MY SYMBOLIC DREAMS

Rainbow Butterfly

     For the past four years, I have been having extremely vivid and symbolic dreams. Majority of them are inspiring and leave me in awe after I wake up and then there are the few that leave me terrified. The ones that have left the biggest impression on me though are the ones that I remember to this day and hold close to me heart. 

    I'm not sure about you, but dreams are special to me. They help me realize a deeper side of myself that my waking self isn't able to do sometimes. Whenever I am stressed out, I dream about storms, tsunamis', or aliens even. There actually was a time period in my life where I dreamt so much about aliens that it actually started to make me paranoid! 

    It turns out though, my dreams about aliens were a  reflection of how uncomfortable I felt in my own environment and it wasn't until I embraced myself for more inner peace, that the alien dreams went away. In todays post, I want to share a few dreams that have given me so much strength and encouragement, and still do.

    The first dream I recall the most was a dream where I was standing at the shore of a beach. It was sunny outside and no one was around. I decide to get in the water for a bit and then out of nowhere, a huge wave sweeps from under me and lifts me at least 20ft into the air. I'm practically riding on top of the wave and it carries me to the shore where I slowly land, unharmed. 

    In that same dream, I'm walking away from the beach on a sandy trail and a huge snake passes by me. I'm not scared or phased by it and I say out loud to the snake, "You're beautiful." The snake turns it head to look at me and in a female voice says," Thank you."

    These dreams stood out to me the most because of how calm I was in such intimidating, yet unusual, circumstances; which was hopeful to me at the time considering the stress I was going through in my own waking life. I remember waking up from this dream feeling on top of the world.

    Why? To ride a 20ft wave, unharmed, and to land softly on the shore, encouraged me to go with the flow of life no matter how chaotic life around me became. To see a giant snake pass by me and to compliment it reminded me to face my challenges and be fearless so that I could appreciate what I was learning in return.

    The next dream that inspired me, yet left me emotional, was a dream I had with a bear. I was inside of a cabin and a bear was inside with me. There was no way to get out, so I had no choice but to move around the bear. The bear became aggressive and chased me around the entire cabin. Finally, I found a syringe and just as the bear leaped to attack me, I used the syringe on the bear, and it collapsed to the ground.

    I kneeled down next to the bear and started to cry because in the dream, I remembered that the bear wasn't always so aggressive and it made me sad to have to put it down. I woke up from this dream crying, yet I was also surprised that the dream had left me so emotional. 

    This dream was special to me because as scared as I was, again I faced my fears and despite the bears aggression towards me, I still had compassion for it in the end and showed it respect;  a lesson to take with me whenever I experience difficulties with people.

    The last dream I want to share is a very close and dear dream of mine. When my mother moved on from this earth, I asked my mom to show me a sign that she was happy by showing me a rainbow. That same night, I dreamt that I was in a green field with blue skies-no clouds in sight-and right above me was the biggest rainbow I had ever seen. As I followed the rainbow to the edge of the field, I saw the rainbow disappear into a set of clouds below. 

    Words can't describe how I felt to dream of a rainbow because it was the last place I'd expect to see one. Not only that, but right after I had asked my mom to show me one and to dream of one that same night, made me realize the connection I had with my mom. Since then, I have seen more rainbows in my life than ever before and I know it's my mom's way of putting a smile on my face. 

    So, even if you may not have such crazy dreams like I do, take the time to pay more attention to your dreams anyways. They will tell you more than you give them credit. They may not always make sense, but there is a message in them that is meant only for you; if you'd only spend time decoding them.

Until next time! xoxo.