“Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you.” ~Marsha Norman
In life, many thoughts are born in the course of a minute, an hour, a day. Some of those thoughts show up again in our dreams, while some are actually visions. Often, we are unable to distinguish between the two.
To some people, a dream and a vision are one and the same; however, the reality is, not all dreams are visions. Much of our energy is lost in the fantasy of dreams because dreams never really bear fruit. But the same cannot be said of visions -- these are messages from the Universe, and each is meant for a different purpose in life.
Consequently, one person's vision cannot be that of another, no matter how similar it may seem. To have a vision, one must be prepared to receive it, and when it comes, to accept it. So when these inner urges become reality, only then can visions be fulfilled.
The spiritual side of the Universe knows everyone's heart and who to trust. How could a vision ever be given to someone to nurture if that person could not be trusted to carry it out? The message is simple: a spiritual commitment precedes a vision.
Sometime ago, I had what I first thought was a dream. I was in the woods, walking among the trees and enjoying the peaceful silence. Then I came to a clearing through the tall trees. In front of me was a wide river full of huge boulders. I could see white water rapids and hear the roar of the water as it raced over its course. The fine spray felt cool as it misted my face.
I didn't know how or why, but I suddenly felt something crucial. I had to get to the other side of this raging river. There was no way I could wade across; I saw no rope strung from this side to the other to hold onto to make my way safely across; and the boulders were moss-covered and slippery and too high to climb.
As I stood by the bank and stared helplessly at the fast-moving rapids, I watched as a large flat stone began to slowly emerge from just under the surface of the water, about two feet out. It was a perfect stepping stone.
I stepped onto the stone and then it happened again. About two feet from me, another large flat stone emerged from the raging water. Then just as slowly another appeared, and another, until I was across the river on the other side.
When I turned around, the stepping stones were gone. The helpless feeling was also gone and I was free to continue my walk.
I didn't give any more thought to the dream, until several major events occurred in my life, each a few days to a month apart. Once recognized and the problems settled, it caused me to re-examine the dream.
What I had experienced had suddenly allowed the dream to take on a whole new meaning. I began to see it had a symbolic element to it. Based on the number of stepping stones, it had been a vision of several problems I would encounter and have to resolve.
To check my dream and vision Awareness, I discussed it with Robert and he agreed. It was probably a precognitive vision.
As a part of my new and growing Conscious Awareness, I was being shown the subtle differences between dreams and visions.
Hmmm, according to the vision, I still have a couple of problems ahead to resolve ... I wonder what those will be and if I will recognize them as such?
“The best thing about dreams is that fleeting moment, when you’re between sleep and wakefulness, and you can’t tell the difference between reality and fantasy. For one brief moment, you feel with your entire soul that the dream you just left is reality and it really happened.” —C.J. Heck
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I’ve been always told that if you have never experienced something you won’t experience it in a dream. For example, if in the dream you were shot or hit by a car and were about to die, you would wake up. Would this be considered a difference between dreams and visions ?