Episode 388 - The Call of Dreams

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Jun 19, 2024

Dreams bridge the worlds of reality and the Otherworld, calling us to recognize hidden aspects of ourselves. They unlock profound truths about our psyches and guide us through life’s challenges. Exploring cultural perspectives, the connection between dreams and cosmic existence is emphasized as a pathway to deeper meaning. Embracing our inner dreams can spark personal transformation and contribute to our communities. Ultimately, dreams remind us of the shared thread that connects all of humanity.

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Dreams as a Bridge

Dreams reveal other aspects of ourselves and other realms.
They serve as a bridge between dreams and reality.

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The Dream Soul

Ancient cultures believed in multiple souls, including a dream soul active during sleep.
The dream soul transcends physical limitations, exploring different times and places.

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Flying Dreams and Balance

Flying dreams, common even for the unimaginative, symbolize balance.
They offer a bird's-eye view of our psychic condition, revealing inner burdens.

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This episode of Living Myth is about how our dreams call to something in us that is awake in some other way. Dreams call us to recognize other aspects of ourselves, other levels of awareness and even other realms of being. Dreams are the universal evidence that there is an Otherworld and that we as humans, as dreamers live in both worlds. Each person born is called to become a living bridge where dreams and reality can meet.

Whether we acknowledge it or not, whether we remember it or not, each night we dream. And each night we die to the practical, measurable, logistical world and float on waves of the eternal. We let go of so-called reality, pull on the skyrope of dreaming and whether we know it or not, we touch the source of life again.

We are called to awaken in ways that allow us to hold the two worlds together. For, what is most missing in the common world must be found in the Otherworld. In order to find our way in life and not lose our sense of self, we need both deep sleep and deep dreams. The two go hand in hand and each contributes to the creative presence of imagination and the renewal of life and that can happen while we sleep.

Life is the dream that dreams us up to begin with and that dreams the world on through us. Even when everything around us seems to be falling apart, dreams of a coherent center or a living source of life can appear to remind us that we are secretly connected to the Otherworld, to the center of things, to what used to be known as the Soul of the World.

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