Black Earth Igloo

(Wednesday, April 2, 2025) waxing crescent moon Gemini / tarot Strength

I have a long dream about staying at my Schneider cousins’ house where the bathrooms are falling apart, although I am still able to take an unpleasant shower. That seems to be about my family’s sufferings today. My father is in the ER with hypotension. My mother is finally coming home from rehab at noon, then going to an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon an hour later. My Schneider cousins lost both of their parents years ago. I can’t remember details about a clock element in the early part of the dream. Time is up?

The dream continues to the outdoors. Now I am in my yard, and there is a large igloo-shaped garden made of black soil. A small wooden fence circles around the bottom of the igloo. A few friends are with me and we walk to the top of the half-sphere. It is spring and the plants have not germinated yet. A few old leaves are entwined with stakes. I look at the surface of the soil but don’t see my strawberry runners. No living plants. Something has interfered, perhaps a heavy level of dirt was added or the plants were pulled. I will wait till the weather warms up and replant my garden if needed. The dream ends before I see if the door of the igloo is open or shut. The garden feels like a sculpture made of Mother Earth.

Day notes:

A steep but small hill along my driveway suffered last year. I seeded it over and over again. The bunnies and squirrels dig into the soil and tear up the grass. I would be fine with replacing the grass with black-eyed Susans or coneflowers or another native plant.

An igloo that survives winter. What does that mean?

Just found out my father (with COPD and severe lung issues) is in the hospital with covid. We all thought my mother had it but she refused to be tested and the senior nurse said she didn’t need to be tested. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Fragment: Straight And Strong Spines

(Monday, March 31, 2025)

I have only a vague, physical memory of a detailed dream (most of which has vanished). I stand next to a few tall people: one is a woman with long, blonde hair. We all, including me, have erect, tall spines. I sense and see the strength of our backs. I guess this element of the dream is about personal power. My tall, thin dream guides often “have my back.”

Day notes:

Yesterday I spent time going through some of my dreams that might inspire the fairy tales and myths I want to start writing. I also grabbed Jung’s Red Book from my bookcase to begin reading it. I bought a quirky and inspiring book for Oona called “Little Witch Hazel: A Year In The Forest” and I am going to buy it for myself because it too may help me with my writing projects. My Edie dreams remind me of Little Witch Hazel.

The power of the spine reminds me of Bonnie’s snake dreams (Chinese Year of the Snake). Kundalini. Magic wand.

I had a long, wonderful conversation with Denisea today. But when Travis came over to give me an estimate for skim coating the entryway, I had trouble remembering a few critical words, so I confessed to him about my semantic dementia.

Fragment: Shopping

(Saturday, March 29, 2025) new moon eclipse in Aries (Neptune now in Aries after 165-year absence) / tarot seven of swords

Dreams have not appeared lately when I wake up. Blank. Which makes me sad, because dreaming is important for brain health. Snowball woke me up at 5 this morning (his normal schedule) and I did vaguely remember a dream taking place in a busy shopping mall. Which is not my usual dream event or location. I am no shopper anymore, although I loved shopping for clothes in my twenties and thirties. In the dream I have a discussion with a swank woman in her thirties, a shop manager or clothing designer. Thursday I got an expensive repair estimate for my car at Morrie’s Ford, which is across the freeway from Ridgedale Mall.