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Sundance tradition, and which may be an archetypal
idea for spiritual community. (To
learn more about
the symbolism and mythology associated
with the
tradition of America, contact
AUM Esoteric Study
Center, 2405 Ruscombe Lane, Baltimore,
Maryland
21209.)
Dream America is
an experiment that asks: Is it
possible that during this Bicentennial
Era there is
spontaneously arising within
the collective
unconscious of our people
a search for renewed
dreams for America? Whether
individual citizens
purposefully quest for dreams that will guide them
to
self-realization through a more creative participation
in the American experience, or whether such
dreams
occur spontaneously as a response
to the national
dilemmas that touch us all, the
seed hypothesis of
Dream America is that creative
dreams for the
renewal of America are being born. If we can become
aware of this process, perhaps we can nurture it
and
foster its growth into some visible
and practical
consequence.
Here are some of
the dreams that have been
reported. Most portray
a sense of a
possible
awakening. There is so far only a dim
suggestion in
these dreams concerning what might actually be done
to apply such a renewal
of spirit to the concrete
problems we face. You
can participate
in this
experiment by being alert for dreams
which present
inspiring images or reconciling symbols for
meeting
the challenge of a New Age in America.
I'm in a large area like a
college campus; it is very
early in the morning— dawn. It's
the beginning of Holy
Week. A large crowd of people are waiting with sleeping
bags to go on an expedition. I learn that
the people are
going to Washington, D.C., and that plans are being made
for a tea party to be given in
their honor and for a visit
with some important government body.
(L.B., Modesto,
California, spring, 1975)
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