possible that, given the proper conditions, we can dream
up our own experiments in revelation.
     I  suspect  that  there  is  a  certain  timeliness  to  the
mythology of  the Sundance motif that would make such
symbology   relevant   to   contemporary  dreaming.  The
pressures  on  our planet  are making it so important that
we learn to cooperate;  hence community has become an
important  goal  for  many.  The  origin  of  the Sundance
theme  in  mythology  can  be  traced  to the period when
community-states of diverse citizens were being formed,
and the motif has  often  been  applied to the problem of
how  people  might  cooperate  to  meet  their  individual
needs.  With  its  emphasis  on fertility and rejuvenation,
the  Sundance  motif  is  also  relevant  to our ecological
concerns for our  World  Tree.  Particularly important is
the  capability  of  the  Sundance  principle  to  help  give
birth to a contemporary mythology.
      We are becoming  increasingly aware of the value of
dreams and mythology as  a bridge to the transformation
of consciousness that is the New Age. We are becoming
at least subliminally  aware  that  the human race is in the
process of incubating a new dream to enact. What is it to
be? What rumors have you heard? Here's a dream sent in
by one of our participating subscribers:

      ... People are massing together restlessly,  unaware of
impending   doom.   Something   is   beginning   to  happen
concerning nature and  the  weather that is making people
uncomfortable.  I  see  hundreds  of  people  all dressed in
brown   gathered   in   a   closed   building.   They   are  all
standing   on   each   other's   shoulders,  stacked  up  and
balancing  from  6  to  10  people at once. Apparently they
are trying to go somewhere, but there is no escape.
      I  see  to my left a picture flash, like a vision, of ocean
water  or  some  sort   of   rushing   water  coming  from  a
distance.  A deluge? Earthquake?  Terrible storms?  All I
know  is  that some natural calamity of terrible magnitude
is coming and will wipe out the people.  It  is coming much
sooner than  anticipated  and  it  is  almost upon us. Many
people will die and they don't even realize what is coming.

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