Understanding Dreams about – Going back to School

In our on-going ‘Understanding Dreams’ series, we discuss the most common dreams and their meanings. So far, we have looked at flying dreams, and running away dreams. This month’s dream theme is going back to school, a common dream among adults.

Unsurprisingly, school dreams can hold valuable lessons for us, just as our real-life school days taught us many things. Our school days are some of the most important in our lives; they are when we learn much about ourselves, and the world around us. It’s during our time in the classroom that we lay the foundations upon which we build our adult lives, so if you’re revisiting your old school, you probably have a lesson that you need to learn, or relearn.

There are many different possible interpretations of school dreams, depending on what is happening in the dream, and also your experiences as a student. Do you have happy memories of your school days, full of friendships and good grades; or do you look back and shudder, glad to be past the days of exams and teenage drama? Your feelings towards your school days have a big impact on what school dreams mean for you personally.

If there is a teacher in your dream, they will probably have a lesson to teach you, so pay attention to what they do or say. Think about your relationship with this teacher while you were a student; were they a positive figure, who acted as a mentor? Or was your relationship more difficult? What subject did they teach? These details will be big clues about what they are trying to tell you.

If the dream is a pleasant one, and you find yourself back in the company of your school friends, feeling carefree and happy, it could mean that you are feeling nostalgic for your childhood. Perhaps you’re dealing with a stressful or difficult situation in your daily life, and you are longing for the days when your biggest worry was homework or following the latest trend. If so, take a look at the stressful situation you are dealing with, and see if you can simplify it in any way.

This could also be a sign that you need to take a break, and have a little fun. Take a day or two off work and do something you enjoy. You could even use the time to catch up with old school friends, and enjoy reminiscing about your childhood.

If the dream has a more negative tone, it could be a message from your subconscious about an issue that you’re struggling with. Maybe you’re running late and simply can’t seem to get to class on time no matter how hard you try; perhaps you’ve not done your homework; or you could be facing an exam that you’re unprepared for. These dreams all have meanings you can’t ignore.

If you’re trying and failing to make it to school on time, it is a sign that you feel like you’re running out of time in real life. Are you up against a work deadline that you’re worried you won’t meet? Or maybe you’re worried about a more personal, hypothetical deadline; perhaps you feel as though you’re not where you’re supposed to be in your life, and you feel as though you’re falling behind.

If you’re struggling to meet a work deadline, speak to your boss, and see if there is anything you can do. Maybe you can have a little more time to complete the project, or perhaps you can enlist some help to get the work done on time? Your boss will appreciate your honesty soon rather than later.

If you’re worried about falling behind in your personal life, take some time to take stock of where you are, and where you want to be. What steps can you take to move in the direction you wish to be in? Writing down your goals, and how you can achieve them, should alieviate some of the anxiety, and help you feel more positive.

If you’ve forgotten your homework in your dream, or you’re sitting an exam that you haven’t studied for, it is a sign that you are feeling unprepared or underqualified for a situation you’re dealing with. Do you have an interview that you feel nervous about? Or maybe you’ve recently got a new job, or been promoted, and are feeling a little overwhelmed?

Another possible meaning of a school dream is more literal; perhaps you are entering a new period of study, and this is reminding you of your school days. Or, if you haven’t already, it could be a message from your subconscious that you have a desire to learn something new. Maybe there’s a skill you’ve always wanted to master, but haven’t ever got round to. Now is the perfect time to give it a try, as your mind is clearly eager for a challenge.

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Question of the Week: How to Channel Negative Energy

We love hearing from our community, and once a week we answer a question from one of our members, right here on the blog. This week we heard from Justin, who is having trouble with feelings of anger and stress, and is looking for healthy ways to channel this negative energy. Here is our advice.

Q – Hi, Justin here. I hope you can help me, because I’m really struggling at the minute; I work in a high stress job and it’s getting me down. I work long hours and the working environment is very negative due to the competitiveness of my colleagues. I come home feeling angry and upset, and I don’t know how to deal with these feelings properly. It’s starting to affect my relationship with my wife and kids, because I unfortunately end up taking it out on them by stomping around the house in a bad mood and shouting at everybody. Do you have any advice on how I can channel this negative energy in a healthy way?

