Dreams
Concept illustration of a young woman and her dreams.
Most of us spend a third of our lives sleeping. Many of us remember our dreams. Since the beginning of history, most cultures have found power in our sleeping dreams.
There are many different types of dreams we may have when we sleep. Some dreams are borne of anxiety or of eating before bedtime.
Some dreams transcend the realm of the ordinary, offering a deeper spiritual meaning. In these dreams, we find solutions to our problems, connect with our loved ones in spirit, and even glimpse into the future. These dreams guide us, offering new perspectives and understanding.
In a way, the dreaming we do every time we sleep is a form of divination. When we enter dreamtime, we have a spiritual connection that we do not always have while awake.
Sometimes, when we awaken, we know exactly what our dream tells us. Other times, we must reflect or divine to find the message.
There are many different techniques for dream interpretation. I am wary of dream dictionary books and websites, as they cannot include the personal nuances and unique meanings symbols can hold for each of us. It is best to embark on our own journey of understanding, puzzling out what the symbols in our dreams mean to us, rather than assuming that a symbol means the same thing to everyone.
Many of us have a tenuous relationship with sleep. Yet, when we sleep, we can access knowledge that guides us. Sometimes, that knowledge can calm us and make getting to sleep easier.
When we ponder that knowledge in interpretation, we open ourselves to an even greater connection with our guidance.
The StaarCon 5 Imagining of Pixie Arcana. Art and composition by Stacey Williams-Ng, backgrounds by Animix.
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StaarCon 5
We are excited to welcome artist, author, and deck designer Gita Rash back to StaarCon. At StaarCon 5, Gita will offer a two-part intensive called Understanding Your Dreams. Gita’s new book, Dream Your Reality, was published in 2023.
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StaarCon 5 scheduled speaker Gita Rash.
Close-up of a person interpreting tarot cards on their bed.
Interpreting Dreams with Tarot
My approach to dream interpretation begins by drawing a card to see if the dream contains important messages worthy of interpretation. If that card signals a need for interpretation, I begin by recording every detail of the dream.
Dreams are a series of symbols. We want to interpret the symbols. We also want to be aware of how the dreamer reacted to those symbols in the dream and how the dreamer feels about those symbols in life. When I list the dream's details, I also note the dreamer's relationship with those symbols.
Then, I pull a card, or a few cards, for each symbol. Very quickly, a clear interpretation is revealed.
In a way, the written record of the dream becomes a tarot spread to interpret the dream.
Try this technique the next time you need to interpret a dream.
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Join us tomorrow, Thursday, for a free live-stream tarot class on YouTube at 7 pm EDT. The Spectrum of a Tarot Card will discuss the ways in which context can influence a tarot interpretation.
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A woman journals before bed.
Making Magic
At StaarCon 5, Gita Rash will teach us how to use our dreams to manifest and receive guidance.
There are many kinds of dreamwork and dream magic.
A very simple technique is setting an intention for your dreams before sleeping.
For instance, if you're grappling with a decision, you can ask for clear guidance in your dreams by focusing on the question before you sleep.
If you are missing a departed loved one, ask for a visit in your dreams.
If you are seeking answers, ask for a revelation in your dreams.
You can write your intention, speak it aloud, or say it in your mind. You can strengthen your intention using lavender incense, oil, or candles.
Do not be discouraged if you do not receive a dream when you try this. Rather, repeat the process each evening until you do.
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Christiana Gaudet teaching a tarot class in her Pocono home office, circa 2006.
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Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 7 Issue 16
April 17, 2024
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