Many colours (I remember yellow and blue significantly). I was in awe, mesmerized. But the bird’s feather had the photo of the bird on it. Each bird had its photo on its feathers. It made it more beautiful.
Suddenly, a leopard comes out of the forest, and I think it’s after birds and will calm down, but I visibly flinch a little, scared, and it starts moving towards us. It looked dangerous and fierce. We run and come to a room. And we three are standing close to each other whilst that leopard is thinking. It’s standing near the person. I don’t know who is in the middle; it’s my brother and I am on the side. I’m thinking it’s after the first person thinks of running, but then I feel like I should not betray. Then I remember in my head…. I have to protect myself first to save others; I am in danger myself. It’ll eat us all otherwise.
I run and then go to the next room where people are hiding as well but out in open. On the side of the bed. Under. I open the almirah and hide, feeling smart and that I’ll be safe. Dream ended.
Later in the afternoon…. I saw my brother again. I was in Cottage Guest House, and I saw a person I see sometimes in the Ashram and I asked.. ‘Oh, do you also work in Cottage?’ ‘No,’ he replied, so I just followed, and the person took us. My brother is there with me while we walk and we come to a newly opened mall, and we go to different floors and then I’m thinking now it’ll be easy to get stuff.
Before, there was only one shop. We come in the lift to the ground floor and then the person leaves. My brother and I are walking on a road and I ask him to come and stay with me. He calls his friends and says he will stay with me, and we start walking. Suddenly, we were at the center of a Y junction crossing and a car was coming speeding at us… I get puzzled and think and turn and move around in one place, then I stop back a little, disconnect and calm down and we cross the road. Dream ended.
Then, in my sleep, I got sleep paralysis and I felt a strong presence of someone behind me with one leg on me… I try to break free, but not being fruitful… I scream, but I know I am not screaming, as it is sleep paralysis and I say “Maa Maa…” and I feel that thing being taken away like a sticky substance away from me…like a vacuum machine pulling the thing. Something pulled it back. Then, I woke up.
These dreams made no sense to me. The sleep paralysis experience was stronger and more concrete than the past experiences. And actually, sleep paralysis experiences are like developing as well. Getting stronger and more forceful each time.
The rainbow birds seem to be various desires and the leopard is a force that wants to devour you cunningly. Most likely, it is fear.
The second dream is again the attack of some vital force which melts away by calling The Mother’s Name.
In fact, it is a good sign that you called Her Name in sleep. Call Her when you are awake as well.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
