Animals As Leaders: November Dreams
I hadn't written in my dream journal in quite some time, so I'm gonna play a bit of catch up here.
I was outside with one of my closest friends, Cassandra. There were a bunch of the small adorable Woodpeckers who laugh foraging on the ground; Acorn Woodpeckers. At least twenty of them.
We were watching them, when suddenly a Pileated Woodpecker (The largest Woodpecker there is) came up behind me. They latched onto my back with their talons and stuck that fearless beak right into me. I said, "Ow!" and looked back at my friend.
She had a wide eyed look on and told me I'd better hold still because their beak was between my ribs.
But I could really feel it, and as I reached back to try to push them off, the sensation of the beak in my ribs woke me. I could still feel the spot where the beak had been, for almost a minute after I woke.
I started feeling around the bed, thinking maybe I'd left a pen in the blankets or something, but there was nothing. I'd felt that beak the same way I'd felt the Eagle tearing at the top of my head in my drum journey. The sensation was real and painful, but not the agony it would have been in this realm.
After I read up on Woodpecker, I wondered what sort of stimulation this encounter may signify. I hope for new rhythms, as things have been feeling stale lately.
As the Woodpecker is a drummer, it also reminded me that I want to get my own Hapi drum. Which may have actually been part of the message, as the friend in the dream is the one who let me play her Hapi drum in recent months.
I am quite sure that the little Acorn Woodpecker buddies on the ground were urging me to get grounded. I am also guessing that between their numbers and the amount of foraging going on, that abundance is on it's way or perhaps even present and waiting for my acknowledgement - especially since acorns themselves are symbols of thereof.
Perhaps a week later:
I was at a magic convention in the city. Real magic, not illusion. I remember seeing someone riding a broomstick. An old friend was there. We stood talking in a small opening in the crowd. I can't remember what we said, but I then hugged him and left.
Then I was with two friends from the coast, in a pickup truck. We went into a grocery store. I split off to get some dried fruit. After I paid, they came up to me and said they had stolen something and we had to leave quickly. They got in the truck and sped off, while I walked in the opposite direction, past the grocery store.
As I walked, the grade became steeper and steeper. All of the sudden it seemed too round to walk on, which confused me. I looked farther ahead and saw the top of the hill, which looked perfectly round. The sun seemed to be coming up over it, there was such a strong bright white light. Despite the blinding condition, I noticed the light was making something sparkle. I shielded my eyes and made out streams of water snaking down from the top of the hill.
I also noticed a bunch of large dark shapes at the very top. I got a bit closer and realized there were multiple Orcas, shooting water from their spouts and slapping their tails. They didn't appear to be distressed, but I was freaked out. "What the hell?"
I started to panic and tried to figure out what I could do to be of assistance. I tried to run up the hill, but could go no further, it was simply too round. So I tried to get to the other side of the hill, and when I did, I found myself on the hill that separates my favorite part of the beach from the long stretch where folks surf.
Looking down the hill, I saw a prehistoric sized Grizzly walking the shoreline with a tiny girl. My eyes went wide. I knew it was the spirit of my Dog, because I had dreamed that before. I was the little girl walking with her, hand up on the fur of her massive front leg. "GRIZZLY!" I yelled out her name. She immediately stopped in her tracks and looked up the hill.
I jumped down into the sand and started running, but tripped and fell. When I looked up, there was a German Shepard standing over me and I said, "Oh hello."
Then I was in my bank. There were no other people, but three Snakes. One Red-Tailed Boa and two Rattlesnakes. I picked the Boa up first, gently carrying her outside and holding her out to a tree branch. She left my arms and slithered up into the tree.
I went back inside and produced a black t shirt out of thin air, which I used to cover the Rattlesnakes, one by one, and set them on the ground outside.
Recognizing a previous dream within a dream. And breaking a wall to interact with the previous dream? That is something new.
And relating back to Woodpecker, I would say that stimulation of mental faculties is something I experienced as a result of that beak in my ribs.
The application of the Orca portion of the dream has yet to reveal itself. However, I have just gleaned the meaning of the Snake portion, for lately I have been fretting over money. Needing to build credit, feeling like I'm not making enough, unexpected expenses, wondering how the next crazy year is going to work out with my health insurance and so on - a lotta moving parts.
After I woke from the dream I figured that I needed to get myself to chill out about money. Clearly the fear was both constricting and poisoning me. And as I wrote to my cousin about scarcity mode, I could feel that I was leaning into it and knew I didn't want to. But I wasn't quite sure how to pull out of the talespin.
Then, last night, I was approved for a credit card that will earn some miles for flying, cover checked baggage and save me from paying foreign transaction fees. All of which will totally come in handy over the next couple of years while I take steps towards putting roots down in Canada.
And I felt like a weight was lifted, I was so happy to be approved that I was actually jumping up and down. I felt like I'd gotten the Snakes out of the bank in this realm. And it was someone from my bank who suggested that I apply for said card. Thank you to him!
