Smoke / Light Fixture

[cornerstone]

The said light fixture in this dream is the old fashioned type per se where the simple white circle type is screwed into the wooden ceiling and has a long pull-string switch to power it on or off. This is symbolic to the 4 I have in my home which is a unique to its own 103 year old former bank building.

The first thing I remember in the dream is that the long white pull-string (such as the one in my home) rather appeared herewith as a whole group of dark colored ones essentially burned off right in the middle by an explosion-type without any flame of sort and thus cutting off the end (of the group). The next thing that happens is I notice in the center of the fixture base where a lightbulb would usually be screwed in is a hole from which the smoke that is coming out is existing all the while I am only slowly becoming aware of it causing me to act instinctively. I then move to the south end of the main floor of my home where when I am standing at the kitchen counter turned with my attention back to the problem area on the ceiling I think of calling a longtime resident who is in actuality the former Chief of the used-to-be village-now-city Fire Department. Symbolically-speaking, this man still today is the representation of an Elder type who keeps a watchful eye on me alone and/or on our community as a whole.

[cornerstone]

Aside from dream interpretation itself, there is so much coming to light in the symbolic sense ever since. I have yet to decipher its meaning so I am consulting a Native Indian Elder to help relate the animal spirits that are also coming into play. Nonetheless, any help would still be appreciated - perhaps even more so at this point.

[tsetse22]

... there is so much coming to light in the symbolic sense ever since.......

I laughed at that sentence because it was a good choice of words.

If light fixtures are as idea (Light and knowledge) then the pull strings that turn the light s on would
signify the ability &/or desire for knowledge. It is both that are in focus.

Moving to the kitchen is about family and nourishment. The elder could be a reach to an ancient wisdom as opposed to
drawing from the contemporary mindset/approach to whatever you were calculating, rectifying, resolving or planning for.
The symbolism your mind selected is above whatever (and however) it truly applies to your reality.

My personal take is that it is an example of the natural tendency to seek a relationship with God.
It's just the way mankind is wired. And then we take it from there, sometimes right and sometimes left.

The dream subtext may be about your ability with (and/or desire for) a certain self awareness. Could be that these endeavors are symbolically burning out or blowing a fuse....and the dream might be about your acknowledgement of simple human limitations ansd hitting a mental wall on some matter or another.

I didn't read of any animals in the dream so, I am at a loss about your subsequent post about animal spirits....

[sailrmc]

In a very symbolic sense you are becoming even more aware that there is a lot happening behind the scenes (in aspects of the mind). You are being shown that the information that you are getting from the unconscious mind is something that you do not have control of (the strings being burned away). It is the unconscious mind that will determine the subject matter in which you will be enlightened and there is lots of subject matter to choose from (given the fact that smoke is a reaction to energy being expended).

I see similar dreams in type, when someone has chosen to ask that certain subject matter be covered in their dream...there are sometimes very funny results, but if the dreamer persists in asking for certain comments or answers, the unconscious mind can really get an attitude.

I also see this type of dream occur when someone decides to seriously take into consideration the legitimacy of their dreams (the fact that they they do mean something and are interested in learning the message that comes so matter of factly from the unconscious mind. Having said this, there are other specific actions that are typical...a hug, a kiss, a handshake...some symbolic form for sealing a friendship or relationship...

I would be interested in hearing very detailed accounts of the animal spirits...how they appeared, the context, their activity and how you felt about them while in the dream (or just after waking).

Regards,
sailrmc
your thoughts are always appreciated (weather favorable or not).

[cornerstone]

I made a funny. I made a funny according to tsetse22. My desire for a certain self-awareness is right on point in that the following day already promised me to connect with 2 meant-to-bes - the day after the dream. All to say that as per the path I am destined to follow, the "conscious living practice" I have lived by for the past 144 days is proving to put Masters of their own domain on it at just the right time for me to evolve into a deeper level of self-awareness. Hence, it was just a little over a month ago that I discovered this open forum. As per the on-going intricate study of animal spirit guides, life purpose numerology, tea leaf reading (once) and connecting with you pros in dream interpretation amongst others since last Fall, I have just now connected with a Master in the art of Energy Management and a Shaman Elder in the past 2 days.

