ALL DAILY DREAMKU POSTED IN OCTOBER 2007
The Ace of Pentacles in The Tarot of the Cat People
Sheesh! What a month. I know I keep saying how busy and/or stressed out I am, but this month really took the cake. An on-line psiber dreaming conference at which I presented a workshop on dreamku that continued for a full two weeks, followed right away by a trip to California (Santa Barbara), and that followed by a trip way upstate New York (Saranac Lake). Both trips were to check out retirement residences (the first also was to visit a few dear friends).
Just the thought of pulling up the 23 years’ worth of roots I have in this apartment makes me nauseous, but it is time to do so. However, there are many other considerations and I’ve been worrying myself sick over everything. I’d love to put it all off, take in a short-term roommate and save more money, then move later. But I know it will only get harder to do so as I get even older. So my sense is to do it now if at all possible, no matter how objectively (and subjectively) hard it is. I see these considerations and struggles and hopes salted throughout the dreamku below.
My dreams this month also consistently supported my continuing to work toward moving, no matter how I was feeling. As did all the Tarot card readings I did. Without these two support systems I do not know if I’d still be pursuing the (waking) dream of moving.
ALL DAILY DREAMKU POSTED IN OCTOBER 2007
October 1, 2007
she freezes in joy
while learning the new group dance
her lost solo spin
October 2, 2007
STAR TREK
upside down star flight
William Shatner and I
rescued by Pegasus
we make our landing
before the first crew saved
dinner on hold
she has dyed her hair
to honor She who taught her
new Elder
the man's elegant
and lengthy meal blessing
my adopted homeland
October 3, 2007
harvest moon
we bait our trap
with a fake King
October 4, 2007
he says the garden
drains into the other world
I’ve always known this
October 5, 2007
I sit at the edge
with his illegible notes
letting go
October 6, 2007
evening walk
she reaches the crosswalk
labor pains start
October 7, 2007
the Magi can’t be
banned from the new housing
it’s their work
October 8, 2007
popping blouse buttons
I see why she chose
a big jacket
October 9, 2007
STABBED ALIVE*
I can't pull out the knife
I stabbed into my stomach
a coat drapes over
long staircase down
I defeat the evil man
despite my old wound
revisiting the knifing
I learn he, not me, caused it
to what end?
it hurts too much
to try to remove the knife
I leave it be
*"Now he's been stabbed alive. He's seeing things." Joyce Cary: "The Horse's Mouth"
October 10, 2007
wood sorrel for
the reddish spots on our skin
she’s in denial
October 11, 2007
improved proportion
the pale statue sticks
out her neck
October 12, 2007
dream pronouncement
the slew of sneakers means
time to run home
October 13, 2007
HANGING IN THE BALANCE
a picture of a
threatened lake hangs in the air
it must continue
I walk into the
painting of sunlit water
baby elephants wade
a man departs to
assure the lake's survival
a kiss farewell
October 14, 2007
too thick too sweet
the dark liquor he asks me
to drink with him
October 15, 2007
I do a sexy dance
in black fish net stockings
a switch in styles
October 16, 2007
pentacle of light
she stands tall and views their
solid beginning
[I drew the Ace of Pentacles in the Tarot of the Cat People (see top of post) at random on a forgotten dream.]
October 17 - 22, 2007
a man and a boy
flattened between window panes
house arrest
* * * *
the search this time
will be of deep sea trenches
should I volunteer
* * * *
the A/C on a cord
smashes into the building
I owe for repairs
[The three above were dreamed and written while I was away in California. ]
October 23, 2007
she tries to skim
the surface in a lawn chair
new swimming pool game
October 24, 2007
you are right
to travel on from them all
no second guessing
[dreamed and written 10-13-07; then I "heard" the dreamku repeated, again and again in a dream on October 23, 2007]
October 25, 2007
I cling to the rug
as it flies far back in time
Scottish hearth
October 26, 2007
charged for the batch of
small things we did not receive
accused of fraud
October 27, 2007
I sort
the kielbasa by sex
neatly shelved females
October 28, 2007
DRESSED FOR SUCCESS
ruffled pink outfit
she dresses
for the long haul
holding on tight
she slides down the garden path
all too easy
she bottoms out
her ex-boyfriend
greets her
she starts to climb up
good hand holds abound
for the first time
October 29, 2007
my lengthy efforts
she hesitates to offer
small corrections
October 30, 2007
a crack in reality
little devils
dance the conga
October 31 to November 3, 2007
I try to warn him
about my checkbook errors
he lauds my hairstyle
* * * *
dream mural
my blind friend points out
the back-tracking snake
* * * *
I build a small
white wood Tarot triptych
witch house
[From dreams I had while visiting the retirement residence upstate. The last dream above had a pun in it that I only recognized on reading the resultant dreamku out loud: "which" house. And that's my question right now, still not knowing when, where and even if I'll be moving into a retirement residence.]
