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Re: reoccurring place? but not dream?

Jerry,

I have been documenting my dreams (well, not all but a fair amount) for years probably seven or eight now. And i didn't do so well interpreting them at first, but over the years, delving deeper and synching up symbols and patterns in my life i have gotten a LITTLE better... it is easier to see things for others than myself. so i think that is why i turned a blind eye to the family aspect. my brother and mother are the only once i fiercely protect and defend. My brother specially.

-my brother and my background (some)-
we had a rather traumatic childhood. lots of abuse on EVERY level. and i was older so i resented myself for not protecting him more (still struggling with that) and my family is a very emotionally distant one. and never much physical affection shown. My brother was always the opposite....in the last four or five years though we worked through past events together and grew extremely close. now i realize i was extremely dependent on him. even when he was in serious relationships, i was there. but now its different. i am glad he has found what he wants (though she will never be good enough to deserve it...but neither would any woman) but i had a rough time not seeing him for months and never hearing from him. i think now though, this was a good thing for me. i am learning to depend more on myself. and listen to myself for guidance. and branch out to make new friends

-more of my recent story-
i have spent four years going to schools for things people have told me i would love and be successful in. and though i did well....it killed me inside. it was never the challenge i wanted. there were challenges, but not any i was willing to work through for some job i didnt really want. (illustration, cosmetology, social work) then i took a year off to find out what i really wanted....and i constantly tried to find jobs i could make money at and would be easy...but they wanted me to fit a mold it was impossible for me to fill (bank teller, pharmacy tech, data entry, secretary, billing and coding...etc) and then it just fell in my lap...anthropology, maybe archaeology. but it has been forming more concrete form while im in school to achieve it. though i still have a LONG way to go i am excited (forensic anthropology) and i am doing better now than ever before. the second i started looking after my needs and wants things started opening up....and i am not used to it.





the other dream i had was years ago. but just is still scary to me. i dont really think of it much though, but the dreams are more vivid to me than this world, so its really frightening when i do....and if you knew me, not much frightens me

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Re: reoccurring place? but not dream?

Lindsey,
Follow your bliss. If forensic anthropology excites you then indulge yourself. You are fortunate to be aware of the need to follow your soul and not what society dictates. There is where the world has gone wrong. Most people follow the money and are never satisfied. Those who follow their bliss find bliss.

All three dreams seem to be addressing this bliss factor. There are always aspects of the current conscious life within the dreams {all dreams have at least two meanings/applications} but all three seem to be focused on the soul's 'high adventure'. I can see where the 'social dragon' {doing what others want you to do} is trying to keep you from your bliss but your resistance is strong within the dreams. That is good news. It demonstrates a strong conscious outer self and that is what is important. Most people have dreams of their bliss but few consciously realize or even attempt to understand this vital aspect of life. Once the excitement sets in and takes control there is no turning back. To do so would be like stabbing yourself in the heart {'the refusal of the call' in Joseph Campbell's Monomyth}. These dreams seem to confirm you have gotten past that and are now 'Crossing of the First Threshold'. There are many temptations ahead that can derail you and there will be times when it may seem you will have to abandon the adventure {Road of Trials}. But once you learn how powerful the call can be there is no turning back. Go for it and do not be afraid. As Campbell put it:
"Furthermore, we have not even to risk the adventure alone, for the heroes of all time have gone before us. The labyrinth is thoroughly known. We have only to follow the thread of the hero path, and where we we had thought to find an abomination, we shall find a god. And where we had thought to slay another, we shall slay ourselves. Where we had thought to travel outward, we shall come to the center of our own existence. And where we had thought to be alone, we shall be with all the world".

For many such things seem stupid, following your bliss, disobeying society and doing what the soul desires. But those people never realize true happiness because they spend their entire lives looking for material things. It is what you love doing most that is enriching. Follow that path and doors will always open for you no matter how difficult it may see. And you will be in good company. Some of the people who were Joseph Campbell 'disciples' are George Lucas {the whole Star Wars trilogy is based on Campbell's Monomyth}, Linda Ronstadt, Jerry Garcia, Jackie Kennedy and millions of others like myself who discovered him from the popular PBS series The Power of Myth.

