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Narrated by Marie T. Russell.
InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration
June 23-24-25, 2023
The focus for today is:
I trust my dreams' ability
to guide, warn, inspire, and heal.
Today's inspiration was written by Dianne Skafte, PhD:
What would it be like to have a "quiet and unerring counselor" at our side each night? How might our relationship with dreams change if we trusted their ability to guide, warn, inspire, and heal?
Premodern cultures assigned the dream an important place in daily life. Individuals expected to receive dream advice on how to treat a health problem or prepare for a journey. Kings and rulers anxiously sought the counsel of wise interpreters whenever they awoke with a stirring dream. Throughout Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, and other regions of the ancient world, pilgrims journeyed to sacred dreaming sites in hopes of receiving a numinous visitation during sleep.
Oracles speak through our dreams today with as much meaning as they did in legendary times. But we often remain asleep to their communications due to the habit of long inattention. Let us become better acquainted with the oracular side of dreams by seeing how guidance may be found in "visions of the night."
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Today's inspiration was adapted from the InnerSelf.com article:
Why Dreaming Is An Important Experience Worthy Of Our Attention
Written by Dianne Skafte, Ph.D.
Read the complete article here.
This is Marie T. Russell, publisher of InnerSelf.com, wishing you a day of trusting your dreams' ability to guide, warn, inspire, and heal (today and every day)
Comment from Marie: Whether you believe your dreams come from your subconscious or from a supernatural source, they still are tools available for our benefit. They provide guidance, warnings, and inspiration. If you haven't paid attention to your dreams, this is a good time to start.
Our focus for today: I trust my dreams' ability to guide, warn, inspire, and heal.
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RELATED BOOK: When Oracles Speak
When Oracles Speak: Understanding the Signs & Symbols All Around Us
by Dianne Skafte.
Dreams, the sudden animal or bird, a chance word overheard can advise, warn, or point the way. This informed and spellbinding history of divination is also a hands-on guide for awakening our own powers of perception.
Info/Order this book.
About the Author
Dianne Skafte, Ph.D., a past academic dean of Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, lectures widely on oracular traditions and depth psychology.
A professional Jungian psychotherapist, she has published numerous journal articles on oracular practices in antiquity.