P.S This song produces such a soothing sway. Love it
I was outside with one of my closest friends, Cassandra. There were a bunch of the small adorable Woodpeckers who laugh foraging on the ground; Acorn Woodpeckers. At least twenty of them.
We were watching them, when suddenly a Pileated Woodpecker (The largest Woodpecker there is) came up behind me. They latched onto my back with their talons and stuck that fearless beak right into me. I said, "Ow!" and looked back at my friend.
She had a wide eyed look on and told me I'd better hold still because their beak was between my ribs.
But I could really feel it, and as I reached back to try to push them off, the sensation of the beak in my ribs woke me. I could still feel the spot where the beak had been, for almost a minute after I woke.
I started feeling around the bed, thinking maybe I'd left a pen in the blankets or something, but there was nothing. I'd felt that beak the same way I'd felt the Eagle tearing at the top of my head in my drum journey. The sensation was real and painful, but not the agony it would have been in this realm.
After I read up on Woodpecker, I wondered what sort of stimulation this encounter may signify. I hope for new rhythms, as things have been feeling stale lately.
As the Woodpecker is a drummer, it also reminded me that I want to get my own Hapi drum. Which may have actually been part of the message, as the friend in the dream is the one who let me play her Hapi drum in recent months.
I am quite sure that the little Acorn Woodpecker buddies on the ground were urging me to get grounded. I am also guessing that between their numbers and the amount of foraging going on, that abundance is on it's way or perhaps even present and waiting for my acknowledgement - especially since acorns themselves are symbols of thereof.
Perhaps a week later:
I was at a magic convention in the city. Real magic, not illusion. I remember seeing someone riding a broomstick. An old friend was there. We stood talking in a small opening in the crowd. I can't remember what we said, but I then hugged him and left.
Then I was with two friends from the coast, in a pickup truck. We went into a grocery store. I split off to get some dried fruit. After I paid, they came up to me and said they had stolen something and we had to leave quickly. They got in the truck and sped off, while I walked in the opposite direction, past the grocery store.
As I walked, the grade became steeper and steeper. All of the sudden it seemed too round to walk on, which confused me. I looked farther ahead and saw the top of the hill, which looked perfectly round. The sun seemed to be coming up over it, there was such a strong bright white light. Despite the blinding condition, I noticed the light was making something sparkle. I shielded my eyes and made out streams of water snaking down from the top of the hill.
I also noticed a bunch of large dark shapes at the very top. I got a bit closer and realized there were multiple Orcas, shooting water from their spouts and slapping their tails. They didn't appear to be distressed, but I was freaked out. "What the hell?"
I started to panic and tried to figure out what I could do to be of assistance. I tried to run up the hill, but could go no further, it was simply too round. So I tried to get to the other side of the hill, and when I did, I found myself on the hill that separates my favorite part of the beach from the long stretch where folks surf.
Looking down the hill, I saw a prehistoric sized Grizzly walking the shoreline with a tiny girl. My eyes went wide. I knew it was the spirit of my Dog, because I had dreamed that before. I was the little girl walking with her, hand up on the fur of her massive front leg. "GRIZZLY!" I yelled out her name. She immediately stopped in her tracks and looked up the hill.
I jumped down into the sand and started running, but tripped and fell. When I looked up, there was a German Shepard standing over me and I said, "Oh hello."
Then I was in my bank. There were no other people, but three Snakes. One Red-Tailed Boa and two Rattlesnakes. I picked the Boa up first, gently carrying her outside and holding her out to a tree branch. She left my arms and slithered up into the tree.
I went back inside and produced a black t shirt out of thin air, which I used to cover the Rattlesnakes, one by one, and set them on the ground outside.
Recognizing a previous dream within a dream. And breaking a wall to interact with the previous dream? That is something new.
And relating back to Woodpecker, I would say that stimulation of mental faculties is something I experienced as a result of that beak in my ribs.
The application of the Orca portion of the dream has yet to reveal itself. However, I have just gleaned the meaning of the Snake portion, for lately I have been fretting over money. Needing to build credit, feeling like I'm not making enough, unexpected expenses, wondering how the next crazy year is going to work out with my health insurance and so on - a lotta moving parts.
After I woke from the dream I figured that I needed to get myself to chill out about money. Clearly the fear was both constricting and poisoning me. And as I wrote to my cousin about scarcity mode, I could feel that I was leaning into it and knew I didn't want to. But I wasn't quite sure how to pull out of the talespin.
Then, last night, I was approved for a credit card that will earn some miles for flying, cover checked baggage and save me from paying foreign transaction fees. All of which will totally come in handy over the next couple of years while I take steps towards putting roots down in Canada.
And I felt like a weight was lifted, I was so happy to be approved that I was actually jumping up and down. I felt like I'd gotten the Snakes out of the bank in this realm. And it was someone from my bank who suggested that I apply for said card. Thank you to him!
P.S This song produces such a soothing sway. Love it