Dreams can be eye-opening, sensual, lucid, or down right frightening! It is the how and why that has confounded folks for centuries. In the Hughes reading, he describes dreaming as universal phenomena. It takes as much energy to dream as it does to be awake because our minds are alert and active.
The desire and ability to interpret dreams has been talked about through all generations, cultures, and religions. For me one of my favorite Bible characters is Daniel. The book of Daniel is filled with spiritual protection (Daniel 3:25) He said, "Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods." 27 and the satraps, prefects, governors and royal advisers crowded around them. They saw that the fire had not harmed their bodies, nor was a hair of their heads singed; their robes were not scorched, and there was no smell of fire on them.
Graphic imagery (Daniel 5:5) Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote. 6 His face turned pale and he was so frightened that his knees knocked together and his legs gave way.
Communion with spirits Daniel 5:11 There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the time of your father he was found to have insight and intelligence and wisdom like that of the gods. Consumption of alcohol. . . Belshazzar was drinking his wine. (Daniel 5:3) So they brought in the gold goblets that had been taken from the temple of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them.
From the readings Hughes and Pearce seemed to indicate that some dreams are mechanisms to allow us to participate in activities that we may not in out every day. Our inner desires are triggered and they are manifested in our subconscious in the form of dreams
I am happy to say that the Walsh chapters actually made sense to me!! Possibly a Eureka moment…
The content may be understandable because it is relatable to me, and my Christian beliefs.
I guess that I never thought of the Holy Sprit as a “spirit entity” maybe that is ignorant of me… But as a believer in Christ, the Holy Spirit acts a guide and aids people on their journey with Christ. One can make the argument that is the role of other spirits as well…
As I was reading the Walsh text, I had to chuckle when I got to the section on mediums. I am from the generation of “Miss Cleo” and the explosion of spiritual guides that flooded the TV and books shelves.
For me, one of the most interesting thoughts I encountered was our role “look within” in the spiritual process and what we crave is what we fixate on… Our text referenced that Christian my have visions with Gabriel and Catholic may encounter Mary. But it is a rare occurrence that let’s say a Buddhist would see Mary present herself in a vision. Why is that? I believe it is based on expectation and our internal and external influences.
I absolutely believe in the existence of spirits – good and bad. The hitch for me is that the bible clearly describes the practice of certain activities as undesirable … divination, sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, and casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead.
This subject matter is truly fascinating! Delving into realms of the uncertain is supposed to prick our curiosity and I am glad that it does mine! I want to be open to the possibility of other world, realms, and spiritual paths, yet keeping true to my Christian beliefs.
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