgerei.  I pause. Sausage?  I don’t really eat sausage.  Horse sausage would not be my choice if I did. 

I walk along the street and go back to the shower room door -street entrance.  I see two dirty towels on the floor in a corner.  I will need to get clean towels or figure out a different way to dry off.

Attending to the dream:

When you have a Clear dream, read it aloud to yourself. Pay attention to all sensations, feelings, emotions, movements within the body.

Clarify all the images, and name for yourself what qualities do people in the dream hold. 

Circle the words and phrases that repeat. Read them aloud: what do you notice?

Find an image in the dream that feels the most alive, light, expansive, open, vibrant – this is where your energy is going. 

Find a place in the dream where you experience a glitch. Be curious! Is there something to be addressed? Can you find a necessity there and respond to it?

Knowing that all the figures in the dream are a part of you, what “play” is staged within you? What is your desire, and what do you need to do to follow it?

Address the necessity with your eyes closed, repairing what needs to be repaired. When you have done, what shifts in your body?