A Dream about a Shock Wave

 

A few weeks after my dream about seismic activity in Florida, I had the following dream. I was with my son in his house in Colorado when an enormous shock wave hit the house. The entire foundation began to shake. I yelled for my son to get down. Then I said it appears to me coming from the west.

 

That was the entire dream. Now, a symbolic interpretation of the dream would say that the house represents his life, and he is going to experience a great shock. This is certainly a possibility that I do not discount. He has had serious health issues for a long time. But the proximity in time with my dream about California suggests that the two may be related.

 

My dreams are sometimes literal, and if a mega earthquake were to occur in California or Nevada, it could be felt as far east as Colorado. If this is the meaning of the dream, my comment about the source of the shock coming from the west would make sense. If the dream is about his life, my comment makes less sense.

 

As always, the answer is often not known until an event occurs that fits the dream. In future posts, I will elaborate on this point. Concerning prophecy, people want answers that are simple and conclusive. However, that is not the way things work. Circumstances concerning our lives and external events in the world are in a continuous state of flux; something that is predicted to occur in the future may not occur because something changed that affected the trajectory of that event. But that does not mean that nothing in the future can be seen because most people do not make decisions that will cause an abrupt change in their future. Many events can be seen as highly probable.

 

Today, we are seeing the effects of climate change with a record heat wave in the West. And this is only the beginning because the changes needed to prevent this occurrence and others like it did not happen. Governments have been slow to act and now the warnings we received from scientists in previous years about dire consequences if action is not taken are happening. Change is always possible, but the change needed is still not happening. And even with greater urgency and change, we are not going to immediately undo the damage to the Earth and its environment. As my dreams have indicated, I believe that we are facing an extremely difficult decade ahead regardless of our actions.

 

Recent surveys indicate that the majority of people now believe that climate change is an urgent problem, but many are unwilling to take the necessary actions to minimize its impact (see https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/26/22454633/pew-research-american-attitudes-climate-change-fossil-fuels-renewable-energy). I think this is a good example of a mental ostrich syndrome; they don’t really see it and what it means for their future lives. It is not enough to simply recognize climate change; we need to take action now and plan for a different future.

Update to Yesterday's Post about Seismic Activity in California

During my years of working with dreams, I have learned that words in dreams are chosen for a specific reason. They are not just random selections and understanding why a particular word was used can often reveal the meaning of the entire dream. When my dream about California first occurred, I found the use of the phrase “everything would turn to sand” a bit strange. Why didn’t the voice just say that everything would be destroyed? The voice does not say that cities are destroyed. Also, the voice does not say the end condition was caused by earthquakes, although it seemed to be implied since seismic activity was the initial focus. This morning as I was preparing breakfast, one obvious answer occurred to me.

California is experiencing a terrible drought, along with other western states. Because of climate change, lakes are drying up and water tables are at record lows. As temperatures continue to rise, we could see a multi-year drought situation in states such as California. It could become the Dust Bowl of this decade. Or as stated in the dream, everything would turn to sand because the vegetation would die from lack of water. During this decade, the world will experience many changes because of climate change. California may have to deal with both earthquakes and drought for several years with the result being a barren state. 

 

Whatever happens in California affects all of us. By cash receipts, it is the largest agricultural producer in the United States. The effects of a severe multi-year drought in California will be felt economically throughout the country. And drought conditions in other states will only add to the problem.

 

In future posts, I am going to delve more deeply into some of the prophecies concerning Earth and climate changes starting with Edgar Cayce. As far as California is concerned, I think the seismic activity and drought conditions should both be followed very closely. Climate change is not something that may affect us in the future; it is happening right now. You only have to see the reports of high temperatures setting records around the world, and summer has only just started.

For those living in California, I don't think my dream indicates that you will wake up one day to a completely destroyed state. If large earthquakes begin to occur and/or the drought worsens, you will see gradually deteriorating conditions and most people will have time to leave. But you may experience a large economic loss because property values could drop very rapidly. Of course, you could try to stay to the end of the cycle; the choice is yours to make. No status was given for California after 2025.

