What's in a Dream?

For the past few years I have been spending the winter months in Thailand in retreat from the damp and dreary English weather, the high cost of living and the joylessness that pervades the country at this time of year, so sapping one's energy. I am fortunate to be able to do it and by and large it has been a great experience. I give thanks from my heart to the lovely Thai people for their warmth, kindness and hospitality. But now it is time to move on, I think.

The other night I had a vivid dream: to purchase a plot of land in a warm, sunny, rural location together with a few like-minded souls and each one of us to construct our own simple cottage. This would have to be in a location where the purchase of land and construction remains cheap as this is designed to be a reasonably priced project costing no more than £40,000 or £50,000 each. It could be in Thailand, or Southern Europe, or elsewhere in South East Asia.

The dream was crystal clear but the location was not Thailand as the island, for it was an island location, was clearly mapped. So it's as though it came to me in my dream consciousness as the germ of an idea rather than a pin pointer to an exact location.

The other point of the dream is that what would be important is the sharing in the setting up of a loose community of fellow souls who want to live a simple, spiritually aware, eco-friendly lifestyle for part or all of the year in a beautiful and maybe even mystical location. We would each have our own cottage built according to the design chosen by us.

As I write this from peaceful Chiang Mai, I wonder if there is anyone out there who would be interested in joining with me to turn this germ of an idea into a practical reality. If so, you know where to reach me, via my website or wrio@reikiway.com.

And listen to those dreams. They may lead to something.