A – Hi Justin, thanks so much for reaching out. It must be so frustrating when you work such long hours and don’t have any time to unwind and relax. Unfortunately, work often takes over our lives, whether we like it or not. For people who love their jobs, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. However, if your work is having a negative effect on you, it is definitely not ideal. Here are our best tips on how to channel negative energy so that you can feel happier and more balanced.

Leave work at the door

If you work long hours, then your job already takes up enough of your life without bringing that work home with you and letting it affect your free time too. If you have issues with your job, try to tackle them while you’re in the office, so that you can focus on other things when you’re at home.

It’s easy to fall into the trap of complaining to your colleagues, but this isn’t very constructive. If your work is having a negative effect on your life, you need to take these issues to your boss. If you’re worried about things getting heated and causing more trouble, a good way to get things off your chest is to write it down. Write your boss an email explaining what is happening and how to makes you feel. Once you’ve written everything down, you should feel better already.

The next step is to actually make changes. You can either send the email to your boss so that they can read it in their own time and avoid a possible confrontation, or you can use it as script and request a meeting. Keep things calm and professional, and try to work together to resolve the issues. Then, when it’s time to go home, leave your work in the office, and deal with it tomorrow.

Practice Meditation

You may have noticed that we recommend meditation to a lot of people here on our blog, and that’s because it’s such a powerful spiritual experience that can help so many people deal with all sorts of different problems or experiences.

There a countless benefits to meditation, and it is a fantastic way to expel negative energy. Just spending a few minutes each day focusing on your breathing will help calm and focus the mind; as you breathe out, imagine that you are expelling the negative energy and feelings, and breathe in positivity and light. To make the time even more relaxing, burn some calming essential oils such as camomile or lavender.

Work it out

Physical exercise is another excellent way to channel negative energy in a healthy way. Exercise is good for not only your physical health, but for your mental health and emotional wellbeing, too. Try to make 30 minutes each night to dedicate to exercise, and you will feel the benefits.

Running is a great exercise to help channel energy; running clears the mind, and helps boost mood. Imagine that as you are running, you are leaving your negative behind, and running towards more positivity and happiness. Another good way to channel energy is contact/combat exercise, such as boxing or martial arts. This is a safe, controlled environment where you can unleash your energy without you or anybody else getting hurt.

Express it creatively

Some of the best artists started making their art because they were hurting, and needed a way to express themselves and let those feelings out. Choose a creative outlet that suits you, and dedicate some time to it each day.

This creative outlet could be anything from writing, drawing, painting, to making music by singing or even playing a musical instrument. If you don’t know how to paint or play an instrument, maybe now is the time to learn by taking a class, or teaching yourself. This will not only help you channel your energy, but will also give you something to focus on that isn’t work, and will help give you a sense of achievement.

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Celebrate the Autumn Equinox

Friday 22nd September marks the 2017 Autumn Equinox, or Mabon, which marks the first day of Autumn in the Northern hemisphere, and the official end of summer. Here we look at the history of the Autumn Equinox, and how it is traditionally celebrated around the world.

What is the Autumn Equinox?

The Autumn Equinox is the moment when the sun crosses the equator, from north to south. This year, this will happen at 20:02 UTC. On this day, day and night will be exactly equal lengths, the word ‘equinox’ deriving from the Latin for ‘equal night’. After this, the days will grow rapidly shorter and the nights longer and darker.

The beginning of a new season is always exciting, and is celebrated across the world in a number of different ways. The changing seasons hold a significant role in human culture, and there are many traditions surrounding these times. Here are just some of the myths and traditions surrounding the day, and a few ways that you can join in the celebrations.

The legend of Persephone

One ancient myth surrounding the September Equinox comes from Greece. The story is that of Persephone, who was abducted from her mother, harvest Goddess Demeter, and forced to become the wife of Hades, the ruler of the underworld.

According to the legend, Demeter managed to rescue her daughter from Hades, but for only nine months of the year. For three months every fall, Persephone was forced to return to the underworld and her husband. During this time, Demeter refused to use her powers, causing plants to stop growing, which is believed to explain why we have three months of winter each year.

