Had a dream a few nights ago that I was fishing in a field of tall grass. I cast the line out, and it snagged a juvenile alligatoroid of some kind. In the past, these creatures have been used to represent bad habits or vices in my dream life. It would seem, then, that I am on the verge of falling back into some kind of trouble that I would rather ( Read more... )

Tomorrow is my first one. At least it's an old person, so I am hoping that there won't be much trouble. I won't occupy a prominent position--just another invisible hand on the rudder; a facilitator--but I'll play my little part as well as I can.

Sudden lifestyle changes are hard on everyone: so much to worry about, and someone dead on top of it all ( Read more... )

Back when the Temple was still around, today would have been one of the days when Jews would have had to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem as part of their religious duties. Nowadays there ain't no Temple to go to aside from the Christian church, so I think that requirement has been lifted. A number still put up little tents/booths to hang out in as a ( Read more... )

Some highly unpleasant dreams last night.

Honestly feel as if I have been lulled into spiritual sleep by the demons: yes, those creatures which none of us think exist, and which are yet never far off from us. I'm not sure how people manage to stay aware and do what they need to do to overcome them with what seems to be so little time and energy to ( Read more... )

As the title implies, I ate a couple of slices of Swiss Cheese just before bed in order to view the effects of doing so. Cheese has always been rumored to grant exotic dreams (or nightmares) to those who consume it before sleep, and in my view there might actually be something to this.

Although they were typically fragmentary, some of the dream ( Read more... )

Last night's dream took place in a small town which bordered a forest area. The first part I remember was of meeting a band of soldiers or guerillas in green military garb coming out of the forest. They had a captain at their head who seemed to be somewhat Latin in appearance, and I remember thanking them for being with them even if it was only for ( Read more... )

I used to scoff when people would tell me that an eerie feeling alone might betoken the presence of a spirit or something like that. One time when I was younger, my family was visiting the Petersburg National Battlefield on a humid Virginia afternoon. There was a storm beginning to gather as not infrequently happens at that time of day in that part ( Read more... )

Gambling is one of those things I don't feel much of an attraction towards. I can see how some of the games or the slot machine might be fun on a small scale, but I wouldn't want to waste much cash on them. Some guys just love it, though. I'm not trying to say I'm 'virtuous' or anything ridiculous like that, but I'm just not wired in the same way ( Read more... )

In spite of my rather carnal demeanor of late, I have had a few dreams related to religious matters this week. Last night, I dreamt of getting a call from some church with one of those high-sounding titles like you see proclaimed in black letter on roadway signage: Harvest Fellowship Church or the New Covenant Assembly or something like that. They ( Read more... )

Was thinking back on some of the strangest experiences that I have ever known. What is the common denominator between them? I forgot about them.

Not all at once, mind you, but slowly. Inexorably, I became alienated from That Day or That Moment of time when I remembered everything. I think everyone has them: some appear very mundane, although none ( Read more... )