I am reminded of a funny scene from the movie Bruce Almighty where Jim Carrey’s character, Bruce, is having a rough day. He is driving along the street and beseeches God to show him a sign, any sign, a sign from anywhere would do. As he is pleading for a sign, literal street signs are giving him the answer. I don’t mean one or two signs, but dozens and dozens. Yet, he can’t see beyond his ego and illusions. We only see what we want to see definitely applied to Bruce that day.
I am always fascinated where signs can come from. While walking the dog this morning, I felt inspired to find a fallen acorn underneath one of the many oak trees that align my path. I was 30 minutes into my walk when I realized that acorns don’t normally fall until the autumn and it is only the end of August. So, I thought that if the universe wanted me to have an acorn for my altar, it will have to present itself to me with a sign. For the remainder of the stroll I would pay attention to the rest of the surroundings besides the ground I had been watching so closely.
We were only a few feet from our turning around spot, a stop sign leading up a steep hill, when the dog ambled slightly off path and stopped in her tracks, whipping my arm back towards her. No matter what I did she would not budge. Instead of getting mad at the slight inconvenience, I decided this was a sign. I looked around the ground where she was sniffing all the interesting scents and low and behold I discovered an acorn. Ask and ye shall receive. I sent my gratitude to the universe and put the acorn in my fanny pack to place on my altar when I arrived home later in the morning.
Why did I want an acorn? An acorn is the starting point of an oak tree; the bringer of life or rebirth. An oak tree isn’t called the mighty oak tree for nothing. It symbolizes power and endurance which is what I am bringing forth in my own life.
Just last night, I prayed that I be presented with a sign in my dreams of what to do next. Was I in the right place, doing what I am supposed to be doing or was I powerless and a victim of circumstance? Was I going to acquiese to outside sources, allowing them to boss me around or stick to my complete feeling of alignment with the universe knowing that it will not only show me the way, but bring me the abundance I am looking for…And please please please give me a story to write as it had been a week since I had a fresh idea.
Just before I awoke, I had a final dream that I remembered where an old friend that I hadn’t seen in quite some time and I walked into my old apartment. In the dream I was going to temporarily move back in. This was an Edwardian flat in San Francisco with a long hallway running down the center with rooms shooting off to either side of it. In the first room on the right, which was my spare bedroom, there were some empty boxes and my silver table and something else that was silver. The table and the other silver item were located near the door so that it was the first thing I noticed. In the back of the room, leaning against the window on the floor was a large black and white photograph made into a print with a white border and a black frame. We walked into the room and I grabbed the silver items to put them into what used to be my living room.
We then could be found in the kitchen. There were taupe painted splotches covering holes in the white wall. She proclaimed that I needed to paint that wall over so the landlord would give me my deposit back. I wasn’t sure if that was entirely necessary since I lived there for 13 years and she would need to paint anyway.
My friend then announced how her brother had tricked her and taken her house away from her. While she was telling the story I was looking in the refrigerator and opened the bottom drawer to pull out any old food that needed to be thrown away. In that drawer, several lemons had fallen out of the bag. I assumed they too needed to be tossed, but with closer inspection I realized they were a shiny yellow without a blemish in sight. I restored them to their home in the bag and closed the drawer.
When I awoke I typed the notes from my dream immediately so that I would not forget. I was puzzled trying to figure out what the dream was trying to tell me. Was I simply reminiscing about old friends and an apartment and furniture that I once loved or was there something more to this dream?
A few days earlier, one of my teachers asked if I analyzed my dreams. I responded that I had been for the last six months or so. Sometimes, it clicked what messages were being sent to me immediately and sometimes I struggled to find the answers, but I was typing them up nonetheless. She continued to explain that each dream has various layers of meanings, the obvious meaning and the deeper meanings. Like an onion, with each layer you peel, you get closer and closer to the core of what it is all about.
As I left my computer, I began contemplating each aspect of the dream and this is what I came up with…
The dream was a metaphor explaining that everything in life is temporary, the good and the bad. We are always changing and always growing. I must feel compassion, but I shouldn’t look at life in black and white. Rather, I should know there is always a silver lining. I am in my own power. Perhaps it seemingly escaped for a moment, but then I tucked it back where it belonged and all is well.
The explanation for my summarization came from the ideas that I was temporarily moving back into my old apartment. There were temporary fixes to the holes in the wall. The furniture that I had was a symbol of temporary ownership. My friend being kicked out of her house was not only about the temporary nature of where we live, but the fact that I should feel compassion for her trials that she was going through. The black and white photo was far off in the back and I never picked it up. There are so many shades of grey, but sometimes people living in fear only see black and white. They want what they think is right and not what I know is right. The two silver items were the first thing I noticed and were close to the doorway. The silver is what I picked up and took with me representing the silver lining in my power struggle. The yellow of the lemons are the same color of the third chakra which represents power. The lemons fell out of the bag, but they were still in perfect condition. I may have thought I lost my power, but that was an illusion and as soon as I realized that I still had my power, I put the lemons back where they belonged.
As I was summarizing this idea, the words to the song I’ve got the Power were strumming through my head and my actual third chakra, located in the solar plexus area had sparked into life. I physically felt the wheel of energy spinning and knew this was a sign that my analysis was correct.
After reliving my dream in my head, I picked up one of the books next to my bed and started to read where I had left off. Animal Speak by Ted Andrews was the name of the book and I began the section about the symbolism behind a Cougar. What does Cougar symbolize, according to Williams? Being in your own POWER! It also mentioned that there are those who are not going to want you to change and come into your power and will try to hold you back, but you can either choose to be weak and follow their lead or not falter and stand your ground. More clues to my question from last night were arriving.
Then I picked up where I left off from another book by Andrews called Nature Speak. What was the section I was reading about? The Mighty Oak and how it is about POWER. In fact, the oak tree from my morning reading is where I arrived with the idea to pick up an acorn for my altar.
Afterwards, I continued my morning with my daily ritual of choosing a card from each of my four oracle decks. First, from the Goddess deck, I picked up the Diana Card which is about keeping focused intention and how it relates to the Mighty Oak and Power and to stay focused on my chosen direction.
Next, came the Crystal Clear Intention card with Archangel Michael announcing that I need to keep focused on my intentions and have faith that they are coming true. I am within my own Power and all is well.
Third in the pile was the Harvest Moon or 24 card from my Spirit of the Wheel deck which talks about how all my work is coming into fruition and that everything is in my Power and abundance is on its way.
Lastly, I picked up the Life’s Purpose card from my Angel deck and it declared that I am doing my work and abundance is coming.
Whew, talk about Synchronicity of several signs coming from various places. And the best part of it all is that I got my story.
Signs can and do come from everywhere: dreams, songs, a message from a friend, an acorn. Pay attention to your surroundings. Everything that you encounter has a message for you. The more open and willing you are to accept these messages, the easier you will be able to recognize them when they show up.
Thank you for reading and Namaste! (The Light in me recognizes the Light in you!)
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