Did you ever have one of those dreams where you wake up thinking, "What the heck was that about?!" Mine occurred a few months ago. In it, I was evading being bound, drugged, and sexually assaulted. I woke up trembling. Even after I realized I was safe in my familiar bedroom and that this disturbing situation had merely been my mind's reflection, my anxieties over the meaning of it did not subside.
This was the first dream I submitted to Lauri Quinn Loewenberg, a Certified Dream Analyst, author, syndicated columnist, and radio personality. I was terrified that I'd had some sort of premonition. Or that deep within my psyche lurked an inescapable fear of men and sexuality that was playing out like a horror film as my conscious mind rested ignorantly.
Guess what. This vivid nightmare wasn't about my distrusting men or escaping looming dangers. It was about the very effort you're looking at right now!
Through analyzing the plot and imagery of my dream, Lauri helped me connect it with what was happening in my waking life--and with amazing precision. Between the car accident that rendered me physically incapable of handling large dogs and the fact that I had just signed on to teach a much larger course load than I was used to, I was debating giving up Jill of Ark entirely. There was no time. I wasn't good enough. I was so far out of touch with everything I wanted to accomplish with my business that there was no use in trying to rebuild it. As overwhelmed as I was with my growing career in adjunct professorhood, it seemed the easier, more logical path to follow.
While I'd been inclined to interpret my dream predators in literal form, Lauri explained that they were representations of certain aspects of myself. I'd been allowing myself to be tied down and abused by the schedule I'd been maintaining, trying to force myself into a mold that wasn't aligned with my soul's purpose.
Because I'd found one of the perpetrators physically attractive, Lauri suggested that there was something about my "attacker" that appealed to me. Again, she was spot on. I liked the idea of immersing myself completely in academia because my ego-driven self saw so much professional and intellectual merit in it. Interestingly, in the middle of the dream chase, I had a calming conversation with a music teacher wearing a dress with a tiny floral pattern--a representation of my creative self that was not being allowed to blossom. Since I could not recall what the conversation was about, Lauri pointed to my need to tune in to her more consciously.
It took some time for me to do this and to fully evaluate how I could balance both careers, as Lauri promised was possible according to what she saw in my dream, but the answer did come. I began to see that as much as I loved my pet sitting clients, this particular work was no longer serving me. While it had helped me develop a reputation and practice my animal communication and healing abilities, it had ultimately trapped me into a limited belief that pet sitting was all I deserved to do. It was time to let it go so that I could better focus on offering my heart as a trainer and animal communicator and writing to share the wisdom and lessons I'm blessed to receive from these experiences.
Since this, I've sent several dreams to Lauri for analysis and am always blown away by how much practical guidance she can download from these vivid night visions that startle or confuse me so profoundly.
Lauri offers interpretations by e-mail as well as phone through her website, http://www.lauriloewenberg.com/. Not only does she respond with careful attention to detail, she usually manages to do it within 48 hours and allows for feedback and follow-up afterward.
So, the next time you're jolted awake from a dream having that same unsettling feeling I did, remember that there's an important message for you hidden within it. If anyone can help you figure it out, it's definitely Lauri Loewenberg.
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