[underhiswing]

Since the ceiling of your home and the light are both symbols of that which is spiritual, I have a different sense of what this dream means. You have a light source that normally has a pull string to turn it on and it is white. There is instead multiple black ones hanging there that have burnt from an explosion. These strings represent your multiple spiritual thoughts/beliefs, as they are connected to the ceiling (place of higher thoughts within your home) and the light/enlightenment/power source (light fixture). They have been burned "by" the real “Source” of love and enlightenment (from where the light bulb was located), and this is what I believe the message is about. These various spiritual beliefs you have reached out to and searched within, will in a sense “blow up on you”….they will not be fruitful…...will not be able to properly turn your light/enlightenment on.

You did something good/right, and something that you “needed to” in order to “see” what had happened and what went wrong spiritually…..you walked to the kitchen area. This is the “heart” of your home, and it represents your heart. Our hearts give us the best perspective in most matters. One must measure that which is spiritual with their heart to get this right perspective..….not with just the mind.

With your sensitivity to that which is spiritual, you will soon discover that there is but one light/power source and He is lovingly white (pure) and He turns on all that you need to see and understand, and brings all things into the light. Only God is the true source of it all….the Creator of you and your purpose for life and living. He is a jealous god who loves you and will not tolerate idols/witchcraft/shamanism/buddism/numerology/hinduism/totems/spirit guides.... This dream is prophetic and He will turn those things into ashes before your own eyes. Keep searching until you find Him, then it will all make sense to you and will fill that hole that was built into you to cause you to search for Him.

[cornerstone]

Since the ceiling of your home and the light are both symbols of that which is spiritual, I have a different sense of what this dream means. You have a light source that normally has a pull string to turn it on and it is white. There is instead multiple black ones hanging there that have burnt from an explosion. These strings represent your multiple spiritual thoughts/beliefs, as they are connected to the ceiling (place of higher thoughts within your home) and the light/enlightenment/power source (light fixture). They have been burned "by" the real “Source” of love and enlightenment (from where the light bulb was located), and this is what I believe the message is about. These various spiritual beliefs you have reached out to and searched within, will in a sense “blow up on you”….they will not be fruitful…...will not be able to properly turn your light/enlightenment on.

You did something good/right, and something that you “needed to” in order to “see” what had happened and what went wrong spiritually…..you walked to the kitchen area. This is the “heart” of your home, and it represents your heart. Our hearts give us the best perspective in most matters. One must measure that which is spiritual with their heart to get this right perspective..….not with just the mind.

With your sensitivity to that which is spiritual, you will soon discover that there is but one light/power source and He is lovingly white (pure) and He turns on all that you need to see and understand, and brings all things into the light. Only God is the true source of it all….the Creator of you and your purpose for life and living. He is a jealous god who loves you and will not tolerate idols/witchcraft/shamanism/buddism/numerology/hinduism/totems/spirit guides.... This dream is prophetic and He will turn those things into ashes before your own eyes. Keep searching until you find Him, then it will all make sense to you and will fill that hole that was built into you to cause you to search for Him.

I am speechless if that is even possible. The timing of this dream interpretation is simply divine. I cannot thank you enough for speaking the Truth (especially the last 2 sentences) in a very significant moment in need. Dieu merci for underhiswing!

[cornerstone]

Keep searching until you find Him, then it will all make sense to you and will fill that hole that was built into you to cause you to search for Him.

I found Him. I found Him. I found Him. Hence, the sabbatical I started in mid-January 2010 led to the "conscious (daily) living practice" last October which consequentially led to the "conscious presence" I am now experiencing and thus listening to His lead on how to set is as an example in service... Dieu merci! Watch me make You proud for having chosen me as Your Messenger.

[tsetse22]

wow. Slow down!

Part of me thinks it's nice to see enlightenment, however the scientific side of me thinks it is
an internal overlap of self introspection in large large amounts, and blowing a fuse.

How you sleep is not that far from how you walk. Don't get me wrong about Glory be to Him. Certainly always, ALWAYS Appropriate,
yet~ as dreams may do, overlapping, parellel, confluistic day to day things in our life are considered or worked out there as well.