The dream was brief and begins with a focus on seismic activity, but ends with a statement about the condition of California that seems more likely caused by drought than earthquakes. Perhaps it was a warning about the occurrence of both during the four-year period. 

Warning Dream about Seismic Activity in California

The following dream occurred on 3/11/2021 around 3:00 am. Before describing this dream, I want to make clear that our dreams are usually not literal, and this dream could be a symbolic representation of something other than what is depicted. However, it is consistent with similar dreams I have had in the past that proved to be prophetic. I will say more about this further into the post.

                                                                                    

In the dream, I was viewing what appeared to be the screen of a monitor. Suddenly, I saw a search box appear and it was quickly filled in with some text about California. Then pages of information appeared along with a voice. The voice said that seismologists in California were freaking out over the number of recent underground tremors and quakes. I briefly saw a map of what appeared to be sensors monitoring the activity. The voice then said that after four years and by 2025, everything would turn to sand. It said it would be all over.

                                                                                                                  

Now, I think most people are familiar with the expression everything has turned to dust, which means that everything has become worthless. Everything turning to sand could be similar. This interpretation of the dream is certainly shocking. Now is this even a possibility? (Of course, one could interpret the dream to mean that the deluge of quakes will end by 2025 and everything will be fine, but I think the statement everything would turn to sand makes this interpretation much less likely.)

 

I did some research to bring myself up to speed on the current seismic activity in California. And what I found is certainly alarming. In the last two years, the amount of activity in the Los Angeles area has increased the probability of a large earthquake. The seismologists are indeed concerned about the amount of seismic activity and the locations where it has occurred. Of course, even if a large earthquake were to occur, this does not mean the end of California. It would probably take a series of gigantic earthquakes over an extended period to make California uninhabitable. It might just mean that it would be all over for the areas affected.

 

The experts do not give any credence to Hollywood versions that show California falling into the ocean. California sits solidly over land. However, they do say that the probability for a major quake (8.0 or greater) in California has increased. The San Andreas Fault has ruptured many times in the past, and some think a major rupture is overdue. If a large earthquake were to occur, the damage is likely to come from impassable highways, broken gas and water lines, power outages, and fires.

 

Lately, the focus in the news has been on climate change and the record high temperatures. For a scientific view of what the United States might look like after extreme effects of climate change, search on “National Geographic map of US after climate change” and you will see various maps that show the potential effects of climate change. The worse flooding is in the eastern and southern states such as Florida. California faces risks from drought, fires, and earthquakes, which have their own cycles, which are independent of current climate change. During this decade, we may be facing the worst of two scenarios: giant storms, drought, and fires from a warming of the Earth and the reactivation of major earthquakes based on slippage in the Earth’s tectonic plates.

 

Could a series of earthquakes occur throughout the state of California over a condensed period such as the four years suggested in the dream? I’m not certain even the experts know the answer. It seems extremely unlikely, but unlikely is not the same as impossible.

 

There is the possibility that the interpretation of earthquakes demolishing California is correct, but the timeframe specified is not literal. Numbers in dreams are usually symbolic and not literal. The number four can mean the elements of earth, air, fire, and water, but other meanings are also possible. The number five is often associated with change. So the four years of earthquakes could just mean a period during which the four elements are affected by the earthquakes. And the number five represents changes brought about by the earthquakes. In this interpretation, the four years and the end period of 2025 are not literal.

 

As with other dreams that I have posted, I am simply relating the dream along with possible interpretations. I am not yet saying that disaster from earthquakes is definitely going to strike California. If this were to occur, I believe we will see signs of a great increase in activity accompanied by one or several large earthquakes. Seismologists are also concerned about a large quake hitting Seattle, a city I once dreamed about being flooded from an earthquake (see earlier post on climate change).

