Thursday, January 9, 2014

Ask Uttara: Dreams About Fire

Question: 

Ever since the new year my dreams have involved fire in some way - my house burning down, other houses burning, my car smoking then catching fire, etc. what does this mean?

Response:

First thing, do know that SOMETIMES dreams can be predictive or sent as a warning.  So please exercise caution when driving, cooking, lighting candles -- everything -- be a little more careful than normal with not only fire but anything "Mars" related -- knives, tools, cars, etc.

There are many ways to interpret dreams; one of the first ways is to simply examine the emotions felt throughout the dream.  So what did the fire inspire in you?   Fear?  Panic?  Confusion?  Surprise?  Write down the emotions and then look at your waking life and see where those emotions are also being triggered.  The dream could just be a way to process those emotions.

Another way to look at the dream is to see everything and everyone in the dream as some aspect of you.  What does the fire represent to you?  My personal interpretation would be change; breaking down something to be recreated or reborn in the "fire" of your awareness.  It could be a change in your actual home or emotional home.

Did you make any resolutions for the New Year?  Did any of them involve transformation?  Or applying the "fire" of your resolve to shift things in your life or within your self?  The Fire Chakra is Mars/Manipura -- right around the belly button/small of the back.  Any particular issues with that part of your body?  That Chakra also relates to power and will -- any issues regarding either of those things?

Goswami Kriyanandaji always said the dreams give you a three-day heads to up to things that are coming; so perhaps begin to write down the dreams as soon as you wake; don't even get out of bed before you start to write, sometimes even shifting around into different positions while still in bed can help trigger your memory of the dream and fill in some details.  And then check back with your dream journal to see if you can decipher what your subconscious was trying to tell you.

Remember that YOU are always going to be your own best dream interpreter; only YOU have seen and experienced YOUR life; every experience you have creates samskaras, karmic filters through which you experience your world in a totally unique way. 

Dreams are an amazing source of information and noticing them is a great way to demonstrate to your subconscious mind and to your angels and guides that you are willing to listen to guidance and strengthen your intuition.  Learning to trust yourself is one of the greatest lessons we have to learn in this Earth life.

Let me know how you are doing!

Shanti,

Jill

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