Awaken the Sleeping Dragon

 

Don't you just love it when you have weird dreams? You know, the ones that have odd elements of the unreal and don't bore you to death. Unfortunately, most of mine have the tendency to be less fantastical than I'd prefer. For someone with an imagination like mine, I'd think my brain would be up for some mental excursions through faraway lands and different centuries or, perhaps, other worlds. But, alas, at night, most times it loses that fun, quirkiness I've come to expect in waking hours. However, on Christmas Day (2023), I had a rather unique dream in my world, so I'd like to share it with you...

There was a group of people milling about in a library, I believe. I was sent there to perform a technique on them for their protection. It seems some sort of acupressure was done on them before they left the library but when they were all exiting the building I made sure to press at least 5 points on their inner arms. Each of these points corresponds to the Chinese system of acupressure. Below are the points:

 

According to how I pressed them, I began with PC7. (PC is short for pericardium, automatically referring us to heart-related conditions). PC7's (the Great Mound or Daling) location resides on the wrist crease between the two tendons. Pressing here helps to relieve cardiac issues, chest congestion, nausea or other stomach ailments, and certain mental problems. PC6 is the Inner Gate or Neiguan. As it too is a heart-related point, cardiac issues can also be lessened through the use of pressure here. Like PC7, it also clears chest congestion, vomiting, and mental issues. It appears to be related to the regulation of the nervous system as it aids with epileptic attacks and vertigo. Its location is directly 2 cuns (or two thumb knuckle lengths) past PC7 up the arm maintaining position between the tendons. 1 cun (or thumb knuckle length) following is PC5, otherwise known as Jianshi or the Intermediary Messenger, which continues our theme of cardiac, mental, and stomach issues. Like the PC6 also, it targets malaria (which includes nausea/vomiting and epileptic-like attacks). PC4 or Ximen, the Xi Cleft Gate, continues dealing with cardiac issues and epileptic episodes but also includes the expelling of blood through vomiting or mucus. This point lies 2 cuns (thumb knuckle lengths) beyond, continuing our travel up the arm. The last point, that of PC3, aka Marsh at the Crook or Quze, reiterates the cardiac and stomach upset conditions. It also helps to alleviate shakiness (such as with Parkinson's Disease) and move blood. The location for this point may be found in the crook of the elbow (unlike my visual) and slightly inward towards the body (ulnar side).

When I first woke up to this dream, I had no intention of sharing it but when I went on a Google search in regard to the next part of the dream, it rather changed my mind. See, right before I woke up a dragon came on the scene. Dragons are fascinating iconic beasts. They're the only supposedly mythical creatures featured in the Chinese zodiacal system. They also play significant roles in our fables and myths from ancient times into modern-day lore. I actually devoted an entire section about dragons in my book Unearthing the Sacred as their legend holds powerful meaning to the spiritual development of the human individual. Ancient myths begin with serpents in various states - from water serpents like the Hydra who breathes or spits venom to the more familiar fire-breathing, flying dragon. They were also depicted as the familiar snake at times such as the Ouroboros who circles the earth or of Eve in the Garden of Eden. After the serpent tempted her to sin, God cursed it saying, "You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life." First, that means the snake didn't originally slither as it does now. And, secondly, God also curses Adam with the following ending: "for dust you are and to dust you will return.” In a sense, this implies that Adam will be devoured by the snake in the end which brings us to the ancient system of yoga, particularly kundalini yoga. Having a kundalini experience has been described as a snake coiled at the base of the spine (the root chakra) and being released to travel up through the next 5 chakras to activate the crown chakra. Anyone who has experienced this can testify to this sensation. (See here for more information). To uncoil the snake creates an experience that brings enlightenment or an awakening. Leaving it coiled at the root chakra maintains our position within the earthly sphere with a focus on survival, reactive emotions, and immediate gratification. A deflected rising may perhaps leave us in a state of bipolarism - moving from highs to lows, with no release or pause.

When this dragon entered my dream it seemed to have come out of nowhere and moved with lightning speed, weaving in and out of the crowd. My first thought was "They have awoken the dragon." That phrase sounded familiar for some reason so I went searching on the internet. The first thing that popped up was a quote from a Japanese Admiral in WWII, Isoroku Yamamoto, regarding the attack on Pearl Harbor. Up until that moment, America had been quite reluctant to join the war but this one attack set a storm that swept the nation. The quote was "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve." A similar quote supposedly came from Napoleon in regard to China in the early 19th century. I also was led to a medical study titled "Covid-19 vaccine and autoimmunity: Awakening the sleeping dragon" (um, weird) and to the story of Beowulf. Though the study was what originally intrigued me due to the state of the world currently (and the myocarditis resulting from at least one pharmaceutical company's vax), it is the epic legend of a hero that I wish to focus on presently. Beowulf happens to be one of the more "modern" (written in Medieval times), stories of a dragon guarding the treasure and being slain by the valiant hero. In mythology, everything happens to be symbolic. We have a mythical creature guarding a treasure. And, what may that treasure be, do you think? 

When we talk of treasure our brains have a tendency to automatically go to wealth, money, riches, and gold. But, what if these ideas are merely a visualized response to the real treasure? Under the idea of the Law of Attraction, to receive wealth, we must be vibrationally equal to it. That implies, technically, our innate sovereign selves are the treasure. This, too, can be understood through biblical text. We gain the kingdom of Heaven through the understanding and conscious knowing of God within us. 

The divinity within waits with bated breath, sometimes an entire lifetime, for us to awaken to it. Once we awaken this "sleeping dragon" it would take tremendous effort to contain it. It rather amuses me to see the numerous ways that people attempt to contain the Lord, while simultaneously acknowledging His power to work miracles. If anything, we are the actual miracles. Not only does it sometimes take us being on our deathbed before we cry out to God, but, if we accept His divinity within, we become mere channels for Him to work wonders through. Instead of being directors of our destiny, we become receivers of His.

I had an absolutely revelatory day yesterday when I realized the following... When we have or feel lack, limitation, doubt, or failure, it is only the friction caused by the subconscious trying to establish command. (To me, the subconscious is the "logic" created by others, usually through habit. Basically, it's societal control.) If we consciously choose our God-path, we recognize the perfection of God in the I (aka our divine self). To recognize the God-aspect of us, when we speak, we speak the truth of our perfection. If God is perfect (because all things stem from Him) then our divinity is perfection too. Anytime we move away from that, we fall under society's spell of less-than. It's not just theoretically understanding the idea of "God in the I" but living and breathing that throughout our very being.