Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-12
SINGULAR DREAMS.
A MAN WHO HAD THEM ASKS FOR
THEIR INTERPRETATION.
Though Very Ill He Learned From Visions
That He Would Recover-Dreams Of
Struggles, and the Next Day He Was
Very Sore-On the Sea of GaliIee.

That He Would kecOver-Dream OF
Struggles, and the Next Day He Was
Very sore-On the Sea of Galilee.
Dreams are not without significance,
especially to those who have a high set
purpose in life. And as this subject is
of interest to many / will relate a
series of dreams in my own experience
to which possibly some one can give a
clearer Interpretation than /.
Having been taken very i'll in winter
and this being my second attack, all
my friends and associate physicians said
/ was at deaths door and it was not
possible for me to recover. 1t meant
but a few hours, or days at the most.
/ was unconscious at times, but through
it all the idea was firmly rooted in my
mind that there is more life for me,
and / cannot. / will not CO."
There followed four days of complete
darkness, and when a little natural
sleep came it was accompanied each
night for three weeks by a dream of my
encounter with some vicious animal
beginning with a bull, then q boar and
next a large mastiff. This order never
varied. When the bull came toward me,
| easily and quickly vaulted the fence
as he pinned it below me. In my en-
counter with the boar ! grabbed him by
the throat and threw him on his back,
thus getting safely away. Next morn
ing the biceps and ~supinators of my arm
were so sore hat they had to be rub
bed). Next the mastiff approached. j
quickly grasped him by the larnyx till
1 could get hold of his tongue. This
grip seemed to affect the muyles of my
wrist and hand alone, which were just
as sore and stiff as formerly.
After the expiration Of the three
weeks | had no dreams whatever for a
few nights. When they returned, I be-
came more and more worried, until,
after the last one, something said TO
me: "This is good, not evil. You are
surely q %conGueror." However, not
much physical improvement was visi-
BILE.
In the next dream / saw a blue and
white light growing into a crown. in
which the word Power in bright let
tiers was inclosed. This seemed to give
me hope, also strength and courage, and
/ felt somewhat better.
Three nights later I dreamed of being
ON the lake of Galilee, in the boat
with Christ and his disciples, and such
a picture as lay before me is hard to de-
scribe. The disciples seemed agitated,
the sea was rough, and the boat frail (;
yet / was calm. The disciples looked at
me and then at the sleeping Christ, but
did not speak. / was half reclining,
but why so calm / knew not. Presently
the spokesman of the group arose and
whispered to the rest, and as they all
got up he touched Christ and said.
"Master, carest thou not that we per-
ish!' Christ'S face, as he arose and re-
buked them, wore an expression of min
gled ~gentleness, %sternness and pity. /
was thrilled as he held out his hand,
with a graceful movement and said,
"Peace, be still.' Then came a re.
markable calm-a beautiful sunset ON q
sea of glass.
Iawoke feeling much better and with
strong hope. My improvement was very
noticeable from this time forward.
Then came a lull. which was followed
by dreams of a different character for
another period of three weeks. | heard
glorious music by a full voiced choir,
commencing regularly at sunset and
continuing until / was soothed asleep.
/ felt more vigorous after this expe
rience. Then, for the next three weeks,
/ saw only "A beautiful blue and white
light, just as / fell asleep.
AS / went about, obliged to mingle
in the affairs Of daily life, / had no
dreams for quite awhile, being some
what worried by business and other
cares. Finally my will again asserted
itself. Then began, lasting for three
weeks, a series of wonderful texts and
sayings, which were given to me by y
voice sufficiently audible to arouse me
in the morning. They would frequent
ly ring in my ears all day. This seemed
to give me power over myself and 9TH
ers. Then ! began to get messages and
impressions from friends at a distance.
Lastly, approaching my Office one
morning after leaving the car. ! seemed
overwhelmed by a condition in which
I was very happy and unconscious Of my
surroundings. When / reached the
Office, / felt a desire to be alone for a
few minutes. / sat down. and my eyes
closed, when / saw a beautiful, large
star, and while / was looking at it a
voice said audibly, seven times, LET the
light of life shine forth in you"
Next morning the same condition
came at precisely the same place, lasting
until the Office was reached. This time
I saw a beautiful moon and heard a
voice speak the words seven times.
"This light Of life, so free, is yours"
The moon disappeared, as the star had
done, after the seventh time. I felt
very sleepy and dozed for about three
minutes.
II would seem that in these occur
rences the regularity Of the appearances
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