9/21/26 Getting Somewhere With a Reading

Women come to me for “readings”. This happens a couple of times where there is a group of women lined up at my door. There are about 5-6 women.

The second time, I start to do a reading for a young woman. The reading consists of me asking a lot of questions (like dream work). I sit in a room with the young woman. There is someone else there who seems “grounded”. It could be Paul or some helper.

I ask the woman if she is married or in a relationship. She says, “I let people down.” I feel like I am “getting somewhere” with the reading now. Then another young woman comes in the room and sits down. She is ungrounded and makes flippant comments. I ask her not to talk. Somehow I find out the husband of the woman whom I am doing a reading with just died.

9/19/26 A Level Place to Sleep

I am at a concert with my sister Molly and I think my sister Sheila. It is dark and the space feels old. Sheila is seated on my right and Molly on my left. Molly gets up and goes somewhere. I see a yellow lab come and get a large, silver fish out of the garbage. (it looks like it was just caught). The lab brings the fish, goes under and between Molly and my seats and eats it. Its owner then comes and gets him. Molly comes back and sees that it is very wet under and between our seats. I get a rag and wipe it up. (just water, no guts, skin, etc!)

A man comes and shows us to our rooms. It feels/looks like the Renaissance time. The rooms are made out of old, dark wood and are somewhat primitive. He first shows Molly and then Sheila their rooms. I notice that both of their rooms have uneven floors. The floor is where we sleep. The man shows me my room. It has a flat floor. He asks me if this is ok. I say yes. I feel happy about this.

9/18/26 Easy Going Down, But a Struggle going Up

I am in a large city, maybe New York. I lay on a metal chaise lounge at the top of these large number of stairs (50-75?). I am on a level surface close to the top of the stairs. It is a public building. It is a sunny day. I worry if I get too close to the first stair, the chaise lounge will slide all the way to the bottom and it will be dangerous.

I decide to try out going down the stairs on the chaise lounge. I do not go too fast and it is fun and exiting! I then walk around in the city. I am very thirsty. I look for a drinking fountain. I can’t find one. I ask a woman. She tells me where to go. I follow her directions, but cannot find the fountain. There are lots of people around. I think there could be some festival.

I start to climb up the stairs where the chaise lounge was at the top. Someone brought it back up. Now the stairs are very steep. It feels like I am climbing a cliff face. I climb one stair at a time, pulling myself up. It is very difficult. I need help to get up the last stair. A young woman helps me.

Day Notes: Laura canceled our weekend to go to a workshop and concert with Carrie Newcomer in Annandale, Mn. Her husband and she had to “put down” their dog on Monday before the weekend workshop. Laura said she didn’t want to leave her husband because he was very emotional about losing their dog. I was disappointed, hurt, and angry. I worked on feeling my feelings, but not becoming a victim. And also trying to be understanding. I couldn’t find anyone else to go with me. Then I canceled the morning workshop and Paul said he would come with me to the evening concert. That felt like a good compromise.

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