 

Some people will probably laugh off the possible scenario I just presented for California. It may sound impossible that something like total disaster could actually happen. But just over a year ago, I doubt that many would have taken seriously a suggestion that we would all soon be wearing masks and avoiding close contact. Or the world economy would be reeling, and over a half a million lives in the United States would be lost to a virus.

 

Recent research suggests that extreme climate change can occur over a few decades. And some believe it is possible that cataclysmic changes to the Earth’s climate and geography can occur within a single decade. It apparently has happened in the Earth’s past. (For a history of climate change and the various research findings, see https://history.aip.org/climate/rapid.htm.)

 

The research conclusions are consistent with my earlier dream about climate change and Edgar Cayce in which I was told that the weather would get much worse over the period of the current decade culminating in a new age at the end of this decade. Some currently inhabitable land would be inundated. (See the post My Dreams about Earth Changes on 11/10/2020.) Of course, climate change has already been underway for several decades, and I think this decade is just going to be the culmination of those decades of change.

 

Some believe that the most severe effects of climate change will not occur until the end of the century or certainly no sooner than the year 2050. As I previously stated, I believe the most severe effects will occur in this decade. I believe we are out of time; the government needs to plan for the real possibility of having to relocate large parts of the population in the near future. This will require enormous government expenditures, and as I have pointed out in previous posts, the government has already added huge sums to the national debt because of the coronavirus.

 

Another major expenditure is being planned for infrastructure, which will either require new taxes in some form or spending cuts in other areas to avoid adding further to the national debt. It may include some funding for alternative energy, but I believe it will be too late to stop the worst effects of climate change. Although I believe that a reduction in carbon emissions is absolutely needed, I fear that we are too late to prevent some of the catastrophic fires, droughts, storms, and flooding we will experience this decade. Perhaps the currently planned actions and actions taken in response to the disasters are what usher in a new age by 2030.

 

Where will the resources come from to address major losses due to climate change, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes? My guess is that we will see much higher taxes in some form or another. And the effect on many people’s lives and the financial markets could be catastrophic. Life as we now know it is likely to change dramatically. I find it interesting that the stock market is making new highs with little or no expectation of enormous disruptions and costs because of climate change.

 

So how do we know if the dream I related is literal in any sense? There are often clues in a dream that are present when it is literal. The following are some of the ones described in my dream books that I have seen in my own dreams. One example is a telephone dream. The telephone rings, you pick it up, and listen to a message. The message is literal. Another clue is the presence of a TV set. You watch something such as a news broadcast that describes a storm or some other important event. Again, the message is often literal. A third way is the presence of a voice that seems to come out of the ether with an important message. The message such as a warning about your health, family member, or something else provides literal information of great importance to you.

 

My dream includes both a monitor and a voice, which suggests to me that the dream may be literal. If it is, then it represents a strong warning about the future of California. But interpreting dreams is very subjective, and often we only know if an interpretation is correct after the fact. However, dreams of warning give us time to prepare for future events. If the events do not occur, we have not lost anything other than the time to formulate a plan and prepare for the worst, something we should have already done in earthquake- and hurricane-prone states.

 

Many people believe that their lives will never be the same because of the coronavirus. I believe the effects on the world of climate change will be much greater than the effects of the coronavirus. Whether or not my dream is literal in all respects, major changes are already occurring. Last year California, Oregon, Washington, and Colorado experienced horrific forest fires. Texas recently saw record freezes, and Australia recently experienced floods not seen in five decades. Water tables in the West are at record lows. Both the frequency and intensity of storms is increasing. And we are still early in this decade.

 

Recently, a member of the Federal Reserve warned member banks about the need to properly assess the risk of losses from climate change (see https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/12/the-fed-is-set-to-take-on-a-new-challenge-climate-change.html). The concern is that banks may not be providing adequate reserves to deal with the coming financial losses because of climate change. I think that most people now realize that climate change is real (see https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/21/weather/climate-change-new-us-normals-noaa/index.html) and is affecting many parts of the world, but I believe few are prepared for the speed with which change is happening. The time to prepare is now.

