Issue 140, April 2010
The turning point
copyright Jane Teresa Anderson, April 2010
What’s your best success story? It might be a career or business success, meeting your soul mate, a personal breakthrough, a creative or academic achievement, a lifestyle change, a contribution to your community, healing your body, finding peace.
When you look back along the path, what was the turning point, the event, thought or action that led to everything else?
Look back beyond the hard work, the persistence, the planning, the growing, the evolving – what was the very first thing that you can point to and say ‘There, there it is! If it wasn’t for that, I might never have started on this path!’
When I look back over the 19 years I have dedicated to my path as a dream analyst and alchemist, the turning point was quite literal. I twisted my ankle. I had a very physical business at the time, and it was in the stopping, observing and listening that I saw where I was ‘meant’ to be, and embarked upon the less travelled road. (I tell this story during a recent interview: you can listen to it here.)
Did your success story begin in an equally unexpected way?
And how often have you set out to achieve something big, laid a plan, followed all the ‘right’ steps, worked hard, persisted, yet somehow never really achieved the goal you had envisaged?
The secret? Success depends on many factors, and the biggest is whether your unconscious mind is with you or against you. If your unconscious mind has no beliefs to the contrary, following your carefully planned steps will deliver your success. If your unconscious mind has other plans, your waking life will reflect those, in obstacles you meet, things that seem to ‘go wrong’, physical ailments, as well as in ways that seem more positive to you, such as strangers opening your eyes to a new way, unexpected opportunities landing on your doorstep. Oh, and of course, every night your dreams reveal the intent of your unconscious mind, one of the greatest gifts of all (once you interpret them and do your dream alchemy to ensure that your unconscious mind is working in your best interests.)
And that’s the nitty gritty: is your unconscious mind working in your best interests (in which case you might need to tune in and change your path) or is it working against your best interests, holding you back due to fears and limiting beliefs formed as a result of your past experiences (in which case you need to identify these and do your dream alchemy to transform them)?
If you have a vision and your unconscious is supportive from the start, then you’ll fly along. You’ll still have to do the work, meet the challenges and evolve, but you’ll feel the effects of the wind beneath your wings.
And then there are those times when you’re on the right path, but your unconscious mind is focused on a much bigger version of your destination. I remember, almost 12 years ago, putting the final touches to my five page website, sitting back and thinking, ‘There, that’s done now’. I’m glad I didn’t know how much work would be required, step by step, responding to the muse, requests, necessity, new technology, new media – years of huge, huge work – to grow the site through its many stages of evolution to where it is today. (And yes, I know, there’s more to come!)
I’ve been pondering this since Margaret Stuart interviewed me earlier this month about my path, the challenges and turning points along the way. (Listen to the podcast.)
Wishing you a happy April, and many blessings wrapped in dreams.
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Jane Teresa Anderson
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Episode 46:
Linda's dream: Moonstone whispers
Linda is my guest today, with a dream about a moonstone necklace that speaks words of wisdom if you listen carefully.
This works best, according to the Native American in her dream, when she stands with her feet 1.25 feet apart. But why 1.25?
That's where the dream detective work comes in, and Linda and I strike gold with the significance of that number and how it can really help her to move forward in the way she wishes.
Lots of tips to apply to your own dreams and alchemy, as always.
Episode 46
Episode 47:
Jennifer's dream: Top model
Jennifer, today's guest, dreamed she was a contestant in New Top Model: but would she be eliminated?
Samantha, (from Sex and the City), has something to say about the matter.
Jennifer revisits the place where she grew up - so much has changed! Is this the past or the future, the way things were or the shape of things to come?
And why does that old friend from school become increasingly dark and evil as the dream progresses?
Listen as Jennifer discovers how to approach a dilemma in her waking life through understanding this dream and applying alchemy. Jennifer - and Samantha - may change your life in wonderful ways: have a listen.
During the podcast, Jennifer describes her professional work as a Naturopathic Physician in Toronto, Canada. I asked if she'd like to offer a link to the clinic where she practises. Here it is.
Episode 47
Episode 48:
Barbara's dream: Yellow ochre
Today's guest, Barbara, dreamed she was organising paints, particularly yellow ochre, when an old woman with leprosy appeared, on the verge of death.
Barbara knew she needed to burn and bury the body. The dream tantalisingly offered a number - five - a clue to interpretation.
As you will hear, the dream reveals an unconscious belief that has been holding Barbara back, and I offer a dream alchemy practice to change this and free her to ... to what? Listen in and find out!
A colourful and deeply meaningful dream in every respect.
Episode 48
Episode 49:
Mary's dream: Dance partner
Mary is my guest today, with a dream that begins with a song and ends with a dance, oh, and a kiss from a dream stranger named Piers.
It's twenty to six on one clock, and five forty on another. Beginning to sound a bit like Alice in Wonderland? You bet, as Mary dreams of waking up only to continue dreaming.
Join the adventure as we explore Mary's dream and the significance of the man in the check shirt.
Yes, every detail counts, as we work out how Mary's dream relates to her life, and create a dream alchemy practice for her to do to open the way to where she wants to be.
Episode 49
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