More and more people are writing to me, or bringing into their sessions, that their dream experiences have been expanding into what feels like new territory. Many have shared that they are dreaming of other dimensions, other lifetimes, other situations with folks that they know intimately in the dream, but not in waking life. And although dreams of this nature may have happened randomly in the past, they are becoming nightly occurrences.

I have to admit that I have been experiencing these episodic dreams regularly as well. It is my belief, although I am open to other suggestions, that these dreams are on the rise as we are flow into becoming more aware of new and widening timelines and dimensions, as the veils thin. It is not that I believe these timelines and dimensions are just now occurring, more that we are becoming more and more conscious of their existence within us.

If there is no real linear time/space, that we use time to make sense of our day to day, and that everything is happening concurrently, then it stands to reason that moving from waking state to dreamstate might likewise only be a level of awareness in consciousness that is not linear (day to night) but holographic as we understand ourselves in these new timeline opportunities.

I listened to a scientist speaking on a YouTube recently who suggested that if you are sleeping 7-9 hours a night, that at least 3 of those hours are out of body in other domains and dimensions not necessarily experienced during your waking state, mainly because we are all distracted through our day-to-day activities. If that is true, than it sheds a bit of light on what I call “bleed throughs”, or memories of past life experiences as well as dimensional lifetimes we may not be privy to as we go about our day. Remembering them further enhances our multi-dimensional Self

To take it one step further, if infact we are becoming more conscious of the various energies that exist alongside and within us, then what this dreamer experienced can hold multiple meanings, and her evenings initial waking experience was a set-up for herself.  Also, new environments often stimulate intense dreams or restlessness due to the energies of both the land and the structure one is sleeping in. Always good to smudge the room and thank the land when you go someplace new.

I was able to ask this dreamer two questions before decoding, which can be helpful to flush out further information.

1. Did you literally scream and did your friend literally wake you? -answer: Yes, both times.
2. What was it about the picture of your mother? -answer: She never would have used that image for her obituary.

THE SEQUE AND THE DREAM

Ok, here we go.
Last weekend I was in Western MA with two of my college pals in a cabin in the woods.  VERY remote.  WE have visited many times before and always have a wonderful time together. 
So, last Friday night, July 28, I went into the bedroom to change for bed.  The windows were open and drapes open. There are no neighbors for miles.  All of a sudden, I was frozen with fear to the point I could not even go to the window to close drapes. A feeling of overwhelming fear overtook me. I felt a very strong “presence” outside the window.  I quickly dressed, pulled myself together and went out to the common area and chatted for a bit, not mentioning the “episode”.  So, then we all go to sleep.

Then the dream happens:
I was in an unfamiliar place, an all-white contemporary house.  Someone was grabbing me from behind. I was screaming, trying to get free.  I then noticed the island of the kitchen in my own house, however still in the unfamiliar house.  On the island was my phone and it was ringing with the caller photo first a photo of my mother from 30 years ago which was quickly replaced with the terrible photo my sister-in-law put in her obituary.  As I reached for the phone while someone was still trying to abduct me as soon as was able to grab it, the phone went dead or I must have hit the button to hang up.  I was screaming in my sleep and my friend came in and woke me.

Later that evening, I had another dream which i cannot remember, however, I was again, screaming and felt in danger.  Again, my friend woke me.

One of the interesting things about this is for at least 30 years I had dreams in which I would be screaming, and no sound would ever come.

THE SEQUE:

Ok, here we go.
Last weekend I was in Western MA with two of my college pals in a cabin in the woods.  VERY remote.  WE have visited many times before and always have a wonderful time together. 
So, last Friday night, July 28, I went into the bedroom to change for bed.  The windows were open and drapes open. There are no neighbors for miles.  All of a sudden, I was frozen with fear to the point I could not even go to the window to close drapes. A feeling of overwhelming fear overtook me. I felt a very strong “presence” outside the window.  I quickly dressed, pulled myself together and went out to the common area and chatted for a bit, not mentioning the “episode”.  So, then we all go to sleep.

What I would say about this part of the night, without sounding paranoid, I would hope, is that being in a remote location doesn’t necessarily mean you are alone. There are many “eyes’” that could be watching. An animal, the energy of the land, otherworldly or dimensional presences and yes, even a stranger. Again, without sounding paranoid, there have been so many articles written lately about rentals where the owner has installed hidden cameras, some to check in to make sure the house is secure, or that renters are not having parties, and others sadly, simply for nefarious reasons.

I always believe you should trust your senses. They are the barometer for incoming information that our minds often do not comprehend, but our body does.

THE DREAM:

I was in an unfamiliar place, an all-white contemporary house.  Someone was grabbing me from behind. I was screaming, trying to get free. 

The unfamiliar place could signify something as simple as not being in one’s own bed. It can also suggest that delving into the information that the dreamscape and your subconscious wishes to divulge to you, may be territory you have not allowed yourself to explore yet; it’s unfamiliar.

A contemporary house signifies the information is new for you to explore in the present. Houses can represent many things as I have suggested in past blogs. Houses can represent our self, this body in which we live. Each room in the dream also suggests something that our dream self is trying to use as a symbol or emotion of what we are trying to manifest or release.

