Sitemap: Angel Stories | Autobiography | Ballet | Books | Dolls | Experiences | Gardens | Home Page | International Books
| Lesson Plans
& Kinesthetic | Meditation
& Prayer | Musical
Movement Lessons | Rhythmic
Dance | Spirituality
| Stan Schaap | Stories for Kids | Yoga |
By Susan
Kramer
Photo by S. Schaap, atop ferris wheel, overlooking Castricum
to North Sea
In dreams we can expand
beyond our waking experiences to a greater range of life experiences. For
example, while awake and walking along the shore on a cool, brisk day, we may
wish it was warm enough to go swimming. In a dream we can create a warm balmy day,
walk along the shore, dive into the surf, and swim as long as we choose, and
then remember the experience and its feelings when we awaken.
Dreams can also give us
information. I was a ballet dancer till age 30, and now, many years later, I
write tutorials about how to execute the steps. When my waking memory of
performing a certain combination fails me, I invariably have a dream of myself
dancing the steps on stage. Upon waking, I write out the dream sequence in
detail.
Also, in my dancing dreams I
execute the steps perfectly, with a lightness I didn’t have in the physical
dimension. Reflecting on this phenomenon, I have to consider that dreams are of
light, rather than physical, so it makes sense they would feel buoyant.
An important point is,
dreams give us the opportunity to do whatever we wish, without future
repercussions. We gain memorable experiences without physically involving
others.
Dreams are a useful
dimension of our life on earth.
While living solely as
a Spirit in Light – Enlightened Spirit
I believe we will always feel the expansion we now feel
In
uplifting dreams.
My
dear maternal grandmother, Helen Melocik Kaspar, lived
from 1902 to 1995. I was born in 1946 so we had many years to interrelate.
When
I was growing up, Grandmother Helen visited us down on the river on Sunday
afternoons for a family dinner, going back and forth to Severna Park from her
home in Baltimore. Then when I danced with the Baltimore Opera Company ballets
at the Lyric Theater in Baltimore in the mid-60s I stayed overnight with her. I
felt a close kinship.
Early
this morning in a lucid dream I was walking across a large parking lot and
approaching me was Grandmother Helen, smiling, wearing a puffy white winter
coat. I speeded up my steps and embraced her in a big
hug. I took a long look at her face and she appeared
about 60 years old, which I was surprised at since I knew I was 74. But I was
so happy to hold her close.
My
next thought was to find an electric cart that seniors use while shopping, as I
realized she was way past 100 years old by my quick calculations.
Then
I woke up with this experience fresh in my mind and am recording it to remember
the sweetness and lessons. One more proof our loved
ones may be gone physically but we can still relate on other levels.
I
know this is not the ultimate level of experience, my joyful meditations are
beyond personality, but for a human relationship this surely felt uplifting and
reassuring that we do live in other realities both before and after physical
death.
Gentle Yoga and
Meditation - book or ebook for adults
Yoga for All Kids - book
or ebook
1. Dimension of Dreams copyright © 2024 Susan Kramer
2. Dream with Grandmother Helen on May 1,
2021 copyright © 2021
Susan Kramer; family photo
http://www.susankramer.com
susan@susankramer.com
Page created May
1, 2021