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Dreams and Spiritual Consciousness II

Once we have learned to detach ourselves from outside stimuli, once we have cultivated calm and joy, not only for ourselves but for others, we have begun to cultivate a state of mental clarity. If we are in this state of clarity when we go to sleep, we might be able to receive divine messages in dreams.

I use the word "might" because we learn from The Book of Kings in the Old Testament that there were schools of prophecy which prepared aspirants to see the future and to receive messages in dreams. because we learn from The Book of Kings in the Old Testament that there were schools of prophecy which prepared aspirants to see the future and to receive messages in dreams.

The prophet Samuel may not have gone to one of those schools, but we do know that he was apprenticed to Eli the prophet as a young boy.

Finally, after years of work and preparation, and self-purification, one night when he was sleeping he heard a voice calling him, "Samuel, Samuel!" Not drugged by the heavy sleep which clouds our consciousness, but in a state of passive alertness, he got up and went to Eli. "You called me?"

and preparation, and self-purification, one night when he was sleeping he heard a voice calling him, "Samuel, Samuel!" Not drugged by the heavy sleep which clouds our consciousness, but in a state of passive alertness, he got up and went to Eli. "You called me?"

"No," Eli said. "What did you hear?"

Samuel said, "A voice called me twice by name."

Eli nodded his head. and said to Samuel, "Go back to bed and lie in a state of readiness. If you hear the voice again, say, "I am here. I am ready. I am prepared."

If we are clear-minded, with pure intentions we may be lucky enough to receive divine messages too. These messages may point to actions we can take, or correct ways of thinking which will help us along in self-transformation. When you have this sort of transformative dream, you will know it. You will know if you have been given a spiritual gift if you wake up feeling deeply touched, touched to your marrow like the King of Khazars. You will know if you hear a voice giving you a lesson, or if you see a striking image. You will know if the dream keeps repeating itself.