Lucid Dreaming

Have you ever been inside a dream knowing it's a dream?

I do it all the time. Lucid dreaming. Quite often I can wake up in the night, toddle off to the bathroom, go back to bed and rejoin my dream where I left off. The good thing about lucid dreaming is that you are able to control the content. You can even go back and make changes. But it is so very real, even though you are aware it's a dream. This type of dream stays with me throughout the next day and gives me points to ponder and consider. It is usually very helpful to my current situation and is sometimes prophetic.

A few years ago I discovered something odd. During my waking hours I noticed that I was sometimes in a dream-like state; a little uncertain as to whether I was awake or asleep. My surroundings would be slightly fuzzy and off-centre. When this happens, I try to orientate myself; to decide if I'm really in bed sleeping or just had my normal day knocked out of kilter. The world around me becomes not quite real, not quite solid, the senses tell a confusing story.

So what is real? I have come to the conclusion that dreams are dreams and being awake is also dreaming. Life is an illusion that we can manipulate and enjoy, that we can alter for the better, that we can learn from through experience. This world is nothing but a sensory observation, a platform for pleasure. True life is on many cosmic levels and holds many degrees of love, understanding and being, for which no body is necessary. Our dreaming is joyful practice for what is to come.

Magick Children

The tinies are learning about themselves and the magick that is within them. It is an exciting undertaking that involves the whole family unit.

(The path to enlightenment).

To demonstrate the power of the mind in a positive, humanitarian and responsible manner is not beyond a six year old child; provided that child has constant adult guidance from a dedicated and trustworthy mentor.

Children believe in the magic of fairy tales. Of turning naughty boys into frogs, or pumpkins into golden carriages. They believe in Spider Man and gnarled warty witches. Of course they do because these are the stories they've heard at school and through the media for the whole of their short lives.What our little ones are learning from us is the value of participating in shared emotive circumstances and helping to make a beneficial difference.

At first, the children thought we meant that they would be able to conjure up vast quantities of ice cream or get rid of all the baddies in the world.

So we had a little talk about achievable goals, about treating others as we would like to be treated, about thinking things through and never causing harm. We decided to start with something simple using their instinctive abilities.

Child #2 wanted to be included in a small group of boys at school but had never been invited. He thought they didn't like him and was quite upset that each day the group would have lots of fun in the playground without him.

I asked him how he could show that he liked and approved of these boys and their games and explained how infectious a smile could be. He agreed to try it but didn't seem too sure. The next time I saw #2, I asked him how it went and was rewarded with a beaming grin, (which I returned because they're infectious, you know). The smile had won the day and he now had a larger circle of friends.

Hopefully, the children will learn how to improve their lives, cope with challenges and make positive changes to succeed and flourish, using heightened awareness and natural instincts. They will understand the need for balance in their lives; for giving and graciously accepting, for shadow and light, teaching and learning, playing and resting.

It is our honour to help our little ones see the world with awe and wonder, to use our love as the medium for passing on knowledge. To join our hearts and minds in the Nature of the Universe.