Sleep is a Spiritual Activity
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A spiritual mentor of mine once told me that sleep is a spiritual activity. At the time, prior to my awakening, I understood this to mean that I could short-circuit my addiction to doing by meticulous sleep hygiene or taking a nap. I realized that my constant need to be busy and accomplish tasks, even while supposedly relaxing at home, was a manifestation of anxiety and a deep sense of inadequacy, which resulted in an ongoing cycle of adrenaline addiction: feeling tired yet wired.
If I could slow myself down enough and activate my parasympathetic nervous system adequately to doze off, I could experience a complete reset of the exhausted-but-mind-racing state that had become all too familiar.
In addition to this, I had tangible proof that a good night’s sleep (heck, even a mediocre one!) could revolutionize how I felt about a certain situation. If I had gone to bed angry after having a disagreement with my partner, when I woke up the following morning, I inevitably wasn’t angry anymore, or it was a softer, downgraded frustration. I had a better perspective on it all and felt more peaceful.
Perhaps sleep works miracles in a myriad of ways other than the obvious restorative benefits to our physical and emotional states.
Since awakening last year, I’ve become conscious of my innate gifts as a healer, work I realize I’ve been doing in a very informal way with countless people during most of my life, even as a child.
I’ve seen past lives as a healer, wise woman, oracle, shaman, priest and priestess so I know that healing comes naturally to me, in a way.
And, similarly what could be more natural than sleep?
My dreams have historically been very densely orchestrated and layered with all sorts of people and scenarios from all sorts of eras and life situations. While they are occasionally uplifting, they’re more commonly heavy-feeling, or overwhelming albeit intriguing and enticing. I’m often tasked with a mission or requested to do something for someone that is challenging, scary, or threatening. I often play the mediator between others in relationship in my dreams.
While I’ve dreamed of loved ones and acquaintances alike, and have had insights or precognitions later confirmed by their waking life circumstances, most nights I dream of beings I don’t consciously recognize.
In recent days, I’ve developed a hunch that perhaps these entities I come across in the dream state, that I now know reside in the astral plane (or are temporarily visiting it like me), may also be those I work with in a healing capacity. Dream Empathy is a term that comes to mind.
Perhaps these entities are healing me too.
After all, our dreams really are extraordinary. And sleep really is a spiritual activity. I hope you look forward to it as much as I do.
Ni nite! 🤍
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