oneiros

This was a four tiered dream: Tier one: I am trapped in a cabin with all the people I love and the door is blocked by an enormous grizzly bear wearing a white mask.  I am utterly terrified to the point of inactivity.  A voice enters the dream and says, "You are dreaming. You have a choice. You can step outside and face the fear." I am too frightened and I can't. Dream fades into... Tier two: I am being hunted down, there are people trying to kill me.  I am terrified beyond reason. A voice enters the dream and says, "You are dreaming. You have a choice. You can step outside and face the fear." I am too frightened and I can't.  Dream fades into... Tier three: There are aliens they are here to harm us or kill us or do some sort of bodily damage.  My heart is breaking.  I am so frightened and scared.  A voice enters the dream and says, "You are dreaming. You have a choice. You can step outside and face the fear." I am too frightened and ...

I am at this incredible ashram in the mountains.  It is sunny and warm with light streaming in and people busily and happily moving from place to place.  I am walking on a dirt path that winds its way up the mountain.  Everything here is aesthetically lovely.  To my left there is a great central meeting place where food is prepared and shared.  There are communal living quarters for the families who stay and work all the time.  There are photos of mothers nursing and multigenerational images of families.  There is none of the spiritual pretense often oozing out of ashrams, everyone just is...in a very open and complete and uninhibited way.  I continue walking up the path and see small single room dwellings that are simply stunning, with beautiful tilings, large windows opening onto breathtaking vistas, pouring in sunshine and life.  I pass one room that is very small, with no running water, a small bed, a simple porcelain sink, carried wat...