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    Hello and Namaste,
    I would really appreciate some insight on two dreams I've had recently. They are particularly poignant because I usually don't remember any drama . I’ve had TWO dreams in two weeks with Goddesses in them.

    #1 - I prayed to my new Lakshmi statue for guidance & to help me obtain resources to quit my job & pursue a singing career. That night I dreamt of a concrete wall. It was short but very difficult to climb. In-between me & the wall was Goddess Lakshmi. She said, “Are you going to help me get to the top of this wall? You can help me get to the top & I can help you or you can chose not to. It is up to you.” She was matter-of-fact & indifferent to my choice.

    #2 – Four nights ago (1 week later) I prayed to my Lakshmi statue before bed. I asked her for guidance in my dreams about my singing future & what I should do. I barely slept; I had a brief dream of Goddess Kali’s blue face appeared RIGHT in front me. She had teeth like a shark. Her tongue was hanging out but it wasn’t bloody. She appeared uninvited. I was not scared. I said, “No, Kali. That is not how I wish to achieve my goal. I don’t wish to pursue it that way.” She said nothing. She seemed slightly amused but otherwise neutral.

    What are the Goddesses trying to say about my future as a singer? What should I do?

    BACKGROUND:
    I am not hindu and I was not raised Hindu or any religion. That being said, I am spiritual and I've been studying jyotish for a year and a half. I have become increasingly interested in Hinduism and recently became vegetarian as a result. Though I'm an intuitive person, I'm scared of spirits/entities & I’ve avoided meditation. Two weeks ago I started Chakra meditation & I read about Lakshmi, Ganesha, & Saraswati. I started praying to them because I wanted their help fulfilling my dream of being a singer who uplifts the world with music.

    I would really like some feedback in this. I'm a little shaken up because if the last encounter and I've barely slept in 4 days.

    Thank you,
    Chelissa

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    Re: Dreamt of Goddess Lakshmi and Kali - New to Hindu Philosophies - Please help!

    Vannakkam Chelissa: I would recommend that you go to a Hindu temple, sit in front of Lakshmi, or Ganesha, and offer up your prayer for guidance there. Then later, in a moment of relaxation, they will work their magic through your intuition. Best wishes.

    Aum Namasivaya
    Last edited by Eastern Mind; 23 May 2014 at 11:42 AM.

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    Re: Dreamt of Goddess Lakshmi and Kali - New to Hindu Philosophies - Please help!

    Pranams,

    Dream interpretations generally are all about the one who dreamed it and what each element represents to them. So only you after meditating in them or a competent guru can give you explanation.

    But I can offer some points that maybe will help you get some insight:

    The first dream I interpret that Goddess Lakshmi is saying that you need to help Her so She can help you. I think she is demanding more devotion from you or more sadhana, something you need to do for Her first, and then She can help you.

    The same way you have to climb a wall, wich is an obstacle in your life, Lakshmi also has to climb the wall that your ego has built in your heart. When Her climbing happens, yours climbing will too, because the wall is the same for both.

    The second dream I have no idea of an interpretation. It looks very personal to me. Think about what Goddess Kali represents to you, what is the "way" that she represents that you don't want to follow. What are your fears? When you think about Goddess Kali, what comes to your mind?

    Namaste.



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    Re: Dreamt of Goddess Lakshmi and Kali - New to Hindu Philosophies - Please help!

    Thank you for your input. I've never been to a temple so I'm a little intimidated/nervous to do so. I haven't meditated much since then because it left me a little unsettled. I don't want anything negative to happen. What I've read of about Goddess Kali is either very positive or negative and I'm not sure which side of her I will see. I will look into temples locally as well. In the mean time does anyone have any insight/advice for seeing Kali? I've read online that seeing Gods/Goddess in general is usually beneficial, especially for Goddess Lakshmi. However, I was unable to find good information for Goddess Kali.

    I don't mean to be a pest. I'm just a bit scared and uncertain. I've been having issues sleeping for days now because I'm not sure what I'll see.

    Thank you again for your feedback and guidance.
    Chelissa

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    Re: Dreamt of Goddess Lakshmi and Kali - New to Hindu Philosophies - Please help!

    Namaste,
    Dreams, most commonly, are just aftereffects of what we make out of our surroundings. I mean you named that "blue lady with shark teeth" as Kali just because you read that Kali is blue in some book. If the same book called Kali white and Lakshmi blue you would have dreamt the other way round isnt it?

