Hi all

A couple of years ago now I had a dream that I still vividly remember and I'm not sure that it was a dream.  I felt wide awake?!

I'd really appreciate some help in understanding what it meant:

I felt like I was in the heavens, there were bright shiny stars everywhere and it was so peaceful.  It was dark but the stars gave off enough light to see.  In front of me was a long, winding path that I couldn't see the end of - but it didn't scare or worry me.  I was more than happy to go for a walk and see what eventuated.  So off I went.  As I went along, I noticed a couple of little children (toddler age) playing on my right.  They looked so happy and content.  I kept walking and saw more children on my right playing happily.  As I kept walking, there seemed to be more and more children playing and laughing and always on my right until there was a group of around 8 little children who now were around age 4 or 5.
I went along a little further and suddenly on my left I saw a young girl of around the same age all on her own.  She had her face pressed up against a frosted glass wall and looked very sad but it didn't seem like it was because she wasn't playing with the other kids.
Toward the end of the path I came across an old man (looked a bit like Obi-Wan) in a long white robe.  He didn't scare me at all and he smiled at me and motioned me to come with him.  He turned back and held out his arm and pointed to an old woman in grey.  They were both so alike - rather portly/large I guess and they seemed OK but not overly happy or anything - not angry either.  I just wasn't sure that I should go with them or not.  I took a couple of tentative steps toward the man but stopped and he just smiled a knowing smile.

That's where it ended. I've never had the same dream again but everynow and then, thoughts of that dream come into my head.

So...any ideas on what it all means?

A scene in “heaven” can suggest a situation that is being seen as if it were absolutely perfect. It might also represent your idea of heaven – how you think of Heaven. As the scene is dark, implying nighttime, it indicates a situation – here possibly about a perfect situation, place or time or about your concept of heaven – in which you are not using God’s intelligence (as there is no sunlight).

Stars can refer to people who have acquired fame in this world or simply people you look up to with admiration. In a spiritual sense the stars can refer to the saints who we assume are in Heaven. The light coming from the stars would imply the knowledge or intelligence that appears to come from these people. Here this seems to be intelligence that can act as a “guiding light” (gave off enough light to see by). However, this light or intelligence is what Scripture refers to as “the light that is but darkness”, because while you have some light you are still in the dark of night.

The path suggests a course of action which seems like “the way to go”. Here you may not see any final destination but not knowing where this way of going forward takes you does not seem to worry you. You seem willing to settle for whatever happens. (see what eventuated) The fact that this path or way to go is winding implies but that you are not using a direct path nor one that is “straight”, i.e. it is not a legitimate, honest or truthful path.

The children all represent very innocent aspects of yourself which also implies aspects that are lacking in adult knowledge. As they are mainly playing, it would suggest that where you act from an innocent perspective, everything seems to be fun and games. A situation re: a perfect time or place or re: your thinking about heaven is not seen as having any serious consequences. There appears to be correctness in this perspective (as all the children are at first on the right side – God’s side) Yet there are a total of 5 individual viewing of children which suggests a change is needed in this perspective. The 4th viewing of the group of 8 children would imply that from a worldly perspective there is logic (a number-#8) indicating everlasting truth in this innocent perspective.

One point to note is that as you go along in your way the children seem to be aging from toddlers to 4-5 years. It is when your innocence and ignorance lessens, as over time, that this aspect of yourself finds itself very up against (face pressed against) a form of truth (glass) which is not really “Truth” (as one does not readily see through frosted glass). The frosted glass indicates a form of truth which has been influenced by Satan and his spiritual thinking (as frost refers to frozen water) In your mind this idea is seen as wrong (the last child is on the left side). While this eventuality seems sad, the sadness is not a reflection of not being able to participate in innocent or carefree pastimes.

Hi ElizVanZee

I'm sorry I missed your response to my dream.  WOW!!  I think I'll need to read yr response again to absorb it all but I kinda get the impression that my perception of life or of people in general is that it is such a shame we lose our innocence as we grow older - for reasons too numerous to mention.  I kinda wish we could all say as innocents (like children) but life just gets in the way.

Thank you very much for the depth of detail.  It is very much appreciated and has given me a clear understanding now of my perception of life and people.

The old man's name was Joshua and his wife was Mary. I don't know if or what significance that has of them actually being named in my dream.