A Dream: In the Garden...

Last night I prayed that God would speak to Bryan and I in our dreams. I prayed that he would speak truth to us in our dreams and that he would not allow any lies or falseness into our dreams that night. I prayed also that he would speak guidance and encouragement to us through our dreams…

Here is what I dreamed…

I dreamed that Bryan and I were part of starting a large co-op. It was garden, where anyone who wanted to could come and eat the food grown – all we asked in return is that they work in the garden for a while, planting, pulling weeds, tilling soil, etc. In my dream I knew that there were lots of different kinds of fruits and vegetables growing in the garden but all I saw where miles and miles of orange trees (interestingly enough, I got curious and looked up oranges on a dream interpretation web site, it said: “To see orange trees in your dream, signifies health and prosperity… You may want to expand your horizons and look into new interests.”) As we walked through the orange trees we came across a group of homeless who were working in the garden. They were happily pulling weeds and raking the path near the trees. We stopped and talked with them for a little while. (I looked up homeless too and found this: “To dream that you are homeless, indicates that you are feeling insecure. You are unsure of yourself and where you are headed.” – not sure what it means to see homeless people contentedly working in a garden, though…) Anyway, then we found some friends who were planting some new orange trees. They were saying that they have been having some problems with some of the new plants – diseases, ants, and other bugs were killing them. We looked at an orange tree that had been completely devoured by ants – there were ants everywhere. (I looked up ants as well: “To see ants in your dream, signifies your general dissatisfaction in your daily life. You are feeling neglected and insignificant. Petty things will annoy you throughout the following day. You will learn that cooperation will be the only way to achieve your desires. Ants also symbolize hard work, diligence and industry. Increased business activities are expected…According to the biblical interpretations, ants symbolize diligence concerning the things of God. Despite its small size, the ant lays up substance during times of plenty.”) After seeing the trees I recommended that they plant mint bushes near the trees since I had read that ants don’t like mint (not sure if this is actually true or not). After that we were suddenly in a small house which seemed to be a sort of office/shed/central meeting place for the garden and it was also where we and a few other friends were living. We were painting it and in the process I got paint all over me. (painting: “To dream that you are painting your house, signifies that you will find much success in a new project and that you will be promoted to a coveted position. You may be expressing your creativity. Alternatively, it may also mean you are covering up something. To dream that paint has gotten on your clothes, signifies that you are too easily offended by criticism about you. To see or use a paintbrush in your dream, symbolizes harmony, creativity and artistic talents.”) After painting for a while I walked into the other room where a group of people were sitting around and a few were telling stories. It was a hog posh sort of room where none of the furniture matched and few of the people knew each other but they all came together and it created a room that felt whole and comfortable. After watching and listening for a little while I went back into the main room that we had been painting and found that one of the women who had been helping us paint was stealing the paint. She wasn’t discrete about it – she was actually asking people’s opinion on what color to take – even though all of the paint was similar shades of gray and beige. At first I confront here but then just let her take the paint. (Stealing: “To dream that you are stealing, denotes that you are deprived and where the stealing takes place is indicative of your neediness. Alternatively, it may signify unrealized and unfulfilled goals.” – so does it mean the same thing to see someone else, who I don’t know, stealing?). It was at this point that I woke up. The dream may have passed for nothing if it hadn’t been for what I had prayed the night before. It was also a very vivid, colorful dream, one that stays with you for a while after you wake up. Anyway, that was my dream and I just thought I would share it today…

Rejoicing in the journey - Beth Stedman