My dreams have always been so vivid and "real"

My dreams have always been so vivid and "real" my whole life, and they only seem to keep getting sharper now. I think I have had many past life memories also surface during the dreamtime, from different cultures and time periods. I also have what many would call Shamanic Journeys during the night, and I know I had a few of these as a child and teenager too. I kept most of these experiences to myself growing up as I knew that no one would understand or have any idea of these dreams being significant.

In the same way I knew that the Earth was a living being and I could "feel" her Spirit and Presence when I spent time in Nature. Thank goodness my grandfather had a country vacation house in the Catskill mountains, so I spent most summers growing up wandering in the woods, communing with Nature. I recall telling close friends that Mother Earth was my real mother, before I even knew or understood or heard of any New Age or Esoteric topics like Druidism or Wicca or Native Indian Spirituality. I only knew what my heart and mind told me was true. Thank goodness I believed in and trusted my Inner Guide or Intuition or Higher Self!

Well as an Artist and closet writer, I know that writing and journaling can help to clarify things and to see how pieces of the puzzle fit together. It is a form of reflection and thinking out loud. Things come up or out and you can gain these expansive "Aha!" moments, like little gems that sparkle in your life! So that is why I decided to start doing this whole "blog" thing, to see where it takes me and to find my little gems.