October 1, 2007
she freezes in joy
while learning the new group dance
her lost solo spin
October 2, 2007
STAR TREK
upside down star flight
William Shatner and I
rescued by Pegasus
we make our landing
before the first crew saved
dinner on hold
she has dyed her hair
to honor She who taught her
new Elder
the man's elegant
and lengthy meal blessing
my adopted homeland
October 3, 2007
harvest moon
we bait our trap
with a fake King
October 4, 2007
he says the garden
drains into the other world
I’ve always known this
October 5, 2007
I sit at the edge
with his illegible notes
letting go
October 6, 2007
evening walk
she reaches the crosswalk
labor pains start
October 7, 2007
the Magi can’t be
banned from the new housing
it’s their work
October 8, 2007
popping blouse buttons
I see why she chose
a big jacket
October 9, 2007
STABBED ALIVE*
I can't pull out the knife
I stabbed into my stomach
a coat drapes over
long staircase down
I defeat the evil man
despite my old wound
revisiting the knifing
I learn he, not me, caused it
to what end?
it hurts too much
to try to remove the knife
I leave it be
*"Now he's been stabbed alive. He's seeing things." Joyce Cary: "The Horse's Mouth"
October 10, 2007
wood sorrel for
the reddish spots on our skin
she’s in denial
October 11, 2007
improved proportion
the pale statue sticks
out her neck
October 12, 2007
dream pronouncement
the slew of sneakers means
time to run home
October 13, 2007
HANGING IN THE BALANCE
a picture of a
threatened lake hangs in the air
it must continue
I walk into the
painting of sunlit water
baby elephants wade
a man departs to
assure the lake's survival
a kiss farewell
October 14, 2007
too thick too sweet
the dark liquor he asks me
to drink with him
October 15, 2007
I do a sexy dance
in black fish net stockings
a switch in styles
October 16, 2007
pentacle of light
she stands tall and views their
solid beginning
[I drew the Ace of Pentacles in the Tarot of the Cat People (see top of post) at random on a forgotten dream.]
October 17 - 22, 2007
a man and a boy
flattened between window panes
house arrest
* * * *
the search this time
will be of deep sea trenches
should I volunteer
* * * *
the A/C on a cord
smashes into the building
I owe for repairs
[The three above were dreamed and written while I was away in California. ]
October 23, 2007
she tries to skim
the surface in a lawn chair
new swimming pool game
October 24, 2007
you are right
to travel on from them all
no second guessing
[dreamed and written 10-13-07; then I "heard" the dreamku repeated, again and again in a dream on October 23, 2007]
October 25, 2007
I cling to the rug
as it flies far back in time
Scottish hearth
October 26, 2007
charged for the batch of
small things we did not receive
accused of fraud
October 27, 2007
I sort
the kielbasa by sex
neatly shelved females
October 28, 2007
DRESSED FOR SUCCESS
ruffled pink outfit
she dresses
for the long haul
holding on tight
she slides down the garden path
all too easy
she bottoms out
her ex-boyfriend
greets her
she starts to climb up
good hand holds abound
for the first time
October 29, 2007
my lengthy efforts
she hesitates to offer
small corrections
October 30, 2007
a crack in reality
little devils
dance the conga
October 31 to November 3, 2007
I try to warn him
about my checkbook errors
he lauds my hairstyle
* * * *
dream mural
my blind friend points out
the back-tracking snake
* * * *
I build a small
white wood Tarot triptych
witch house
[From dreams I had while visiting the retirement residence upstate. The last dream above had a pun in it that I only recognized on reading the resultant dreamku out loud: "which" house. And that's my question right now, still not knowing when, where and even if I'll be moving into a retirement residence.]
* * * *
‘til next time, keep dreaming,
Roswila
[aka: Patricia Kelly]
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Labels: daily dreamku, dream haiku, dreamku
posted by Roswila @ 12:35 PM
2 Comments:
For many reasons (one being that same PsiberDream conference!), I haven't visited here this past month... what wonderful dreamkus these are! I love the one about the Scottish hearth, but there are a number which are simply wonderful.
Reading your intro post, I was struck with the realization that you've been in your apartment as long as I've been in this house, a tenancy that looks to continue for me but has been up in the air these last months and not yet resolved. More resonances :)
b Samhain b's, Mary Pat
So glad you visited, Mary Pat. Yes, I liked the "feel" of the scottish hearth dream. Though it was a bit scary until the arrival and landing! :-D (Hm. Just hit me that the dream had a little bit of psi in it: my difficulties with going upstate and when I got there realizing all these historical connections to the Celtic side of my family.)
Having everything be so "up in the air" for so many months is what is probably making me crazier than anything else. If it were settled (stay or go, and then where and when), then I'd dig into what needs to be done and deal with the emotions. Not easy, but not as hard as also just not knowing what I need to prepare for and by when. All the while still cleaning out, giving stuff away, and packing. Oy!!!! So you definitely have my sympathy in things not being resolved.
And yes, bright Samhain blessings to you and yours!
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