I have always been one that has very vivid and detailed dreams. They are always very real and symbolic of what I am experiencing in my wake state and the work I continue to do in Spirit. I always record them in a dream journal with brown paper. The brown paper is for affirming and declaring the meanings of the dreams for me.
I plan on recording all of my dreams in a book to publish soon. My intent is to assist people to understand the connection of their dreams and their life paths.
Recently, I found out a friend that I hadn't seen since I was about 19 years old had passed away last August. I had not seen or spoken to him in many years but it still felt very strange to me for some reason.
A couple nights ago, I had dream that I was in my car on my way to go meet some friends. When I left at sunset on a highway driving out in the country. There were big green rolling hills everywhere. It was definitely a gorgeous scenic route. Soon it was dark and it was pitch black out with the exception of the moon and stars in the sky. I was out in the middle of nowhere on a lonely stretch of highway and not really sure I knew where I was going as I had never been to the place I was supposed to meet my friends at.
Suddenly I saw this huge silver sculpture of a hand coming out of the ground. I could see it clearly despite how dark it was out in the middle of nowhere. It wasn't creepy or scary looking. It was actually very beautiful. The sculpture was sitting right at the foot of a huge hill and as I got closer, I pulled over on the side of the road and I got out of my car. I stood there for just a few seconds staring at this huge sculpture wondering if this was the right place. I could hear Irish music playing just around the corner of the hill which would be on the other side of the sculpture.
I heard car doors slam behind me and I turned to see that other people had suddenly shown up and parked their cars behind me. A man and his friends got out of a car that was parked right behind mine and he walked towards me with a huge grin on his face and his arms opened wide as he said, "It's about time you showed up!". It was my friend who passed away last August. He walked up to me and gave me the biggest and warmest hug. He said, "It's so good to see you!". I was happy to see him and felt the warmth of his hug. He put his arm around me and said, "Come. Walk with me." and we started walking towards the Irish music.
When we turned the corner, there were wooden tables of different shapes and sizes with mismatched chairs everywhere. There were lit candles of all different kinds. Votives, pillar, tea lights and country style candelabras were placed in the centers of all the tables. There were tall wooden pillars surrounding the tables with lights strung all the way up and across above the tables. There were triangle shaped canopies strung all over with strings of lights attached. There was a small stage with Irish bands playing festive Irish music. There were food and drinks being served and there were lots of people enjoying themselves everywhere. I recognized a lot of people that I knew and was about to sit with the friends I was there to meet when my friend stopped me and asked me to sit with him and his friends. So I did, and the entire time he had a huge smile and he laughed and joked all night. He would put his arm around me and give me kisses on the cheek often as he was genuinely happy that I was there with him. This wasn't in a romantic way. It was pure friendship love.
At the end of the dream, my friend got up and was about to leave. He gave me a huge warm hug and said, "It is so good to see you, Rose. I have to go now, but I'll see you again soon, ok?", and he gave me one more hug and kissed me on the cheek and I watched him as he walked away with his friends. Then I woke up.
This dream can be looked at in so many different ways but my only thoughts when I woke up was why I was dreaming of him when we hadn't seen each other since we were teenagers. Perhaps he was just saying hello and letting me know he was happy and doing well. Perhaps he and I had a bigger impact and connection than I remember and he made it a point to stop and see me and let me know that he still cares for me as his friend and is watching over me?
I did bring this up to a few friends and they all thought it was a blessing from him. We were good friends and we did have lots of long talks but once he moved away, we simply never kept in touch. Part of the reason was that I got married at the age of 20 and he moved away to attend college. Life just took us different directions.
I woke up from this dream feeling at peace and still feeling the warmth of his friendship and love that I felt from his hugs and his kisses on my cheek.
We make connections with people and we never realize how much of an impact we may have on others. We definitely know what kind of impact people we have known have had on us and we may not always express it openly. Dream time always reveals us and sometimes it reveals others, even after they have left this world. It's a beautiful thing.
I recorded this dream and I've accepted it as a connection with my friend. For this, I am eternally grateful. I look forward to future visits with him in dream time.