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June IWSG and the Big Big Big Really Big You Won't Believe Your Eyes Big Event

For this IWSG I’m thinking really big thoughts. Like many of you, I saw my good fortunes and opportunities dwindle when Borders Books went bankrupt and Barnes and Noble gave the boot to small-pubbed folks like me. I had books all over the US in those stores. 
Fast forward to today and now I’m left to my own devices to promote four books with two new ones in the works. Fortunately, I live in a large metropolitan area loaded with tourists and there are many large events to promote my litera...

May IWSG and Other Fun Stuff!!!

IWSG This week I’m co-hosting IWSG along with Fundy Blue, M.J. Fifield, Loni Townsend, Bish Denham, Susan Gourley and Stephanie Faris. Be sure to take a moment and stop by these awesome co-hosts blogs and give them a little love. 
I’ve received numerous emails from readers upset thinking that Salem’s Daughters has ended. They didn’t like seeing Debbie Stevens end this way and made sure I understood their frustration. But there’s no need to fear, a sequel will soon be here. I recently p...

Z is for Zenith

Well, that’s it folks. The last day of A to Z. It’s been fun, but I’m spent. 
So for today I’ll simply ask what are your favorite kind of dreams and what are the dreams you like the least. For me I like Epic Dreams and dreams of the universe. I wake up with a sense that I want to do something great that day. My worst dreams are falling from great heights. Yeah, those are the worst. 

Question What are your favorite kind of dreams and what are the dreams you like the least.

Y is for Yourself

Yourself All too often I hear people tell of their dreams and wonder what the setting means or what a particular color signified or what the heck other people were doing there. Rarely do I hear anyone talking about themselves in their dreams. Even though they are in their dreams, the dreamer focuses on everything external surrounding them rather than what the dreams means to the inner-man or the inner-woman. 
To dream of yourself can have a variety of meanings, of course, specific to you....

X is for X

X From what I know X in a dream is not very common. But when someone dreams of a prominent X it is in reference to something that is taboo or forbidden to you. 
Gossip or slander or defaming someone is a common theme. X is not necessarily a bad dream as much as it is a warning to you. Stop! Don’t go there. Just turn around and move in another direction.
Honorable Mention None. As you know, there are slim pickings for the letter X.
Tomorrow Y is for Yourself

Question Have you dreamt of anythi...

W is for Write It Down, White and Wind Chimes

Write It Down If you remember your dreams, at least for your first waking moments, have a journal by your bedside and write down with as many details as possible: setting, colors, people, time, pace etc. You can grab your cell phone and speak the details of your dreams and record them. You never know when you might want to refer back to a particular dream.  Yes, This is an Image of White
White I mentioned a few times colors mean different things to different people simply because of cultur...

V is for Visitations, Vehicles and Venting

Visitations From what I’ve read in comments from previous posts many of you have had what you believe was a visitation from someone who had passed on. This is exactly what a visitation dream is. 
But it’s important to note many people claim to have a visitation while awake. There is a verse in the Bible. Hebrews 12:1 
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with...

U is for Universe, Underwater and Unicorns

Universe These dreams are incredible and amazing. These are big dreams that are fueled by big thinkers who see endless opportunities, even if their current life may be stuck in a rut. 

UnderwaterMost dream experts agree being underwater means you’ve lost control of your life and need to take immediate corrective action. Often emotions are the drivers of these dreams. 
Some will view a dream like this as negative. But it’s all about perspective. Dreams like this are a warning and actua...

T is for Top Ten Dreams

Okay, this topic is partially subjective to those researching dreams as ten experts can come up with ten different lists. Yet there are some themes that are far more common the majority of dreams. And since this is my blog and my post, I get to choose. 
Here they are in alphabetical order: 
Being Chased See R is for Running Slowly 
Falling or Sinking See F is for Falling

Falling Teeth I’ve never had this dream or knew anyone who did. But evidently it is quite common and s...

S is for Sleep Paralysis

Sleep Paralysis is the phenomena of being conscious but not being able to move. Some have described it similar to waking up dead because their mind is awake but their body is not. 
During REM sleep the brain tells the body’s voluntary muscles to relax. They enter a state of near paralysis called atonia and this state protects your body from acting out physical movements in your dreams and preventing injury. 
When atonia does not happen people can act out their dreams and thrash about...