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Recurring Childhood Dreams…..
PAST LIFE MEMORIES
When I was a child (I am now 59), I had the same dreams over and over of a huge spiral hanging over my head which would get closer and closer until I felt as if I were going to smother. I would always awake frightened.
A few years ago I started reading novels about the first inhabitants of our continent and found this same spiral used over and over in these stories. I became fascinated with learning about these peoples and their customs. In fact, last fall while visiting in New Mexico, we made a special trip to Chaco Canyon to see the ruins there. On some level I seem to be able to relate to these people, but how I don't know. Any thoughts about this? When I was a child, I knew nothing about Indians or their religious symbols.
I frequently--well nightly--dream about many, many things, people, and places that I've never seen. I usually dream about being in a town or several big buildings with lots of people doing strange things and quite often I dream about being in or around water, but I am prevented from getting around some natural or man-made obstruction. Quite often I dream about the house I grew up in, but it never looks the same. I even dream when I take afternoon naps!! I do like being in clear, shallow water for snorkeling; I am a nature lover, and I do have a huge, fertile imagination.
And in the past few years, I have become very interested in religion. I am not presently going to church, but I do like to read books that answer "how could that have happened?" or "was that right?" I am presently read Alan Dershowitz's latest book Genesis of Justice, that I find fascinating. I would be interested in a response and in participating in any research in this area of dreams if possible. I read an article in today's newspaper about dreams. This is how I got your website.
FD, female
Response
The spiral you saw as a child before awakening, was your own spirit form moving out of the inner levels of consciousness returning back into your physical body lying in bed. For some people spirit appears as a huge bird or is symbolized as falling in a dream. Since you didn't know what it was and no one could tell you, you learned to be frightened of this natural mind-happening. Now, you might look for it again so you can eliminate the fear and replace it with adult-curiosity.
The spiral shows how the energy moves within the inner levels of mind. It is a common symbol around the world to show forward motion. Since subconscious mind is where the Akashic Records are found, it is entirely possible you were remembering an experience from another time and place. (For more on Akashic Records and Intuitive Past Life accounts go to www.som.org )
The strong familiarity sense you experienced while reading, and particularly visiting, also support this conclusion. A Past Life Profile might be further verification, especially in the significance of the symbol to you.
The snippets of other dreams indicate the many opportunities you have for learning (towns), often unfamiliar (people), in your everyday life (water). Dreaming of the house you grew up in that never looks the same symbolizes how you change your mind. You have a natural inclination toward your subconscious mind that it would be worth your time to investigate and cultivate.
NIGHT TERRORS
My daughter is six years old. Since she was about two or three she has been experiencing horrible nightmares. There were times, especially when she was younger, that they would occur every night about the same time and sometimes continue for several hours. As she has gotten older they seem to happen less frequently. She wakes up screaming and when I come into the room she does not know that I am there. She seems to be awake, but does not easily respond to my questions and seems to see things around her. She shakes and is obviously terrified. She sometimes repeats the same word or phrase over and over.
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