I then took a new job in Southern California. My wife and I had our honeymoon at the happiest place on earth, Disneyland. We lived in Encinitas in an apartment that was just one mile from the ocean. The cool and moist weather was in stark contrast to Arizona’s dry heat. We loved the beach and use to take long walks down by Swami’s beach as much as possible.
California will also be special to us, for another reason. It was where our son was born in Oceanside, California. I remember the moment that my son was conceived. My wife and I were both older at the time we got married, but we still wanted to have a family. I remember my wife and I were making love, when I had another vision. I agree that it is a very strange time to have one of my vision, but after I though about it, it really was not and it all made perfect sense to me.
The vision was of a large group of people saying goodbye to my yet to be born son. It was definitely one of the more interesting encounters. It seems that we do say our good-byes to our friends and loved ones on the spiritual side before our reincarnation back here on earth. I just did not know that it was such a large crowd.
After having this vision, my wife stated that she just was not feeling well. She said that she thought that she was pregnant. I told her that she better get tested. She went to her doctor, and sure enough, she was, and we had better start getting prepared. Our son was born in Oceanside California in 1992, and we came very proud if not overly protective parents. Being older parents, we cherished our son and had great memories taking strolls down Carlsbad boardwalk, and playing in the sand at Moonlight beach in Encinitas, and on the golden sands of Delmar.
We lived in California for three years, and then I was laid-off from my job. This was a time when many folks were being laid off due to decrease government spending in the early 1990’s. So we packed our bags, and went back to sunny Arizona. This time to Phoenix to stay with relatives, until I got my feet back on the ground. I had several interesting dreams before the layoff.
The first dream was that I was walking into a real estate office in Encinitas to look for a house. I remember it being a small office with pictures of homes displayed on the wall. A real estate person came out to greet my wife and me and we started to talk. While I was talking to her, I glanced at my feet. I could not believe this but there were woolly caterpillars by the hundreds covering my naked feet. As you know, caterpillars are premature butterflies, yet to be born. So the dream was obvious to me, that buying a house was very premature and was not an option at the time.
The second dream that I had was that I was standing at the shoreline below a sandy cliff. My car was next to me, but it was like it has been in an accident. All of the windows were broken, and the doors were falling from their hinges. The car was in no shape to drive and could no longer be used for transportation. It was definitely an omen of my pending layoff on the horizon.
There are a few other dreams that I would like to revisit with you. I personally believe that dreams are important, and have very useful information if we pay attention to them.
My very first girlfriend in college was a computer major. We met in the dormitory the fall of my first semester in graduate school. The campus was full of activity at the time with the entire student body getting ready for the New Year. Our first movie together was a “Werewolf in London”. About six months later, I had a nightmare.
I had a dream where I was driving in a red convertible, and my girlfriend was smiling at me and talking about her day. The wind was on our faces and it was a beautiful day for a drive together. However, as she was talking to me, her face started to transform and change. She has transfigured into a terrifying werewolf. She reached over to me, and tore open my throat in one quick move. I woke up having night sweats.
That week, she told me that she wanted to break up with me, and not to have a personal relationship any longer. I learned a lesson that night that one must be very careful about where they go out on their first dates.
Snakes are also important to recognize in a dream. If a snake bites you in a dream, it could be an omen that you are about to be stricken by a sudden illness. It happened to me twice. Once I had a dream that a large green snake bit me. With in three days, I had a severe case of strep throat that took me weeks to recover. A similar dream happened again, a snake bit me and I had a severe viral infection that also took me several weeks to recover.
Tornadoes are also something that need to be taken seriously in your dreams. Several times, I have had dreams of tornadoes, and normally they mean that change is all around you and to be prepared to act. Another dream to take notice is if you see a family house burning down. I also had several of these dreams, and it foretold the passing of several relatives.
Dreams can also be comforting; I had a dream once that I asked Jesus if my wife should be the one that I should marry. I remember Jesus giving me a hug, and smiling at me that she was to be my wife.
Lesson # 4: Listen to your dreamsI believe that dreams are very important, and they can give us warnings of the future that we are about to enter. I also believe that we are all interconnected together. This is why I believe that cause and effect is so important. What we say, how we say it, and how we treat each other is so important on our spiritual journey together, and what makes us who we are today and into tomorrow.
You may want to take a moment and reflect on some of your important dreams, and how they have affected you in your life.Dream Catcher:
A path before you covered in rose petals.
A hidden door opens
beyond the shadows of the moon.
Morning dew falling from a dream catcher creating rainbow
reflections for you.