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Wednesday, January 02, 2008

OF BEAMS & COMING CLEAN, dreamku series with interpretation by Patricia Kelly



OF BEAMS & COMING CLEAN

I search for a quote
to explore in my next post
paperback bible

she plants my sprouted
wood beam in her dark cauldron
sunny corner

empty soap bottle
there's enough residue
to wash clean with


Above drawing by Roswila, late 1980's.


When I woke this morning and drafted these three dreamku on one dream, I was immediately struck by how the word "post" when taken as an object means pretty much the same as the word "beam" in the second dreamku. Then I was struck by the relationship of "search" in the first and "sunny" in the second to eyes, and immediately associated "beam" to the following bible quote -- which of course, took me right back to the search in the first dreamku:

“And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? / Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? / Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.”

LOL! That dream was going to get me to listen, one way or the other, wasn't it? I've been having more than my usual difficulties with understanding relationships, i.e. being even more p.o.'d with other people than with myself. This dream suggests that maybe I'd better focus on what I'm doing/not doing with respect to relationships. I mean, that beam has been in my "eye" long enough to sprout, for crying out loud!

I really like that the planting was in a sunny corner -- i.e, in the light, where it can be seen, where it won't be ignored. And that dark cauldron? I'd say this particular "beam" in my own eye is deeply rooted in unconscious material. And that it grows? It had some lovely vines growing off it -- this entire process will have some healthful fruits to it.

It's tempting to say that the first dreamku/dream image was predictive. As I did just that after writing the dreamku, i.e. searched the bible (online) for the "beam in your own eye" quote to go up in this blog post with the dreamku. However, one could just as well claim -- and this is more likely -- that it was a self-fulfilling prophecy. If so, this is a positive example of how that sort of "prophecy" can work with dreams.

Lastly, I'd like to say the above process I went through demonstrates how writing dreamku on our night dreams can be be a quick way to the heart of a dream for experienced dream workers. (I will expand on this in a future post, but I think largely because of the associative/condensing process one uses in choosing just the "right" words for the dreamku, or for that matter, any poem -- dream-based or not.) I could have gone the other route and done lengthy journalling on this dream. I am quite sure I would have arrived at considerable insight that way, but it would also have involved a couple of hours of work and possibly additional consultation with The Tarot. The dreamku didn't take half an hour, all told. And I have the three dreamku, to boot!

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‘til next time, keep dreaming,

Roswila

[aka: Patricia Kelly]

****If you wish to copy or use any of my writing or poems, please email me for permission (under “View my complete profile”)****My other blogs ROSWILA’S TAROT GALLERY & JOURNAL and ROSWILA’S TAIGA TAROT.

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Tuesday, January 01, 2008

ALL DAILY DREAMKU POSTED IN DECEMBER 2007

Saturn's Rings

Before I comment on December's dreamku, I'd like to say that the month of dreamku for January 2008 may be posted a bit later than the first of February. I will probably have shipped my computer to my new home in California around the time I would normally post January's dreamku.

The month's worth below -- December 2007 -- is rather a mixed batch. LOL! I've said that before about a month’s dreamku when no theme or other sort of comment immediately occurs to me about them.

I do have to admit that I’m rather fond of the below pair from this month:


THE OTHER PILLAR

dark would be lover
he growls he's not her father
but a man named Seth

his passion transmutes her
into a wild woman
tight black leather



Lots of wishful thinking going on there, methinks! And that title? A reference to the dark pillar, headed up by the Sephirah called Binah on the Qabalist Tree of Life. “The energies present in Binah are linked to the Saturn-like influences in astrology. This Saturnian energy often invokes understanding, but only an understanding through patience and time of the hidden and unknown. Saturn's energy is demanding in what it asks of the individual, but it never asks for less than the individual is capable of giving. For this reason, Binah is often perceived as dark and black because all colors are hidden within black. The color black veils the divine glory until time and understanding reveal it. This sphere is the place to seek the understanding of situations that have been difficult and obscure. It is a place of answers, but not until the time is right.” (from Wisdomdoor) We're in the sign of Capricorn now which is ruled by Saturn, and I'm a Capricorn -- born January 4. That quote about Binah pretty much describes what this month has been for me: dark and difficult, but promising. And I’d say that mix is reflected in the dreamku below.



