October 2008 – Ruben Bailey

October 30, 2008

Could I Love A Taurus?

Last night I had a lucid dream within the first hour of having fallen asleep. I know this because when the dream was over I immediately got up to go to the bathroom and noted the time that had passed since I had layed my head down to meditate.

In the dream, I am in an open field where all the stars are visible in the night sky. Looking up at the heavens, I want to know whether aliens exist, beings from another dimension, and if they do I want to communicate with them. A twinkling of lights appear in the sky and I know it is a response to my question. Space ships appear and hover over the night sky. A voice is heard in the heavens, “Aliens do exist.” With that a black life preserver falls out of the heavens and into my hands.

Knowing this is my chance to cross over into their world. I slip the life preserver around my waist. As my body enters the ring I can see a slice of the Flower of Life in 3 deminsional space. A being appears to greet me. He is in a form that is pleasing to my awareness. Knowing this, I tell him I want to see his true form. His form changes to that of a reptilian being that reminded me of the Egyptian god Sekhmet. Knowing the truth, I look deep into his eyes and ask myself, “Could I love you?” My entire being fills with love and I know in my heart that I could love an alien as I love my own family. My arms reach out to embrace him. I can feel his upper arms which have a soft rubber feel to them. He turns to depart back into his world.

Wanting to experience his world fully I follow him stepping through the metrix that is his dimension. As I step through, I appear on board his space ship. The interior of the ship has a pale blue grey color to it. There are 3 beings that I can see aboard the ship. I notice there is almost no instrumentations. The metrix from which I entered closes behind me. He shows me around his vessel answering all my questions concerning interdimensional travel. He tells me the point at which I enter is the point at which I return so it is impossible for me to get lost.

Everything is so vivid and real I wonder if I have permanently left my world. Seeing the others I commit their faces to memory so that if I ever encounter them again I will remember them. How could I ever forget such an experience? With that thought I am instantly returned to my bed.

Throwable PFDs are often called “life savers”, “life preservers” or “lifebelts” or Lifebuoy (although the terms “life savers” and “life preservers” can also refer to lifejackets/vests).
Throwable PFDs are deployed from a vessel or land into nearby water, to give the recipient buoyancy. They are often provided on ships, docks and other water-edges in case a person falls in the water. Throwable PFDs are usually ring-shaped (toroidal or torus). Such a shape is easy to throw to a distressed person, can be grasped by a hand or hooked arm even in turbulent conditions, and is much easier to put on in the water than a lifevest. A new form of throwable PFD, known as a “guidable life preserver,” or “hydrofoil-powered life preserver”, is starting to gain widespread acceptance and use, particularly in the field of swiftwater rescue. Guidable life preservers are typically capable of greater distances and accuracy than traditional throwable life preservers, and in some cases can also be used to transport rescue workers across the water. One example of this new form of life preserver is the following shore-based swiftwater rescue system. Certain airplane seat cushions may be used as flotation devices. They typically include two straps on the back to be held onto in the event of an unsuccessful ditching on a body of water. They are designed to be used as personal flotation devices on non-overwater aircraft that are not required to be stocked with a supply of life vests. (Commercial aircraft are also equipped with multiple inflatable “escape slide – raft” devices, just as ships are equipped with inflatable life rafts and other floating survival platforms additional to rigid lifeboats.)

In geometry, a torus (pl. tori) is a surface of revolution generated by revolving a circle in three dimensional space about an axis coplanar with the circle, which does not touch the circle. Examples of tori include the surfaces of doughnuts and inner tubes. The solid contained by the surface is known as a toroid. A circle rotated about a chord of the circle is called a torus in some contexts, but this is not a common usage in mathematics. The shape produced when a circle is rotated about a chord resembles a round cushion. Torus was the Latin word for a cushion of this shape

