TheDreamstersUnion

07/21/202307/21/2023

The Landscape of Transformation

Nigel Hamilton summaries, the purpose and power of dreams

Six planes of consciousness (plane / level of self / attunement)

Earth plane / physical self / physical body
Gross mental plane / worldly self / mental body
Subtle mental plane / creative self / mental body
Third plane / loving self / soul nature
Fourth plane / wise self / mixture of mind and soul
Fifth plane / sacred self / light body (soul)
Sixth plane / pure self / light body (soul)

Alchemical stages, phases and operations

Alchemical stages
Nigredo / black / dark night of the soul
Albedo / white / ascent
Citrinitas / yellow / marriage of soul & spirit (the peak of Albedo)
Rubedo / red / descent, unfolding of pure spirit

Primary alchemical operations (present in each stage)
Purification
Marriage
Death
Rebirth

The seven alchemical operations
Solutio / purification by water
Calcinatio / purification by fire
Sublimatio / purification by air
Coagulatio / purification by earth
Separatio / separation of the subtle from the gross in psyche
Mortificatio / death of the old self
Coniunctio / marriage of opposites in the psyche

Imaginal experiences

Fantasy
Constructive imagination (memory)
Creative imagination (awakened state)
Personal, collective and impersonal realms
Psychic and lucid dreams
Revelatory visions
Absolute imagination

Chakras

Base / base of spine / instincts
Sacrum / pelvic area / sexuality, creativity
Solar plexus / below the rib cage / power, sense of self
Heart / between the rib cage / emotions, love
Throat / Adam’s apple / expression, inner sound
Third eye / central forehead / seeing, inner sight
Crown / top of head / spirit

PTP: Psychospiritual Transformation Process

07/18/202307/31/2023

Short Nightmare: Driving Backwards, Away From An Attack

(Tuesday, July 18, 2023) new moon Leo / tarot Judgement

I am the passenger in a car being driven by a man up a huge, steep black hill that is the entrance to a very long bridge. The elevation is so abrupt I cannot yet see the overpass section of the bridge. The dream includes no vision of the side of the road. I see the lane of the road and the interior of the car. No land, no clouds. The open sky is a strong presence.

As we near the top of the precipice, another vehicle appears directly in front of us, driving in the wrong lane. I can see two people through their front windshield, passenger and driver. They are androgynous, completely unconcerned about hitting us. Malicious, smiling. They keep heading toward us, front bumper to front bumper. My skilled motorist immediately begins to drive in reverse, down the slope at full speed. He is able to stay straight, does not swerve or crash, which I find unbelievable. I am terrified and I wake up. My heart is pounding with fear.

Day notes:

This weekend my mother (88 years old) fainted outdoors and had very low blood pressure. She did not go to the doctor. Yesterday and today she has had very high blood pressure. My Dad and all of my siblings want her to go to the ER, but she refuses. It was such a stressful family discussion last night that I could not sleep. My sister Jo and I have to settle with the fact that our suggestions about what our parents may need are not considered. Jo describes our sister Jamie and brother Kurt as codependents and I agree. They are in charge, but often make choices that Jo and I find extremely frustrating.

My bank account is dwindling pretty seriously (anxiety!) but my unemployment payment should arrive by Friday. Hopefully I get a payment each week until the end of January. Unemployment is more income than social security would be right now. Thank god.

After this dream I fell back to sleep and woke up with Gordon Lightfoot’s song “Carefree Highway” in my head:

Carefree highway
Let me slip away on you
Carefree highway
You’ve seen the better days
The morning after blues
From my head down to my shoes
Carefree highway
Let me slip away, slip away on you
Let me slip away on you

07/17/2023

5/2/15 Practice “Flying” in a Monastery/Jill Puts Salt in My Hand

First I went to drop off a boy at a Special Education Room. He had to hand in things of his to the teacher for his use later. Paul and I stand in line with him. I hold one of his things (Juicy Fruit gum?) I think he has a canister as well.

Paul and I then go to the church/monastery which is below ground. It has wooden pews and is dark/mysterious feeling. No one else is there. We practice flying around. We are only about 2 feet off of the ground, so more like hovering. I try flapping my arms and that helps. It feels great and I am enjoying myself.

We then go outside. Jill (cousin who died over a year ago) and her male friend were there as well as another woman. It is an open space like a field next to the monastery. Paul brags that we can fly and goes away, gets in a Cessna airplane and flies overhead (back and forth). I am unsure of myself outside about my ability to fly.

Jill puts salt in my hand to prevent me from asking her for money to get an airplane. I notice Jill’s pop which was on the ground got spilled.Paul comes back.

Feelings: happy, peaceful and then unsure

Daynotes: putting backsplash on the kitchen wall-very nervous about messing up!

I had read in Patricia Garfield’s book, Creative Dreaming, that often you have flying dreams before a lucid dream. This dream got me excited about that. Being out in the open, I became unsure about my flying ability, though my male has no trouble with that though he “cheats” and uses a Cessna. I like that Jill puts salt in my hand. I like that symbolism. Jill, in the dream, is in her 40’s and looks great. Salt-vitality of life? Protection? I wonder if Jill is telling me to not “fly high”, be more grounded? Practicing flying in the lower level of a monastery says to me that I am working on my spirituality, my inner life as opposed to being out in the world. That is what lucidity is to me.