In my previous post, I outlined numerous examples from Jewish scripture about the magic of dreams. Today I build on that research as well as my general witchcraft practice to present a Jewitch’s guide to inducing meaningful dreams, dealing with nightmares, and interpreting dreams. (more…)
This is the first of a two-part post exploring how to pull from my Jewish roots to make working with dreams a bigger part of my witchcraft practice. This first post will focus on examples of the belief that dreams hold significant spiritual meaning and of dream interpretations in Jewish tradition. My second post will focus on specific practices I use to induce or interpret dreams. (more…)
A spell to enchant one of your furry stuffed friends to protect you through the night from nightmares and unpleasant dreams.
You will Need:
A stuffed animal
Scissors
Needle and thread
Small piece of Amethyst (prevents and protects from nightmares)
Small piece of Rose Quartz (brings happy dreams)
Paper and Pen
A sigil that prevents nightmares
Steps:
Using your pen, on the small piece of paper draw your sigil. Place it to the side with your crystals. Make sure your crystals are very small so that they don’t make holding your stuffed animal uncomfortable.
Kiss your stuffed animal to let it know that you wish not to harm it and if needed speak to it a bit.
On a seam that could easily be repaired using your scissors gently snip some of the thread so there is a small opening.
“With these crystals and sigil, I ask you to protect me in the night from the dreams that cause me unrest.” place in crystals and sigil
Sew up the hole as neatly and tightly as you can, you wish it not to rip open again.
Kiss where you have sealed the seam. “I thank you deeply for you help.”
Place on your bed. When sleeping make sure stuffed animal is on the bed with you or in your arms.
To cleanse after a few nights place in the window in the sunlight or moonlight for 2-3 hours.
I couldn’t cut Eggbert (teddy bear) open but this is a cute idea.
A dear friend of mine has shared with me a dream that has recurred in his life inconsistently for over 35 years. I was fascinated by it when we discussed it, and he’s become interested in my services of interpretation. With his permission, I’ve decided to share it on the chance that someone else may experience similar elements within their dreams and could find value from an interpretation:
I’m 73 now and the dream has come and gone since my late 30s. It always starts the same. It’s nighttime and I’m outside a dilapidated old house. It’s very large and looming and old and sad. I don’t dwell on the outside much but rather I go inside. I’m in first-person perspective like my view is as a camera. All I do is slowly look around the house. The inside matches the outside. It’s largely empty, dusty, old, and it’s like no one has been in it for a long, long time.
The house is big, but there’s nothing particular to look at, yet I slowly take my time going through each mostly-empty room. A lot of times I move to go upstairs and that’s when I will wake up. Sometimes, not always, I will make it up the stairs and down the hall. A few times I will make it through a few somewhat empty bedrooms upstairs, but this rarely ever happens.
Through the dream, and especially as I go up the stairs, I feel a sense of anticipation. Perhaps even expectation. For a long time, I thought the house was just a random house, but a year or so ago I realized that in my dream, whether it was accurate or not, I was in my aunt’s house. She passed when I was much younger. —Grey Wanderer
My dear friend, Grey Wanderer, Recurring dreams fascinate me especially because I’ve not experienced one for myself yet. I believe it’s the easiest part of this interpretation: as this dream experience happens time and time again, whatever dwells within you that’s creating the dream becomes more prominent and rises to the top. There’s a recurring element that creates this same experience for you throughout your life and it lies somewhere in the context of the dream.
To dream of a house is an expression of one’s self or one’s soul. Different places within a house or a home can represent different aspects of the body, the self, or one’s life. In this case, I believe the importance is in the house as a whole.
Usually my first question regarding dreams about houses are the condition of the house. In your case the house is already old, but beyond that it seems like it’s been abandoned, forgotten. This can sometimes be a manifestation of our old beliefs, our old selves, or our old ideals. It can even be an indication of old memories. Almost as if your inner self searches around for these old emotions/memories, but only dusty, tattered remnants are left behind. The emptiness of the house leads me to feel that these memories/ideas/feelings were a part of yourself that are no longer truly there in your present day-to-day life.
I feel it’s difficult to say if there is significance in whether you make it upstairs or not, as the upstairs of the house is in similar condition to the downstairs and there’s no significant change in tone of the dream. So instead let’s focus on the emotions you describe. Anticipation, expectation—these emotions lend themselves to the experience of searching for something. At this point it’s worth asking, do you have any idea what old part of yourself or old memory you may be looking for? Yearning for?
Finally, getting to the very end of your message, it was like the final piece of a puzzle clicking into place. Your late aunt’s home is the home you’re searching through, but it’s been empty for a long time. I have no doubt that there are a multitude of memories you carry surrounding her. The passing of a loved one can be difficult even if that passing is considered peaceful.
Even if you don’t feel that the memory of this loss was traumatizing to you, it makes sense that this experience was still a formidable one. Every human being experiences loss, and it’s always meaningful in some way. I wonder if within these dreams there is a yearning or a sense of desire for this nostalgia? The memories of her and who you were before this big loss? I’m thinking that since these dreams are not destressing for you, it’s merely a very succinct way for yourself to express these urges and feelings.
I sincerely hope that from my interpretation you’ve found some meaning and have been aided in looking inward to discover more of yourself! Thank you so much for sharing.
