Dream Codes, page 1

I think people that do not sense the spirit connection with animals close themselves off to the reality and truth of their own nature. Animals function as a mirror that allow us to see the multi-faceted aspects of human awareness. Early creation myths tell of a Creatrix from whose dark void split to reveal the light. Most creation stories name animals as the first beings to exist as creators and partners in the formation of the world; the universe was constructed by animal gods, who arrived here before us. Archetypal psychologist James Hillman insists that "a snake is not a symbol" (Dream Animals, 1997). He looks at animals in dreams, fantasies and myths as carriers of soul, as Gods, as “divine, intelligent, autochthonous powers demanding respect." Ancient Egypt had a very clear cosmology whose spiritual pantheon was initially only inhabited by animals. Egyptian ideas on spirituality are very ancient and influenced many other magical and spiritual belief systems. The occult approach was based on the unification of all phenomena - all beings are the same in kind and differ only in degree

For example the hawk is associated with thunder and lightning so symbolizes the force of transmutation. In this sense the hawk has the qualities that we generally associate with fire, i.e. initiative, enthusiasm, warmth, leadership, and purification. The frog symbolizes water, the turtle earth; the butterfly is the totem for air. Carl Jung kept encountering elements in diverse cultures, which he called "motifs" and "primordial images", until he appropriated the term "archetypes" for them. In his final work, Man and His Symbols, Jung describes how archetypes affect all human beings: "[our] inner motives spring from a deep source that is not made by consciousness and is not under its control”.

Many cultures use various representations of horses to symbolize the metaphysical vehicle of their mystical ascent, it is a very familiar motif in shamanic philosophy as it is often the animal that takes the rider on a soul journey into different realities. The Australian aboriginal concept of ‘dream time’ also expresses the concept of a none linear type of existence.

I find it fascinating that the further mankind moves away from their subconscious archetypes the more destructive we become. I had a dream lol yes another one some years ago about a cosmic dragon that came in search of her offspring. In many ways this dragon represented NATURE and when she arrived on earth she did not recognise man as part of her creation - in fact she saw mankind as an enemy - destructive and unnatural and waged war on us - but did not harm anything that remained true to it’s nature ie animals - indigenous people - children etc

I think the staircase represents a bridge that connects one level of existence/dimension with another. In my dream the world we knew was a complete illusion because the staircase I ascended reached toward the sky. Once I reached the top and pulled myself up through a hole I found myself standing in a new world - totally unspoilt by man. To be honest I am not sure if the spiral staircase went left to right or right to left ? But that brings me to another dream I had a few years ago lol - I found myself walking down a tunnel - inside a cave - the tunnel spiralled downhill left to right clockwise - after walking for some time I came across this large object blocking my way - it was covered by a thick cloth - for some reason it had been deliberately hidden , I threw the cloth back to find a huge lion that roared ferociously - I ran deeper into the cave to find another animal covered with cloth - once again I pulled the cover away - this time a huge bull charged out of the tunnel - running deeper into the cave I came across the same scene two more times - so all in all I assume there were four animals - I was too scared to pull the covers away from the last two - so I ran back out of the cave . When I finally reached the surface I found people screaming in shock and pain - time had ceased to exist as we know it - I could hardly move one leg in front of the other - it felt like a huge force pushing against me. Finally through sheer will and determination I began to move forward. Ahead of me lay a wide staircase that reached all the way to heaven. It was white and glowing - two huge pillars stood on either side of the staircase and when I finally reached the top of the staircase the force finally released me. Through a series of synchronous events I then stumbled across some information about an American physicist which for some reason felt connected to that dream.