Michael says: I dreamed I had to get a party ready for the queen. We were in a fabulous mansion and I was decorating. Everything had to be perfect: opulence and glamour – my favorite. I was decorating using pearls. There was a big bowl of them, and I wanted to string them and hang them around. The problem was I couldn’t get them on the string, and they kept rolling away. Even when I thought I had a few strung, they would pop off. The big bowl of pearls was becoming empty. I started to become very frustrated and yelled at everybody helping me. Suddenly I was back in my kindergarten class, but It wasn’t really my class and I was the teacher, which is funny because I don’t work in a school and I don’t do children. The kids were doing that craft where you glue pasta to paper. The pasta was little shells which reminded me of oysters probably because that reminded me of the pearls I needed. I woke up feeling very frustrated.
Eric says: Even while you sleep, your mind is working. It is trying to communicate and help you, but sometimes the messages are hard to understand. The mind often speaks in metaphors. When we think about pearls, we often think of the phrase, “pearls of wisdom.” In your dream you are working on making complicated arrangements for a party in honor of the queen. The queen is likely a female authority figure, and you are working very hard to impress her. The trouble is, you are having trouble stringing your “pearls” together. I believe this means that you are having trouble stringing your thoughts and ideas together in a way that will convey your message to the “queen.” Every time you think you have it, the ideas slip away from you. In your dream, you are suddenly transported from a showy, opulent party needing complicated arrangements your kindergarten class. I believe that your mind is telling you to stop over complicating things, and worrying so much that your ideas are perfect and impressive, simple is better. Return to the basics. You guessed yourself that the shells the children had were oyster shells. If you open one of those oyster shells, you are sure to find the “pearl” inside.
Using the Tarot, I drew the High Priestess, turned upside down. The High Priestess symbolizes your intuition. Drawing it upside down means you are ignoring your intuition and instincts. Trust more in your instincts and stop worrying if your ideas are spectacular and over the top. This is supported by your next two cards: the King of Pentacles, practicality and pragmatism and the Ace of Pentacles. The King tells you to take a more straight forward approach and the Ace of Pentacles ensures that your hard work will be rewarded. Stop always worrying about the sparkle, less is more.
Michael says: I have to give a presentation at work, and I am really struggling. I couldn’t think of a “hook” to wow everyone. I was focusing more on the big reveal, the “a-ha” moment, probably even more so than the information I needed to present. I think your interpretation is on the spot. There are a lot of presentations due that day, and I really want to stand out, but I want to be taken seriously too. I’ll take your advice. Less show more info.
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