From time immemorial people have disregarded dreams as being somewhat absurd. That has not been the experience of this writer. Dreams have opened up for me huge interior vistas of meaning leading to a deeper sense of deep inner harmony. The issue for most people is that dreams reveal themselves in a language that is symbolic. This symbolic language makes dream interpretation difficult for most people in today’s world. With our great emphasis on the logical/rational mind our ability to connect with the power of symbol has been greatly reduced. Following your dreams by practicing dream interpretation invites integrity in the following ways.

Following your Dreams Integrates the Shadow Within

We’ll find it difficult to connect to the meaning and power of symbol without an understanding of this language of our inner life. Therefore we lose the power of a sacred technology that will assist you to integrate the conscious mind with the power of the unconscious mind and create a deep harmony within. Dreams help integrate what has been called the shadow. The shadow is that side of ourselves that we refuse to live and permit ourselves to fully express. The inclusion of the shadow self into the total personality, whereby everything is included and plays its part, results in finding inner harmony.

Following your Dreams brings Integrity Within and Without

It is essential that you start to bring this unity within yourself and therefore bring this unity into the world. We cannot attain to a deep inner peace until we come into harmony with those unloved aspects of ourselves. This is the true invitation from the Islamic idea of Jihad. Jihad is a paradoxical invitation. It’s not the distorted view of joining in a religious war with others. It’s the practice of integration of those aspects of ourselves that are at war within ourselves. This integration of the shadow self is the beginning of real peace and inward harmony.

Following Dreams uses a Sacred Technology

Dreams introduce you to an alternative aspect of your humanity. The totality of the human being isn’t just the part of the person as represented by the ego. Dream interpretation reveals that there is something of real significance that is beyond the limited idea of the separate self that we refer to as me, my and mine. Dreams, and their interpretation allow us access to a kind of ancient technology. This is the ability to change the lead of the shadow self into the gold of Self realisation. The power to find meaning from the symbols of your dreams, gives you a talent to build within you a sense of deep inner peace and harmony.

Following your Dreams is Real Spiritual Education

Dreams are not at all the nonsense that the majority of people think they are. Dreams are real personal and spiritual education. Education means to bring out that which arises from within you. Paying attention to this arising from within leads to real spiritual and personal development. Dreams arise from a higher authority. This authority has been given different names such as God, the Self or the Source. This is a forgotten language that we could all do with learning as part of our true education. This is a language that one can constantly learn from, and through such learning, comes more in line with that source of real education.

Following your Dreams leads to Healing

There is a common expression that asserts, “Follow your dreams.” The dreams that many people are encouraged to follow are not those that arise from deep within themselves but dreams that take them further into the nightmare of the separate sense of self. They forget the deep hearts core invitation from the spiritual education available from their dream life. There are numerous skills that one can commit to learning. The practice of dream analysis is a skill that enables us to realize our dreams in the outer world. Over the course of time, the individual that commits to, and honors, the symbols in their dreams is gifted an integrity that one can only really dream off. This leads to feeling more creative and more integrated within your body, mind and spirit.

In following your dreams there may also be the experience of deep healing of that which feels in opposition within you. Learn the language of integrity and wholeness. Become someone of integrity through learning the practice of dream interpretation. Learn how to become one who is an interpreter of the language of the soul and find your true life’s meaning and purpose by following the dreams you are given to integrate within yourself.

Tony Cuckson writes and promotes Personal and Spiritual Development courses. He is also a professional storyteller steering you in how to follow your dreams and move through recognized life stages and life transitions. Using diverse maps of the stages of personal and spiritual development together with mythology, dream interpretation and personal and spiritual development practices you are led to live your one wild and precious life. To find out more about the personal and spiritual development courses and the power of story telling and poetry to really transform your life visit http://www.tonycuckson.com

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