ALL DAILY DREAMKU POSTED IN DECEMBER 2007


December 1, 2007

I refuse to wear
the urine soaked diaper
my big girl panties



December 2, 2007

pre-game season
young men shyly await
the nude women walk



December 3, 2007

GETTING THERE

they welcome me
to their lovely but hard path
I hesitate

I choose my outfit
for the plane flight
bright green sneakers



December 4, 2007

she’s disturbed that he
won’t stop arguing with her
packing it in



December 5, 2007

I scramble down
the concrete bridge piling
course correction



December 6, 2007

her new chapbook
I will be published on
N.A.A.S.com*

* In the dream I knew these initials stood for the National Association of Artists & Scientists. :-)



December 7, 2007

premonition
the bandaid peels from my sole
new skin comes with it



December 8, 2007

SURFACE TENSION

I skim
the large lake's clear surface
tense angling

as I barely float
two sharks criss-cross before me
they radiate cold



December 9, 2007

THE OTHER PILLAR

dark would be lover
he growls he's not her father
but a man named Seth

his passion transmutes her
into a wild woman
tight black leather



December 10, 2007

ELVIS SIGHTINGS

a haiku series
based on an Elvis poem
her writing prompt

window sill
each evening I leave more
Elvis cards for her

last minute rush
I xerox my Elvis cards
before giving them

mask askew and
aswim in her brother's shoes
toddler Elvis



December 11, 2007

I fear the peach tree
will break out of our four walls
branches bow gently

*I googled for peaches symbolism, as it's an unusual dream image for me. They have all sorts of wonderful meanings, like long life and love.



December 12, 2007

red glider suits
a course in Irish dancing
in Russia



December 13, 2007

she invites him
into the shower with her
each would rather read



December 14, 2007

LOOKING BACK

surprise encore
a 50's rock 'n roll group
who are still young

now only storage
but once a hip boutique
Rubber Raisin Room



December 15, 2007

once estranged she
still keeps picking fights with me
I send her to bed



December 16, 2007

another hurdle
Britney Spears sleeps it off
on the bathroom floor



December 17, 2007

pagan gathering
young women wade in matching
sequined bathing suits



December 18, 2007

the fish shaped mobile
moves itself to above the door
metamorphosis



December 19, 2007

eye opener
the used angel fish skirt
fits me just fine



December 20, 2007

it doesn’t eat me
but only acts as a hobble
an observant child



December 21, 2007

thick skinned apple
same sweet flesh
beneath



December 22, 2007

PARTY TIME

doctor escort
my unskilled performances
at the fun party

the white haired old man
in a crisp business suit
new performer



December 23, 2007

the revered actress
teaches me to Fox Trot
gay ballroom



December 24, 2007

down elevator
she resembles a woman
in an ancient myth



December 25, 2007

she canoodles
an alien creature keeps
yanking on her braid



December 26, 2007

thumping basket
she hauls her grand-daughter
up the long stairs



December 27, 2007

unfamiliar roads
stretch three ways before me
return trip



December 28, 2007

how can I turn off
the hot air blower
upper level switch



December 29, 2007

it’s his attitude
that’s off-putting
who cares if he’s right



December 30, 2007

her mother searches
underground tunnels for her
he fails to distract



December 31, 2007

again and again
she empties the huge jug
admirable strength



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‘til next time have a very Blessed and Safe New Year, and keep dreaming,

Roswila

[aka: Patricia Kelly]
****If you wish to copy or use any of my writing or poems, please email me for permission (under “View my complete profile”)****My other blogs
ROSWILA’S TAROT GALLERY & JOURNAL and ROSWILA’S TAIGA TAROT.


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Sunday, December 30, 2007

HAIGA in Response to One Deep Breath's Prompt of 12/30/07

the lightly frosted window/your beaming face


This week's prompt at One Deep Breath is "frost." The haiku above is based on a memory, one of the many precious ones I will take with me when I move cross country to California in one month. A dear friend had gone out on my terrace to smoke, then tapped on the window and grinned back in at me.

You can get a pleasurable chill from others' responses to this prompt by clicking on the link to One Deep Breath above and following the links in each comment. (The image is from newfreedownloads.com.)

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‘til next time, keep dreaming,

Roswila

[aka: Patricia Kelly]

****If you wish to copy or use any of my writing or poems, please email me for permission (under “View my complete profile”)****My other blogs ROSWILA’S TAROT GALLERY & JOURNAL and ROSWILA’S TAIGA TAROT.

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