Tuesday, May 16, 2006
God's Forgotten Language
So how about it, does God indeed talk with us through dreams? John A. Sanford wrote a book titled "God's Forgotten Language", which he proposed that we have lost a major way of receiving God's messages for ourselves and community. I personally have experienced God in dreams and have heard other people's dreams that seemed to me as God speaking to them in very powerful and meaningful ways. My experience is that God dreams are vivid and lucid. I experience them as real as if not more real than the lives we live while awake.
I began prayer class yesterday. The professor stated that she does not like people to think that spirituality courses are "Mickey Mouse Courses." I believe that she has succeeded. We will be doing nine papers, daily journaling throughout the class, meeting with a spiritual friends throughout the class, performing experiential exercises throughout the course, and reading six books and multiple journals. Adriana and I have decided to title our final papers "Mickey Mouse to Godzilla: Theological Reflections on Prayer." Note the colon, which is needed for any paper to be taken seriously.
Well I must sign off and read more journals and books. One paper down and eight more to go.
I began prayer class yesterday. The professor stated that she does not like people to think that spirituality courses are "Mickey Mouse Courses." I believe that she has succeeded. We will be doing nine papers, daily journaling throughout the class, meeting with a spiritual friends throughout the class, performing experiential exercises throughout the course, and reading six books and multiple journals. Adriana and I have decided to title our final papers "Mickey Mouse to Godzilla: Theological Reflections on Prayer." Note the colon, which is needed for any paper to be taken seriously.
Well I must sign off and read more journals and books. One paper down and eight more to go.
# posted by Cougar Shaman @ 5:40 PM 
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I think that God speaking to us in dreams is similar to God speaking to us through the Bible. I agree that God speaks powerfully through dreams, but the problem comes in interpretation- we sense the power much more quickly than we sense the meaning.
I wouldn't say, though, that this stops us from communicating with God. It's not like God's sitting in an office somewhere, cussing at a phone operator because the divine messages aren't going through. God is more creatively able to pursue us than we are agile to avoid the Presence.
In addition, I totally agree about the colon, and would add that superfulous use of semicolons has been a major boost in my academic career; they just look smart.
I wouldn't say, though, that this stops us from communicating with God. It's not like God's sitting in an office somewhere, cussing at a phone operator because the divine messages aren't going through. God is more creatively able to pursue us than we are agile to avoid the Presence.
In addition, I totally agree about the colon, and would add that superfulous use of semicolons has been a major boost in my academic career; they just look smart.
I agree, my cuddly shaman. I would say that the major communication between the divine and myself would be through dreams. More than prayer. More than the Bible. Second to dreams is the beauty of his creation, human beauty included in this. I also agree with Julie that interpretation is a problem. I don't rely on dream dictionaries because I don't conclude that all of the symbols in my dreams would correspond with universal meanings for the given symbol. For example, the wolf is an archetype of trickery, or general malice, but it could be that a wolf in my dream represents a fond memory of my grandfather and the hunting stories he used to tell me, or I could be dreaming about Jeff Wolfe, who is dreamy. Anyway, what was my point, oh yeah, symbols are personal and it is best to pray and reflect or ask someone close to you for an outside view when it comes to dream interpretation. So yeah, God speaks through dreams. God does not speak through hugs. Hugs are bad.
And then again, my beloved Mrs. Bongeka, you are one of the warmest huggers I have encountered in my life time (I know this for a fact because I hug people quite often!).
Joy is a great hugger too, but she doesn't have a blogg. Ah! and Mr. Pillsbury! How can I forget! He is the best hugger of all, and you know that! This is the secret of any good hugger: When good huggers share a hug, they are in it.
Joy is a great hugger too, but she doesn't have a blogg. Ah! and Mr. Pillsbury! How can I forget! He is the best hugger of all, and you know that! This is the secret of any good hugger: When good huggers share a hug, they are in it.
And then again, my beloved Mrs. Bongeka, you are one of the warmest huggers I have encountered in my life time (I know this for a fact because I hug people quite often!).
Joy is a great hugger too, but she doesn't have a blogg. Ah! and Mr. Pillsbury! How can I forget! He is the best hugger of all, and you know that! This is the secret of any good hugger: When good huggers share a hug, they are in it.
Joy is a great hugger too, but she doesn't have a blogg. Ah! and Mr. Pillsbury! How can I forget! He is the best hugger of all, and you know that! This is the secret of any good hugger: When good huggers share a hug, they are in it.
ON DECEMBER 24 2002 AFTER HEART SURGERY, I WENT INTO A MONTH LONG COMA, KIDNEYS FAILED, LUNGS FILLED UP WITH LIQUID, HEART FLAT LINED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN I WOKE I was hauted, buy the memory, of the MOST VIVID DREAMS. THEY HAUNTED ME AND AFTER A WEEK OF COMING BACK TO THE REAL WORLD I HAD A DOUBLE STROKE. IN SPEEKING TO OTHER STROKE VICTIMS THAT WERE IN COMAS I FOUND THAT WE ALL SUFFERED FROM THE SAME HORRORS.
JOHN DISCRIBED IN DETAIL WHAT HAPPENED, PRESENT,PAST AND FUTURE, CHANGES I HAD TO MAKE AND CHANGES THAT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND AT THE time,and didn't make. I lost my wife!I lost my left side, prediction days later I would lose my left side and five years later I would loose my wife. DO I BELIVE - YES, I FOUND OUT WITH GREAT BANDS OF MUSIC AND VIVID COLORS AND SMELLS THAT HAUNT ME TO TO THIS DAY.I FELT COLD LIKE I HAVE NEVER FELT BEFORE. I flew like an eagle, saw the depths of hell and only thought of one thing (it was forever) When you are unconsous and half dead there is only the psyche and when it takes over, its never been able to put on a grand show with all eyes on it and every thing else is turned off. So it turns out the most elaborate, relistic of all parables
do not let any one stay there very long I don't think man can servive.only time will tell if it were god or just my god made psyche. - THE UNDERSTANDING LETS MS SLEEP Thank you JOHN JANFORD for letting us free
but i must say I am here reading and typing, four years ago I couldn't move, eat,talk, walk write,converse or drive a car, i am now working the dreams scared the hell out of me, its move or die don't sleep
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JOHN DISCRIBED IN DETAIL WHAT HAPPENED, PRESENT,PAST AND FUTURE, CHANGES I HAD TO MAKE AND CHANGES THAT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND AT THE time,and didn't make. I lost my wife!I lost my left side, prediction days later I would lose my left side and five years later I would loose my wife. DO I BELIVE - YES, I FOUND OUT WITH GREAT BANDS OF MUSIC AND VIVID COLORS AND SMELLS THAT HAUNT ME TO TO THIS DAY.I FELT COLD LIKE I HAVE NEVER FELT BEFORE. I flew like an eagle, saw the depths of hell and only thought of one thing (it was forever) When you are unconsous and half dead there is only the psyche and when it takes over, its never been able to put on a grand show with all eyes on it and every thing else is turned off. So it turns out the most elaborate, relistic of all parables
do not let any one stay there very long I don't think man can servive.only time will tell if it were god or just my god made psyche. - THE UNDERSTANDING LETS MS SLEEP Thank you JOHN JANFORD for letting us free
but i must say I am here reading and typing, four years ago I couldn't move, eat,talk, walk write,converse or drive a car, i am now working the dreams scared the hell out of me, its move or die don't sleep
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