 

Currently living in Florida, I am familiar with the threat of hurricanes. Fortunately, there is some advanced warning. We generally have weather alerts several days in advance for storms headed in our direction. Earthquakes usually do not provide such early warnings, so advanced preparation is critical. Even in Florida, advanced preparation is strongly recommended. At the beginning of the hurricane season residents are repeatedly told to stock extra food, batteries, and water, but many ignore the advice. They plan to just go out and purchase extra items when a hurricane threatens. So when a hurricane warning is issued and it becomes clear that we are in its path, store shelves are quickly stripped of water and other essentials. Many gas stations run out of gas. Those who wait for confirmation that the hurricane will strike may not be able to find needed supplies.

 

If a major earthquake strikes and causes severe damage, the airport will most likely be shut down, along with the rail lines, and parts of the highways may buckle and be impassible. In short, you may not be able to travel outside of your immediate area, and the loss of power may prevent you from knowing the extent of the damage or being able to run basic appliances in your home. If cell towers are affected, you may lose your cell phone service, even if you have battery backup for the phones to handle power outages. During hurricane Irma in Florida, I had very limited cell phone service. My only link to the outside world was a battery-operated radio. Because of the loss of power, the stores and restaurants in the strip mall a mile from my house were closed for several days.

 

Although the possible scenario I have presented for California is beyond frightening, I am not trying to terrify people; I am pointing out the obvious and the things I have learned from my own experience in living through a natural disaster. Make a plan so you and your family are prepared for a natural, or manmade, disaster. If you never experience one, you have not lost anything other than a little time and few dollars, and you will sleep better at night.

 

I sincerely hope that my dream about California is not a literal dream and refers to something else entirely. I would very much like to be wrong about what I see occurring this decade, but warnings are everywhere. Earlier this week, I had another dream that may relate to the dream about California. This latest dream is also disturbing, and I will post it in the near future.

Meeting Yourself in a Dream

Some believe that all of the people we encounter in our dreams are aspects of ourselves. I do not believe that this is the case, and I have provided numerous examples in my book The Inner Guru to refute this claim. However, there are many times when people in dreams are aspects of ourselves and sometimes we encounter an individual in a dream who represents our subconscious in a very direct way. The best way to illustrate this is with the following dream I had a few weeks ago.

 

The dream was quite concise. In the dream, I was with a man with whom I had worked for many years. I believe the setting was that of an airport. We had met and we were having a discussion. He said, “I am taking a new job in Kansas City.” This surprised me because previously I had never heard him express any interest in going to Kansas City. This was the entire substance of the dream.

 

Let’s examine this dream to try to get at the meaning. First, people in our dreams are not just random selections. Each person who appears is selected by the subconscious because of some association with that person. In this case, the individual has the same first name as I do, and he has the same starting letter for his last name. His initials are JD as our mine. So I have reason to believe that this person may be an aspect of my subconscious mind that is delivering a message to me.

 

Now, if so, what is the message? In The Inner Guru, I state that dreams are rarely literal with some notable exceptions. So I am probably not going to take a job in Kansas City. Then what could it mean? I have learned over the years that names in dreams are often coded messages. What else is known about Kansas City? What can we do with the words? One thing that became clear to me is the fact that the initials KC are often referred to instead of the entire name. So I thought about what KC means to me. The next step was easy. My own introduction to dreams came from a study of the readings of Edgar Cayce. And my books contain many references to Cayce. The pronunciation of Cayce is like “Casey.” I believe the dream was simply saying I was about to undertake a new effort involving the work of Edgar Cayce.

 

My interpretation is further supported by a dream I had last year in which I was in what appeared to be a convention center in front of a display of information  about Edgar Cayce and his work. I was told that this would occur in the March/April timeframe of this year. With me was the same individual who appeared in my recent dream.

 

Dreams prepare us for changes in our lives. The future does not just spring unexpectedly on us from moment to moment. It is known on a psychic level long before it is experienced in the corporeal world. If you want to know yourself and to see your likely future, you should pay attention to your dreams.

