I Had a Dream that was More than a Dream

And God Spoke to Me

I don’t always remember my dreams, at least not like I used to remember them.  When I was younger I woke up and recalled what I dreamed nearly every day.  Sometimes, they were silly, sometimes they were memories, sometimes, they were scary, sometimes, they seemed prophetic or intended to guide me, and sometimes, I could figure out what triggered them.  As I’ve gotten older, I don’t remember them as often, and I’m not sure why. 

Sometimes, however, I have a dream that is more than a dream.  There are times I dream of deceased loved ones, and it’s more than a dream, it’s a visit from them.  We talk, and we laugh, and we catch up with each other.  The setting is usually my childhood home if it’s a family member, or if it’s someone who is not part of my original family, we’re often at a place where we spent time together while they were still on Earth.  These visits usually end the same way, and that’s when I remember that they’ve left the Earth, that their human lives ended.  Once I have this realization, they smile and leave.

A few times, I’ve dreamt of high Guides that I don’t really know, other than possibly having a vague idea of who they are or having heard their name at some point.  I wake up knowing they want me to channel them, because they have something to tell me or a message they want me to share with my readers.  Gilgamesh was the first to approach me this way, followed by Brigid.  I’m sure all of these things will happen again.  They’re not scary or uncomfortable.  On the contrary, although the visits from the Guides are often intriguing and perplexing, since I don’t know them, they’re always loving, and when I spend time with family members that I love and miss so much, it’s absolutely wonderful.

I wish I could better explain how I know that these occurrences are more than just dreams, that they are real.  If you have these kinds of dreams, maybe you can relate and understand.  If you don’t, maybe they’re something to look forward to.  All I can say is I always know when it’s more than a dream.  I enjoyed one of these events last night and woke up this morning, before it was fully light, knowing I had to write about it.

I’ve been pondering the concept, the idea of God for quite some time and have been trying to figure it all out.  I outgrew the concept of the older man in the sky, with a white beard and flowing white hair, sitting on a throne, manipulating the world and the people in it a long time ago, but I’ve been working on a replacement idea for a long time.  This was once problematic for me, because I’ve always enjoyed prayer, and once I lost that early ideal of God, I wasn’t sure who to pray to anymore.  And I missed it.  I asked the Archangels about this, and they explained that I should focus more on what I prayed for than on who I prayed to, that prayer should include gratitude, questions and requests, and above all, love.  Still, I felt a little lost for a long time, feeling God’s presence as I always have, but not really able to approach “Him” directly.

When I discarded the religion of my upbringing – Christianity – because I just couldn’t relate to the idea that God carried the human traits of wrath, anger, condemnation, judgment, violence, etc. and would someday send two thirds of the world’s population to a torturous place called Hell where they would suffer for eternity, because they didn’t know or worship His son, Jesus, I continued to hold onto the parts that made sense, which included a loving God, Jesus, Mary, and the concept that Love should be applied to everyone, I felt closer to God than ever.  It was my closeness to “Him” that led me away from religion, because the cruel, vengeful God of the Bible was not the God that I knew, felt, and loved. 

So, back to my dream that was more than a dream.  For some time, I’ve wondered about God and have searched for a new, more complete understanding of “Him.”  I’ve been channeling the Archangels and other high Guides for years now, and they’ve shed some light on things from time to time.  The Archangels have always said that neither they nor God favor a particular religion, that if a religion brings a person joy, hope, love, and peace and inspires them to live a life of kindness towards others, it is a good religion for that person.  Last night God expanded on this to me.

God is not religion.  God created us, and we created religion in various forms.  We’re all different, and we create different ways in which we can relate to God.  I was told that all religions have truth in them, because God is truth.  The differences are in the details and how we go about relating to God.  I remember John Lennon’s song, Imagine, and it’s more meaningful for me these days.

Imagine there’s no heaven

It’s easy if you try

No hell below us

Above us, only sky

Imagine all the people livin’ for today

Imagine there’s no countries

It isn’t hard to do

Nothing to kill or die for

And no religion, too

A lot of people took exception to the “no religion, too” part, but the bottom line is, religion isn’t the problem, although a lot of problems are attached to it.  It’s people who use religion for their own ungodly purposes that are the problem.  A religion is as good or bad as the people who practice it, which is why there are zealots in all religions, people who use God as an excuse to commit all kinds of atrocities.  They are not God, and their practices have nothing to do with Him, Her, It, or Them.  Anyone who believes that God would condone or support violence against people doesn’t know God at all.  If God created everyone and everything, why would He/She/It/They want it destroyed?  It’s people who want power and control over others who are the problem, not God.  If God wanted complete control over us, why would we have free will, and what makes us think we should have the right to strip that free will from others in God’s name or otherwise?