...and we know PIM has been busy 'soul searching' for lack of a more gentle or colorful way of saying so.

[underhiswing]

Keep searching until you find Him, then it will all make sense to you and will fill that hole that was built into you to cause you to search for Him.

I found Him. I found Him. I found Him. Hence, the sabbatical I started in mid-January 2010 led to the "conscious (daily) living practice" last October which consequentially led to the "conscious presence" I am now experiencing and thus listening to His lead on how to set is as an example in service... Dieu merci! Watch me make You proud for having chosen me as Your Messenger.

He will be proud. Are you reading the bible daily?

[cornerstone]

Sweet but with all due respect scientifically-inclined tsetse22 there is nothing wrong with this newfound tailor-made-to-PIM-specification-way-of-life. I know for a fact that the psychedelic effect of "blowing a fuse", otherwise interpreted as "seeing all of what I know get reduced to ashes" by underhiswing most definitely occurred in the past 2 days (which, might I add, I would not wish on anybody...). All to say I knew without knowing I was going to get through... Hence, therein lies the difference of perspectives that is naturally created by any and all outside observers. For this reason, the only slowing down at this point is in the ceasing - after my last post - of externalizing the detailed account of my journey which in and of itself made for a significant part of the tail-end of my journey.

Case in point: I had a vivid dream last night that had me consciously choose to let life itself reveal its interpretation through the course of the next while. In exchange, this precious time was better spent paying attention to spontaneously up and spending the next 4-5 hours with an uncle progressively suffering from Alzeihmer for 6 years whom I crossed paths with during my walk early this morning so that my aunt and cousin could find an unexpected surge of relief. In and of itself, I alone know that my inner guidance system is the ONLY trusted source to lead me into this new way of life in fair exchange for the earnest investment of time and energy spent in the past 26 months.

[cornerstone]

I rest my case.

"Mysticism, according to its historical and psychological definitions, is the direct intuition or experience of God; and a mystic is a person who has, to a greater or less degree, such a direct experience -- one whose religion and life are centered, not merely on an accepted belief or practice, but on that which the person regards as first hand personal knowledge." -Evelyn Underhill

[tsetse22]

okay cool!

[cornerstone]

Since the ceiling of your home and the light are both symbols of that which is spiritual, I have a different sense of what this dream means. You have a light source that normally has a pull string to turn it on and it is white. There is instead multiple black ones hanging there that have burnt from an explosion. These strings represent your multiple spiritual thoughts/beliefs, as they are connected to the ceiling (place of higher thoughts within your home) and the light/enlightenment/power source (light fixture). They have been burned "by" the real “Source” of love and enlightenment (from where the light bulb was located), and this is what I believe the message is about. These various spiritual beliefs you have reached out to and searched within, will in a sense “blow up on you”….they will not be fruitful…...will not be able to properly turn your light/enlightenment on.

You did something good/right, and something that you “needed to” in order to “see” what had happened and what went wrong spiritually…..you walked to the kitchen area. This is the “heart” of your home, and it represents your heart. Our hearts give us the best perspective in most matters. One must measure that which is spiritual with their heart to get this right perspective..….not with just the mind.

With your sensitivity to that which is spiritual, you will soon discover that there is but one light/power source and He is lovingly white (pure) and He turns on all that you need to see and understand, and brings all things into the light. Only God is the true source of it all….the Creator of you and your purpose for life and living. He is a jealous god who loves you and will not tolerate idols/witchcraft/shamanism/buddism/numerology/hinduism/totems/spirit guides.... This dream is prophetic and He will turn those things into ashes before your own eyes. Keep searching until you find Him, then it will all make sense to you and will fill that hole that was built into you to cause you to search for Him.

Nearly 7 months after the fact, I can attest to Underhiswing being right on the mark with this particular dream interpretation. In fact, merely 1 month after having this dream I received the Holy Spirit while sitting in worship on Easter Morning 2012 - of all days - and my life has not been the same ever since.

(2 Corinthians 5:17) (NIV) Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

Dieu merci!

[underhiswing]

May He bless you greatly, for testifying to others about the reality of "His" truth, power to restore, and His existence.