From: dicksilk@gmail.com   
      
   There was a rather lengthy sequence of events involving a straight river   
   (likely a canal) and a female who looked quite a bit like Tilda Swinton as   
   "The Ancient One" in "Doctor Strange" (2016)— (imdb.com/title/   
   t1211837/mediaviewer/rm715927296)    
      
   There was *something* of a "pre-memory" of traveling (swimming? rafting? too   
   faint to recall) upstream, yet the major recollection of the dream begins with   
   the dreamer as if floating on one's back (akin to the "dead man's float"   
   swimming-survival    
   technique) yet in more of a reclining position, as if in bed rather than   
   floating in the water (wherein one's legs would dangle downward.)   
      
   The mental image was that of the dreamer floating *back down* along a stream /   
   current that was traveling at a *fairly* decent pace (perhaps a shade faster   
   than walking, unless one had a long stride and had a purpose in getting   
   somewhere) yet was "taking    
   aim" at actually staying mid-stream.   
      
   The dreamer was as if mentally choosing to constantly *avoid* changing   
   position as if to "look" to see the course being traveled.  There was some   
   figment of an idea that, if the dreamer was flowing "with the current," then   
   the body *should* remain mid-   
   stream naturally.  And *if* the dreamer were to end up flowing into the bank   
   (or canal wall) or an obstacle, *then* the dreamer could turn to see to adjust   
   if / as necessary.  There was *also* a bit of idea going through the mind as   
   if this were a "trust    
   / faith" type exercise, something to try even if only to see how well it   
   turned out.   
      
   There was also a *hint* of an idea that, *if* the dreamer had surveyed the   
   course traveling *upstream*, then any notable obstacles would've been   
   remembered while traveling "downstream."   
      
   One other thing:  the dreamer's position was that of on one's back, traveling   
   head-first (as *if* flowing downstream) *towards* the "camera's perspective."    
   If "you" (the reader) were "south" on a compass dial, the dreamer would be   
   flowing directly south.   
      
   This flowing travel / trust experiment / process continued for a *good* number   
   of seconds (in dream time) which typically translates to a *significant*   
   amount of time "in real life" / waking consciousness.  However, as to whether   
   it's a matter of minutes,   
    hours, days, or *significantly* longer, appears irrelevant as to the fact   
   that there was definitely some passage of "time" as the waking consciousness   
   perceives "time."   
      
   *At some point,* there was a change in direction, as if there were a   
   deliberate need to turn west in a direct, 90° turn (when flowing southward,   
   west is to the left) although to the dreamer, it was like turning a bit more,   
   as if into a dog-paddle    
   position, then turning to the right (still heading west) and I *think*   
   resuming the position of floating on the back.   
      
   From here, the transcription process of recording the dream into words gets a   
   bit "sketchy," as what follows may be *slightly off* from what actually   
   occurred.  (In case anyone may have observed, I've been working on "accuracy   
   of translation" from what    
   occurred in a dream into what gets recorded into words.  "The Revelation of   
   Saint John of Jesus Christ" absolutely *blows my mind* as to how precise and   
   accurately detailed everything is, even though some of the clarity issues may   
   arise from trying to    
   describe a military helicopter in the words of the 1st century AD Greek, thus   
   the term "locust".)  (This forum, alt.dreams, is both "good and bad" in that   
   once posted, it's posted, and there's no editing for clarity / updates, other   
   than posting a follow-   
   up, yet the idea is to "get it right the first time" before hitting "post" (or   
   "send," whatever.)  At least, composing offline, then copy/pasting to the   
   screen, offers the opportunity to review / edit one last time before posting.)   
      
   After traveling "west" just a bit, the dreamer becomes aware of an area *to   
   the north* (keeping this all relative to a southern camera perspective) and   
   transitions into a hallway / room (foyer?) of sorts, with only a single   
   structure resting upon the    
   ground, similar to a casket, but with a crystal lid, lying upon the ground   
   (oriented north-south, with the head of the casket to the north.)   
      
   For whatever reason, perhaps as a consequence of some type of {force | energy}   
   exerted / thought sent, the crystal clear lid *cracked* / fractured, as if it   
   were of wood, meaning without shattering into a gazillion pieces, or as would   
   safety glass.  It    
   simply fractured, and held its basic shape intact.  And while there was no   
   immediate understanding as to what happened or why, the dreamer turned   
   (counter-clockwise) away from that area / scene, although somewhere along this   
   part of the dream, the    
   dreamer was in communication with a female looking very much like that   
   "Ancient One" character referenced at the start of this post.  All I can   
   recall is that "The Ancient One" was speaking in terms of gently providing   
   words of wisdom, albeit from a    
   female's perspective, which is most always (if not *actually*) reflective of   
   light, rather than transmitting it (although I suppose that when Joan of Arc   
   burned at the stake, she provided *some* light— but even that was *mostly*   
   courtesy of the pyre    
   lit beneath her.)  Sadly, whatever she was saying was less than perfectly   
   received, nor even remotely remembered, other than the delivery of the words,   
   which was in the manner of kind, gracious sharing.  IF I recall the sequence   
   of dreams correctly, that    
   was likely the end of the dream, clarity all the way from 7 to 11 (considering   
   it may have been partly of an astral journey, possibly of a "time bridge") but   
   mostly 9.   
      
   Now as to whether this next sequence / clip is connected to the previous dream   
   *or not* is unclear, but if it were, it would be from traveling further   
   downstream from the cracked casket lid and the Tilda Swinton character (who   
   *may* have been released *   
   as a result of* the casket lid being fractured.)   
      
      
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