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About Sacred Dreams
Founder - Steve Smith
I’ve dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they have gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the colour of my mind.
Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights
My journey began with a dream in early 1998. At that time, I was preparing for a first-ever, two-month pilgrimage to India later in the year. Early one February morning I awoke frightened, yet exhilarated and forever-changed by a dream.
Eternal Life
I am sailing down the Brahmaputra River in northeastern India. Alone in my little boat, the waters and the jungle surround my thoughts. Serenity envelops my entire essence. Suddenly and violently, I am in the water and am drowned. The fear generated by this violent action wakes me from my sleep. Rather than coming to full consciousness, I drift back to the dream to gain a better sense of my feelings. Surprisingly, I find a great sense of peace. Rather than fearing the physical death of my corporeal body, I feel great peace knowing that I am continuing. I remain connected to the waters, to the jungle, to the All. The “I” as I know it passes to the larger connection of One. The true infinite nature of my Beingness becomes clearly evident. Truthfully, I feel that my soul passes to a higher place of love and peace that is not of this plane.
I remain a part of this dream. It continues to be a guiding force shaping my life and my work. And the dream’s essence continues to serve as a truly spiritual and mystical gift.
Since this dream, I have left a corporate job of nearly seven years embarking on a grounded journey of self-exploration and a deeper search for meaning. This journey returned me to graduate school, has taken me on pilgrimages throughout the world, and evolves effortlessly with days mixed with gratitude and fear. For, to know the one is to experience the other. To search for the light necessitates reaching into the darkness. So it is with the Waking and the Dreaming. And along the way, Dream guides me like a faithful beacon.
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