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Chapter 4 Clearing
the way
The idea is to work out where
there are obstacles (blocks) on your path, why they are there and how you can
clear them. You may discover tips for
straightening out the tortuous bits of your life, or creative solutions for a
smoother trip. You might see how to lighten your load, how to take on board
something useful, how to adjust to a suitable speed, how to take control, how
to release control or how to travel with a different attitude. You may even
discover a road you had passed by unseen, a path previously dismissed, or a
parallel way right in front of you, which is more nurturing than the dead end
path you have been struggling with until now. Remember, your dreams are working
to solve problems or questions in your life, and, where they are still
struggling to do this, you can move ahead of the dream by interpreting the
symbols and working out a solution for yourself. So, for example, a journey
dream might show a path blocked by a rock, and the dream may end there with no
path-clearing solution, but you may wake up, interpret your dream, work out
what the rock symbolises in your life, and then go about moving it from your
path. Another way of doing this is to imagine being back in the dream and
imagine the rock rolling away, freeing your path. This imagining, or
visualisation, is an example of a process I have named Dream Alchemy, a process
of working directly with the symbols of your dream to change the structure of
your unconscious mind which, in turn, creates positive change in your life.
(This is the focus of my paperback book, Dream Alchemy. Details at:
www.dreamalchemybook.com ) Journey dreams are about freeing
you up to make progress through life’s journey, so you can grow and unfold
towards enlightenment. They deserve huge attention when it comes to dream
interpretation. Have a look at Jenny’s recurring
journey dream theme: Jenny’s
recurring dream journey Inevitably
doomed I have had a series of journey
dreams, each involving a plane trip. Although the storyline changes (different
people, different destinations and different lead-up situations) these dreams
have one theme in common. I always know the plane has a 99% chance of crashing.
I’m scared but somehow resigned to the fact. I know I have to get on the plane
so I focus on a sense of destiny and doing what is required of me. Maybe, after
all, it will be okay. There is that 1% survival chance. I usually get on the
plane and feel the very heavy atmosphere. I usually wake up - or don’t recall
any more - shortly after take off. To interpret a dream fully you
ideally need the whole storyline so that you can determine the situation, the
problem or question, the action and the resolution. Not everyone has such detailed
recall, however, and it is common for a dreamer to remember a recurring theme
only. They may be able to tell you that the surrounding storyline changes from
dream to dream, but they may not always be able to capture that storyline. That
old ‘dream amnesia’ steps in, leaving only the memory of the recurring theme.
This chapter is going to take you away from the comfort zone of interpreting by
the storyline method to open and widen your dream interpretation abilities. Sometimes the smooth path is not
always the one which teaches the most. You may interpret a difficult
journey dream and decide to take a smoother path: to opt out of your current
situation, for example. Sometimes this is the best solution. Sometimes the
apparently easier path you choose quickly becomes a major obstacle course with
an even steeper learning curve. That old cliché, the journey is
more important than the destination, is true. Paths become smoother through
understanding and resolution. After resolution you may decide to walk the same
path or you may decide to choose a new one more suited to the next stage of
your journey. So what’s the best approach for
you during life’s tougher times? To change paths and learn your lessons in a
different way? To change paths because the old ones are no longer valid? To
smooth the path you’re already on? This is where your growing dream
interpretation skills come in: to guide you through all of this and help you
make the best decisions each step of your way. STEP
1 Now that Jenny’s ‘Inevitably
Doomed’ recurring theme has been on the back burner of your mind for a few
minutes, re-read it again and write down any feelings you get about Jenny’s
