I couldn't get her off of my mind after that. I thought about things she had said, but I couldn't understand what she meant about "enhanced and expanded consciousness".. I tried to analyze that, but I just couldn't figure it out...and then, why did she laugh after saying that? She did call me "not the brightest of all humans" as well, and while I knew she was somewhat teasing, I am bright enough to know that most teasing has an element of truth to it. And why did she appear to me? And what did she mean by saying that other humans would also become a part of "this"? I found all of this very confusing! Still, I knew that I did trust her. I thought about how she had changed from direct thought communication, to verbalizing, before asking me about trust. My best guess was that when I would have thought back to her, it would have also included the idea that I had fallen hopelessly in love with her, and that that was not something she was encouraging. And what about this idea of not panicking in these dreams? Would that be possible? After all, it is like she said: To think this while awake is easy, but to think it while dreaming on purpose? I wasn't so sure...I also wondered "Is this her true form? She looked similar both times I saw her, but not quite the same either, and what about the human girl I had met ? She seemed to have the same sort of something in her eyes..and what about...well I just wondered on and on...
The dreams did change, though. I still couldn't stop the panic and frustration fully, but what she had said about looking at the alarm clock to see if I could see it and tell the time, really did work for me. It didn't eliminate the frustration, but it did lessen it considerably. The content of the dreams changed as well, but not for the better! Yes, they were not so benign as most had been before, and they did seem more meaningful, but I kept getting lost in them, and that also caused fear and panic. I would often enter a building, get lost, then finally find my way back out, but then not be able to find my car, and that really frustrated me, as well...
I thought about this for a long time and then, One spring day I was out playing in my vegetable garden, and I just laid in the dirt and looked up into the sky. I saw a White Eagle flying high overhead. It gave out an Eagle scream and I watched it fly off into the distance. I closed my eyes and wondered ( I had been wondering so much about so many things lately, now just one more, I guess).. As I lay there I felt a presence sort of saturate my body. It seemed to be within every fiber of my being. I knew it was HER! She said, "You really should eat more tomatoes, or tomato based foods. Pickles would be good as well, and maybe a little hot pepper, and some garlic--just a suggestion, my love, why don't you open your eyes now"?
I opened my eyes and it was like I was in an entirely different world. Somewhere in deep space. It was like she had created separation between us again and I was looking into her eyes and could see nothing else in the world whatsoever. She said "See, you are looking into my real eyes now. Isn't it very strange to you"? Well, I sure couldn't argue that point! Then she continued "This is even weirder than your dreams, now, isn't it, love"?
Again, no argument. "But you are not scared now, you are not panicking; Why do you think that is?".
I felt myself blush. I didn't know what she was telling me, but I could feel a fire rush through my body like I had never felt before...I thought 'Why am I so embarrassed, my face must be redder than the tomatoes she was advising me to eat more of'. That silly thought seemed to crack her up and she started laughing so hard
that it made me laugh too. Then she said "You know, I kind of like you! For a human, you are not all that bad, even if not so bright!"! She turned into the beautiful girl again and I saw her eyes were dancing with delight again. Then she said "It may not seem to you like you are making progress within your dreams, but you are. You need to be patient with this. If you really DO trust me, that is". I replied that I really did trust her, and she was very fast to put a finger against my chest, and I knew she meant to not take those feelings any further. One step at a time, dear love, one step at a time..Then she said something so completely obscure that I had no idea what to think of it. See how the White Eagle flies, become the White Eagle.
Dream your dreams, be your dreams, don't let your dreams go, don't settle, don't believe so very foolishly that the consensus reality around you is all that there is. I said "But it is all I know". She replied "No it is not! You know your dreams, too. Even if you don't understand them yet, and even if that lack of understanding frustrates you, they are still a part of the greater totality, the greater reality of that which you are!". She smiled very sweetly and added Don't be afraid to be different than the masses, ok?. I must go for now, but next time I come, I will take you back in time just a little. It just may help you to understand a little bit better than you do right now. ...