mossdreams.com
SEPTEMBER 2007
 

The Akan peoples of West Africa have a mysterious and intriguing symbol: a bird-like creature that is moving forward while looking back over its shoulder. This is the Sankofa. The literal translation of the Akan proverb associated with it says, “It is not taboo to go back and fetch what you forgot.” A contemporary version runs:  “We must go back and reclaim our past so we can move forward.” ... The Sankofa reminds us to claim the best from the past, which requires us to discern what we take from history – to recover what empowers and supports life, and to leave behind what burdens us and holds us back. I believe that claiming the necessary past and releasing the histories that bind and confine is essential to living fully and creatively. This involves not only our personal stories, but ancestral history.  Our ancestors – going all the way back through the bloodlines, perhaps – and the ancestors of the land where we live often appear in spontaneous sleep dreams. Sometimes they come looking for us. As dream journeyers, we may choose to go looking for them. We may even develop the skills to become dream archeologists. [more]
 

Dream Archeology with New England Ancestors
By Rev. Amy E. Brucker
For me, dream archeology is the waking-life investigation of images that surface while we sleep, or that unfold as we make our way through a dream (shamanic) journey. Dream archeology can help us validate our dreams and reveal the depths of our connection to Spirit, our Self, the past, and the present—and maybe even the future. [more]