current waking-life path. STEP
2 Now imagine that Jenny is sitting
with you, asking you to help her to understand her dream. You already have a
few ideas - maybe contradictory ones. To get to the bottom of the dream theme,
you need to ask Jenny some questions. What would you ask? Write your questions
down. STEP
3 Now imagine you are Jenny and
write down her/your answers to the questions. There are no right answers, of
course, as Jenny is fictitious, although her dream is based on common recurring
themes experienced by many people. Just feel free to be a Jenny of your
choosing and see what she says. STEP
4 Write down your interpretation
based on the answers you imagined Jenny gave. STEP
5 Let’s assume Jenny relates
strongly to your interpretation, confirming your feelings about her dream. If
Jenny now asks you for advice, what would you suggest, or what would you guide
her to think about? Write your suggestions down. One point of the exercise you
have just done was to throw you into dream-interpreter role without the safety
of a storyline, the presence of other people in the dream (the people method)
or much of a dreamscape to go by. Now that you are half way through this book,
you will probably find that your intuitive dream interpretation skills are
kicking in. Dream interpretation is a language, and sooner or later the day
comes where you effortlessly move from being the new student in a foreign world
to feeling at home and fluent with a new language. Except with dream interpretation
the language is not new. I believe we each have the ability to understand the
language of dreams (the language of the unconscious mind) because it IS our own
natural language. Your dreams come from YOU. Your unconscious mind speaks YOUR
dream language, often using YOUR personal symbols, but your conscious mind has
been educated in ways which make it difficult for you to understand your
unconscious mind. Learning the art of dream interpretation is simply a
rebuilding of the bridge between your unconscious and conscious minds. Fluency
in dream interpretation is acquired through re-connecting and remembering the
innate language of your unconscious. ‘Just doing it’ and lots of practice
builds the bridge. Meanwhile, deep ends are the way to go! The second point of the Jenny
exercise you have just completed was to highlight the question of choice. You
probably arrived at a dilemma with Jenny’s dream along these lines:
By now your head may be spinning.
How can you interpret a dream like this without a storyline to help out? Here’s my understanding, which
may steady your vision and increase your confidence: Our dreams show our conscious and
unconscious beliefs and, generally, the conflicts or resolutions between the
two – where they clash and where they agree. The object of dream interpretation
is, ultimately, enlightenment through bringing all that is unconscious into
consciousness to create harmony through integration. Jenny’s current plan may indeed
be doomed to failure, but only as long as her unconscious mind holds this
negative belief. (By the way, her conscious mind may hold a much more positive
belief, but the unconscious mind is FAR stronger, and always wins. That’s why
the unconscious beliefs need to be changed, and this can only be done either by
the conscious mind understanding the unconscious one through dream
interpretation, or by using Dream Alchemy processes and practices.) Jenny’s life may indeed be
narrowed to one inevitable destiny, but that destiny is only inevitable as long
as her unconscious mind refuses to believe in other options. Jenny’s waking
life IS a reflection of her conscious and unconscious minds and the degree of
conflict or resolution between them. Her task is to choose whether to release
the old unconscious programming revealed through her dream interpretation in
favour of a more positive resolution in her waking life. So all combinations of the above
interpretations for Jenny’s dream could be ‘right’ at any moment, and all the
mentioned advice for action could be suitable at any moment. It all depends on
Jenny, and on what she’s prepared to understand and change about herself and
her life. Common
recurring journey dream themes Practising your skills on common
journey themes will help sharpen your ability to tackle your individual,
perhaps more complex, journey dreams. Apply everything you have learned so far
and just follow the steps: STEP
6 For each dream theme that
follows, write a couple of sentences to summarise your feelings for what each
