Journal 03/14/99  A vision in dreams.

I had a Deja Vu dream the other night. I call them Deja Vu dreams because they are special dreams about things that haven’t happened yet.

These dreams are different in that they are more like I am looking at a black and white photograph. Sometimes, I can see myself in the photo but because it is only a photo, there is no movement. I am free to examine the photo but ultimately all I can see is what is in the photo.

In the dream, I am looking down on a large dimly lit room with a very high ceiling. In the room are several metal beams rising up from the floor to support the ceiling. They are arranged in a semi circle. On each beam is a candle holder about 6 feet above the floor. And up next to the ceiling on each beam is a flood light. I thought to my self that if they had power, they could use the flood lights other wise, they could use the candle holders for light.

I notice that in the back of the room is a small wooden box with a light in it. There is a door on the front of the box and the box has some sort of grill work on it. Since there was not much light in the room, I comment to my self that the box makes a dandy night light.

There are double doors on either side of the room. I am next to one set of doors except that I am above it. I look across to the other door and notice that there seems to be some sort of organ pipes on a ledge above the doors.

To the right of the door are some small rectangular windows. The windows are arranged up the wall in such a way that there might have been a staircase there at one time.

In the center of the room is a large table with candles on it. I comment to my self that the candles will make it easier to eat off of the table.

I see several people in the room. They look like peasants as they are wearing only robes tied with ropes. I wonder if this was some sort of homeless shelter.

10/12/99

I went on a week long retreat to a little monastery in Kentucky. When I entered the chapel, I realized that it was exactly like my dream. Deja Vu.