I’m in an underground garage with four of my friends. Three of them aren’t clear to me, but this one friend, Rachel, has a strong presence. I’ve known her a long time and she’s a tough cookie. Her background is an interesting one. Her family had a strong commitment to a political ideal in her native country and were in disagreement with the current government. Her family was ultimately granted asylum in England and that’s where she lived for many years before I met her in Oregon where she ended up after her parents passed away.
We worked together for nine years and then I moved to Washington. The thing that impressed me about Rachel is that she understood politics and diplomacy and such things. Whatever the situation we found ourselves in, she would tell me what was REALLY going on and the underlying agenda beneath the event. By the time I had this dream, while we were in touch, I hadn’t seen her in years.
Apparently, we were going to watch some kind of event in a large stadium. I’m not sure if it was a rock group performing or some other type of event. We five had come together in one car and were meeting some other friends at the event. None of us was sure where our seats were, so we decided to split up into two groups to look for it. The three others took off on their own search.
Rachel and I enter the stadium and there aren’t many people in their seats yet. I follow Rachel as she leads me to where she thinks our seats are. That’s where the dream ends.
This is a very interesting dream. Several things are significant in the apparent message to dreamer Malinda. First, the fact that her friend Rachel understands political thinking comes to attention. Second, the fact that Rachel (not Malinda the dreamer) is the evident leader is important.
Generally, people become friends because there is a resonant aspect in common between them. They act as mirrors to each other. Opposites often attract because we often suppress a characteristic which is dominant in the other person. In this case, I suspect Malinda doesn’t like to manipulate people or even be a leader. Manipulation is inherent in “political” thinking. One says and acts in ways which inspire and create followers. A politician is nothing without his constituency. Unfortunately, this often requires manipulation of people, facts and events. It’s simply an aspect of leadership, and apparently Malinda’s friend Rachel is very good at this.
I suspect Malinda is in a situation (or soon will be) where she will be required to think politically. She has the capacity, or she wouldn’t have been able to understand and appreciate Rachel and her skills. This dream is telling Malinda that she is about to experience a life situation (event) where she needs to apply Rachel’s skills of perception and insight in order to accomplish her personal goals. It might require manipulating circumstances or people to her advantage. An owner of a business, a boss, a team manager – all these situations require a leader who’s willing to do what it takes to make a success of their joint enterprise. Because she enters the stadium and is ready to find her seat, she has already committed to entering the arena where this “event” takes place.
Maybe Malinda will be promoted to a leadership position. Or she is asked to direct a movie or take an important role in a big business. Or, she’s about to be made a team leader of some project. This dream, in essence, is Malinda’s psyche showing her a mirror of those skills which she has submerged for whatever reason. She needs to bring those skills to the surface and integrate them into herself, and hopefully, accomplish that without losing the essence of her true Malinda self.
Did she initially submerge those skills because she’s afraid to be judged and criticized by others? Or perhaps because she will be forced to make decisions which don’t appeal to her? Or because she will have to be aggressive and forceful when she doesn’t want to be? Leadership is not about you personally. It’s more about being of service to those who follow you.
My suggestion, Malinda, is that you trust yourself. Be true to the dictates of your soul truth, and you will not transgress beyond the boundaries of service to humanity.
Actually, that sounds like a good idea for the rest of us. I’m going to snoozle on that. Happy snoozlings to all you others out there.
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