Dream Workshop- Session Two

Four Stages of Dream Work:
1- Preparing your consciousness through prayer and meditation- show an interest in your dreams
2- Recalling (pray for remembrance- self-suggestion that you remember dreams before going to sleep)
- set the stage, have an inquiring mind, desire to learn and grow and be guided
3- Interpreting
- You are your own best interpreter
- Come to the core message of the dream
- review the dream in your mind and go back to sleep asking for the meaning to be revealed (same night dreams often carry the same message)
4- Applying
- honors the dreamer and the Creator
- Claim our own Christhood

Strategies for Recall:
- Review past dreams
- Record dreams, either in a notebook or on recorder
- Stay still- recall dream before you move
- Talk about your dreams to others
- Prayer and self-suggestion

Dream Work is Work! It takes consistent practice to see the patterns emerge. The more you work on it the better you can become at listening to God through your dreams. Coupled with prayer and meditation, this is a way to come into a complete relationship with God.

(Workshop Leader- Jerry Lazarus, speaker for A.R.E.)

Dream Workshop- Session One

Purpose of Dreams:
1- To take stock of ourselves
2- To build a relationship with our Source (God, Creator)
3- A way God provides aid and help
4- To instill profound changes
5- To prepare us for what is coming
6- To provide warnings
7- To aid and help loved ones
8- To be of service
9- To provide an unbiased report
10- To uncover what we are trying to ignore
11- To alert us to new opportunities
12- To encourage and empower us
13- To provide practical guidance
14- To answer the mysteries of life (visits from beyond)

We have three levels of consciousness:
1- Conscious- the body- like the outer court in Solomon's temple. Is awake when we're awake and asleep when we're asleep.
2- Subconscious- the mind- like the inner court of the temple. Active while we're in sleep.
3- Superconscious- the Spirit- like the Holy of Holies- where visions are seen- active while we are in sleep

Nightmares are usually caused by mis-functioning systems in the body:
1- Assimilation
2- Circulation
3- Relaxation
4- Elimination
(Haven't you ever eaten something that gave you nightmares?)

Varieties of Dreams:
1- Warnings
2- New Opportunities (when we don't understand or respond to our calling)
3- Assurance or Empowerment
4- Lessons or Corrections
5- Lessons in truth/honesty
6- Business or practical guidance (may remind you to change the oil!)
7- Unreasonable thinking (shows our flawed thinking)
8- Prophetic dreams- there is no time in dreams- dreams are perfectly timed to come when we need them
9- Service- how we can help
10- Telepathic dreams- consciousness between two subconscious minds.

What Do We Do with Information Received in Dreams?
1- Be a help- give aid
2- Give or use knowledge
3- Pray

Not the Blog I Wanted

I know, I was going to blog about my workshop this weekend. I ran out of time to get my notes typed up, and I think they need to sit another day anyway. We covered a lot of ground! So, here's a crazy quiz for you:

1. The most expensive thing that you have ever stolen: A glass paperweight- I was 7 or 8 years old. Can't think of anything else.

2. Something that would make you throw up if you ate it: Anything with tequila in it... blech!

3. Do you have any deformities?  Not until you get to my mind....

4. A liquor that you will never touch again:  See #2! Yes, there's a story, Super Bowl 1988- Denver Broncos vs. Washington Redskins. I was in college. We thought it would be fun to do a shot every time our team scored. I was a Redskin fan. I figured, how bad could it be? Super Bowl scores weren't usually outrageous. Wrong. It was 35-10 at half-time. I was so sick!

5. The worst accident that you have ever had:  I've never had more than a fender bender, thank goodness!

6. Someone you would like to be for a day: Hmm... that's an awesome question. I wish I could think of an answer. Oh, I could be Kat or Susan for a day and get them a better job!

7. Have you ever tried to kill yourself?   No, I like me!

8. An animal that you would like to come back as:  Definitely Kat's Bela. He's king of the hill, and well taken care of. Doesn't take anything off of anyone, either.

9. Something you can go buy right now that should be illegal: Tobacco

10. Something illegal that you wish you could go buy right now:   I can't think of a thing.

11. If my parents ever knew this, I would die: I'm sure if you'd asked this 25 years ago I could have thought of something.

12. Your dream car: BMW Z4 Roadster convertible. Well, while I'm dreaming, that is. I want a Nissan Altima coupe for my next real car!

13. *Poof* and you are there for a day: Greece. Or maybe Ireland. Or the Galapagos Islands. This was an easy one!

14. The worst of the 7 Deadly Sins:  Skepticism. Ok, that isn't really one. I'd pick greed.

15. My dream job would be: Retired! I like my job- except maybe tomorrow after having 3 days off last week.

16. Has an animal ever touched your genitals: Have you ever had a dog? They love to sniff!

17. What is the meanest thing that you have done to someone?  I can't think of anything specific- I'm sure I've probably said things to people that hurt them.

18. Something you regret doing: Probably talking too much instead of listening.

19. If I could wish anything away, it would be: Hatred of people who are different from you.

20. Your #1 guilty pleasure:  York Peppermint Patties.

I'm back from my mountain weekend retreat- it was lovely, but COLD! I'm planning to type my notes out later on tonight in blogs if you're interested in dreams and such! Great speaker this weekend!

Picture Perfect- Letters in Nature

So this time, Gator has challenged us to find letters in nature. I have a ton of pictures that I took in Italy, and with all the towers it was going to be easy to find the letter I! Then, I came across this picture. It reminded me of trying to write my m's in cursive. You know, when you're not sure how many humps they have and you just keep on going? Oh, and you don't always get them even either.

This picture was taken in Verona at their Roman Colosseum, which is not a ruin but is still used for outdoor operas.

Find more Picture Perfect HERE.

It's Tuesday!

1. I'm not sure I have 10 thoughts...

2. I'm enjoying my Kindle. Never thought I would, though. I love books so much, but the Kindle is super handy! I am currently carrying around 53 books in my purse, most of which were free!

3. Work has just gone nuts. I feel like I'm on a roller coaster where you're not belted in good... just have to hang on! Relief is coming soon- they're hiring two people at the end of October. Just in the nick of time!

4. I'm bored with food. (That's not keeping me from eating, however!) I'm just tired of the same old stuff. And I haven't had much time at home to experiment with new recipes. Now that the weather is cool, I might pull out the crock pot and make some different things. I just need to remember to do that BEFORE I leave for work!

5. I'm going on a retreat next week! I can't wait- it is my yearly ARE workshop. This year, we're talking about dreams. I've been trying to keep a dream journal the past week. Problem is, once I'm awake enough to remember that I'm supposed to be writing my dreams down, they have begun to fade. I'm getting better at it, though.

6. Here's the link to the workshop if you're interested: http://www.edgarcayce.org.

7. Mom is supposed to be my roomie for the weekend. I hope she gets to go. They have put my stepfather in a Hospice facility. He had a small stroke last week and mom can't care for him alone anymore. This is a fantastic, brand new facility close to home. So far, he loves it there. I just hope she will feel like leaving him for three days.

8. I'm thinking....

9. I'm thinking I was right... I don't have 10 thoughts.

10. How about this? Good night peeps!

Help a 7th Grader

A friend of mine is a single mom struggling to make ends meet. She created this site to take donations from her friends (and friends of others) so her 7th grader can afford to go on a school trip to Washington, DC. I used the site and paid with PayPal, which is totally safe.

If you have $5, $10, or more to spare, why not pitch in? I'm a single mom and know what it is like to try to give your children what comes easier to others.

Thanks for caring!