The Spiritual Dimension of Dreams
From an email I got this afternoon... interesting. Always wondered about those exam dreams!
The Spiritual Dimension of Dreams
by Michael Sheridan
reprinted with permission
In this article, I take a look at the Spiritual Dimension of Dreams. Up
until now, I have focused on the basics of dream interpretation and how some
dreams indicate health warnings. Dreams also comment on our spiritual path and
how true we are being to that path. This is hardly surprising, since dreams
come from a spiritual source.
What does surprise many people is the diversity of paths in the spiritual
field. I remember when I first began to explore this realm, I went to a "Mind,
Body and Spirit Exhibition" in Dublin expecting to find a lot of eccentric
people peddling their causes. Instead, I was almost shocked to find normal
people (and lots of them) who had found something that they wanted to share with
others. The one thing that stood out the most was that most of these people
claimed that their answer was the only answer and path to take in life. How
do you know which person, if any, has the correct answer?
Years later, I discovered through working with dreams that they all do!
There are many paths to awareness, and the path for you is detailed in your
dreams. It is as unique to you as any other aspect of your personality. When you
have found it, you will know it. The mistake to avoid is assuming that because
a particular path is right for you, it is right for everyone. As you will
see in dreams, following the wrong path can be damaging.
We all have at least one spiritual ability, and our dreams relentlessly
remind us of our abilities and why we need to develop them. People who feel drawn
to work in the spiritual field usually do so out of a desire to help others.
Most soon learn, however, that in order to become good at what they do, they
must first help themselves by clearing any baggage they are carrying from
childhood, relationships or other negative conditioning environments they were
subjected to. If you work in this field and have not done this clearing,
your dreams will show how the negative conditioning inhibits your ability. They
will also show under what circumstances you should use particular abilities.
If the idea that we have spiritual abilities seems alien to you, just
consider for a moment that you are first and foremost a spirit/soul. You
temporarily have a body that you know someday will die, but you, the spirit, will live
on. When you accept that you are a spirit, the concept of having a spiritual
ability is natural. You talking with a spirit is simply one spirit talking to
another; spiritual healing is one spirit healing another, etc. Many people
refer to these abilities as gifts. A gift implies something that has been
given, so I prefer to use the term spiritual power or ability, since these
powers can neither be given to you nor taken away. They are just simply part of
your nature.
Dreams that reflect the spiritual dimension will invariably take place in
locations that indicate spirituality. The most obvious locations are churches,
synagogues, mosques, and other places of worship. Whether we believe in a God
or not, we still associate these locations with receiving direction from the
spiritual realm or God. Other locations and symbols may not be so obvious.
In dreams, unpolluted water represents spirituality, so a river indicates a
request to let your spiritual side flow more freely. A canal is a body of
water where the flow is controlled by manmade structures. In dreams, this means
the dreamer's spirituality is restricted by manmade structures or
conventional ideals. A swimming pool has a somewhat similar meaning. A lake, a body of
water with no flow, asks the dreamer to develop an outlet for the
spirituality. A beach is the approach to the sea. Since the sea represents spirituality,
the beach indicates the dreamer's spiritual approach. A road running
alongside a canal or river indicates your spiritual path.
Dreams set on a high location like the roof of a high-rise building can also
be about our higher purpose, as are dreams set in a university, college,
high school or other similar places of higher learning. Taking exams is a
particularly common dream. We are given the opportunity to take exams when we have
completed a required course of learning. Passing the exam opens the door for
us to move on to a higher level of learning, or it gives us the qualification
to use what we learned in the real world. In dreams, it is always good to
have exams. It means that we have completed one phase of our learning / life
and are now ready to move from this phase to a higher phase. The dream will
show what needs to be developed in order to pass to the next phase of the
dreamer's spiritual evolution. Dreams that take place at a border, customs post,
check-point or interview room have the same meaning.
Spiritual powers are the most precious parts of our nature, so they will
often feature in dreams that take place in jewelry shops or locations where
precious items are displayed. Guardian angels often appear in these dreams and
hand a "gift" to the dreamer where the gift symbolizes the particular ability.
