The interpretation of dreams isn’t as straightforward as one might think. Dreams are like letters from the unconscious mind. Even modern scientists and psychologists accept dreams and their meanings are unsolved mysteries.  We only dream for about 2 hours of the night during REM sleep. (REM – rapid eye movement) Fortunately, not everything in a dream has a subconscious meaning. Some things are just ‘background noise’ or fillers. Some dreams are clear to the dreamer: a long-lost friend reappears, a tropical beach beckons or the lottery jackpot is within reach. But dreams don’t always tell a simple story. Dream symbols might need professional interpretation. The field of dream research…

Something you have woven has born fruit! Congratulations! -Spider Spiders are timid, delicate, agile and most of their creativity happens in the dark. The spider reminds us that the world is woven around us, that we are the center of our world. Yes, the fear of spiders is the most common of all the phobias.   Apart from fear, through the ages different cultures have attached meaning to spider sightings and dreams. Facts about Spiders spiders have eight fragile legs eight complound eyes most spiders weave webs all spiders are predatory  most spiders are poisenous  female spiders are larger that the males procreation normally means the death of the male …

The owl’s ability to see in the dark                       As the owl can see in the dark, the owl guides you to see what is hidden to find the real meaning of someone’s actions or state of mind. When the owl is one of your power animals, you have a strong intuition and can access information and wisdom that’s usually hidden to most. The spirit of this animal encourages you to look beyond deceiving appearances into the true reality of a situation or a person’s motives. If you have an owl as a totem or spirit animal, you probably like to explore the unknown.When the owl shows up in your life,…

The Wonderful World of Symbols Today, Thursday, or thunder’s day, is associated with Jupiter, Zeus and Thor, all of whom wielded the thunderbolt. Prosperity, abundance and good health are the concerns for today, to have enough to live in comfort and to be healthy enough for the effort to make a difference. Believe in yourself, wear your game face and stay positive. Thursday’s correspondences are the colors purple, royal blue and green; the fragrances of honeysuckle, nutmeg, sage and clove; and the tarot cards nine, ten and ace of pentacles. (Pentacles are associated with coins = money) Signs and symbols have been used to deliver messages through the ages. From…

The True Meaning of the Pentacle Many people today misunderstand the true meaning attached to the pentacle. This ancient symbol has been used by Christians, Jews and Wiccans as a positive symbol of light.  It wasn’t until the 1800’s that the inverted pentagram (the upside down star) began to be associated with darkness. The pentacle is a pentagram, the symbol of a star, encased in a circle. Always with 5 points (one pointing upward), each has its own meaning. The upward point of the star is representative of the spirit. The other four points all represent an element; earth, air, fire, and water. All these things contibutite to life and…

Able Seaman Just Nuisance R.N. Argh! Isn’t Monday the day of the week we all love to hate? I thought we could liven it up with a real ghost story and I hope you will enjoy this one as much as I have. One ‘person’ who should be haunting Simon’s Town, but who by all accounts aren’t, is Able Seaman Just Nuisance, R.N. This is a great story I stumbled across while looking for Simon’s Town’s resident ghosts. I wouldn’t mind bumping into this fellow on a dark and stormy night! Born on April’s Fool Day 1937 in Rondebosch, Cape Town, this Great Dane pup was sold to Benjamin Chaney,…

Owls, harbingers of death or symbols of wisdom? by Maggie Tideswell I have written ghosts in the past, but they aren’t all I am interested in. Owls are another passion of mine and are repeatedly used in my novels. My owls always act in unusual ways, for instance they fly together in a swarm, which they never do in real life; they attack humans, which is highly unlikely; and they guard or protect a human being, which is also not in their nature. That is the fun part of being a novelist. To serve the purpose of my story, owls may behave in any way I want them to, although…

My Fairest CapeTown South Africa’s ‘Mother City’ was described by Sir Francis Drake as ‘the fairest Cape in all the circumference of the earth’. Dominated by Table Mountain, the tip of South Africa has attracted seafarers since the 16th century and is today one of the top tourist destinations. Since the arrival of the first colonists in 1652 with Jan van Riebeeck, the Cape has had its fair share of miscreants, crimes and wrongful deaths. It is small wonder that many hauntings have been reported over the years. As I am a paranormal romance writer, these unexplained events are of great interest. The Castle of Good hope was built as…