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Journal: The Dreamsters Union’s Inspiring Meeting

(Tuesday, April 22, 2025)

Last night I met with Bonnie, Jeanne, Peter and Patrick. I was the dreamer and Bonnie was my guide. I shared a dream from April 18, “My Transitional Space.” We decided to work with the dream by having the group ask me questions and then have each of us write a response based on different symbols (Pat: empty house, Bonnie: windows, Peter: stairs, Jeanne: red brick house, Denise: my back).

Introvert that I am, Bonnie often asks me what new ideas I have about my dream after our work together, and I always say I am still percolating. This morning I have had insights I did not expect.

Both Bonnie and Pat interpreted the sculptural plaster as art, a reminder of all the work with clay I have done in the past. Peter responded to the phrase “top story” (which is why he worked on the stairs symbol). Now I understand that this dream is an answer to a question I have been asking my dream guides (based on my 2025 Resolution): “what stories will I write?” I have been planning for a renovation in my life, moving from sculpture to storytelling. I’ve reorganized my basement studio for writing instead of for clay. My empty dream castle is in very early transition from art to writing. The stairs lead me up to many stories. Even the wall “paper” is a symbol of writing, journaling. Perhaps the old English house is a clue to fairy tales. Because at the very end of the dream I am an observer of my back, it confirms that this is a reply from my spirit guides (who often “have my back”). The smooth, healthy back reminds me, too, of the back cover of a book. Done and done.

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4/20/25 A Seal

I wrote this in the middle of the night. There is a seal with my friend, Gina, and I. We go to a shopping center. We run into Jerry, Deb’s old boyfriend, and his girl friend/wife named Edi. Gina and I then head home. When we get back, I tell Gina I will feed the seal some fruit. Gina has her horse and her house to sell.

What surprised me the most was having a seal in my dream. I don’t think I have ever dreamt of a seal. I think of seals as playful like when I’ve seen shows at a water park. Here again is a Deb reference.

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4/18/25 Large, Brown Snake

Paul finds a very large, medium brown snake with a pattern on its skin. He is a good 15 feet long and 8 inch diameter. He also finds another animal or thing, but I cannot remember what.

At first I think the snake is dead. But then it starts to group longer and longer from the head end. I tell Paul that. I have a cat who turns into a two to three year old Kelsi. I am afraid the snake will eat her. I have something I can feed the snake.

Scene where my family all leave for a vacation but there is not enough room for me. I stay with the snake. I worry the snake will hurt other people, but it doesn’t. EOD

This dream was a bit fuzzy and hard to bring back details. I have not been remembering dreams for a while. Paul and I are recently back from our trip to Winslow and Monument Valley. I didn’t sleep well the night before and got into my OCD thinking about Kevin. I asked Wisdom for what I needed.

In the past Mittens (cat) and Kelsi have represented my soul. Kevin wrote on my birthday another blame and shame text. I responded. This is what I wrote:

Dear Kevin, I am sorry you are so angry at me. I hope some day you can forgive me. I also have been angry at you for cutting me/us off and I work at forgiving you . It seems you want me to admit how wrong I’ve been and I want you to admit how unfair you have been. We have talked many times without catharsis /resolution. I love and care about you as well as your family. And I hope some day we can be reconciled. However, I think we need some help to do this. I suggest finding a neutral, third person, who is experience in mediation to help us. Please have a think about this. (I wrote this on 4/15/25 and have not heard back)

The snake could represent my growth towards self-love.

I worked this dream with Bryn and Susan. Here is what I wrote: If this were my dream, my male/action part of my psyche lets the snake out of some enclosure. It is a medium, brown color-the color of earth and nature. It is very large-larger than a boa. It starts to grow larger. I am not afraid of it hurting me, but I am afraid of it eating Mittens(cat)/young Kelsi-a part of me that is vulnerable. I feed the snake some food that satisfies its hunger. Food is a basic need. Once that is satisfied, other needs can be satisfied. My family goes on a vacation and there is not enough room for me. I am not upset about this. Maybe I need more room for myself right now. I need time to get to know this snake/life force. It is time to do my inner work and not to be distracted from that. I need to get stronger and not so influenced by what others think and to stop doubting myself. I need a balance. I want to integrate my shadow parts, but not give my personal power away.

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