In this case the house is all-white. White some would suggest is all colors on the spectrum of visible light. So, something is “coming to light” in this dream home. White on the Wisdom Wheel is about boundaries, even from our benefactors. I could ask the dreamer to think back to childhood—were her boundaries honored–emotionally, mentally, physically, psychically?

Someone is grabbing her from behind. This could be the lingering fear of what initially paralyzed her while dressing earlier in the evening, carried over into her dream. Or, it may suggest that this information that is potentially coming to light, may take her off-guard. It can also imply that there is a situation from the past or happening currently, where one feels trapped, be it expectation or eminent. Whichever, her screaming to get free (and wake-up) implies she is not ready to digest this info yet.

I then noticed the island of the kitchen in my own house, however still in the unfamiliar house.  On the island was my phone and it was ringing with the caller photo first a photo of my mother from 30 years ago which was quickly replaced with the terrible photo my sister-in-law put in her obituary. 

I always look at the words & symbols of the dream beyond the obvious and as a play on words. I suggest this segment is the most important part of this dream. The kitchen is a place where, in its most positive interpretation, we are fed and nurtured. It is in her own home, a place where she feels in control and safe. But an island suggests the dreamer may have felt alone, somehow separate in her family. Acknowledging this house still feels ‘unfamiliar’ suggesting the information the dream is trying to impart, is an area that has not come to light before. Perhaps something that will not feel safe or in control when/if it arises.

When we dream of a phone, we are often trying to make contact with someone, to call for help, and/or to share an experience with someone we know. But, in this case the phone was ringing, suggesting a piece of information was trying to get her attention, to bring something for consciousness review.

First the caller ID shows her mom from 30 years ago. What was her relationship like with her mom. Her mom has passed, was the dream a signal that her mom is trying to reach her beyond the veil, and if so, why? Alternatively, what info did her mom take to her grave that might help the dreamer moving forward or answer a question that might bring the dreamer closer to a personal truth?

I might even ask, what happened between her and her mom 30 years ago? Something to note, the planet Saturn has a 30-year cycle, and Saturn returns often stir things up in a person’s life. Saturn is also associated with the father, Father Time, structures that need to become solid, or perhaps change. Was her father alive then? How were things with him? The number 30 as a stand alone is often about retrospection-looking back at something. Also, without getting to in the weeds, this dream was on July 28th when the sensitive moon (subconscious, emotions, love we hope to feel) was stressed by Saturn (restrictions, limitations, maturation) and an intense Mars (energy, action, sex). Lots to think and feel through.

The number 30 can also be reduced to the number 3. In the tarot this can indicate the Empress, which also is about creativity, renewal, receptivity, nurturing, how we were mothered and how we nurture/mother ourselves. Again, energy of the ‘mother.’

The image of her mom then becomes an uncomplimentary photo of her mom’s obituary picture. So many ideas come up with this to explore, Are there unresolved feelings around her mom’s death. Did that image, though not one mom would approve of, actually show her energy or personality, is that why it is uncomplimentary. Did mom utilize ‘masks’ to be one-way infront of the public and another at home? Also, I ask this question in all dream sessions when in the office with a client: what is one word you would use to describe your sister-in-law? Just one. That holds significance for one to consider too.

As I reached for the phone while someone was still trying to abduct me as soon as was able to grab it, the phone went dead, or I must have hit the button to hang up.  I was screaming in my sleep and my friend came in and woke me.

Dreaming that we are being abducted signifies that we feel out of control or powerless to external memories or outside forces. The phone went dead, just like her mom is dead, maybe, just like a memory is dead. She thinks she might have hung it up. In a session I would clearly suggest to the dreamer that they were not ready to hear the information yet. Screaming and being awakened is also another way of taking control not to hear the info coming through the dream symbols. There is no judgement or criticism with that, it is merely that it would be too much to handle right now, and some part of the dreamer might need to die to a long-held belief that they are not ready to part with, or remember at this time. It will come in other dreams and in other flashes or insights, we do not need to rush revelations.

Later that evening, I had another dream which I cannot remember, however, I was again, screaming and felt in danger.  Again, my friend woke me.

One of the interesting things about this is for at least 30 years I had dreams in which I would be screaming, and no sound would ever come.

When something repeats itself, it is our subconscious trying to plant something for a future time. I feel that something from the past is trying to surface, to come into memory. But as with all decoding, this would need to resonate with the dreamer too. Feeling in danger could literally be about having been in a dangerous situation, not yet remembered, or that the situation is dangerous to one’s current understanding to remember right now. It’s all in the timing.

Nightmares are not meant to be bad. They are meant to get our attention about something or someone we may have long suppressed.  It is now time to face it, whatever “it” is. Again, this isolated wooded overnight home set the stage for this dream while she was awake. BY that I mean bodily knowing something without fully knowing what it was. The island and phone call also suggests her feelings of isolation and being ready to hear something unexpected. Given mom’s pictures it suggests something about her early family of origin.

Again, we have the number 30, a significant and repeated timeline. And screaming but no sound coming out could suggest two possibilities. One, that she might not have had a voice as a child, despite being very astute of her situation. Or secondly, not being able to talk about a situation that thus needed to be buried or just wasn’t spoken of. Either way, something is preparing to make itself known for resolution and healing an aspect of the Self.

Thank you, dreamer, for sharing.