Last night I dreamt that I lived in a rickety wooden house on top of a grassy hill. The house was dark & there were old unused things outside like a recycling pile, possibly useful but mostly old junk. A handsome man had moved in next door & he came by & took some items from the pile. I was annoyed he didn’t ask, but didn’t say anything.

I invited him for dinner & was waiting in the kitchen with my friends. We were a little excited as he was so good looking.

When he arrived he had a huge, black, vicious dog with him. He tied it up outside & placed a trap next to it. I felt uneasy, but didn’t say anything. Later I heard the dog attacking our sheep.

Pondering the meaning of the dream- the house is me. It’s dark, not very stable & has junk everywhere. It represents my holding onto past hurts & fears, my clutter which is darkening my outlook. I am feeling unsafe & lost in worries. There is no stable foundation, very little warmth. In this state it is hard to be light & loving.

I ‘my house’ was built on fear & worry. I doubt myself & do not trust my foundations. I let my eyes & my ego deceive me as I let the dangerous stranger in. I didn’t stand up for myself or protect my home & family as my people pleasing delusions meant it was safer to please the stranger.

The dangerous stranger is also me. It is my fear that I let in, which brings with it the uncontrollable black dog who runs amok causing devastation. It is my mind running loose with paranoia, fear, depression & anxiety. It is dangerous to myself & those I love.

It’s time to clear my house.

I imagine my true home is the bright clear light. Shining from source. I reconnect with the light as I focus on it. I allow it to transform the clutter to pure light. I trust this light & feel it surging through my spine from above & below.

Remember the light as your true home. Don’t focus on your negative aspects, give them no emotion, see them with distance & perspective as just clutter to let go of.

Our dark aspects don’t mean we are bad. It’s just we haven’t transformed them into light yet. The dark doesn’t actually exist, it is just an absence of light. Yet when we focus on it we give it power & it can consume us. We can’t see clearly as everything & everyone is under this dense cloak.

Focus on what you want to become. Focus on light, truth, beauty & love. It is the alchemy of the soul. Turning our lead into gold.

This is our true home. Truth, light, beauty & love.