I’m alone, of course, and barricaded myself in the house after seeing a lion couple roaming around outside. The camp bunk style house has flimsy screen windows which kind of make using doors to keep the boogiemen out impossible. I’ve already tried to escape by car, but the road was blocked, enough that even my huge four wheel drive can’t get out. I call to my children who are playing in the next room and don’t notice the lions, “Kids! There are lions! Go! Run! Hide!” And they faithfully do what they’re told.
Meanwhile the lions aren’t interested in my kids. They want me. The female lion makes it inside the house and does that lion crawl walk across the kitchen floor – you know where your eyes are drawn to the shoulder blades…the way they poke up out past their body with each step and the head is hung low. I’ve been running around putting any object I can find in front of big openings in the ripped screens, hoping that would keep them out. But she’s in.
Then my dream takes an unexpected turn…I’m not afraid. I block the lion from getting any further inside, and from the direction of my kids. I shoo her back toward the opening she came in and when she maneuvers toward the other direction I pounce down. And I stop a cat with one hand by grabbing it by it’s scruff and put it outside, where the male lion still roams around looking in through the windows for it’s mate.
Hmm…
I had a fit of insomnia last night. It’s rare, really rare for me not to get pretty sleepy around ten o’clock, go lay down and then immediately drift off. This night I was wide awake, like I had made the mistake of drinking coffee after three p.m. or exercising too late in the evening. But neither of those was the case. I did however have an EFT session with an amazing practitioner that day.
Sometimes I wonder if the clearing gives you this ridiculous amount of energy that you didn’t even know existed until it’s back free-flowing in your body. I’ve experienced that kind of insomnia with Acupuncture before. I wonder if the space I cleared out in my soul was like this energetic happy dance going on in there and it figured I was ready to party.
The day itself was odd and full of signs. My session with Mary, and afterward pulling a Hawk fortune from her little pile of scrolls. The way I felt like she turned up with the magic key and opened a door that had been painted shut and stuck for eons. The fact that I had time that evening to write, like two hours of time that I don’t normally get. The owl that showed up and hooted until I came outside to hear it. And then insomnia, followed by three hours of dreamy sleep, followed by waking up at exactly 3:33 a.m., followed by another dreamy two hours.
Most people would just be pissed they didn’t get their six and a half hours of rest, ignoring all the rest of the day. I wake up with blog titles in my head and need to write about it. The boogiemen anyway. Sometimes there are enough signs in a day it makes me pay closer attention. Instead of being pissed that I’ll have to do my day on way less sleep than normal I’m kind of interested in what it all means.
It means something alright. Hawk, owl, 333…they are The Universe’s way of speaking. And lately I’ve even been asking for more communication. A lot of questions have been posed toward the sky of late…”What’s my next step?” “What else is possible?” “Please be clearer, I don’t quite get your message.” “Are you sure?” “Why does this all have to feel so hard?”
Dreaming of lions was a new one for me.
From Animal Spirit Guides, by Dr. Steven Farmer: “Lion. Hold your head up high and keep your dignity, no matter what you’re faced with. You’re much stronger than you think you are and need to use your emotional strength in this situation. Call upon the well of courage that’s available to you to confront this uncomfortable situation. Listen closely and discern carefully before acting, rather than moving ahead impulsively and recklessly. When faced with a tough decision, follow your heart rather than what you think you should do.”
Um, yeah, how did you know?
So I listen to what is in front of me, whether it be an animal, a number, a situation, or a dream. I let everything talk to me. I get still and feel for answers. Sometimes messages come in the form of an idea, what to do, what to write. And sometimes they come in the form of affirmation of my path.
I have enough friends who will get this post now that I’m not afraid to write or post it. The ones who read it and say, “Wow, what happened to her, she’s in fairy land?” aren’t ready. That’s cool. When they’re ready to feel, and see, and hear, and understand The Universe and the messages that are being sent to them, they will wake up and know.
In the mean time…I am treading lightly today, thinking of lions, and owls, and what my day has in store. I’m writing. A lot. It’s good for my soul. I’m seeing my usual clients and working my magic. I’m moving forward no matter what seems to be in my way. I’m stronger than I think.
What are some of the signs you see or hear that help you on your path?
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