The Rhodora:
On Being Asked, Whence Is The Flower?
a poem by
Ralph Waldo Emerson
IN, May, when
sea-winds pierced our solitudes,
I found the fresh Rhodora in the woods,
Spreading its leafless blooms in a damp nook,
To please the desert and the sluggish brook.
The purple petals, fallen in the pool,
Made the black water with their beauty
gay;
Here might the redbird come his plumes to cool,
And court the flower that cheapens his array.
Rhodora! if the sages ask thee why
This charm is wasted on the earth and sky,
Tell them, dear, that if eyes were made for seeing,
Then Beauty is its own excuse for being:
Why thou wert there, O rival of the rose!
I never thought to ask, I never knew;
But, in my simple ignorance, suppose
The selfsame Power that brought me there brought you.
When
I first got the idea for this web site I thought that I had an
original brainstorm and that there was nothing like it out there.
Now 
I
realize that there are many sites devoted to dreams, but I still
hope that some of my ideas are original.
All
the interest in dreams is a good thing. It means, hopefully, we
are beginning to look at this very important part of ourselves.
So let me tell you about myself and the work that we hope to
accomplish on these pages. And I hope that we can be to the
Internet family -- in regard to dreams -- as the beautiful
Rhodora is to the dark side of the woods!
Although
aspects of my personal life are not necessarily important in
regard to this web site, in order for growth to take place, some
self - disclosure is required on all of our parts. It is my hope
that as you learn more about the significance of your dream life,
you will acquire some new knowledge about yourself. Additionally,
you may, at some point, choose to share your dreams with me.
My
name is Silvana Ivin-Amar and I am a school psychologist and a Licensed
Professional Counselor. My love for
dreams began when I was a little girl growing up in a somewhat
primitive town, on the tiny island of Ugljan, in a country now
known as Croatia. The people were an earthy bunch, who placed as
much validity in superstition and folklore as they did in modern
medicine. They believed in God and they strongly depended on
intuition to guide them through life. They valued their dreams
and depended on them for insight into their daily lives and for
clues in regard to their future. The woman regularly discussed
the content of their dreams and I grew up with the belief that
dreams were a real part of our human experience.
Throughout
college and graduate school I learned the psychological and
physiological significance of dreams. Education expanded my
knowledge and helped me to understand the general concept of the
"unconscious mind". Via the dream state and our
unconscious mind we get clues as to what really "bugs
us"; sometimes our desires are revealed to us and we can
express our wildest emotions in this private and safe world of
dreams.
Unfortunately,
psychology alone does not provide me with a deep understanding of
who I am. It can not give me the peace of mind that I need in
order to live a happy life. Self identity is the key to
happiness. By struggling through life I have acquired some wisdom
and knowledge and I am firm in the belief that we are all
spiritual beings. We are a soul with a body NOT a
body with a soul. In our dreams we don't only have the
opportunity to look at the mess or the joy of our daily lives,
but we also have the opportunity to explore inner worlds which
connect us to each other, to mysticism, and to the eternal.
My
dream interpretations are multi-faceted; they explore the
psychological and the spiritual. I believe that every person
needs to pay attention to their dreams and to develop an ability
to recognize the value of dreams. I hope that you take the time
to read all of the pages on this web site, and not only use the
dream dictionary. The dream dictionary provides you with quick
answers and is fun, but it is not a very comprehensive look at
dreams.
PianoPics.com
-- Since
January 4th 2001, there is a new addition to DreamLoverInc.
I want to welcome Jean-Claude and PianoPics to my web site.
Jean-Claude is also a dreamer with a vision. The call of the
unconscious and his creativity has lead him to develop a simple,
but extremely effective method of learning how to play the
piano. Music comes from the soul and the soul responds to
music in most intimate ways. PianoPics and DreamLoverInc.
are a natural combination. I hope that all of my guests
visit PianoPics and become familiar with this "visual
representation of a musical event."
Peace and happy dreaming,
Silvana Amar
P.S. This Web site was
originally designed by Daniel Burghoffer who was fundamental in
establishing Dreamloverinc. Thank you Dan.
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Silvana
Amar's Book: The Bedside Dream Dictionary is now published by Skyhorse
Publishing and is available on Amazon throughout the world (amazon.com,
amazon.ca, amazon.co.uk, etc.).
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