Sunday, November 13, 2011

Field of Dandelions and Daisies (vision)

      I see you in an old wooden ship. You are scared out of your mind because it is rocking back and forth; you are afraid you will capsize and drown. You put on a lifejacket and run around frantically. Looking over the side of the ship you realize the ship is in a small pond. The huge waves you felt were mere ripples in the pond. You jump out of the ship, landing in the shallow water. You slide off your shoes and start running through the tall green grass. You are wearing a yellow, flowing dress.
      As you are running through the field, you see a spiral staircase stretching into the sky. You begin climbing the stairs. You get to a point where you stop, looking around you. All you see is the field for as far as the eye can see. You shrug (thinking "What's the point of climbing this staircase?), turn, and start walking back down the stairs. On your way down you sit on the bannister and slide down. The momentum gives you a running start as you go running off into the field
      There are no mountains, no valleys--only the field you are running barefoot through. The field becomes full of dandelions and daisies. You stand and spin in this field, then plop down onto the ground. You sit there and pick a dandelion and a daisy. You hold the dandelion in your left hand and the daisy in your right hand. You look at both intensely, but hold up the dandelion. You close your eyes and blow on it. The seeds disperse, flying with the wind. You lay back and stare up at the sun as the wind continues to blow.

My interpretation...
      The vision came in three parts: 1) the ship 2) the staircase, and 3) the dandelions/daisies. The ship could be something in your life that you think is a big issue that will end in disaster, but realize your fear blocked the reality of the situation. This reminds me of the saying "Big fish in a small pond." Maybe you need to escape the confines of a "ship" in your life and go running free through a field (metaphorically speaking). :)
      The barefeet and yellow dress make me think of freedom. I resarched the meaning of colors, and yellow (like your dress) tends to be a color of energy and clarity--clarity for decision-making, relief from panic and nervousness, and protection from depression.
      You see a spiral staircase with seemingly no end. You climb but realize it's in vain--you can see it won't get you anywhere by climbing it so you quit it. On your way down, you decide to slide down the bannister--a quicker way to leave the staircase--which launches you into your running start towards the field.
      There are no mountains or valleys--few struggles or despair. The dandelions are weeds, but I see them as a positive type weed. Instead of weeds of hate, I see weeds of love and hope (sounds a little paradoxical, I know). The love can be scattered and grow back tenfold. When you sit down, you pick a daisy and a dandelion. Instead of the daisy, you prefer the dandelion which you close your eyes and seemingly make a wish on. The seeds go flying, something I see as scattering hope and love. As I talked with you, I describe the daisy as the "He-loves-me-He-loves-me-not" flower. I think it means something... The "He-loves-me..." mentality leaves it up to chance and superstition, while dandelion has so much more hope and wishful thinking behind it that leads to the planting of countless seeds.
      You end in such a state of peace and tranquility, resting in the sun (which I think is a funy play on the word "Son"--Jesus).


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