I am an active dreamer, particularly in the wee hours between 3 am and 5 am. I sometimes remember their content but usually forget the message of the dream shortly after I awaken.
There is usually nothing in my dreams to write home about, but I recently had a dream that was not only beautiful but also thought-provoking. What it means, I can only guess, which I have done at the conclusion of this piece.
My wife and I were living in a beautiful Tudor-designed house with a large front yard. We had several people over for a little food and beverage gathering and, as I was walking back into the house from the yard, I noticed a white ball of white paper or material or fur balled up in the grass. After passing it, I pivoted and took a closer look at the patch, only to recognize that it seemed to be the dying carcass of an animal, a dog.
At that point, the location of the animal’s remains seemed no longer to be in front of the house but to have moved to the patio area of my mother’s house on the ocean in Golden Beach. The move in location did not register with me as being unusual at the time.
My wife’s aunt in the house, who is deceased, saw my reaction to witnessing the flesh in the grass and grabbed a washcloth to help revive the animal. As we moved the remaining flesh of this poor critter inside, I could see that it was a 30-40 pound short-haired brown and white dog that was about to perish. Everyone in the house pitched in to help revive it.
As the dog returned to life and retrieved its strength, it became the most faithful and loving creature anyone could ask for. It was always with me, and when I sat down on the couch it laid on my lap or sat next to me and put its head on my shoulder while its’ mind passed into dreamland.When we were together like that, I was the happiest I have ever been in my life.
While continuing to dream, I dreamt that the dog was an angel sent to make me the happiest person alive. But I also had an alternate dream at the same time, which was that the dog was the embodiment of my being, and that” being” had now found its forever-home, which made the “being” happier than it had ever been.
I then awakened, but I will never forget the experience, if it was one!