dreamer is going through. (My suggestions are included just before Step 7.) Marianna’s
recurring dream journey Flooded
road I get so far along the road but
then it is flooded and I can’t get through. Karl’s
recurring dream journey One
way street I am driving along happily until
I realise all the car horns are being tooted at me because I am going fast down
a one way street. I don’t seem to be able to stop. Jonathan’s
recurring dream journey Missing
the turns I’m driving through a strange
city, enjoying going fast. I know I’ve got to turn right, but every time I see
the turning I’m going too fast and I miss it. I think I’ll turn at the next one
but I miss that too. Rosie’s
recurring dream journey Dead
bodies I am travelling along with a
feeling of dread because I know this road leads to a place where some dead
bodies have been buried. I know I’ve got something to do with them and I’m
worried about being found out. Brett’s
recurring dream journey No escape Some maniacs are chasing me in
their tank and forcing me to drive faster and madly. The faster I go, the more
they catch up with me. Is there no escape? Arthur’s
recurring dream journey The
wrong station I want to catch a train but
whatever I try I always end up at the wrong station. If I see the train, it
doesn’t stop, or I just miss it. Sue’s
recurring dream journey Deaf
driver It’s quite a pleasant car trip,
but the driver doesn’t hear me when I want him to take a turning. We end up
going where he wants to go all the time. Patrick’s
recurring dream journey Running
fast, getting nowhere I’m running away from someone -
or am I running to get somewhere? I don’t know, but I do know that it gets
harder and harder to run until I’m trying with all my effort but I’m running on
the spot and getting nowhere. Bel’s
recurring dream journey Lost
in the city I’m in a strange city and I seem
to know my destination, but I can’t find my way. Fay’s
recurring dream journey Taking
the high road I’m walking or driving in this
dream and I seem okay about where I’m going until I see, out of the corner of
my eye, a road higher up. I want to be on it. Sometimes I can’t find a way onto
it and other times I do get on it and feel pleased with myself. Nick’s
recurring dream journey Leaving
the main road I start by driving on a highway
or main road and then I’m running easily, instead of driving, on the grass at
the edge of the road. Then I’m walking further away from the main road and
finally I’m ambling through fields of wild flowers, beating a track as I go. Penny’s
recurring dream journey Look!
No brakes! Everything’s fine in this
recurring dream until I need to brake and I find the brakes are broken. The car
starts to go out of control.
Andrew’s
recurring dream journey Circling I’m sailing on a small yacht but
no matter how hard I try we don’t seem to get anywhere: we just keep circling
in one place. Marty’s
recurring dream journey Slipping
backwards I’m in a bus which is climbing a
hill which becomes so steep that the bus starts slipping backwards. Kay’s
recurring dream journey Me
and my bicycle I don’t ride a bike in life, but
in my dreams this is how I usually get around. The cycling’s easy and nice and
slow. I like the feeling of balance as I make decisions about which roads to
take. Barbara’s
recurring dream journey Missing
the boat I join a long queue to buy a
ticket for a boat trip. Just as I get to the front it leaves without me. Simon’s
recurring dream journey Revisiting
the past I’m surprised to find myself yet
again walking down the street that leads to my childhood home. I get close to
it, and sometimes I go into old neighbours’ houses, but I never seem to get
inside our old home. Lyn’s
recurring dream journey Looking
for a toilet I leave my husband sitting in the
restaurant waiting to be served while I go to find a toilet. I’m away forever
because whenever I see the ‘Ladies’ sign I walk a long way only to find it
locked or occupied. I just keep on searching for the toilet that isn’t locked,
occupied, blocked, door-less, or broken. Vera’s
recurring dream journey Come
on up! I’m flying, by myself, hovering
above a circle of people encouraging them to come on up and fly with me. They
don't seem able to do it. Jim’s
recurring dream journey Like
a bird I’m flying so high that I can
look down on the world and see forever. It feels wonderful and I question why I
can’t travel like this all the time. It all seems so easy up here: like a bird.
