{"id":239,"date":"2011-03-08T05:01:43","date_gmt":"2011-03-08T05:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/dreamgates\/2011\/03\/night-of-the-blue-bird.html"},"modified":"2011-03-08T05:01:43","modified_gmt":"2011-03-08T05:01:43","slug":"night-of-the-blue-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dreamgates\/2011\/03\/night-of-the-blue-bird.html","title":{"rendered":"Night of the blue bird"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hameau<\/a><\/span>Sometimes all we need from our dreams is one simple image, bringing clarity and direction. In the midst of my recent Soul Recovery training in France, I set the intention of dreaming on behalf of the group. <\/p>\n

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In the middle of the night, my upstairs room in an old stone house at the Hameau de l’Etoile was filled with blue light. In the spectrum of blues, I would say that the color was azure. Amazed, I found the source of this light in a great blue bird suspended in mid air. The light shone from within it, as if from the heart of a crystal. In that light, I knew that all would be well and that great gifts would come to those who had made the journey to this little village of hope, in the Midi.<\/div>\n
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The quality of this blue light reminded me of figures who have appeared to me in other visions of the night, especially one I call simply the Blue Lady, who has attended and prepared me for grand adventures between the worlds. I thought, also, of the blue-skinned deities of Egypt and India. My bird visitor had a crest on its head, bringing an unassertive sense of royalty and grace.<\/div>\n
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I carried the wonderful energy of this vision with me as I went down for coffee in the refectory in the morning. “Good morning to your waking soul,” a member of my training greeted me, with a line from Robbie Burns. I shared my simple dream image by the hearth, and we fanned the ashes from the fire ceremony we had shared the previous night into new life. <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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