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Sandra, Age & Gender & Location {Required}: 55 Murfreesboro, Tn. Have You Posted Before? Date of Last Post {Use Search and Your Post Name to Help Find Last Post} Male Jul 1st, 2005 - 5:01 PM
Thank You for your very quick response. --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Replying to: Sandra, Age & Gender & Location {Required}: 26, Northampton Have You Posted Before? Date of Last Post {Use Search and Your Post Name to Help Find Last Post} Female Jul 1st, 2005 - 5:39 PM
Sabrina,
The image becomes Stonehenge is definitely spiritual. And mystical. As Steve stated in his thoughtful response, 'Stonehenge an ancient structure that is incomplete'. Now if we take your spiritual endeavors and compare it to Stonehenge we can say your spiritual path is now just beginning, and incomplete. I think this part of the dream is addressing your spiritual aspects. As for the bar exam. I would look to the father image in your dream to address that possible aspect. Since there are no clues in your dream as to your waking experiences having to do with your getting your law degree, the only possible connection I see is that of the wisdom of your father. Perhaps you should ask him what you should do next with your education, whether to proceed or to move on to something else. By that I mean if your father were alive what would his advice be? Is there a clear indication what that might be? I see his sitting on top of Stonehenge as a message that 'yes, your new spiritual endeavors is the correct path for you to take'. My reasoning for that is the Campbillian factor, to follow your bliss, do that thing that the soul requires, more so than what society expects. That is all about the spiritual quest and the stages that the hero/heroine must undergo to find the true spiritual identity. But by following the soul doesn't necessarily mean that you should drop all your plans as it has to do with your waking life. If you can fit the two together then both are apart of your path. The hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his/her fellow  }But, if the social requirement {getting your law degree} impedes your spiritual/creative endeavors, it is the spiritual path that is most important and the social duty requirements are negated to the back burner. If you fail to follow your heart, it will follow you the rest of your life {Or until mid-life when you are offered a second chance}. Personal Note That is what happened in my life. Psychology has always been of great interest for me but it was not until I was 42 that I actually made it a part of my life. Today I am doing what my soul requires. It is definitely the right thing for me. But I still have to face the social dragon. I work 6 months out of the year on average with my own business, and the rest of the time is put toward my creative self, my soul's interest. I don't see clear evidence as to the dream trying to communicate what to do next with your obtaining a law degree, other than the possible wisdom of your father. I do think you should take that into context. But the underlying metaphysical message of any dream is to follow the soul {psyche is Greek for soul}. What is it that you really want to do in life and not just that thing that is required of you in society. It is to be a lawyer and it can fit with the soul adventure, then that is fine. But it is the soul's adventure {as documented in the spiritual quest of all those who have gone before us, as in the myths of all cultures} that should be listened to. And as you live life it will become clear that you have indeed chosen the right path. I know this may be confusing. To put it into simple words, do what you intuitively know is the thing that your heart/soul really wishes to do. Part of that is spiritual/metaphysical, there is no doubt in my mind about that. You have openned the doors to enlightenment by rejecting man's dogma {patriarchal submission of the feminine} and have to explore other possibilities {astronomy and plamistry}. The quest to spiritual fulfillment begins by questioning, not only the authority of organized religion but also the authority that society puts on us to do as it directs, and not as what the soul requires. Does getting a law degree impede your spiritual quest? If you should continue your education would that benefit your spiritual needs later in life? And one question that must be looked at no matter what the great sages in life may dictate {Jung and Campbell are my sages}. How do you survive in today's world, the phsyical necessities of making a living? If you do decide to forsake the law degree be assured that there will be helping hands there to help you in what ever profession you ultimately decide upon in life. That is a benefit of the spiritual quest, the hero/heroine has the helping hands of fate to guide them on their path, as long as they stay the path. What is best for you in your life? Follow the heart, do that thing that fulfills the soul. It may involve continuing with getting your law degree. It may not. What would your father say? But most importantly, What is it that your soul desires? A long response on my part but I believe it necessary to help convey what I have learned from the sages of the dream quest. Please feel free to answer in what ever way you feel approperiate. Rambling is a part of the dialog here at the Forum. Say whatever comes to your mind, and heart. Gerard  
Age & Gender & Location {Required}: 55 Murfreesboro, Tn. Have You Posted Before? Date of Last Post {Use Search and Your Post Name to Help Find Last Post} Male Jul 2nd, 2005 - 7:59 AM
Steve, Age & Gender & Location {Required}: 55 Murfreesboro, Tn. Have You Posted Before? Date of Last Post {Use Search and Your Post Name to Help Find Last Post} Male Jul 2nd, 2005 - 8:03 AM
Sabrina, Age & Gender & Location {Required}: 55 Murfreesboro, Tn. Have You Posted Before? Date of Last Post {Use Search and Your Post Name to Help Find Last Post} Male Jul 2nd, 2005 - 9:59 AM
I think it is my turn to say 'wow'! Age & Gender & Location {Required}: 26, Northampton Have You Posted Before? Date of Last Post {Use Search and Your Post Name to Help Find Last Post} Female Jul 2nd, 2005 - 10:02 AM
Sabrina, On the subject of failure. The feelings you have of others seing you as a failure is something that was probably instilled within you earlier in life. But if you think about it you have broken the chain. Although you failed the bar exam {you were not alone. Unless you are in the top 10% of your class, 25% to 40% fail the first time}, it doesn't mean you are a failure. You succeded to a point where you knew that law was not 'your thing'. How many people wish they could get that far, and never even try. Now, if you were taking a test on a subject that is close to your heart, and one that you put as much energy into as earning a law degree, you would pass in the top 10%. That is success. By doing that thing the heart yearns for, you naturally will be succesfull at it. Gauge success by what the soul requires and not by what society expects. As you said yourself, your gift is elsewhere. Screw society, do that thing that fulfills your heart's expectations. One final note about the bliss thing. You say you have a wonderful partner. Be sure to consult him with any new direction you wish to take in life. And although you did not pass your law exam you still have those skills to rely on while you work toward your bliss. That is what I am doing, working half the time to feed, shelter and clothe myself {and my two feminine felines} and the other half putting toward by bliss {dreams and continue creating Myths-Dreams-Symbols}. One day, and I know it will come, I will be able to put all my energies toward my bliss. That is the message of the myths, when you follow your heart's path. Spirituality is a part of that path {not to confuse religion with spirituality}. Doing the what the soul desires is finding the Holy Grail. It is within you, you need only bring it out. If you are interested in psychology you may want to start right here with Carl Jung. He is a part of my bliss, and with his help and by understanding the core of my being, psychology, I have unshackled the chains that society placed on me. That is what following your bliss will do. But it is up to you to do the work. The helping hands of faith will assist you. Bill Moyers: Do you ever have the sense of... being helped by hidden hands? Joseph Campbell: All the time. It is miraculous. I even have a superstition that has grown on me as a result of invisible hands coming all the time - namely, that if you do follow your bliss you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. When you can see that, you begin to meet people who are in your field of bliss, and they open doors to you. I say, follow your bliss and don't be afraid, and doors will open where you didn't know they were going to be. Good luck. And make sure to stop by the DreamForum and keep us posted on your path. You may find as I did that myth and dreams are intuitively a part of your bliss. Gerard
Age & Gender & Location {Required}: 55 Murfreesboro, Tn. Have You Posted Before? Date of Last Post {Use Search and Your Post Name to Help Find Last Post} Male Jul 3rd, 2005 - 6:34 AM
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