Your ‘Gut’ Feeling May Be Answer
Dear Nancy: I have been experiencing a lot of stress recently due to constant conflict and turmoil at work. This dream puzzled me, and yet I felt comforted. - Gail
I’m in a room where men are seated at a table gambling and playing cards. I think some could be my clients. My husband’s former boss, Russ, who died this year, walks into the room. He looks extremely well and much younger. I look at him and say, “Is that you? I thought you were dead!” He looks at me and smiles. I ask the other men if they can see him, but they just smile, too. Russ looks at me and says, “Don’t worry, everything will be all right.” I just look at him and know that he has to go back. He leaves the room and walks away.
Dear Gail: When we spoke on the telephone you said Russ was a dear and trusted friend with high integrity. Coming to your aid at this stressful time was a comfort and a gift.
Your dream setting is a room full of gambling men. It’s important to be aware of settings in dreams because they often tell us outright what situation the dream is addressing in our lives.
What area of your life are you gambling on? A project at work? A particular relationship? Have you felt you are giving energy and resources to something that may in the end give you nothing in return?
Only you, the dreamer, knows whether this was an actual visitation dream or simply a form of reassurance from your own psyche. What was your “gut” feeling? The message “Don’t worry, everything will be all right,” is one that feels genuine and dependable and comes from a source you can trust. Allow yourself to relax and have faith that things will work out.
Keep this dream close to you as you move through your days. If you have a photograph or keepsake that reminds you of Russ, set it on your desk as a reminder to have faith.
Good luck, Gail.
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You can consciously use your dreams to spark creativity and solve problems. We all have the most creative and caring advisor and confidant - our own inner-guide - available every night, for free.
Most people have had dreams that tapped this rich storehouse of creativity. It’s up to us how we use this inspiration, whether we bring it into our waking lives in a solid way or let it remain in the realms of our imagination, perhaps to be forgotten.
There are many famous examples of stories, poems, songs, paintings and other art forms that have been inspired by dreams. We all have this reservoir of creativity within us. Tapping our dreams can be the door to it all.