Mother Night of Dreams

"Diana" - by Josephine Wall

Another lovely, soggy day. 
Remembered my first dream, and the theme of the second one (it was dragon related). Since I already wrote it down, here's my conclusion for that first dream:

So another focus on the material side of things. I am feeling restless when it comes to matters of comfort, security, and rejuvenation. I am also feeling a bit fearful when it comes to material things/possessions/finances. At the same time, I'm afraid of disturbing others; I don't want to inconvenience them or disturb them from their "sleep." Loyalty, excitement, or protection may be in question. The external world is a bit mysterious to me right now and I can't see well into it. I should expect an out-of-the-ordinary "delivery" of some sort - perhaps based on padre. 

A lot of focus in the material world these days, it seems, but I guess it makes sense. I haven't had many "spiritual experiences" these past few months. Mainly musings and infodumps. Then again, a lot of my focus has been on the future as far as materiality goes. I can't help it. I feel programmed to ensure my financial security. 

Back to dreams, though... today marks the Night of Dreams, in which many look to their nightly visions for guidance and messages with the beginning of the new year, marked by Yule. I consulted my BoS deck for the general theme that will be represented in my dreams tonight; three cards wiggled their way out:

•  The Summerlands. One of my favorite cards that represents new beginnings, positive energy, potential, adventure, and discovery.
• Ten of Earth - Full Day. This card puts an emphasis not only on wholeness or completeness, but unity and, most importantly, divine timing. Remembering that there is a time and place for everything... how all comes at the perfect time.
• The Path. This deck's Hermit card, placing an emphasis on solitude, seeking divine guidance, inspiration, illumination, and following the path that has been laid out before you. I also enjoy this card very much - it has a very enigmatic but empowering feel to it.    

I feel that these are very appropriate for the more important aspects of my life. I'll be curious to see what my dreams will offer tonight. I might program my picture jasper or another crystal to help me with recall so that I do wake and remember them... although that shouldn't be a problem because I've been so restless, which means I end up remembering most of my dreams anyway. 

I went out with mom today for a few errands. We first drove in for Johann-Pierre's appointment; he got his oil changed, his engine cleaned, and an alignment problem fixed, so he's pretty much all good now. We then popped into a Wal-Mart for leaf bags, but we found none, so we last visited the Super H mart in the area to place an order for a sushi/sashimi platter to be consumed on Christmas Eve (we also got lunch there to sample). It was pretty cheap - $75 for a large platter. And it was pretty big. But their sushi is only decent... nothing special. 

It's been raining steadily since we left at 8 AM... and it's 2 PM now. Made for a nice little adventure during our errand run. I was afraid that I would be bored while we waited for Johann-Pierre, but it wasn't so bad. I originally brought my notebook to work on Winterspell stuff; however, I couldn't bring myself to write. So instead, I browsed through Southern Living and Coastal Living magazines while chatting to my mom and watching some talk show.

We had a pretty good time, too. Lots of laughs today. It was nice. 
All this rain means that Leon-cat probably won't come out today, though. I don't know if he plans on coming out later when all this rain moves on, or if he'll just wait until tomorrow. 

I made a lot of progress on Winterspell stuff yesterday - I even sat down and inked out a map like I did with Crucible so that I can get a good visual of the landscape. I'm quite surprised how easily this is all coming together. I just hope it stays that way... but if it doesn't, that's all right, too. I know the significance of timing; I am the water, not the rock.

With that in mind.. I was going to play a bit of MS, but seeing how it's already 2 PM, I'm not sure if it's a terribly good idea. Maybe for an hour or so... then I'll continue with my Winterspell work.