If the item has to be paid for, the price indicates what is required to
attain the ability. For example, a price tag of $3 indicates commitment is
required, $370 indicates commitment to spiritual goals is required, and so on. You
will find the meaning of numbers in the tutorial on my site.
When we are born, we are aware of our life purpose and our spiritual
abilities. Dreams that reflect our birth often remind us of this purpose and show us
these abilities in symbolic form. For example, a child born with special
vision would indicate the dreamer is psychic.
The next column on The Spiritual Dimension of Dreams will focus on how a
particular ability is indicated in dreams, and where possible, how to develop
the ability once you recognize that you have it.
____________________________________
Michael Sheridan is webmaster of _www.dream-analysis.www._
(http://www.dream-analysis.com/) a free, popular website rich with information on dream
interpretation and psychic development. Fresh articles are published every Sunday,
in addition to ongoing classes and workshops and other interesting features.
Michael can be reached by email at _michael@dream-michael@dmich_
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Spiritually_Speaking/post?postID=rs7M...
NkdBC3gUTHNdP_BLkZ1TNpm2-LzrU0vXIVFT0eJTc-w3LGELz2PQyiNtbgkzQDQ)
The Spiritual Dimension of Dreams
by Michael Sheridan
reprinted with permission
In this article, I take a look at the Spiritual Dimension of Dreams. Up
until now, I have focused on the basics of dream interpretation and how some
dreams indicate health warnings. Dreams also comment on our spiritual path and
how true we are being to that path. This is hardly surprising, since dreams
come from a spiritual source.
What does surprise many people is the diversity of paths in the spiritual
field. I remember when I first began to explore this realm, I went to a "Mind,
Body and Spirit Exhibition" in Dublin expecting to find a lot of eccentric
people peddling their causes. Instead, I was almost shocked to find normal
people (and lots of them) who had found something that they wanted to share with
others. The one thing that stood out the most was that most of these people
claimed that their answer was the only answer and path to take in life. How
do you know which person, if any, has the correct answer?
Years later, I discovered through working with dreams that they all do!
There are many paths to awareness, and the path for you is detailed in your
dreams. It is as unique to you as any other aspect of your personality. When you
have found it, you will know it. The mistake to avoid is assuming that because
a particular path is right for you, it is right for everyone. As you will
see in dreams, following the wrong path can be damaging.
We all have at least one spiritual ability, and our dreams relentlessly
remind us of our abilities and why we need to develop them. People who feel drawn
to work in the spiritual field usually do so out of a desire to help others.
Most soon learn, however, that in order to become good at what they do, they
must first help themselves by clearing any baggage they are carrying from
childhood, relationships or other negative conditioning environments they were
subjected to. If you work in this field and have not done this clearing,
your dreams will show how the negative conditioning inhibits your ability. They
will also show under what circumstances you should use particular abilities.
If the idea that we have spiritual abilities seems alien to you, just
consider for a moment that you are first and foremost a spirit/soul. You
temporarily have a body that you know someday will die, but you, the spirit, will live
on. When you accept that you are a spirit, the concept of having a spiritual
ability is natural. You talking with a spirit is simply one spirit talking to
another; spiritual healing is one spirit healing another, etc. Many people
refer to these abilities as gifts. A gift implies something that has been
given, so I prefer to use the term spiritual power or ability, since these
powers can neither be given to you nor taken away. They are just simply part of
your nature.
Dreams that reflect the spiritual dimension will invariably take place in
locations that indicate spirituality. The most obvious locations are churches,
synagogues, mosques, and other places of worship. Whether we believe in a God
or not, we still associate these locations with receiving direction from the
spiritual realm or God. Other locations and symbols may not be so obvious.
In dreams, unpolluted water represents spirituality, so a river indicates a
request to let your spiritual side flow more freely. A canal is a body of
water where the flow is controlled by manmade structures. In dreams, this means
the dreamer's spirituality is restricted by manmade structures or
conventional ideals. A swimming pool has a somewhat similar meaning. A lake, a body of
water with no flow, asks the dreamer to develop an outlet for the
spirituality. A beach is the approach to the sea. Since the sea represents spirituality,
the beach indicates the dreamer's spiritual approach. A road running
alongside a canal or river indicates your spiritual path.
