I am happy that a friend recommended your Substack to me. She was motivated by our shared interest in the I Ching (sorry to have been unable to participate in your Solstice event, but hoping to become more involved in the future). The reason that I missed the event is because my daughter and her family are visiting from Brooklyn. What is relevant to this post is something that my four-year-old grandson said as the adults were briefly discussing mayoral primary results.
"Trump and Mayor Adams are swimming around in my brain," he said. Then he added, "Trump was doing cannonballs, and then I heard a voice saying that cannonballs are not allowed."
I understand that my grandson is processing information and feelings gleaned from the adults around him. Yet, the "dream" and call for resistance was his own. I was both saddened and amazed by his statement.
This is a much-needed antidote to the feeling of hopelessness. It underlines how important it is to stay active in the fight, even at an internal level.
The main point I got is that individual psychological resistance creates a social effect. If society is made of people, then each person makes an impact. And if individual nonchalance leads to collective acceptance, then individual resistance can also lead to collective pushback. And I like this idea because it makes the situation feel less bleak.
My dreams are mad at the moment. Just bloody mad and chaotic and dark. So very very dark. Last night it ended in a big explosion and then darkness and nothingness. 😭
I am happy that a friend recommended your Substack to me. She was motivated by our shared interest in the I Ching (sorry to have been unable to participate in your Solstice event, but hoping to become more involved in the future). The reason that I missed the event is because my daughter and her family are visiting from Brooklyn. What is relevant to this post is something that my four-year-old grandson said as the adults were briefly discussing mayoral primary results.
"Trump and Mayor Adams are swimming around in my brain," he said. Then he added, "Trump was doing cannonballs, and then I heard a voice saying that cannonballs are not allowed."
I understand that my grandson is processing information and feelings gleaned from the adults around him. Yet, the "dream" and call for resistance was his own. I was both saddened and amazed by his statement.
This is a much-needed antidote to the feeling of hopelessness. It underlines how important it is to stay active in the fight, even at an internal level.
The main point I got is that individual psychological resistance creates a social effect. If society is made of people, then each person makes an impact. And if individual nonchalance leads to collective acceptance, then individual resistance can also lead to collective pushback. And I like this idea because it makes the situation feel less bleak.
My dreams are mad at the moment. Just bloody mad and chaotic and dark. So very very dark. Last night it ended in a big explosion and then darkness and nothingness. 😭
You're not alone, Cathy. Knowing others are having similar dreams, as well as your reframe, Satya, are comforting to read.
Is it possible that the explosion is leading to expansion? I’ve been seeing this lately… what we think is an end is a broadening of the container…
I hope this to be so Satya - leaning into my Crone energy to stay stable with all of it. Sending love to America right now 🥺
See Elinor’s vision of the bloody hand…
I was also very interested in this book, and in your comments. Thank you.
I have done dream report research for my dissertation, and I wonder if others are interested in forming a research/study group?