Lesson 15  Working with Dreams
 
“He‘ele ka moe na ke kanaka.” A dream is a bearer of messages to man. (1)
 
In Hawaiian, dreams are “moe ‘uhane,” meaning “spirit sleep” (2). The Hawaiians attached great significance to dreams and often took actions based on them. Dreams could contain visions, warnings, messages and insights for the dreamer. Hawaiians consulted dream interpreters over dreams that were felt to be important.
 
When you have a dream that is especially vivid or disturbing, give it your attention. When a dream wakes you or comes to you in the morning right before waking, take special note. Write the dream down as soon as possible, in double space, in as much detail as you can.
 
Then, go back and write beneath each noun what that word symbolizes. For example, you dream of a man or a woman. Consider that everything in the dream is a manifestation of you, and “man” symbolizes your masculine self and energy, while woman represents your feminine energy. If you dream of a known person, note the quality that person symbolizes for you. Death in a dream genera lly means an ending rather than an actual death.
 
When working out the symbols, consider what certain elements mean to you personally. Consider the literal meanings of words as well.
 
Once you have all the symbols filled in, you can re-read the dream, and its true nature will be revealed.
 
Nightmares are often urgent messages from Corona or from your guides. They convey information, often in a frightening or violent form, that they feel you must have immediately. Nightmares, while unsettling, can be our greatest gifts from our higher guidance to understand what is really going on with our selves.
 
On occasion, dreams can be portents. I once dreamed that I lost the diamond in my wedding ring, but found it afterwards. This was a vivid dream, and I wondered at the time if this meant something negative about the state of my marriage. After concluding my marriage was fine, I forgot about the dream. Two weeks later, I discovered the diamond missing from my ring. As I searched, I remembered my dream and its outcome. Just as in my dream, I recovered the diamond. I realized this dream not only contained a literal warning about my ring’s loose setting but was prophetic.
 
When you have a problem or conflict, ask Corona and Basa for a dream that will help you resolve it. If you have an illness, ask for a dream with insight into its origins. When you are blocking your highest good, ask that the cause of it be revealed in a dream. Ask for a dream that points the way forward.
 
Keep a dream book. Once you begin to write down your dreams and work at interpreting them, your dream world will respond with abundance and richness, giving you ever more meaningful dreams.  If you have trouble interpreting a dream, go into the Silence and ask Corona and Basa and your guides for help.
 
MEDITATION: Write down a dream you feel to be significant, and put in as many symbols as you can. Then, go into the Silence and do some mana breathing. Ask Corona and Basa and your guides to participate. Then, in this meditative state, ask for the true meaning of your dream. Visualize a blank slate or feel the stillness in a quiet room, and ask that your answers be written or whispered (inaudibly) to you. Sit quietly. When you receive answers, ask questions until you are satisfied that you understand. Write down your experience afterwards in your dream book.
 
PRAYER: In the beauty of night, may the truth be revealed to me so that I may dwell in a place of balance and harmony. Thank you.
Amama, ua noa. The prayer is freed.
 
With fond aloha,
Charlotte
 
(1) From “‘Olelo No‘eau – Hawaiian Proverbs & Poetical Sayings” Mary Kawena Pukui, Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu
 
(2) For a thorough discussion on the Hawaiian approach to dreams, see “Nana I Ke Kumu (Look to the Source),” Vol. II, Hui Hanai, Queen Lili‘uokalani Children’s Center, Honolulu.
 
(3) An excellent book to use in decoding dream symbols is: “The Dream Book: Symbols for Self Understanding" by Betty Bethards.

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