Jane Teresa’s feelings for each dreamer: Marianna: Flooded road Emotional issues are flooding
Marianna’s way ahead, blocking her progress. She feels she can’t get through
these issues. Karl:
One way street Karl’s unconscious mind is
warning him that he’s going the wrong way about something and is in danger of
not being able to stop and correct his situation. He has been consciously
oblivious to the fact. Jonathan:
Missing the turns Jonathan is approaching something
new (society, modern world?) too fast. He needs to slow down if he is going to
anticipate and judge the right moves. The turnings may indicate he has some
changing to do (turn: change), or a different direction to take in his approach
to this new area. He is missing opportunities. Rosie:
Dead bodies Rosie’s on a road to discovering
something she’s ‘killed off’ within herself. This is generally a good thing -
acknowledging past mistakes or parts of the self which have been cut off and
may need to be brought back to life. However unconsciously she fears the
repercussions of having to come to terms with this knowledge, or fears having
to ‘own up’ to her past and make appropriate changes. The dream is preparing
her for what is coming up. Brett:
No escape You can never escape from
yourself. The more you run away from something about yourself and your life
that you need to face, the worse the situation gets. There is an aspect of
Brett which is defensive (tank?) and maniacal - and he’s not willing to face
it. Arthur:
The wrong station Arthur needs to look at the rest
of his dream to find out why he is hesitating over his training desires. His
unconscious seems to be very good at making ‘mistakes’ to prevent him from
fulfilling his wants. Is he a self-saboteur or should he change his goals? Sue:
Deaf driver Why isn’t Sue in the driving
seat? Which aspect of her self is in control of her drive/motivation/direction
in life? ‘He’ is a male aspect of herself (?inner male? duties of the outer
world?) - or he represents the personality of someone she knows, and therefore
that aspect of her self. The female aspect (?inner world?) is not being heard
and is settling for ‘pleasant’ instead of fulfilment. Patrick:
Running fast, getting nowhere Patrick may be running away from
an issue that needs to be faced, or he may be trying too hard. Sometimes the
secret is to relax and let things happen rather than to push too hard. Whatever
is happening for Patrick, his efforts are getting him nowhere, so there has to
be a better way. One possibility is that his unconscious hesitations are
slowing him down. Bel:
Lost in the city Bel knows where she wants to be
in some aspect of her life (probably related to society, the modern world), but
can’t work out how to get there. The details of her dream will show why. Fay:
Taking the high road Fay has been happy with her lot
but her unconscious mind shows she is ready to take a higher path - a higher
view - perhaps a more spiritual or mental perspective (certainly a different
perspective as seen from the corner of her eye). She wants to connect with a
higher purpose. When she does, she feels pleased with herself. She is in
transition. Nick:
Leaving the main road Nick has been travelling
mainstream (main road) for long enough. He is going through a process of
getting more and more in touch with his natural self, slowing down into the
rhythm of nature and carving an individual path. Penny:
Look! No brakes! Penny doesn’t know how to stop.
She needs a break (need to brake) but one aspect of her life’s journey is
getting too far out of control and finding that break is difficult because she
is out of control. Andrew:
Circling Andrew is trying to get somewhere
with an emotional issue, but no matter how hard he feels he’s trying he keeps
going round in circles. He is stuck in a recurring emotional theme. Marty:
Slipping backwards Marty is probably in a group
situation which he feels is difficult. He is slipping backwards. He’s not in
the driver’s seat and he’s uncomfortably out of control as part of the group. Kay:
Me and my bicycle Kay makes her own way around:
easy and slowly and in balance. She makes good decisions because of this. She’s
probably a one-woman show: her own business perhaps? (Bikes often indicate solo
paths, as they require solo drivers.) Barbara:
Missing the boat Barbara is waiting to deal with
an emotional issue or to fulfil an emotional desire. She feels she is not yet
worthy of the right to have this experience. She may feel she always ‘misses
the boat’. The dream may reveal her unconscious hesitations: her holding back
from what is rightfully hers. Simon:
Revisiting the past Simon is close to discovering
something about his childhood or to retrieving an aspect of himself that he
left behind in childhood. Either way, his unconscious mind is at work to reveal
what he needs to know in order to be able to understand his present situation
and move forward. It may be that he feels excluded from something connected
with family life, as he feels unable to ‘get inside home’. Lyn:
Looking for a toilet Lyn is searching for some privacy
and space to process and rid herself of old, unwanted emotions (urine: unwanted
water), or old unwanted garbage (all that old crap). She is encountering many
hesitations including her own blocks and the way that her attitudes have locked
herself out of the space she needs to let go and cleanse herself. Vera:
Come on up! Vera is discovering her innate
abilities to ‘rise above’ her situation, or to ‘rise to a higher potential’.
