I'll relate first my sighting of the White Eagle (I was wide awake at the time, not dreaming) then what RG sad to me about it. In another post, I will say something about the great white bird of Buddhism (which I just learned about) it's a really good story I think.
One spring day I was out playing in my vegetable garden, and I just laid in the dirt and looked up into the sky. I saw what appeared to be a White Eagle flying high overhead. It gave out an Eagle scream and I watched it fly off into the distance. I closed my eyes and wondered ( I had been wondering so much about so many things lately, now just one more, I guess).. As I lay there I felt a presence sort of saturate my body. It seemed to be within every fiber of my being. I knew it was HER! She said, "You really should eat more tomatoes, or tomato based foods. Pickles would be good as well, and maybe a little hot pepper, and some garlic--just a suggestion, my love, why don't you open your eyes now"?
I opened my eyes and it was like I was in an entirely different world. Somewhere in deep space. It was like she had created separation between us again and I was looking into her eyes and could see nothing else in the world whatsoever. She said "See, you are looking into my real eyes now. Isn't it very strange to you"? Well, I sure couldn't argue that point! Then she continued "This is even weirder than your dreams, now, isn't it, love"?
Again, no argument. "But you are not scared now, you are not panicking; Why do you think that is?".
I felt myself blush. I didn't know what she was telling me, but I could feel a fire rush through my body like I had never felt before...I thought 'Why am I so embarrassed, my face must be redder than the tomatoes she was advising me to eat more of'. That silly thought seemed to crack her up and she started laughing so hard
that it made me laugh too. Then she said "You know, I kind of like you! For a human, you are not all that bad, even if not so bright!"! She turned into the beautiful girl again and I saw her eyes were dancing with delight again. Then she said "It may not seem to you like you are making progress within your dreams, but you are. You need to be patient with this. If you really DO trust me, that is". I replied that I really did trust her, and she was very fast to put a finger against my chest, and I knew she meant to not take those feelings any further. “One step at a time, dear love, one step at a time”..Then she said something so completely obscure that I had no idea what to think of it. “See how the White Eagle flies, become the White Eagle.
Dream your dreams, be your dreams, don’t let your dreams go, don’t settle, don’t believe so very foolishly that the consensus reality around you is all that there is!”. I said “But it is all I know”. She replied “No it is not! You know your dreams, too. Even if you don’t understand them yet, and even if that lack of understandng frustrates you, they are still a part of the greater totality, the greater reality of that which you are!”. She smiled very sweetly and added “Don’t be afraid to be different than the masses, ok?. I must go for now, but I will be back in your dreams."
