A while ago I had the privilege to talk about The Art of Dreaming before the staff of The Israeli Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
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It was a thrilling and challenging experience. Already when the lecture was scheduled, a few months before, I felt how the preparations were beginning behind the physical curtains. A week before I stood on stage, a dream meeting took place with several of the future attendees with whom I journeyed far into the inner worlds to work with. It was actually a lecture before a lecture.
I have no idea why this lecture, in particular, stood out of the many others I have given along the years; perhaps it's the role of my audience and their influence on the scientific community. No doubt, it's high time that dreams received a close look and inspection in order to reach scientific validation.
Why? Because I have learned that many people are still resisting the validity of dreams. Their rational mind looks for hard evidence before they would consider dreams as something serious or real. No matter how much I describe personal dreams, no matter how many personal experiences with dreams they have, the mind demands its toll.
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It was not easy - it never is - to convince the mind to lower its guards, to allow new and unknown materials to come in. The mind tends to reject anything that might contradict its known picture of reality. I must say that in that lecture I invested special effort to create a safe space where the mind would feel comfortable to take the back seat.
I have had a wonderful time there with a highly intelligent people who were curious and eager to expand their horizons. Their questions intrigued me, the dreams they shared allowed me to connect with my own spirit, and I was honored and blessed by the experience.
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During the break, a young woman approached me and remarked that the energies in the room were quite exceptional. I was glad to hear that. When I talk, my mind is almost always focused on the physical reality and I am not able to feel the gathered energies. Her Ability to sense those and share them with me reassured me of the important work that we were doing.
Besides, it was fun. And according to me, that is the best reason to do something.