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Like everything in a dream, DC's are just your imagination! So basically, if you're asking a question to a dream character, you're asking a question to yourself.
I think you can take the answer pretty serious, because it's an answer you created. (well, you're subconscious mind did).
I just finished reading some posts on the "talking to your subconscious" thread. It's fascinating. I'm of the theory that my subconscious "spoke to me" - summoned me. I never had a lucid dream before - it was spontaneous. I've yet to hear anyone else say they've had an unbidden lucid dream. I'm still flabbergasted that there is such a thing. I've got to do more reading, but I'm imagining that the subconscious can "direct" my path. I also believe that the dc's statement, that I'll return to school "like water" - perhaps this was a self-referential statement, as I know that water can represent the unconscious.Quote:
Originally Posted by itsadream
[QUOTE=Philosopher8659;1469283
Food for thought. If you do not understand metaphor, how could your own mind use it to say something to itself?[/QUOTE]
That's beautiful, Philosopher. The realization slowly dawned on me. Thanks - that was food for thought. I "got" it after a day of thinking. I think I have to have faith in myself and believe in my own intelligence/subconscious.
When I get the chance, I'm going to begin another thread about a dream/vision I had when I was in a drug induced coma. I have to spend some time thinking about what aspects of the experience I want to focus on and discuss. I want to revisit Jung and his theories on the collective unconscious and archetypes because I experienced some of the numen/power of the DC in the dream. I've learned that people in medically induced comas are known to have vivid dreams, as I did, but I'm interested in the "how" and "why" of the incident. I am wondering why I would have a paranormal dream experience. Granted, the anesthesia had something to do with it, but I never would have "imagined" talking telepathically with a DC. When I begin that discussion I'd like to hear your perspective.
You think your experience was weird? Ever wonder about visions? They happen when awake and quite suddenly. I have had 2 in my life, the last one saved my life, and possibly the lives of 4 others.
I was pulling out of a Wall Mart, down south. The exit was at the top of a hill, speed limit 55. Traffic had backed up and i could not see on comming traffic. It was then I made a very bad judgment--a judgment that should have killed me, an at least injured 4 others.
I decided to wait for a lull in traffic and just gun it.
Well as soon as I hit the gas, time stopped. I found myslef out in the middle of the road looking at my own car, the two passangers in it beside myself, and a car I could not see from where I actuallyh was. There were 2 people in that car. I was shocked. This cannot possibly happen! I decided to take my time and take mental notes of the on comming car, take a good look around, after all, things seemed to be stopped. I had all the time in the world.
When I was satisfied, I found myself behind the wheel again, time still stopped. I sat there and reasoned. I could ignore all this because quite frankly it is impossible. Or, I could act on it. I decided to take the advice. I decided to brake and turn the wheel. As soon as I decided what to do, time resumed. My car swirved sideways, and a car I could not see saw me and swirved around me. Not so much as a scratch on either car. It was doing about 55. It should have impacted my door splattering my head agains the window.
It was at that moment I got angry. I got very angry. Why in the hell save my worthless ass but let so many others die? I also got scared. What kind of a mind could do to me what I just went through? Just too much to imagine.
I put it out of mind. tucked it away. unbelieveable--uintil I slowly, through the years start to understand.
I believe it is true, this planet is a garden where something is being grown in man--truth. Something he did not have before is being developed until one day we are ready. A garden is also a prison--a prison for the mentally too young for the Universe.
I do not believe that there is an after-life at all. I believe we have one chance to make something of our lives. One thing for sure, it creates a lot of mental stress because at some point you realize you are not in Kansas anymore.