We were preparing to do an initiation ceremony. It just so happens, it was for my 2nd husband, whom I refer to as Thing 2.
We were sitting outside together, drumming & dancing and hanging out in general waiting for time to begin the ritual.
When time came to begin setting up for the ritual, Thing 2 went off alone to shower & prep himself. I followed him because I had to pee. What? He doesn’t have anything I haven’t seen before or anything I’m interested in now. Well ok, it was a very rude & weird thing for my dreamself to do, but hey, weird shit happens in dreams.
So, I walked into the bathroom where he was getting undressed to shower and started talking to him. Was he ready for the ritual? Excited? Nervous? Turns out, he was pissed at me for being in there, imagine that. So I finished my business & left him to finish his.
Now, if you thought it was weird up till this point, check this out.
When I left the bathroom & began walking down the hall toward the living room where everyone was setting up for ritual I suddenly wasn’t in the hallway anymore. I was walking down a street in a subdivision. It was night time and something pulled my legs out from under me & began pulling me around in circles there in the street. I called out to it to stop & it did. Then I saw that it was the ghost of a woman. She was waifish & had short red hair. Very pale & androgynous. She was going to leave me alone after that so I started to walk away, but was then harassed by a child ghost that was with her. The child looked to be about 10 or 11, also thin & androgynous, but I believe was female as well… I think she was blonde though… at any rate, the kid began messing with me and, in spite of my demands that she stop, continued. I turned & grabbed her head (which felt very solid & not ghostlike in my grip) with my right hand and began an invocation to Diana & Hekate to make her go away & leave me alone. (Note: I don’t think I’ve ever worked with Diana & it’s been many years since I’ve called on Hekate). But, rather than being afraid & leaving me alone, the kid ghost started an invocation of her own. In another language. It made me loose my grip on her head and the woman ghost came over & pulled her away from me and told her to stop the invocation. Her eyes were wide & she looked frightened. The girl stopped, but apparently whatever she had said was enough. Something was coming. I was afraid, but tried not to show it. I turned my back on the pair & began walking down the street again. This time I could see the street fading into darkness and at the end was a light. It was the living room where my friends were preparing for ritual. I could hear them laughing & talking ahead of me, but behind me I could hear the Thing that the child ghost invoked coming toward me. It was speaking in a weird, almost musical voice. There were many layers of sound, I can’t really recall… nor am I sure I could process them all then. I continued moving toward the living room. It felt like I was moving in slow motion. The noise behind me grew louder and so did the noise from the living room. My heart was pounding with fear but I kept moving, refusing to look behind me or show any outward sign of fear. Finally I looked up & Bella was standing there looking at me. “Can you help me, please?” I asked. She smiled & reached out her hand to me. I took it & was transported back to the apartment & was standing there in the living room with my friends, no longer afraid. I smiled & thanked her, then joined the group in setting up the Circle.
4 Responses to “Interpret this ~ Cootie’s Adventures in Dreamland”
Mari Adkins
July 7th, 2012 at 11:44 am | edit
First of all, and I’m sure you know this already, when you dream about a house, you’re dreaming about yourself. Exactly how that all relates can sometimes be hard to piece together – and of course not something I can do for you. ;) As for the hallway and what happened there, the feeling I get from this is “the space between”. There’s a “space between” you’re ignoring, you keep trying to sweep it under the rug and hope it’ll go away. Diana and Hekate are vying for your attention. Pay attention to what they’re trying to tell you – and do what they tell you to do. It’s important.
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Cootie
July 7th, 2012 at 12:52 pm | edit
Honestly, I don’t know a whole lot about dream interpretation, so the concept of a house representing myself is a new one :) It does make sense though, especially since it was one from my past & I (being the uber Cancer that I am) am always digging through my past, trying to evaluate/understand/fix shit. No surprise there.
I’ve never worked within the Roman pantheon of deity… well, except for the little bit that I have worked with Hekate in the past… this should prove interesting.
As for the initiation representing something I’m wanting/hoping to get started? Hmmm… it’s probably the magick study I’ve been poking about but haven’t really began practicing in earnest yet. That would make sense.
Thanks Mari!
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Mari Adkins
July 7th, 2012 at 1:57 pm | edit
tuh dah!! :) you’re welcome.
Mari Adkins
July 7th, 2012 at 11:45 am | edit
I completely forgot about the Initiation ritual – what are you wanting / hoping to get started? It’s time to see to that.