Taurus is the second astrological sign in the Zodiac, originating from the constellation of Taurus. In western astrology, this sign is no longer aligned with the constellation as a result of the precession of the equinoxes. In astrology, Taurus is considered a “feminine”, negative sign. It is also considered an earth sign and is one of four fixed signs.[3] Taurus is ruled by the planet Venus (which also rules Libra). Being the second sign of the zodiac, Taurus has been associated with the astrological second house. The glyph is also the alchemical symbol for rocksalt.[4]

Individuals born when the Sun was in this sign are considered Taurus individuals. Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun is in Taurus roughly from April 20 to May 20.[1] Under the sidereal zodiac, it is currently there roughly from May 15 to June 15.[5] People born on these juncture dates should have an astrological chart drawn to determine which sign the sun was in at the exact time of their birth.

Taurus is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It sits large and prominent in the Northern Hemisphere winter sky, between Aries to the west and Gemini to the east; to the north lie Perseus and Auriga, to the southeast Orion, and to the southwest Eridanus and Cetus.

In the west of the constellation lie the Pleiades, one of the best known open clusters, easily visible to the eye. The Pleiades also known as M45, the Seven Sisters, Seven Stars, is an open cluster in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest star clusters, and is probably the best known, and is certainly the most obvious to the naked eye.

October 7, 2008

The Summit in the City of Angels

Last night I had a dream where I am with an old business associate with whom I had unfinished business ties. I ask him about the status of the business and ask whether he and our other business partners were still in communication with each other. To my surprise he answers, “Yes.” I had long since abandoned the business venture as having failed. He on the other hand tells me that the business is still viable and no one has lost anything in the transaction. I’m surprised to hear this but I can’t stop what I’m doing to look into the matter to recover my ownership. I also feel that since I’ve abandoned the idea, I no longer have a place in the transaction.

I am on my way to the top of Angeles Crest Mountain in the Angeles Crest Forest near Los Angeles. This is the highest point in the city of Angels. I can clearly see downtown Los Angeles and the massive sky scrappers. I pause for a minute to admire the majestic beauty when I suddenly realize I’m already at the summit the highest point of the mountain. Fear now begins to set in. I’m afraid to fall because I no longer have a sense of direction. I cannot tell which way is up or which way is down.

October 6, 2008

My Name is Interpol

Last night, I was visited by a group of extraterrestrials from another dimension. Their lead identified himself as Interpol. He said his name means “communication.” At the time of their visit I was stricken with sleep paralysis and therefore stuck in limbo in between worlds. I could clearly see them standing by my bed partially materialized. They then took me on a journey to their world. There I met a friend whom I refer to as Ben. We walked along their streets and sat in a tiny cabaret. I noticed how everything was so crisp and clean. It was dark out and a moon was hovering closely in the night sky. I felt a bit uncomfortable in their world. We spoke at length about the things we like to do. We both mentioned how we both enjoy a good smoke.

He noticed I was uncomfortable so he asked if there was something I needed. I asked him if we could go outside; out in the open air to walk again. He agreed. Before stepping out in the open there was a display window in the cabaret with various after dinner items. One of the items was a box which had three cigars. I instinctively reached for one of the three cigars. He reached for the second one. I then offered him mine as a gesture of my appreciation. We both smoked off the same cigar.

We then found ourselves in an open pasture that belonged to a nursery for plants. The caretaker gave me a box with a hundred dollar bill in it and a certificate of ownership and deed to the property. He said it was for me. This was my inheritance he said. I was overwhelmed at the gestures. I knew this was everything I ever wanted. I knelt on the ground to see and smell how fertile the soil was. When I kelt I noticed there was a path, a road that lead from my new property to the moon. It was an incredible sight. In disbelief, I stood up and noticed in the sky a red light coming toward us. I knew this was the beacon for the mother ship. I looked squarely into the light waving my arms over my head to flag the ship down.

The entire ship came in closer as it materialized fully in the night sky. I assisted it in landing on my new property. I could clearly see all the details of the ship. I was asked if I could smell their ship as if it smelled bad but I could not smell anything unpleasant. They then came out of the craft to greet me standing beside my bed.