Dreams set on a high location like the roof of a high-rise building can also
be about our higher purpose, as are dreams set in a university, college,
high school or other similar places of higher learning. Taking exams is a
particularly common dream. We are given the opportunity to take exams when we have
completed a required course of learning. Passing the exam opens the door for
us to move on to a higher level of learning, or it gives us the qualification
to use what we learned in the real world. In dreams, it is always good to
have exams. It means that we have completed one phase of our learning / life
and are now ready to move from this phase to a higher phase. The dream will
show what needs to be developed in order to pass to the next phase of the
dreamer's spiritual evolution. Dreams that take place at a border, customs post,
check-point or interview room have the same meaning.
Spiritual powers are the most precious parts of our nature, so they will
often feature in dreams that take place in jewelry shops or locations where
precious items are displayed. Guardian angels often appear in these dreams and
hand a "gift" to the dreamer where the gift symbolizes the particular ability.
If the item has to be paid for, the price indicates what is required to
attain the ability. For example, a price tag of $3 indicates commitment is
required, $370 indicates commitment to spiritual goals is required, and so on. You
will find the meaning of numbers in the tutorial on my site.
When we are born, we are aware of our life purpose and our spiritual
abilities. Dreams that reflect our birth often remind us of this purpose and show us
these abilities in symbolic form. For example, a child born with special
vision would indicate the dreamer is psychic.
The next column on The Spiritual Dimension of Dreams will focus on how a
particular ability is indicated in dreams, and where possible, how to develop
the ability once you recognize that you have it.
____________________________________
Michael Sheridan is webmaster of _www.dream-analysis.www._
(http://www.dream-analysis.com/) a free, popular website rich with information on dream
interpretation and psychic development. Fresh articles are published every Sunday,
in addition to ongoing classes and workshops and other interesting features.
Michael can be reached by email at _michael@dream-michael@dmich_
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Spiritually_Speaking/post?postID=rs7M...
NkdBC3gUTHNdP_BLkZ1TNpm2-LzrU0vXIVFT0eJTc-w3LGELz2PQyiNtbgkzQDQ)
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Permalink Reply by Barbara Ann Storrier on -
It must have been Lacey, Lin ... yes, I sometimes heard my mom calling my name ... I'd stop what I was doing and look up, expecting her to be there ...
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Permalink Reply by Camille on
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That's a cool message from Lacey, Lin!
I am keeping my eyes and ears sharp for a visit from Les...
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Oh Barb...that is so true for me too! I can't even ask to borrow a dime from anyone!
It has been in my mind to have a gathering of mine and Les's mutual friends, who have been so there for me in this sad time.
Funny that the people that I expected to be there for me have made themselves scarce, and that those I did not think would be there, have been more than generous with keeping in touch...???
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Permalink Reply by WildCherry on
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These sorts of times are prone to bring us new friends, revive old friendships and sometimes to drift away from ones that turn out not to be as meaningful as we thought...
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Permalink Reply by Dan Goodwin on -
Yes we soon realise our fairweather friends in times we need support...
And like you say Camille, and Cherry, sometimes the people we least expect to step up and are just there with what we need.
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Yes, I can see that now, Wild Cherry and Dan!
Yesterday a friend from the past called to give condolences...she had found out about the death of Les...funny thing is this woman also had her boyfriend die in her arms... I believe we are renewing our friendship...a real blessing to me!
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That's very heart-warming to hear, Camille. You deserve all the blessings you get and more:-)
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Yes, Mary, I do feel the table spread and orphans could family be friends and family.
Thank you Mary...I do feel waves of energy, even as I have been posting here today!
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That's a wonderful interpretation, Lin! It is pure poetry and I will definitely embrace this as part of it's meaning!
Dreams are multilayered with messages.
Love and hugs from Dabs
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Permalink Reply by Lin Neiswender on -
Love and hugs back to you Sweetie!
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