A Festival of Thanksgiving

The September Equinox is better known by Pagans as Mabon, and is one of eight seasonal festivals observed during the wheel of the year. It is a festival of thanksgiving, and the second of the three Pagan harvest festivals. It is a time to express gratitude for the fruits of the earth, and recognise the need to share them, to ensure the blessings of the God and Goddess during the barren winter months.

In China, the Equinox is celebrated at the same time as the Mid-Autumn, or Moon Festival. This festival celebrates the summer’s harvest, and people enjoy sharing the traditional moon cakes, round pastries full of bean paste.

In Korea, the three-day Chuseok holiday is celebrated around the time of the September Equinox. Chuseok, originally known as hangawi (meaning great middle of Autumn in archaic Korean) is a major harvest festival, celebrated on the full moon on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. The holiday is a chance for people to travel to their hometown and spend time with their family, taking advantage of the harvest by cooking and eating a huge feast.

How to Celebrate the Autumn Equinox

Here are some ways that you can get involved and celebrate the beginning of the new season.

Have a clean out

You’ve heard of a Spring clean, but why not try an Autumn clean? Take advantage of the new season and use it as a fresh start. Spend some time cleaning and organising your home, throwing away or donating anything you no longer need or is just taking up space, and organising the things you keep. They say a tidy home is a tidy mind, and cleaning up your space will help you feel much more organised and ready to accomplish your goals.

Focus on what you want to achieve

The start of Autumn means that the year is beginning to draw to a close. With just three months left until the new year, it is time to consider what it is you want to achieve before the clock strikes midnight. Think about the resolutions that you made in January; did you achieve them, or did they fall by the wayside soon after?

Now is the time to take control, and set out to achieve your goals. Make a list of everything you want to achieve over the next three months, and set a plan of action to help you tick these things off your list.

Create a Mabon Altar

The Equinox is a time of reflection and thanksgiving, so what better way to honour this than by setting up a Mabon altar to honour the Gods and Goddesses? All you need is a small table, or even a shelf, and add candles and other Autumn/harvest related things; it could be anything from a pinecone or autumn leaves, to a mini pumpkin or other seasonal fruits. Light the candle and say a prayer of thanks to the Gods, and ask for their blessings during the cold winter months.

Embrace the indoors

As the nights grow longer, darker and colder, being outside is less appealing than it was in Autumn. So why not take advantage of the opportunity for a bit of time spent indoors, and make yourself comfortable?

Spruce up your living room and bedroom, so that it feels comfortable and appealing, as you’ll be spending a lot of time here. Add warm, fluffy throws and comfy pillows, and a few scented candles to help set the mood.

This is a great time to unwind and get some much needed rest and relaxation. Start a new book, or get stuck into a creative project that you’ve been neglecting. Take some time to truly enjoy being still, and enjoy the peace before the hustle, bustle and stress of the holidays picks up.

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LIBRA INGRESS CHART – 22.01, Friday 22nd September 2017, London, UK.

At 10.01 pm today, Friday 22nd September 2017, the September Equinox will occur. The word ‘Equinox’ means ‘Equal Night’. At this moment, the Sun, in its apparent path around the Earth is on the Equator. Therefore, all places on Earth get equal hours of daylight and darkness. The Equinox marks the entry of the Sun into Libra. It also marks the beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and spring in the Southern Hemisphere. The chart for this moment, known as the Libra Ingress, gives a general picture what we can all expect over the next 3 months.

The Ascendant is in Gemini, which means the chart has Mercury, as its Ruling Planet. Mercury, in terms of world trends, relates to all forms of communication, such as speech and writing and information such as that found in newspapers, the media and the internet. Mercury is conjunct Mars, which is linked with aggression, war, military force, quarrels, disagreements and disputes. Looking around us in the world at the moment, we can see the leader of North Korea provoking the anger of other nations by testing nuclear weapons and hints of plans to use them in a warlike way. In the news, we also see the President of the USA responding to the aggression of North Korea with angry rhetoric and threats of possible military action. During the 3 month period beginning on 22^nd September, perhaps we can expect more disagreements, angry words and spoken or written threats of war. But as Mercury is also square to Saturn in the 7^th house of foreign relations, the verbal disagreements and angry talk might be tempered by reason from other world leaders. Legal restraints may also limit or frustrate the possibility of aggressive action. Mercury’s opposition to Neptune may also suggest that opinions could tend to fluctuate and there could be too much confusion and uncertainty over facts for action to be justified during this period.