 

Psychic Development, Meditation, and Dreams

The famous 20^th century seer Edgar Cayce once responded to a person’s question about how to better develop his psychic ability by saying that he should meditate. He then went on to say one should seek to develop one’s intuition, rather than seeking psychic powers. The focus should be on developing the Christ Consciousness and listening to the still small voice from within. The development of psychic powers should be for constructive purposes, not to satisfy selfish desires.

 

It has long been known by those immersed in mystical practices such as meditation that the development of psychic abilities is a natural byproduct of this practice. Such experiences were not limited to adherents to Eastern religions; Christian mystics such as Saint Teresa of Avila knew this as well. She taught that people should look within themselves to find God and they should be guided by the voice from within.

 

Meditation also has a powerful influence on the nature of one’s dreams. If you want to get the most guidance from your dreams, then you should begin a daily program of meditation. You will find deeper and more profound dreams. And rather than just focusing on your daily activities and challenger, spiritual messages and guidance will emerge.

 

We are all experiencing a troubling time with the coronavirus. It is essential that we learn how to reach that place of security and peace within ourselves, and open up channels for guidance on critical issues facing us. Our egos are limited; our conscious minds are limited. It has taken a year for science to develop vaccines for the coronavirus. We have lost half a million lives in just the United States. Someday we may face an infectious disease with an even higher death rate. Despite numerous warning from world health organizations about the possibility of a pandemic, the world was unprepared.

 

If you want to be prepared for what the future will bring, learn to look within through meditation and a study of your dreams. The two are interconnected, and you can find guidance through both. Otherwise, you are just like a ship bobbing on a sea of random turbulence. Your fate is left to chance and you will live in fear of the next moment.

 

You may not be able to avoid plagues and natural disasters, but you will be secure within yourself and be guided to your best course of action. While your conscious mind may flail about seeking answers, a deeper level of your mind has the answers. You just need to learn how to access that level. You will not find it in science or traditional religion. But if you sincerely seek, you will find it in yourself.

Dreams, the Trump Lie, and the Spiritual Life

Once, in giving a lecture to a group about dreams, a woman asked why she needed to bother with dreams when all she had to do was affirm her belief in Jesus Christ to be saved. I think that therein lies the problem with many “devout” Christians. During the years I was growing up as a Catholic (no longer a Catholic), I had the sense that I had an inside track to heaven. As long as I stayed a Catholic, attended the Catholic Mass regularly, and went to confession, I was saved. Evangelical Christians believe that once they affirm their belief in Jesus Christ they are saved. The need for good works is pushed into the background. Of course, there is considerable controversy over this issue: Are we are saved by faith alone or faith and good works?

 

I don’t want to go into all the theological arguments concerning faith versus good works. I think Jesus made it very clear in the New Testament that true faith is demonstrated through good works. Without good works, we really don’t have the faith we profess. I don’t think that faith is a one-time event. My sitting in church or participating in a revival and declaring my acceptance of Jesus Christ does not give me a free pass for the rest of my life.

 

I like to use the following analogy. To get a license for operating a motor vehicle, I need to take a test, usually consisting of a written part and a demonstration of my capability. Once I pass the test and get my license, I can legally operate a motor vehicle on the roads. However, that does not mean that I can forget about all the things I learned and no longer have to pay attention to signs or focus on the traffic around me. Every time I drive my car, I have to apply everything I learned to avoid an accident.

 

I think the same reasoning applies to our spiritual lives. We may have a conversion experience of some kind or affirm our belief in Jesus Christ, but that does not mean we can go back to our old ways or think it does not relate to how we live our lives going forward. Our dreams tell us if we are actually leading a spiritual life; they remind us when we are deviating from the path we claimed to have chosen. They provide daily guidance as we deal with the challenges and temptations in our lives.

