Dreams & The Subconscious
When I first started Shadow Dance Mystiks, I wanted it to be a space where we could share our dreams. In ancient and tribal times, when someone had a dream, they would bring it to the morning circle. The shaman or chief would interpret the dream either for the person individually or for the community. Monday, I had a dream that woke me up at 5:30 A.M. and kept waking me up throughout the morning until I fully got up. The dream had many aspects of my relationships. Friends from college. Meeting someone new who felt like a connection, but underneath it, there was an inconsistency. Then the dream shifted, and I was sitting at a dinner table with my curandera. Iām sharing everything thatās been on my heart with her, and she tells me she has a gift for me. She leaves and comes back with a pink rose, limpia soap, and hands it to me. Then the dream shifts again. Iām on a train. Iām getting off the train. Iām seeing people I know with children Iāve never met before. It was a lot. I woke up with a kink in my neck and feeling tired. My whole day felt emotionally heavy, and I realized my dream had actually taken a toll on my physical body. Throughout the day, I kept reflecting on the pink rose limpia soap. The symbolism felt really clear. Purification of the residue around the heart. Purification from emotional heaviness and inconsistent connections. And with certain things happening in my waking life right now, I realized I sometimes allow these connections to affect me more than they should. The dream was very clear about not allowing that again. Iāve been setting intentions around my dreams because my dream world is very active. Very karmic and samsaric. Usually, if I remember my dreams intensely, it means I didnāt actually get the best sleep. So lately, before bed, Iāve been praying: āMy dreams are a space of clarity, devotion, and alignment.ā But after this dream, I realized I also needed to add gentle restoration. Because clarity without rest can still leave the body exhausted.