    Anyway both Kali and Lakshmi represent the two sides of the same coin. One isnt different from the other.
    You need to read up more on philosophy instead of taking into account the flashy exterior of stories.

    Coming to your dream "Kali i dont want to pursue it that way" What did you mean by that? Did you think Kali asks us to pursue an evil way to achieve our goals? NO
    Lakshmi(in subtle sense as the goddess of prosperity) can only help you out if you have the grace of Kali(the remover of ignorance)
    Because you can get gold only after heating the ores.
    Likewise you get success only after getting rid of ignorance and negative karma
    So mere worshipping the goddess of money might not work out if you have a sack of bad karma blocking you.
    Worship Lord Ganesha the destroyer of material and spiritual obstacles and He will guide you and show you the path.

    And worshipping god without meditation is a slumpy show of ignorance.
    You should use the lakshmi mantra om shreem shreeyyai swaha or the ganesha mantra om gam ganapataye namaha atleast 10000 times per day
    Without which grace wont descend onto the place where the sun don't shine
    goodluck

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    Re: Dreamt of Goddess Lakshmi and Kali - New to Hindu Philosophies - Please help!

    Quote Originally Posted by Chelissa View Post
    Hello and Namaste,
    Namaste Chelissa,
    I prayed to my new Lakshmi statue for guidance & ...
    So I see you are already an Āstika.
    That night I dreamt of a concrete wall. It was short but very difficult to climb. In-between me & the wall was Goddess Lakshmi. She said, “Are you going to help me get to the top of this wall? You can help me get to the top & I can help you or you can chose not to. It is up to you.”
    So, Devi is in it, along-with you: She wants to "bend" the world, and with it the possibility of a "bend" in your destiny : it could not be that one causes the other, it is all non-linear, the ways of Mother.
    She was matter-of-fact & indifferent to my choice.
    This is so true.
    I had a brief dream of Goddess Kali’s blue face appeared RIGHT in front me.
    She has a direct approach, true.
    She had teeth like a shark. Her tongue was hanging out but it wasn’t bloody. She appeared uninvited.
    Uninvited, yes, so something is going on here.
    I was not scared. I said, “No, Kali. That is not how I wish to achieve my goal. I don’t wish to pursue it that way.” She said nothing.
    Now, She is communicating through silence. Who can possibly interpret this?
    She seemed slightly amused but otherwise neutral.
    Amuse: humour. Humour in the Hindu view is another mode of the annihilation of ego (The Jovial One, Ganesha, is also there somewhere). So, Kali Ma seems to be showing the way how it can be done. Artists, in the pursuit of great deeds, have to surpass themselves, on more than a few occasions. But think of someone who has made this accessible to herself continuously all the time? The past is past, many great things have been done, but this can be the way ahead. Only an artist who has achieved this can tell.
    What are the Goddesses trying to say about my future as a singer? What should I do?
    It is not the way, say, stock market works. Nothing is up here for speculation and prediction. No quack, quack.
    You have to say what you will achieve as a singer. But before doing that you have to devise the yardstick in order to measure your own success.
    BACKGROUND:
    I am not hindu and I was not raised Hindu or any religion. That being said, I am spiritual and I've been studying jyotish for a year and a half. I have become increasingly interested in Hinduism and recently became vegetarian as a result.
    As I said, you are already an Āstika. Mother has spoken, when there was no need for Her to do anything of sort.
    Though I'm an intuitive person, I'm scared of spirits/entities & I’ve avoided meditation.
    Lakshmi Ma is God. Not spirit, nor entity.

    Two weeks ago I started Chakra meditation & I read about Lakshmi, Ganesha, & Saraswati. I started praying to them because I wanted their help fulfilling my dream of being a singer who uplifts the world with music.
    The thing is to move ahead, now. And remember, even in Hinduism, there is no such thing as magic. Then, some say, art is magic. Some say Vishnu's ways are miraculous, so why not pay Bhakti to Him also?



    P.S.: and don't think Gods will keep indulging you
    Things to remember:

    1. Life = yajña
    2. Depth of Āstika knowledge is directly proportional
    to the richness of Sanskrit it is written in
    3. Āstika = Bhārata ("east") / Ārya ("west")
    4. Varṇa = tripartite division of Vedic polity
    5. r = c. x²
    where,
    r = realisation
    constant c = intelligence
    variable x = bhakti

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    Re: Dreamt of Goddess Lakshmi and Kali - New to Hindu Philosophies - Please help!