Using London, the UK Capital, as the location for our chart the Mercury-Mars conjunction is in the 4^th House, which represents the homeland of the UK and patriotism. Perhaps this means that in the 3 month period beginning on 22^nd September, we may be hearing more tough talk over Brexit and what this might mean for British sovereignty. The conjunction is square to Saturn, which signifies law enforcement agencies in the 7^th House, which relates to other countries and our relationship with them.  Perhaps one of the main talking points is to be our relationship with European Law in a post-Brexit UK. However, the square to Saturn and the opposition to Neptune suggest that some plans and ideas could prove to be overly idealistic and not possible or likely to be achievable. Discussion may be slow or unlikely to result in decisive action any time soon. The Sun, which indicates our leader or head of state.

Mercury can relate to transport systems, especially road and rail.  Its conjunction with Mars and square to Saturn could indicate possible disruption and delays in transport. As Mars is linked to aggression, sadly, this could mean that terrorist threats or action may play a part in this. Or there could be disputes between those who control transport and make decisions about how it operates. As the conjunction is in the 4^th House, which can relates to the conditions of weather and the land itself, it is possible that weather conditions could be a factor affecting travel and transport. We have recently seen hurricanes and earthquakes elsewhere in the world. Perhaps in the next 3 months, the effect of weather patterns such as these might be worth watching out for. Mercury is also opposite Neptune, which is linked with the sea and water. This suggests that floods may be possible. In mythology, Neptune was the god of the Sea and was nicknamed the Earth-Shaker.

Another prominent pattern in the Ingress Chart is the opposition of Uranus in the 11^th House to the Moon-Jupiter conjunction in the 5^th House. The Moon is linked to women and issues affecting them. It is placed in the 5^th House which relates to entertainment and the arts. It also rules the 2^nd House, which is associated with money and how a nation handles it. Recently, it was revealed that the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) pay their female employees significantly less than they pay their male counterparts. This sparked a larger discussion about the differences in pay between the sexes in wider society. The Moon’s opposition to Uranus, which signifies radical reform to outdated concepts and the conjunction to Jupiter, which is linked with justice as well as increases and expansion could indicate that, in the next 3 months women might receive an increase in pay and enjoy greater financial equality with men.

As well as relating to women, the Moon also relates to the people or the masses and popular public opinion. The Moon’s conjunction to Jupiter and opposition to Uranus could indicate that the people may be more likely to stand up against what they think is unfair or unjust and demand radical change or reform. This could be in the form of peaceful protests, or something more dramatic such as strikes, riots or revolution. In the London UK chart, Uranus is in the 11^th House, which signifies friends and allies of a nation. So the people of the UK may be doing their protesting in solidarity with other countries.  As the Moon rules the 2^nd House, protests could centre on money and the economy may be an issue. Or its placement in the 5^th House could suggest that matters centring on children could also be a relevant issue. As Jupiter is linked with Higher Education and Mercury which is associated with schools is conjunct Mars, there could be disagreements and disputes over education and this could perhaps be one of the areas that sparks protests.

There is also a conjunction of Venus and Mars in the Ingress chart. In terms of world affairs, while Mars can indicate power, aggression and war, Venus represents peace, harmony and diplomacy. Perhaps the conjunction of these planets gives us hope that, during the next 3 months, nations can resolve their differences and disputes through diplomacy, negotiation and the seeking of common ground. In the UK Ingress chart, this conjunction is in the 4^th House, which represents the interests of the people and the party of opposition in politics. This House also represents hidden or private matters. Therefore, it is possible that amidst all the public disputes and aggressive communication, there may be diplomats trying to bring about peace in secret, or out of public view. This could involve both the government in power and its opposition.

This principle of the Venus and Mars conjunction may also have a bearing on us in our personal lives. Venus and Mars are well-known as symbols of male and female and their combination strongly suggests romance and passion. Therefore, maybe among all the talk of war, there will also be love for us all to celebrate. This could be an excellent time for anyone single to find love, or for those who are attached to enjoy a loving and passionate three months. So if you have feelings for someone, there may be no better time to act on them. More broadly, this could be a favourable time for ending disputes, resolving any differences and creating happier, more peaceful relationships  between yourself and others.

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