 

During my lifetime, I have known numerous people who were evangelical Christians. Many were wonderful people. Unfortunately, I found some to be extremely judgmental and poor examples of true followers of Christ. They believed that they were saved because of their acceptance of Jesus Christ and then proceeded to condemn anyone who disagreed with them. A few were driven by hate and they saw God as a vengeful God who would punish their enemies. They did not demonstrate the teachings of Jesus Christ. Now, I am not generalizing this to include the group as a whole. I am simply pointing out that some were guilty of being disingenuous and they would have benefitted greatly by paying attention to their dreams. They were not demonstrating the belief in Jesus Christ they claimed to have, but were oblivious of that fact.

 

I must confess that when I have seen numbers in the news of the purported high percentage of evangelical Christians who support Donald Trump I am perplexed. I don’t understand how avowed Christians can support someone who disseminates hate, divisiveness, dishonesty, and vindictiveness on a regular basis, and is rushing to execute as many of the federal prisoners on death row as he can. And I am further dumbfounded by the “evangelical Christians” who sport handguns and are ready and willing to shoot those perceived as threats. I don’t see any sign of Christ in their attitudes and behavior.

 

Recently, Donald Trump’s narcissism has reached extreme levels, even for him. The glorifying of the self to the exclusion of everyone and everything else is the opposite of the spirit of Christianity. It is the mark of the Antichrist. I do not think Donald Trump is a healthy man, psychologically. If I encountered someone like him in my daily life, I would suggest he seek out a good therapist. While I can’t make that suggestion directly to him, I can point out to others that they should recognize what he is by his behavior. If you want to do something good for him, pray for him. I do not wish that some evil would befall him, but I believe that his role in inciting his supporters to storm the Capitol is grounds for removing him from office. The last type of person I want as president is an extreme narcissist.

 

It really could not end any other way for Trump. His business and political careers were built on cajoling and bullying people to accept his reality. He is a great example of the power of suggestion. As I have pointed out in my books and blog posts, one way to get people to believe something is to repeat it often with conviction. Long before the election occurred, he realized that mail-in ballots would favor the Democrats. So he began a campaign of impugning them. If he won the election, he could say he won in spite of them. If he lost the election, which he did, he could blame the mail-in ballots. Now he could claim the election was stolen from him, despite the fact that he voted using a mail-in ballot himself.

 

Trump’s continuous repetition of his claims of fraud resonated with his base. They heard it so often that they believed it must be true. It penetrated their subconscious to the point that many became fanatical in their intent to right what they saw as a wrong. And, of course, this all played out in the assault on the Capitol. This was nothing less than the determined use of the power of repetition by a con man to bend a large segment of the population to his will and save him from the humiliation of a loss to Joe Biden. He cared nothing about the effect on this country and our democracy; he only cared about what he thought was best for him—winning at all costs.

 

Our dreams tell us if we are really living the life we profess. We cannot affirm our belief in Jesus Christ as a one-time event and then think we are living a spiritual life. We must demonstrate it every day and continuously evaluate our beliefs and actions. Our dreams help us do just that. A study of them may not be required for a spiritual life, but they are a great source of aid and can greatly enhance our lives.

 

Some rare individuals have been able to maintain a continuous awareness of the presence of God without any consideration of their dreams or even relying on periods of prayer. One that comes to mind is Nicholas Herman of Lorraine, commonly known as Brother Lawrence. He was a Lay Brother of the Carmelites in Paris in the seventieth century. The small book The Practice of the Presence of God describing how he accomplished this is still widely read today. It is available on Amazon.com from a variety of publishers.

 

Unless you are able to demonstrate the continuous presence of God in your life like a Brother Lawrence, I suggest you begin to pay attention to your dreams. Our dreams are an important part of our lives and can support our efforts to live spiritual lives. To ignore them is to ignore a source of inspiration and guidance. Carl Jung, the eminent 20^th century psychiatrist, and many others recognized this. Jung believed that to become whole we needed to integrate the unconscious and conscious parts of our lives, a process he called individuation. Our dreams help us do that. This enormous source of help is available every night when we reach REM sleep (dreams may also occur during non-REM sleep), regardless of our level of education or station in life.

