Are Dream Characters Universally Benevolent
Are Dream Characters Universally Benevolent
I observed in a recent posting that ‘I’ve never met a group of dream characters who could hold a significant grudge’. I’ve had more than a few dreams in which I was cast in the role of Knight and Peace Maker in which I had to battle or in some sense neutralize Enemies or Oppressors of some Society of Dream Characters, and in each case, when the hostilities were over, the Dream Characters were all surprisingly forgiving… even lightheartedly benevolent and most solicitous to impose their goodwill upon their former enemies, when only moments before they had cringed in terror.
In one dream, an entire Kingdom of Dream Characters was being oppressed by a Race of White Giants. I was the answer to their prayers, apparently, but did not quite know beforehand what could give me an advantage over a complete Race of White Giants. It was one of only a few dreams in which I was genuinely afraid. Not of death, but of failure. Well, it seemed that raising my hand in peace was enough to destabilize these Giants – it would make them tremble and shake and fluctuate in size and shape. Then, to reach out and touch them would reduce them to a normal size. With the Race of White Giants suddenly reduced to normal scale, my first thought was that the people would now tear them apart in vengeance, and I must admit that I was not so very concerned for the former giant’s safety as I supposed they would largely get what they deserved. So I was quite surprised when I heard a cheer of goodwill go up behind me as the Society of Dream Character in this quaint and beautiful little Kingdom seemed willing to accept their former oppressors now as beloved equals and companions. But even in my utter amazement, I was ever ready with a word and so I spoke up and said, “Let’s all have a drink on it”, and another cheer went up in the crowd, echoed by the former white giants.
Now, I pose the question… are these benevolent Dream Characters just in my dreams, indicating that I am dreaming at a relatively high Astral Plane, or are all of our Dream Characters guileless and free of grudges?