Bidding good-bye to a great Southern lady

Today I attended a funeral for a 91 and 3/4 year-old woman. I liked her. During the 15 or so years I knew her, she would always engage me in conversation making me feel welcome. She was the mother of six, grandmother of 12, great-grandmother of 25, and great-great-grandmother of two. I liked the amount of respect shown the funeral entourage as we wended our way along the streets, through the red lights, and finally to the cemetery for her final resting place. Many motorists driving in the opposite traffic lane stopped to pay their respects. Police cruisers led the cavalcade followed by the hearse. It was a cold day but motorcycled officers keeping cross-traffic at bay. As we entered the cemetery, the police officers who had been leading the procession, parked outside the graveyard and stood in front of their cruisers at attention, saluting. I felt grateful as I slowly drove past their saluting figures to the grave site. What a wonderful way to send off a grand old Southern dame! I’m going to miss her.

Mercury Retrograde Affects Emails

Wouldn’t you know it, in the middle of this Mercury Retrograde, my internet provider decides to change companies! And, true to form, the migration of my email account does not go smoothly and I have to contact tech support today. I am glad the technician figured it out … at last, but the solution is that my emails will now only open when I use only one browser – the others won’t work. This is a typical communication problem during Mercury Retrograde.

Dream Interpretation: Alien Abduction

According to Aunt Flo, a dream with an alien in it is:

This dream is often referred to as a nightmare as it generally indicates a crisis point of your life – where you seem to have no resolution. You need to analyze events that happened in your life recently as you feel that your spirit has been wounded. The message here is to start to look into situations which have resulted in you trying to overcome any conflict that you have experienced. The most useful change for you going forward is that you need to be able to be subjective in regards to your approach to situations with others. If you focus on looking at the practical matters in your waking life this will enable you to understand the background of complex situations, so you can find the best approach. A solution from another will be offered if you ask for help. Maybe you have been feeling that you have worked hard in order to get to where you are in life and that you are enjoying your projects and routine but you know that it is time to move on.

Analyze Dream: Alien

I like Dream Sleep’s analysis of a dream in which an alien abducts you. There’s a humorous irony in Craig Hamilton-Parker‘s dream interpretation. He points out that since you have awakened wherever it was you fell asleep (likely your bed in your bedroom), you have NOT been abducted by the alien in your dream. Therefore, it follows that likely the alien in your dream has a symbolic rather than real meaning. Here’s the first paragraph of the delightful article, Alien Dream Meaning:

Psychological meaning: Given that you have not been adducted during the night, to dream of an alien indicates that you have encountered part of the psyche which is unfamiliar to you. You may feel that this ‘unfamiliar’ part of yourself is hostile or an enemy. Your first step should be to find out what this ‘foreign’ part of yourself is and get to know this neglected aspect of yourself.

More Dream Interpretation: Alien

What if you dream that two aliens enter your bedroom as you sleep, that this has happened before, and they take you away for a while? Have you been abducted? Or is it just a dream? If so, what does it mean?

I like the U.K. website’s Uncle Sir Bobby’s extensive article on the alien dream symbol based on the analysis of many actual dreams. The article begins:

ALIENS : Aliens tend to link to thoughts and feelings which are totally unfamiliar. You maybe about to enter a strange new world – maybe a new job or social situation. Also people maybe behaving in ways that are totally alien to your way of thinking.

QUESTIONS to help you make associations(pick the one that makes most sense to you)
– Do you feel different from everyone around you?
– Are you about to start something but simply have no idea what to expect?
– Has someone started behaving in a way that is really very different to what is expected?

Based on Uncle Sir Bobby’s article, I would imagine that the above alien dream would refer to thoughts and feelings that are totally unfamiliar to the dreamer or that the dreamer is about to enter a totally unfamiliar experience such as a job or relationship change. That he or she has previously had unfamiliar experiences or thoughts or feelings. And since the aliens in the dream take away the dreamer but will return him or her, there is an assurance in the dream that life will soon return to normal.

Dream Interpretation: Alien Encounter

Ever had a dream about an alien? How about shaking hands with an alien that’s been hiding behind your window curtain? Would you wake up in a panic? I would.

According to Dream Moods, dreaming of an alien means:

To see aliens in your dream, signify that you are having difficulties adapting and adjusting to your new surroundings. You are feeling “alienated” and disconnected. You may also be having difficulties with how to handle or deal with a certain situation or person. On a psychological level, seeing aliens represent an encounter with an unfamiliar or neglected aspect of your own self.

Post 1,000!!!

I guess I should have something like fireworks to say in Post 1,000 but, to tell you the truth, other than the snow and the scramble to store enough drinking water for five days should the electricity go off … it didn’t … it has been a rather quiet day.

It is exciting to reach 1,000! And, I feel happy about it.

Life is good!

Carol Chapman

All Quiet on the …

Mercury Retrograde front today!

Mercury Retrograde Strikes Again!

Well, in my last post I was crowing about how everything was going so swimmingly during this Mercury Retrograde. Hah! I spoke too soon! Last night, the electricity went out, the computer turned itself off, and there was no chance of posting on this blog. Not only that, there were high winds and it was COLD! Thank God for the wood stove. I slept on the couch in the living room where it was warm. I feel very grateful for the utility workers who braved the freezing cold weather to get us back on the grid.

Mercury Retrograde going swimmingly

Well, well, well, in spite of dire warnings, Mercury Retrograde, Day 3, appears to be going quite well. I am happy to say that I have finished writing most of my Christmas Cards. Yes, I started writing them before Mercury went retrograde so I did not initiate a major project during this retrograde time. And, I am following the suggestions given by online astrologers; namely to relax. I had candles blazing, the wood fire crackling, and a hot drink. Verrry nice! I’ve also enjoying thinking about the wonderful friends and family I am writing to and sending them good wishes. Are you having any experiences with Mercury Retrograde? This cycle, which began on December 10th, will end on December 30th.