My awareness came full circle again back to the now. My name is Interpol he said it means communication. He then took me on another journey to see the school where I had received my education. There I ran into an old friend named Mary. We reminisced about her wedding where we were in the presence of our mutual friends. I was carrying a backpack at the time with school supplies. I was responsible for assisting with registrations at the school.

My awareness came full circle again back to the now. My name is Interpol he said.

The whole night I could not move. I couldn’t even move to grab my voice recorder so what I did is I kept repeating the details of the dream in my mind so that I would not forget. It also helped that I needed to pee but I couldn’t get up for that either.

The first unusual thing that caught my attention was his name, Interpol. I had never even heard of it until I looked it up in Wikipedia.

INTERPOL is the world’s largest police organization. INTERPOL’s mission is to assist law enforcement agencies in each of its 186 member countries to combat all forms of transnational crime. Its six areas of priority are: drugs and criminal organizations, public safety and terrorism, financial and high tech crimes, trafficking of human beings, corruption, and fugitives.

The second thing was the cigars and the issue of smoking. I don’t smoke cigars or cigarettes. Somehow I equate the smoke with peace, harmony and tranquility.

Cigars are often smoked to celebrate special occasion: the birth of a child, a graduation, a big sale.

October 1, 2008

Saint Theresa's Home Made Blueberry Cheese

Last night I had a dream where I am with my ex and we are visiting Santa Teresita (Saint Theresa). She lives with her husband in what used to be a disco I used to frequent when I lived in Los Angeles. The building has a Spanish flare to it. Inside, the house has 3 levels and the ceiling or roof of the building is visible from every level of the house. It is a beautiful thatch ceiling much like a hut. Santa Teresita is an artisan. She has many of her own hand made Spanish artwork, sculptures, paintings and murals displayed in the house. As a matter of fact she has even painted her own face (face painting). She also makes edible delights. She has so many of these delights from which to choose from. I am hungry but can’t decide which one of the many delights I want for myself. I know I can’t possibly sample all of them. I want to choose the best one. She then presents my ex with a gift for his business achievements. The package has a beautiful deep blue wrapping. He opens it to find that it is a home made blueberry and white cheese. The blueberries in the cheese are huge. He cuts a piece off for me to sample it making sure to use a clean knife to slice it with. It is so overwhelmingly delicious. The taste sensation is out of this world. The berries are tart yet sweet at the same time and still have much of their juice. Her husband then presents me with a gift; three fragrant green bottles of shampoo presumably also naturally home made. My ex asks me quietly what is the man’s name as if he had forgotten the name of Teresita’s husband. I reply, “He doesn’t have a name but Santa Teresita does.”

Saint Thérèse de Lisieux (January 2, 1873 – September 30, 1897), or more properly Sainte Thérèse de l’Enfant-Jésus et de la Sainte Face (“Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face”), born Marie-Françoise-Thérèse Martin, was a Roman Catholic Carmelite nun who was canonized as a saint, and is recognized as a Doctor of the Church, one of only three women to receive that honor. She is also known by many as The Little Flower of Jesus.

Thérèse is known for her “Little Way.” In her quest for sanctity, she realized that it was not necessary to accomplish heroic acts, or “great deeds”, in order to attain holiness and to express her love of God. She wrote,

“Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love.”

I found it interesting not knowing anything about Saint Theresa that my dream would draw my attention to her litteral face painting which is something that was very much out of place in the dream and correlation to her name Sainte Thérèse de l’Enfant-Jésus et de la Sainte Face (“Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face”). Dreams like this reasure me that I have been visited by the real person. So who was the husband the man with no name? Was it Christ?

This dream came at a time when my own heart has been very depressed. I received consolation in Saint Theresa’s message “Little Ways”. Maybe it’s not about making a big splash to change the world and have people see the importance of dreams. Maybe I am making a difference …. one flower petal at a time…. one dream at a time. My heart was uplifted today by this dream. I have a renewed sense of hope.