 

The wise adviser that many seek is there with you all the time. You don’t need to travel to Tibet to find a guru or join some cult that claims to have the inside track to God. You need only begin to start paying attention to the messages in your dreams. Wisdom and spiritual progress comes through daily application.

Dreams and the Courage To See

I have been working with my dreams for over fifty years and I am still learning. Despite my mistakes and shortcomings, I have experienced great success and reaped numerous benefits. Over the years, I have known other people who tried to interpret their dreams without much success. I believe the reason for their lack of success is that they dabbled. Before studying your dreams, you must ask yourself if you really want to know what they are saying. Are you serious about deciphering their messages?

 

In my books, I describe several reasons why more people don’t study their dreams. I believe that one of the key reasons is their desire to remain in their bubble—the world they have created that they rely on to function each day. Some call it area or domain of comfort. The world they see is the world they have created and only really exists in their minds. But it is a world they are comfortable with and anything that challenges the reality of that world makes them feel threatened.

 

Their dreams will challenge the reality of that world and will question some of their most cherished beliefs. Their beliefs and actions will be judged each night by a wiser aspect of themselves, and the appraisals fed back in the form of dreams. They cannot fool their subconscious minds because the subconscious knows everything they think and do. The subconscious knows when they are engaged in some belief or activity that is to their detriment, or one that may be a hopeless fantasy regardless of what they consciously think about it.

 

I have not encountered many people who really want to face themselves—to remove all the illusions. I believe that most people would rather not know what the future brings, especially if they believe bad things may lie in their future. If their dietary habits will result in an early death, they would rather not know, continuing their daily existence as if everything is OK. Or if their relationship with a spouse or partner will not succeed, they would rather not know. They may say they want to know, but when a dream occurs that may relate to an early death or failed relationship, they usually become afraid and just want to push the dream out of their mind.

 

Of course, people are happy to hear about the good things that will come to them. And they are reflected in our dreams as well. But much of what we experience is to help us grow, to enlarge the bubble, and in some cases to completely remake how we see the world. But people resist change to their bubbles. They don’t want to change because it can be scary and uncomfortable. They often are willing to live with the pain they know rather than risk experiencing a pain they don’t know.

 

Success with dreams requires a willingness to see yourself as you really are—not as you hope you are or would like to be. Initially, this can be a painful process because the dreams are likely to focus on areas where change is needed. The feedback from dreams may not be welcome, particularly if the conscious mind has spent a long time justifying a detrimental behavior or belief. But progress cannot be made until the message is acknowledged and acted upon. The dream advice must be incorporated into daily life to be meaningful.

 

You must have the courage to see yourself. You will find talents you did not realize you possessed and praise for your real achievements, which are often related to help you provided to others. But you will also see areas where improvement is needed and receive stark warnings about any dangerous and hateful behavior. You will be shown what you need to do to progress spiritually, which may be at odds with your current lifestyle.

 

You can have a successful life as the world judges it without any help from your dreams. But that life may not be the life you were intended to live. It may not offer you the greatest growth as a person. If you want to step outside of your bubble and see your potential, you must be willing to have the courage to see yourself as you are. You must be willing to see the truth, which is revealed in your dreams.

 

I believe that these trying times have shown many people just how quickly circumstances in our lives can change. And they have revealed that governments are limited in what they can do to solve our problems and meet our needs. We have seen an enemy of microscopic size bring nations to their knees. Great advances have taken place in technology, but technology is not God or a competitor with God. Its limitations have become all too apparent. Human behavior has resulted in a pandemic, and human behavior (here I include our diets and our overall approach to maintenance of our health) must change for us to avoid future tragedies that may have even more dire consequences than the coronavirus.

 

I believe the answers are found within our own minds. They are found in the deeper layers of consciousness that few understand. Our dreams give us access to those levels of consciousness and can provide help during the most trying of times. They reflect the essence of who and what we are. They provide the answers that many so desperately seek, but are afraid to find.