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Moving up the branches of depth and development carries risks. Each step upward includes more within the Self, increasing the burden to honor and express deeper layers of being. As spiritual growth expands, the Self embraces wider circles of beings to consider, respect, and accommodate. Yet, with this expansion, cherished beings may fall through cracks in development, requiring extra education and care at each level.
Since many have developmental blocks at lower stages, it is vital to increase the number of people consciously striving for integrity and wholeness. The Great Work! depends on more individuals seeking perfection in body and consciousness to succeed in preserving the Earth. EartHearts must encourage others to follow the Heartwood Path or other effective means to protect our planet.
Just as atoms combine into molecules, cells, organisms, and ecosystems, human consciousness must naturally transcend from individual awareness to collective super consciousness. This progression balances intentions, ethics, behaviors, and physical systems as one climbs the Beanstalk of Spiritual Development.
To A Meeting With Your Dream Council—
Your Handmade Dream Figures That Serve As A Mastermind Group (Wise, Cherished Advisors)…
HumaNatureConnect Activity
If this is not a day when you prefer to spend time in nature without an agenda, do the following activity:
Interacting With Your Dream Council
Go to the setting for your Dream Council, sit with your Council, and slow down your mind to begin deep listening. This listening includes seeing, touching, smelling, tasting, and using all your natural senses. It is like when you pause to listen to a child or the birds in your backyard.
As you listen, your Dream Figures will become animated and grow in complexity. Sit at the perimeter of the Council, then enter it. See one of your recalled dreams through the eyes of any Dream Figure. Experience the dream from their perspective. Note your feelings, what you learn, what the Dream Figure says, and how your awareness shifts.
Follow-up Protocol
Natural Systems Reflection Process
For best results, write down your impressions of this activity in your journal using as many of the following components as you see fit, then share your interpretations with others.
Nocturnal Pilgrimage
Whenever you feel the need, bring your concerns, problems, bad feelings, and questions before your Dream Council. This helps you gain new perspectives, confidence, guidance, and comfort. The Council is not just about answers but about deep belonging with your Dream Characters.
Recall the dreaming time when engaging your Dream Council figures. Before engaging, follow the Dream Council Protocol: make your Figures, place them, choose Dream Images as topics, and listen deeply.
I prefer simple flat-stone cairns as Dream Council members because they are easy to move. Keep them outside in fresh air. Often, I carry them into the wild to repeat the steps and reenter dreaming time. I also include a freshly chosen attractive natural being to guide the meeting and offer a perspective rooted in the perpetual Now.
Whether carrying a new Dream Council member or wandering aimlessly through nature, I often wear water shoes without socks. This lets me feel water crossing creeks or walking along the ocean. Without socks, I can remove shoes and feel the earth directly beneath my feet. Safety requires shoes when finding your attractive natural being, but once safe, remove shoes and socks to feel the earth’s textures and temperatures. This direct contact with nature helps me sleep and have lucid dreams.
