Last week I
received this message from MR and promised a response through a blog
entry. MR’s e-mail was the third in a
long list of e-mails I’ve received in the last few months asking for clarity
when interpreting Spirit messages.
MR’s e-mail:
Today I got
up feeling confused and disoriented. Then I got focused and got LOTS DONE. A
couple of times when I came into the kitchen I felt like my spirit was HUGE!
Then I sent
out texts to some people for the RW talk at the college tomorrow night and a
cousin of mine send back an angry text basically saying that Natives were
free-loading drunks and should stop asking for hand-outs and get jobs!!! I sat
with it for a bit and in the past I would have deleted it and forgotten about
it. But I answered her saying she was being harsh and judgmental. We ended up
texting back and forth and she softened. She said she never had a positive
experience with natives. She is a single 40 year old mom with 5 kids. I told
her that the reserves were built to kill off the Natives and so on... In the
end, she thanked me and said I was doing great work. I felt my Peacekeeper at
work, soft, compassionate and gentle approach that makes enemies into friends.
I watched
APTN news and there was talk of protests up north towards the Canadian
government because the Natives are starving, food costs too much and they can't
afford to eat and they don't get healthy choice available to them.
Then JZ
came home and shared his day. He had some of the same experiences as me: Chaos
in the morning, then focus. When he came home the TV was on the Aboriginal
channel and it was the story of Poundmaker and talk about how the Natives were
being starved on the reserves much like I had just heard on the news
today.
As we sat
there, he said his spirit felt big and he felt not grounded in his body....
I want to
learn how to read the messages from the dreaming.
The theme
of Native people being judged, and starving was repeated. But what does that
mean from a dreaming perspective?
I appreciate
your feedback on this. I was going to write it as a blog but am not clear
enough on the message and what to do with it.
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When working with
dreams it’s important to observe and keep note of repetitions. Like MR expressed through her story the theme
of Native people being judged and starving seemed to reoccur during the
week. The impression of feeling “Spirit
huge” also repeated. Once we’ve made a
list of the repetitions we’ve observed, the next step is to find
associations. What basically connects
the dots.
I often brainstorm
to trigger some associations. I allow my
mind to free-associate the details. For
example with the information MR provided in her e-mail I could say:
· We need to stop judging and assuming
because often these behaviours take away from people’s power.
· We need to adopt the kind of attitudes that
allow us to see Spirit in others.
· We can resolve past issues and get to a
point where our Spirits soar.
· We need to start giving to those who need
so their Spirits can soar.
· Nature is telling us to be
“extraordinary”.
· Etc…
When we are
learning to associate repetitions or synchronicities we often come up with a
long list of possibilities. There’s no
right or wrong answer. We notice that
every potential message somehow completes another. In the end, we are able to bring them all
together and zero in on the actual message being conveyed. It takes practice to develop this skill; but
while we are developing the ability we notice that the journey itself teaches
us how to be disciplined.
It’s important to not
to be in hurry. If we want a quick
answer, this isn’t the way to do it.
Indigenous dreaming is a conversation of sorts between us, and the
Cosmos (the dreaming, the earth, spirit, ancestors etc…). Like any discussion there has to be a give
and take or a come and go. In other
words, while we are talking the Universe is listening and the same should apply
vice versa.
What’s also
important is to learn the “language.”
The Cosmos doesn’t speak English.
It speaks “synchronicities, senses (impressions) and imagery.” Rather then coming at it with our intellectual
mind, we need to be able to invest in the conversation with everything that we
are: Our personal Wheel. It’s an
experience or a journey.
Whatever the
Cosmos is telling us refers to US and our story even though it may be involving
others in the conversation. For example
in MR’s message it talks about MR and Jihad observations of the same
repetitions. There’s no doubt the final
message will be helpful to a cluster of people; but if we want to understand
what’s being conveyed we need to come at it with our personal story. Find the compatibilities.
What makes us compatible to
the imagery, the synchronicities and the impressions?
When I read your
message the first thing that came to mind is the popular and growing movement
“Idle no more”. You may want to check it
out. Basically this movement speaks out
against injustice towards the First Nation people and encourages them to grow
strong in Spirit. I noticed the “Idle no
more” posters on the reserve last week and have been following their progress
on facebook.
If I look at my
own story and the synchronicities repeating in my life I understand the message
left within your e-mail as meaning: “We should be fair and all equal.”
Sometimes when
doing association we miss the meaning behind the story because we haven’t quite
collected all the details yet. Again, it
takes perseverance and patience. Don’t be
afraid to go deeper and gather more observations. If it begins to be too confusing: Take a step
back. Sometimes it simply means “we’re
too emotionally involved; or we’re touching some fears or unresolved.” It’s not only about deciphering a message
it’s also about learning and about healing.
It seems the journey towards meaning – is also about growth and
transformation (change).
I hope I’ve
answered your question MR. If not – don’t
be afraid to leave a comment following the blog entry. More often then not I uncover answers through
“discussion.” There are quite a few
people who read my blog – and it would be great to see what they have to say
and what they do to work with their dreams.
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