Today is my 4th day with 0 energy drinks after 2 years of 3 half-liter bottles a day. My dreams are pleasant, dont disturb the slumber and have a longer in-dream time and stroyline consistency
In Ancient Rome Actors and dancers were expected to Prostitute themselves as a matter of course. They were very much looked down upon. The Ancient Romans may have been Pagans but they had that much sense., to regard the Stage as a form of Prostitution.
A good friend of my daughter's has been having repeated dreams of another friend who died. In her dream, she sees him in flames pleading with her, "Help me". I told my daughter that he may be in Purgatory, so the best thing to do would be to have Masses said for him. Her friend is not religious, so she doesn't know about Purgatory, however, my daughter did explain it to her and gave me $ to have some Masses said for him. I have also asked my Legion of Mary group to pray for this young man's soul. I love how Our Lord uses us as instruments to help suffering souls.
You are right on the money I think. This a powerful call of a soul for help. I am so glad you are having Masses said. I have had dreams like this where a soul pleads for help. I always have Masses said. You are doing an act of real charity!!
I had a lucid dream that almost amounts to an NDE I got lucid in the dream, which happens often by accident as I always prefer a deep,dreamless sleep, but I couldnt control or interact with the dream like it happens in lucid dreams. I was conscious of myself being floating, and without sense of body and I thought I had died -that was the conclusion ,due to the info I had-. I tried to find my body back and stop the fact of me being dead. of course my real body didnt experience any clinical abnormalities, but when I thought I had died, petty stuff didnt matter anymore.
try to materialize the rosary when you have a lucid dream and pray it to see what happens if the dream continues.
I used to have night terrors. They seemed so real they were terrifying. The nightmares always had a demonic bent or presence to them. Often after managing to yank myself out of them by waking up - I would find that I was also in the middle of verbally saying Hail Mary’s. Two things helped me overcome my night terrors. A Sleep doctor and a Priest.
I had two very unusual (for me) dreams last night. In the first, I was directly confronting Pope Francis, we were arguing loudly but I can't remember exactly what we were saying, I don't remember the words, only the gist and the emotions. He was towering over me so I had to tilt my head to look up at him, I was very small and he was huge, and he was absolutely filled with rage, he was shouting at me and his face was all contorted. I don't remember exactly what words I used but I was completely calm and told him something along the lines of 'you're not fooling me, I know exactly who you are and what you're doing'. He was furious and trying to intimidate me, but I wasn't at all afraid of him. This was odd because I'm quite a timid person and in real life an angry encounter like that would scare the life out of me. In the second dream I was in some kind of old building, it seemed like a hotel, and there were demonic entities there which I was rebuking. I was holding up my brown scapular and walking through the place where the demons were, commanding them in the name of Jesus to leave. I woke up from that one but again, surprisingly, I wasn't at all afraid like I would normally be if I wake up from a scary dream. I've dreamt of Pope Francis before but never a confrontation like this, and I've dreamt of demons before but I always woke up from those dreams very frightened. I always wear my brown scapular, even in bed, and I think I will continue to do so!
Spiritual dreams IMO. Holding up the brown scapular is interesting because I did the exact same thing in a dream I had some years ago where I was confronted by demonic entities. And it was strange because I would normally have never thought of doing it but in my dream it was very powerful. The dream about Pope Francis is unsettling. I watched some of the Mass from. Hungary. He had a very unhappy look on his face. I know he doesn't feel well so maybe that's the reason. A call to more prayers for him maybe? Interesting that you felt very calm. That was grace!
My friend just shared her recent dream with me that she remembers vividly. Just to put some context in place, she is baptised and confirmed, but her parents are materialistic and lukewarm catholics and so she also never really believed. I met with her for the first time after almost 3 years this December and we talked quite openly how our worldviews have evolved during these years. Unfortunately she became interested in new age, believes in astrology, energies, crystals and that kind of stuff …but I can see that she is really searching for love and its true meaning, so I am praying for her regularly and I share a lot about my faith and beliefs when we meet, in hopes to at least explain some of the misconceptions she has about Christianity. So in this unusual dream she was laying in bed in some room and when she “woke up” in the dream, she became aware that her father is sleeping next to her (which was weird for her). Then she started to feel a dark, evil energy lurking around that room, so in the dream she started pretending that she is sleeping, so that this evil entity wouldn’t notice that she is awake and catch her. Then she only remembers waking up in the morning. I think it is a spiritual dream, would appreciate your opinions on its possible meanings.
I think she has probably attracted some nasty attention from the spirit world through her interest and involvement in new age. The "father" beside her might have been the father of lies. Maybe you could get her to start wearing / using some sacramentals. A blessed medal, holy water sprinkled around her bedroom at night etc.
I thought it might symbolize some childhood trauma or her father's sins that might have invited some evil to her or her family, but she doesn't have bad relationship with him or bad experiences, so you might be right... I mean I wouldn't be surprised, the evil one will make use every little opening or invitation for him nowadays... In the context of her new age beliefs and specific settings of the dream, I can see now that "Laying with the father of lies" is a very plausible interpretation Thank you, I will try to suggest some sacramental use and self deliverance prayers, but I wonder if they can have any effect without real faith
I feel for your friend Dusica. That was me once. I was so arrogant about it too and it took a spiritual debate with a dear Baptist friend of mine to knock some sense back into me and come back home to God and ultimately to the Catholic Church which was the church of my youth and my once great love. You are doing good work, tread lightly but keep it up because charitable discussions along with prayer and personal sacrifices and offerings lead to conversions of others. You are in your friend's life for many reasons but this may be the greatest!
About a month ago, I had the most intense dream of my life. I’ve been pondering about it since then. My family has been going through some major changes, both good and bad. I really can’t remember a time where the stress level has been so persistent and without resolutions. But I see God’s hand in all of these events and just try to take each day one at a time. After a truly horrible day, my husband and I went to bed quite angry with each other. Definitely not a great way to end the day. Then I had this dream that changed everything. I was in a church facing the altar and looking at the beautiful tabernacle made of gold. Suddenly a fire engulfed the altar and I could see the flames surrounding this beautiful tabernacle…I didn’t know what to do, I was frozen. Then I see the Blessed Mother go to the tabernacle, entering the flames, and reach into the tabernacle and bring out Jesus, in the form of the consecrated Host. She held Him in her hands while adoring His Precious Body all the while not leaving the flames. As I was marveling at what I was witnessing, a huge wave of Love, like an atom bomb exploding, burst from the altar. It went through me and immediately all anger, sorrow, and hurt left me. I just knew that what I experienced was the power of the love between Mother and Son and this was going to heal the world. I woke up my husband and and asked his forgiveness and told him of the dream. I still am pondering on this dream and would appreciate any insights you all might have.