She is encouraging herself further in the dream but she is also meeting parts
of herself which are resistant to moving on and up. Jim:
Like a bird Jim’s dream is taking him to a
higher level so that he is able to see his past and his future: to see the
pattern of his life’s journey from a distance, more objectively. A bird often
symbolises the part of oneself that can fly high and see it all: the soul. He
is taking a spiritual overview of his life’s path. STEP
7 For each of the above journey themes
that seem stuck or unsatisfactory in some way, how could you change the ending OF
THE DREAM to make the journey easier? (There are no right answers. My
suggestions follow, but write yours before looking!) Jane Teresa’s better dream endings: Marianna: Flooded road It’s important to get there so I
decide to swim across and continue my journey. Karl:
One way street I focus and see a grassy verge
lined with bushes at the side of the street so I drive into them and manage to
slow down enough to get control of the car again. I pull over onto a wider
grassy patch and stop to think about where I want to go and why. Jonathan:
Missing the turns I realise the left turnings are
clearer to see and require less manoeuvring giving me more time to slow down
and take the next turning. I then turn around and drive across the road to turn
right and go back to where I need to be. I slow down but of course I’m now
looking for a left turn so everything is easier. Rosie:
Dead bodies I pick up the mobile phone and
call a supportive friend and tell her about my worries. She agrees to meet me
at the burial place and to help me work out a plan. Brett:
No escape I realise I can’t drive this fast
for much longer without crashing or running out of fuel so I pull over expecting
the maniacs to stop too. My time is up and I’m tired. Although I’m scared I
summon up a feeling of courage as they stop and approach me. Their leader says,
"Thank goodness you’ve stopped. We needed to warn you about the defence
lines ahead". The threat had disappeared and I was saved from getting
tangled up in defence games further along the road. Arthur:
The wrong station As the train leaves I read the
destination plates and realise it was the wrong train anyway. It’s not going
where I want to go. I want the sea, not the city. Had I been chasing a city
train all this time? I go to the station desk and describe where I want to be.
The clerk says, "Change to platform one. Your train is waiting for you".
I get on board. Sue:
Deaf driver We pull over for a cup of tea and
I tell him that I will be driving for the rest of the journey. I am surprised
when he says nothing. I enjoyed feeling my own power and making adventurous
choices for myself from the driver’s seat. Patrick:
Running fast, getting nowhere So I stop. An old girlfriend
drives up and asks if I’d like a lift. I accept! I’m glad I didn’t miss that
offer! Bel:
Lost in the city I see a school so I walk in and
ask the office staff for directions. They give me a map and a timetable. I look
down the road and see my destination quite clearly. I’ve no doubt that I can
get there now. Fay:
Taking the high road I decide that next time I find
the way onto the higher path I will leave a marker or a sign so that I can find
it again easily. Nick:
Leaving the main road I’m happy walking through the
fields so I don’t want to change the ending of this dream. Penny:
Look! No brakes! Even though the car is out of
control I pick up my mobile phone and call a helicopter rescue service. The
helicopter arrives immediately and extends a mechanical arm which picks up the
car with me inside it and places us on a quieter road. I ask the rescue service
man to help me mend the brake and he tells me there is nothing wrong with it.