    Hello chelissa ji,
    Eastern mind ji's way is totally right you will get proper meaning of your dream by this method..
    After reading your thread I wish to reply you but before going further I will like to say I am not have any insight and exeperience, I tell you what my mind says after reading this-
    I think you are more open to the energies surrounding you and hence littel bit psychic, your intention of being singer is very strong but still your another mind littel afraid due to most things (challenges in singing and doubt that can you achieve that) I think your two minds (one strongly want to achieve but other has doubt) reflection comes in your dream
    my view about first dream- I think that concrete wall is indication of difficulties and struggles you might have to do in this career and goddess want to tell you that if you are ready to cross all this difficulties then she will help you as god always help them and love them who are hardworking and their devotee, for that devotee he definately help, (if you are ready then it is not difficult to conquer all problems as concrete wall is small)
    about second dream- I think your second mind which wants to stay in safe, he don't want struggles and have fear and doubt about future circumstances tells you in your dream that you don't want to be singer by quitting your job, you can be singer by continue your job, and this is more safe maybe the proper meaning is hidden in your mind,
    I don't know anything so can't tell you anything more but I can wish that as goddess kali conquer all demons and everything in her path like that you will overcome all difficulties in your life, wish you will get wealth by maa lakxmi (godess of wealth), wish that you will sing like mata Saraswati (godess of knowledge and singing)
    sorry if I can't help,
    God Bless You!!
    (note: please don't mind about spelling mistakes and poor english )
    Aasato ma sat gamay
    tamaso ma jotirgamay
    mrityorma amrutamgamay
    (Bring me from asat to sat, bring me from darkness (ignorance) to light (knowledge), bring me from death to immortality)
    Om Namah Shivay
    Om Vishnave Namah

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    Re: Dreamt of Goddess Lakshmi and Kali - New to Hindu Philosophies - Please help!

    Thank you for your reply. I responded as soon as I got your message but it never posted. Hopefully this one is uploaded okay.

    I will see about trying to make it to a temple. In the mean time, does anyone wish to provide insight as to what they think?

    Thank you,
    Chelissa

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    Re: Dreamt of Goddess Lakshmi and Kali - New to Hindu Philosophies - Please help!

    Quote Originally Posted by Chelissa View Post
    Thank you for your reply. I responded as soon as I got your message but it never posted. Hopefully this one is uploaded okay.

    I will see about trying to make it to a temple. In the mean time, does anyone wish to provide insight as to what they think?

    Thank you,
    Chelissa
    Vannakkam: As for temples, if you can let us know your general whereabouts, there may be someone here who might offer to give you a guided tour of a Hindu temple. There are many temples in California.

    We may also recommend some close by ones.

    As for the dreams, I wouldn't be jumping to any conclusions at all. There are subconscious dreams where things are just getting sorted out, or fantasies are being filled. There also are prophetic dreams, but they are rarer.

    From your interests, it sounds like you are Hindu to me, but just haven't really discovered it yet. Lots of westerners born into no faith, raised agnostic (like me, too) do discover it, and acknowledge it as part of who they actually are.

    Best wishes

    Aum Namasivaya

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    Re: Dreamt of Goddess Lakshmi and Kali - New to Hindu Philosophies - Please help!

    Yes, I think temple is best solution, Ekamji, ganeshamylord and kalicharan tuvij ji all are learned persons, and their views are right.. I wonder that Ekam ji's interpretation of first dream and my is nearly same about concrete wall as difficulty, as you say you can merely sleep from few days I think you are thinking more about your dream, its not bad but think positively is better way..
    You are so lucky that Goddess Lakshmi and kali come in your dream, you should feel very happy and should increase ur faith as goddess respond your pray, your future should be very bright as goddess is with you, just follow your mind possitively..
    my first post take 2 days for displaying, hope now this process will become fast...
    Aasato ma sat gamay
    tamaso ma jotirgamay
    mrityorma amrutamgamay
    (Bring me from asat to sat, bring me from darkness (ignorance) to light (knowledge), bring me from death to immortality)
    Om Namah Shivay
    Om Vishnave Namah

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