I had this dream that has really been weighing on me. In the dream, I hadn't seen my mother for a few months when I ran into her in a convenience store. When she turned around, she had a big belly and I realized she was pregnant. I can't clearly remember what I said to her, but I do remember that my first reaction was to be angry. Eventually, I accepted it and told her I was okay with it. Here's the crazy part: my mother has been deceased for more than five years now! This dream has really been bugging me; I hope you can help me figure out what it means. Thank you so much!
~Sarah
Mata:
You've reminded me of a dream I once had about my charming, handsome grandfather. Some years after he died, I dreamed that I was in a train station crowded with people heading for all sorts of different destinations.
I was walking through the station when I saw a man who looked familiar ñ a handsome man who was very well-dressed and on his way to something important. When our eyes met, he gave me a little bow, and I thought him very handsome.
Then I realized that this was my grandfather! He was much younger than he was when I had known him, which is why I didn't recognize him at first. I expected him to embrace me with the same affection he had shown me when I was a child, but instead he responded to me like an old friend.
When I awoke, I realized that once my grandfather left this world, he was no longer my grandfather. He is and will always be a special member of my soul family, but he will never be that same person again. In our future lives together, he may play very different roles for me than he did this last time around.
Your dream has this same quality to it: you are in a strange place when you encounter someone who was very important to you in this last life, yet the relationship between you seems very different now. You are shedding the mother/daughter relationship for something purer.
That your mother is pregnant in this dream suggests that she is in the process of re-incarnating. Your feelings of anger may stem from the realization that she has moved on or from your resistance to the truth that she is not your mother now and will not play that role for you in the same way again. This does not detract from the beautiful love you share for each other, but it can be very hard to let go of the forms we associate with certain relationships and allow them to change.
Our departed loved ones are not just waiting for us to join them. Some go on to new lives in other dimensions, and some quickly rejoin us by being reborn here on Earth.
One way to make peace with such changes is to remember that in a past life, your mother most likely played a very different role for you. In order for her to become your mother in this life, that old relationship had to end. The same thing is happening now; she will come back into your experience but in a new and perfect way.
It may be that you or some other family member will give birth to her, so study any children born in the near future for similarities to your mother.
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Susyn:
Dreams have a reputation for delivering messages that can be quite unnerving at times. I am sure it was startling to see your mother in such an unexpected condition. This dream appears to hold many clues for you to consider, so let's examine its different aspects one at a time.
Initially, you mention that you hadn't seen your mother in quite some time. This is natural since she has been deceased for the last five years. Since you have had no contact with her for years, you had no idea what has been happening with her. When our loved ones cross over to the other side, we have no idea what experiences await them. Until we receive validation through a visit or some sort of spiritual interaction with them, their activities remain a mystery to us.
In the dream, when you realized that your mother was pregnant, it evoked some very strong emotions within you. These emotions are often the keys to interpreting the deeper meaning of a dream. Shock, anger and finally acceptance of her condition were reflections of the feelings you experienced at the time of her passing. Though the situation was different, the feelings you processed in the dream were identical.
On a metaphysical level, it is quite possible that your mother's spirit was sending you an important message about the future. There are a few ways to interpret this message. The first and most obvious message is that although she has passed away, she is well and prospering on a spiritual plane. Her pregnant condition in the dream reveals that she is full of new life, ready for a new adventure, and moving forward on her path.
Your mother may also be sending you a personal message about rebirth. It is possible that she is getting ready to return to the earth plane. If anyone you know or are related to is currently pregnant, this dream may be a sign that she is coming back into your life in the form of a brand new baby. This dream might also suggest that you yourself are going to become pregnant soon, and that your mother could come back into your life in the form of your own daughter or son.
Whether or not any of these interpretations make sense to you, the overall message of the dream is full of new beginnings. It is reminding you that life is always renewed - even after one passes over to the other side.
If you continue to have similar dreams, pay close attention. With each new vision, more will be revealed, and the messages should become stronger and clearer.
Astrea:
Many times in life we hear, "You will always have what you NEED, but not necessarily what you WANT." Your spirit must have needed to experience the feeling of leaving your human body, and the suggestion in the next chapter of Sylvia Brown's book was all it took to get you there.
Even though you hadn't read it yet, your SOUL recognized the title of that chapter as something it had been seeking, and your soul, knowing that you had that reference to read after your experience, got with it and out you went!
While I don't usually recommend her books, Sylvia Brown has a wide reaching and powerful effect on lots of people. A Gemini like you would be able to relate easily to her writing and put it to good use. Synchronicity - you gotta love it!
I like your description of "getting caught." That's exactly what it feels like, isn't it? One minute you're free and hovering above the room, and the next minute, ZAP! back down into your corporeal form you go!
As a little kid, I loved that "feeling of return." With practice, most of the time we can control that event, but sometimes, when our physical ears hear a distracting noise or something else occurs to knock us back into reality, back we go. With practice you will be able to control your return better.
I find it interesting that you were visiting your mother-in-law and not someone in your own genetic family. Evidently, you and your husband got married for reasons that are even deeper than love. His family's interest in "psychic stuff" will nurture your children in such matters and help them to grow into their own abilities.
You'll never have to be concerned that when your daughter visits them, she'll be discouraged from exploring her own psychic life and power. My parents encouraged me to develop my psychic senses in a time when it wasn't nice to even discuss such things in public. Heck, it's STILL not considered a great topic at the dinner table in some families!
Your kids will get to talk about it ALL and ask questions and read and study. This is going to give them such an edge in life! Talk with your husband about how you want to present this to your kiddos, so that you are united in your approach and ready to tell them their experiences are all natural and okay.
A word or two of warning: Geminis often have difficulty staying grounded in REAL LIFE. Don't get so strung out on your ASTRAL life that you neglect what you're doing here on Earth.
You are at the beginning of a long journey to learn where your power really lies. Try to be patient with this process and take your time.