Apparently I wasn’t using it enough and so it wasn’t responding. Now it is all
fixed and everything will be fine as long as I control my driving speed and use
my brake more often. Andrew:
Circling I stop trying in the same old way
and decide to do nothing but wait for a change of breeze to billow the sail. When
it comes, in its own time, I’m energised and ready to make full use of the
change, going off in a different direction to my original destination, but free
of going round in the same old circle and getting nowhere. Marty:
Slipping backwards I jump out of the bus and
continue the journey on foot. Kay:
Me and my bicycle I wouldn’t want to change the end
of my dream. Barbara:
Missing the boat I look in my handbag and find I
had a ticket all the time! Then I see a second boat pulling in. They must have
put on a second boat because so many people wanted to make the trip. So there
was room for me after all. Simon:
Revisiting the past I ask one of the neighbours if
they have a key to my old home. They do and they let me inside. Lyn:
Looking for a toilet I return to the restaurant and
ask the waiter for the key to the restaurant restroom. Why had I been looking
for the public toilets when were in a restaurant? He brings the key and for
some reason he asks me to lock the door behind me while I use the facilities. I
take my time inside and when I return to the table the waiter is pouring our
first glass of wine. Vera:
Come on up! So I fly higher on my own. Why
let their lack of faith hold me back? Jim:
Like a bird I wouldn’t want to change the
ending of this dream. STEP
8 Looking at the changes you made
to the dream endings for better dream outcomes, what advice would you give each
dreamer to help improve the outcome of their waking life journey? (There are no
right answers. My suggestions follow, but write yours before looking!) Jane Teresa’s suggested advice: Marianna:
Flooded road Identify the emotional issue
which is blocking your path and unblock it by facing the issue to understand
why it has been holding you back. By working through it you will clear your
path. Karl:
One way street Focus on the natural world to
regain a sense of control over the pace and direction of your life. Then take
time to re-assess where you want to go and why. Jonathan:
Missing the turns (Left often symbolises the inner
world, and right the outer world, as in Yin and Yang, the inner world female
and the outer world male.) You are moving too fast to see and manoeuvre your
outer world direction. It’s much easier to see your outer world and the best
way to handle it by firstly ‘turning’ within to your spiritual, creative,
intuitional and nurturing self. From this position you will be able to make a
‘turnaround’ in your outer world and merge your outer and inner world desires
(right turn is a left turn when you’ve made a turnaround in life.) Rosie:
Dead bodies Do you need to resurrect
something back into your life or to acknowledge something you’ve forgotten
about or ‘killed off’? It’s time to face some past truths so why not
communicate your concerns to someone or journal them to go over the issues in
your own mind? It’s time to work out what it is that you’ve buried, and how you
feel about this now. It’s time to let it all come to the surface for consideration. Brett:
No escape Are you being defensive about
something and not realising it? A defensive attitude could be draining your
energy and leading to burnout or some other form of ‘crash’. It’s time to be
courageous and face issues which make you feel defensive. Facing the issue will
dissipate the need for defensiveness and re-energise you. Arthur:
The wrong station It’s time to reassess your
training goals. Perhaps you need to change from studying society/modern world
(city?) to studying the unconscious/emotions (sea?). Perhaps you should make an
appointment with the student enrolment office (desk clerk?) and describe where
you want to be at the end of your studies. It sounds as if you already know
what changes you want to make: it’s just up to you to say ‘yes’. Sue:
Deaf driver Take control of your life again. Just
do it: the only thing stopping you is your own ‘deafness’ to your desires and
needs. Patrick:
Running fast, getting nowhere Stop doing whatever it is you are
doing which you feel is getting you nowhere. By stopping for a while you might
be more likely to notice opportunities that you are currently missing. It looks
as if it might be time to tune into your female side (creativity, intuition,
emotions, spiritual self etc) to get ahead. Bel:
Lost in the city Identify the situation in your
life where you feel you know where you want to be but can’t work out how to get
there. Then ask for help (information?) or apply yourself to learn (school) new
planning skills. The idea is to ask about or learn how to draw up your own
step-by-step ‘map’ to get to where you want to be and then to follow it. Fay:
Taking the high road Next time you realise you’re
