Sarah’s Dream: How Does My Garden Grow / ‘Indepth’ Dream Reading

Within the context of the dream, the party suggests that you are celebrating a major accomplishment in your life—a milestone that is signifying a passage into a new phase of your life. This comes with great introspection as you reflect on the abundance of the moment and the full landscape of your life experiences, which is characterized by the garden.

It is in the garden that you have tilled the soil and reaped the benefits of a lush environment. Within the garden are many pathways, each filled with a rich reservoir of the events of your life. As you walk the path of your life, you acknowledge the people who have helped shape it, including school mates and friends from your youth.

Darryl, Jo Ann, and Sandy are individuals who are noteworthy in their appearance in your dream both for the life lessons you have learned from them, and for the characteristics they represent in you. It is interesting to note that the three individuals were involved in three distinct periods of your life--as an adult, a teen, and a child. The order in which you visit them along the path suggests a review of your life events from present looking backward into your past.

Sarah, take some time to think of the three events that are highlighted in your dream. What significant events occurred in your life during your association with these individuals? During your early adulthood, did you see yourself as mature, but quiet and fun loving? During your high school years, were you one of many in a group? Did you feel that you had an identify outside of the group, or did you feel that the group overshadowed your individuality? Do you remember yourself as being a curious child who was direct in your conversation with others? Do you see those traits or characteristics in a positive or a negative light? What influence did they have on your life as an adult?

The dream also suggests that there were periods of your life in which you behaved in a confrontational or argumentative manner; but in looking back on these instances, you also knew that there was goodness within you, or that you had a “heart of gold.” There is a strong connection between the confrontational person you used to be and the person you are now. The fact that you continue to keep an eye on the belligerent man as you wander through the groups suggests that you are aware that the characteristics of this person are a part of your personality and you monitor this aspect of yourself closely. The fact that the individual is male supports the masculine side of your personality, which is more outwardly focused and direct, as opposed to the feminine side of you, which is more inwardly focused, introspective, and sensitive.

There is also a spiritual element to the dream which suggests that spirituality plays an important role in your life. Bowing to the Native American group shows your respect for what they represent to you. It is in their presence that you see a bright aura and spirit. I suspect that what you are witnessing during this stage of your life is your own “heart light” or the strength of your life force, or chi.

While colors may have specific meanings to you, they also have universal meanings in dream time. The lush, green garden suggests evolution on your life path and tremendous growth of the self. The “heart of gold” term suggests the goodness and purity that you see within yourself, despite the face that you might show to the world.

In summary, you are on your evolutionary path. You have crossed a threshold into a new phase of your life. As you take this next step, you reflect on the richness of your life experiences and you recognize that all of these experiences have brought you to this point—the here and now. You also acknowledge the many people who have helped shape your life. By the same token, you also acknowledge the depth of yourself and the many traits and characteristics which make up your personality. From a spiritual framework, you embrace each as a part of who you are, as much as you embrace those who have entered your life as a part of the universal life force of which we are one.

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