the chord

Lastnight in my dreams, I heard the sound of boundless information. It was a sound that changed me simply by my hearing it. It was short, lasting less than 30 seconds, beginning with an oscillating wave form that was oddly shaped at its maximum amplitude, but not at its minimum, and morphing into synthetic tones patterned in what seemed like the slowed arpeggiation of THE chord: some sound that contains the factual information of the answers to the questions we all ask ourselves about the meaning of life. The sound started a vibration inside of me which was epicentered beneath my sternum. I was enlightened by the sound and the vibration. I awoke to the truth of reality for the first time. It was very quiet then, for a long time: for the remainder of the dream.

deer

Wild animals are walking into my dreams these days. I am, at times, frightened by their presence. I awoke into a dream lastnight that was, as always, as real as reality. As I searched for a small orphaned kitten amongst tall grass, I became aware that a deer was walking right up to me. There really was nothing scary about the deer, yet I felt terrified at the fact that it approached me so fearlessly. Something inside me couldn't accept that this behavior was okay. I immediately assumed that something was wrong with the deer, and felt compelled to flee. When I turned to run, I found that there was a pool behind some of the tall grass. With a powerful running jump I hit the water, expecting that it would provide me safety from the deer. But to my shock, the deer jumped right in too. Now I was frantically clawing my way out of the pool, climbing out on the side where there were no stairs, using the strength of my arms to lift me out. I then staggered to the ground beside the pool, the feeling of adrenaline coursing through my veins. I turned toward the water, and watched as the deer did exactly as I had done, and began to use it's front legs to lift its body weight out of the water. And as it did this, the deer became me.