Ralph Waldo Emerson

(Tuesday, January 2, 2024)

Last night I listened to a New Thinking Allowed podcast about Ralph Waldo Emerson. Mark Matousek, author of “Lessons From An American Stoic: How Emerson Can Change Your Life,” believes him to be America’s highest spiritual guide. Emerson was William James’ godfather, which I had not known. My dream last year about Emerson (Transcendentalism And Double White Light) was a surprise to me, but now I realize it was very important. Perhaps I will read Mark’s book. The podcast summary: “Mark Matousek shows how Emerson reminds his country folks to trust the higher angels of their nature, trust their human potential and remember the importance of an examined life.”

Saturday, January 6, 2024: I shared much of the Transcendentalism dream with a group Victoria guided on Zoom. I realize today that the two white lights are the energy I feel in my heart and vertebrae (in the dream and when I awake). White light in a dream can be about connection to spiritually advanced beings. The dream seemed to remind Victoria of Transcendental Meditation. I told her I used to meditate daily but now focus on being active. Maybe the dream is a message about meditating again, although I feel like my daily walks are my meditations, and Sharon Blackie agrees with that idea.

Monday, January 8, 2024: This morning a dusting of snow was on the way. The sun was a bright white circle behind pale white clouds. The two white lights can be the sun and the moon.

Fragment: Kleopatra

(Tuesday, January 2, 2024)

A dream that has mostly disappeared. I dream I am Kleopatra (a former coworker in The Netherlands, from Greece). There is a white cat in a back room of the dream house, which assures his protection and care.

1/1/24 Palomino Stallion

I am in a stable. I am putting a halter on a large, palomino stallion. I don’t quite have it all on when he turns around so his back end is facing me. This makes me nervous because he is known to kick. At the same time there is a baby who starts crawling out of the door. A young woman goes and picks him up. This distracts me.

Paul is coming back into the stable. He let the stallion loose into the pasture. I don’t think this is a good idea. I think there is another stallion in the pasture. I go to tell the owner of the stallion. He says he saw the stallion on someone else’s property.

Susanne: A palomino horse was the favorite horse in Greek mythology because of its golden color. Gold as and result of an alchemical process, might be another layer to your dream.

Lauralee: I’d look at what big energy (potentially dangerous) is unavailable(turns his back)/uncontained. It’s someone else’s problem for now. Husband seems to trigger it?

Meredith: Horse power on the loose. But I can contain it. Marvelous energy. I am taking control of powerful male energy and looking at it directly. For me a baby can be associated with the birth of something new. The energy of the stallion is loose. Great to dream of horses…glad they are not flesh eating ones, but still could be a bit dicy to handle.

Peter: Horses represent big time energy, big time desires. The desire to see my grandchildren, and then to stand behind the horse and risk being kicked-figuratively speaking, that’s already happened. So, it a dream doesn’t not come to tell us what we already know, I’m wondering what other kicks are coming?

Svitlana: I would follow the lead of my other dreams that showed me I should not worry, that I should reexamine my conditioning (I have recently had a dream where there were deer right next to lions, tigers and other big cats and I was scared for the deer, but nothing happened. The big cars and deer were just fine next to each other, it was me that was conditioned to worry) So, in this dream of mine my beautiful Palomino horse is not to be worried about. I am happy for him, I love seeing him enjoying himself and the world. Is the baby in this dream the same as the baby from the next one? Is so, in line with your previous dream, I am seeing the baby as the New Year- beautiful, full of energy, roaming freely, beautiful, green pastures.

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