As for your dreams and documenting them. That will fit neatly with your interest in forensic anthropology. One vital aspect in dreams is they deal with the 'roots' or foundations of personality and the underlying causes of why people do the things they do and who they are. Dreams focus on both the individual and the collective {archetypes}, the past and the present, seeking to discover what is 'underneath'. Anthropology is the study of humankind, past and present, that draws and builds upon knowledge from social and biological sciences. I read a lot about anthropology because it provide information about the roots of mankind and that provides insights to why we who we are as humans. I can see where it would be most interesting. Just think, waking up every morning knowing you are going to spend the day working with forensics and anthropology.
"People say that what we're all seeking is a meaning for life. I think that what we're seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonances within our own innermost being and reality, so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive. That's what it's all finally about, and that's what these clues help us to find within ourselves."

The clues come from within and dreams point to the same path of following your bliss. My sense your dreams are saying, "Don't wait until later, do it now."

Forgive me if I sound as if I am preaching but when i meet someone who is on the verge of discovering the most important thing in life {as I did} I can't help but encourage that to happen. Believe me, if you will follow your soul and excitement life will open up and whatever gets in your way you will find a path around it. The 'bliss' factor has nature on its side {the laws of Karma} and there is nothing more powerful than that.

Jerry

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Re: reoccurring place? but not dream?

I enjoy a good sermon when it is brimming with passion. People who show their passion remind me to follow mine. Your insight has helped me beyond my expectations. When people ask about anthropology i tell them the exact same thing. past and present. I believe now, me stumbling across this forum is by more than chance. Now that fast money jobs are not what i want. I am having them thrown at me. But the things i have going now are far too rare to give up. My biggest problem is procrastination. I am afraid to fail at something i really love. but i have overcome that and every force in my life seems to be supporting it. You are right, I (my brain) am/is right. It is time. I constantly seek out reassurance and i failed to realize my brain has been giving it to me nightly. haha. I had heard that every part of your dream is an aspect of you, and had forgotten it. now i am remembering four or five dreams a night, and all are inspiring with the new insight.

i know you are probably already assured in what you do, but i'm going to tell you anyway. dont quit doing what you do. you are a teacher, you do not regurgitate dream symbols you read everywhere, you teach how to listen to yourself. and that is just as important as teaching a man to fish.

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Re: reoccurring place? but not dream?

Thanks Lindsey. Your inspiration is refreshing and it provides support for my own. I know you will follow through with the anthropology path because I believe you understand that it is the passion we feel in out souls that ultimately provides meaning in life. While others focus on the outer material world, those who realize that it comes within are the ones who find the greatest happiness in life. Having lived 63 years worth of experience I have been on the 'extremes' of both. The outer is fleeting at best, always needing new 'material' to survive. With the inner path you discover that one thing that never gets old, is always rewarding and with its support system from nature you receive all the material worth that is needed. Not to say life will be perfect, it can never be {the first Buddhist saying, 'life is all sorrowful'}. But even with that you realize the short time we are here is best spent doing what we were meant to do. Everyone is different but everyone has a 'passion'. As long as it is creative and spiritual {not religious] then there will be success. As my mentor stated, a quote that continues to inspire me:

“Furthermore, we have not even to risk the adventure alone; for the heroes of all time have one before us, the labyrinth is fully known; we have only to follow the thread of the hero-path. And where we had thought to find an abomination, we shall find a god; where we had thought to slay another, we shall slay ourselves; where we had thought to travel outward, we shall come to the center of our own existence; where we had thought to be alone, we shall be with all the world.”


It is important to note that following one's bliss, as Campbell saw it, isn't merely a matter of doing whatever you like, and certainly not doing simply as you are told. It is a matter of identifying that pursuit which you are truly passionate about and attempting to give yourself absolutely to it. In so doing, you will find your fullest potential and serve your community to the greatest possible extent.



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