I have a loving, long standing relationship to Mother Mary that started in my twenties, when I was in a very unhappy marriage.  I found peace in praying the rosary, and I began to study the stories of her visits to Earth, including in Lourdes, Fatima, Mexico, and various other places, and one of the things I noticed was that, wherever she appeared, she looked like the people of that area.  In Europe, she appeared with fair skin and European features, while in Mexico, she appeared indigenous, with dark skin and features.  It makes sense to me that she would appear to people in a way they could relate to and feel comfortable.  The Archangels have said they often appear to people, and when they do, they appear in a way that person can relate to, recognize, and feel comfortable.  If Mary and the Archangels practice this, doesn’t it make sense that God would inspire us in a similar fashion?

Some people relate to God as one being, male or female, and others relate to God in various and numerous other forms.  We’re all different, with different histories, cultures, beliefs, backgrounds, etc., so it makes sense that we would envision God in different ways.  What was revealed to me in my “more than a dream” was that God isn’t one being with a particular shape, name, and appearance.  God is a huge body of intelligent, creative, loving consciousness that can take any form needed in any set of circumstances involving any person or people.  We shape God in our own image of who He/She/It/They are, not the other way around.  As human beings, this is what we do naturally in order to have a better understanding that enables us to relate better to a higher being, and if we don’t believe in a higher being, that’s fine, too.  God doesn’t care.

God doesn’t require worship and adoration.  Why would He/She/It/They?  God is all powerful, the Creator of All.  It’s people who want to be recognized, valued, and feel important and seen.  We think we have to worship, because that’s part of our needs, not God’s.  So, what does God want?  Simply put, he wants us to love and be kind to each other, to accept each other, and create a life full of joy, hope, love, and peace.  That’s why He/She/It/They created us.  We get it wrong more than we get it right, but God keeps giving us more chances and allows us to exercise free will to pursue lessons and opportunities that offer us new insight into this concept of living through love and kindness.

If we can do that through religion, great.  If we can do that without religion, great.  What’s important is that we grow and evolve to the point where we understand that Love and kindness are everything, and if we can grasp this and extend it to others, we know God.  There have been many prophets through the years.  Jesus, Buddha, Muhammed, and so many others who knew God, and all preached Love and kindness.  Holy books and religious practices and beliefs all contain these elements in different ways and forms.  They’re all right.  It’s people who twist these ideas and practices into something that does not reflect them or God. 

So, on this early Sunday morning, I have a clearer, more complete understanding of God that feels good and comforting, although I certainly don’t have all the answers and probably never will during this lifetime.  If you have a different view, as long as it revolves around Love and kindness toward others, we’re both right.  If you feel closer to God in a church, that’s great, as long as whatever religion you practice is based on Love and kindness towards others.  If you feel closer to God in nature, great!  Go spend time with Him/Her/It/Them and come back with Love and kindness towards others in your heart and mind.  If you feel closest to God in meditation in your living room facing a homemade alter of your choosing and design, that’s great, too, and if you don’t know or believe in God at all, but extend Love and kindness towards others, you’re on the right tract for you.

The key point is that however you relate to God or if you don’t relate to God at all, you understand that, when you practice love and kindness towards others, you serve God’s and Man’s purpose.  If you think harming and persecuting others serves God, you have some work to do, because friend, you don’t know God, much less serve Him/Her/It/Them when you do that.

We’re all free to believe in whatever God we choose to believe in, and one religion or non-religion is no better than another except in how it affects a particular person.  When a belief system inspires Love and kindness towards others in someone, it’s an indication that the practitioner has a pretty good understanding of God.  When it inspires hate, violence, and fear, God isn’t part of it, and the practitioner doesn’t know God.  It’s as simple as that.  God has many forms and likenesses, depending on how people envision their Creator, but they’re all just different concepts of the same God(s).  When you understand that, there’s no reason to think your religion is better than any other or try to force it on others.  It’s what you do with that religion, how you act, that counts.

Blessings, all.