looking at your life from a higher level take note of your attitudes and how
you achieved this higher state of perception. Practise these attitudes and ways
of looking at life until they become easier. Nick:
Leaving the main road Your dream is confirming that the
individual path, in touch with your natural self and the natural world, feels
right for you just now. Stay on that track! Penny:
Look! No brakes! You’re not so far out of control
that you can’t get the message across (to someone else or to yourself) that you
need to get out of your present situation and take a quieter approach to life
for a while. This is an emergency rescue situation, so treat it as such. It’s
high priority. The message is that you need to take time off/relax (use your
‘break’) more often because you are losing touch with how to unwind
("brake not responding"). After some time out you can continue on
your path but keep a steady pace and take frequent breaks. Andrew:
Circling The old approaches are not
working so have a look at how you usually respond in this situation and stop
the old pattern. Do nothing about the situation but watch for a change to occur
naturally. (For example, if this is a relationship issue, instead of reacting
in your usual way, do nothing. After a while your partner will change her
previously automatic response because she is not being fed by yours.) The
change (for example, your partner’s changed response) would seem to be the cue
for you to ‘change tack’: to change your approach to the issue and therefore
change your destination. Marty:
Slipping backwards Get out of the group situation
and go about the (same?) journey in your own way. Kay:
Me and my bicycle As long as you maintain the dream
feeling by going about your life steadily enough to make good balanced
decisions, you’re on track! Barbara:
Missing the boat Know that you are worthy,
Barbara. You have as much right to emotional fulfilment or to having your equal
say in an emotional matter as anyone else. So stop hesitating and speak out for
what you want. Simon:
Revisiting the past Keep asking your dreams for the
‘key’ to understanding how your past is affecting your present situation, as
your dreams seem to be getting there. Imagine asking one of your old neighbours
to enlighten you. You might be surprised at how helpful their/your answers are.
If an old neighbour is still alive you could get in contact with them and ask
some questions. Or you may simply need to ‘let yourself in’: to allow yourself
to be more included in family situations, or allow yourself to feel more ‘at
home’ with your true self, to ‘let go’. Lyn:
Looking for a toilet Stop putting yourself in second place
to others and start putting yourself equal-first. Allow yourself the same
privileges, facilities and luxuries that others have. Stop hesitating and
serving others and start serving yourself as well. Remember it’s the waiter
(person who waits and serves) who has the key and who basically gives you
permission to serve yourself and take as much time as you wish. Take time to
yourself to let go of accumulated old issues and you’ll start to notice some
changed perceptions around you (just as wine changes perceptions when you drink
it!) Vera:
Come on up! Exactly. Fly high, keep faith in
yourself and don’t let any little voices (yours or others) hold you back. Jim:
Like a bird Your dream confirms the clarity
of vision you achieve when you look at your life from a distance or from a
spiritual point of view. Put yourself in this position whenever you are in need
of a clear overview. Although the dreams you have just
worked on were very short and simple, they were designed to give you maximum
insight into how to interpret journey dreams and how to take practical action
according to your discoveries. Expand the simple techniques you
have just practised and apply them to your own more complex journey dreams.
Feel free to bring back all the other dream interpretation skills you have
learned so far (the storyline method, interpreting other people in your dreams,
interpreting the dreamscapes) and add them to your new knowledge of dream journeys
as metaphors for how you are travelling your waking life paths. STEP
9 Step 18 at the end of the last chapter
suggested that you choose a journey dream of your own to work on in this
chapter. So go ahead now and apply what you have learned. If your dream is
stuck or unsatisfactory in some way, remember to ask yourself how you could
change the dream for a better outcome, and then translate your new ending into
waking life action. Over to you! In Chapter 5 you will discover
how to interpret bizarre symbols in your dreams, how to deal with insights
about yourself that make you feel uncomfortable, and how to let go of the past
and choose a better future for yourself. STEP
10 To prepare for Chapter 5 choose a dream which features a really bizarre object or symbol and write it out in readiness.
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