Deep Communications

The dream this morning involves the ocean, I start out seeing a U.S. Coast Guard cutter and this dream is like watching an old TV documentary. A story is being told about the history of submarine communication. I am shown a sealed tight concrete box. It is explained that this was how documents and other items were once passed between subs and ships at sea. Inside the concrete box is a wire recorder which played a musical recording, usually a classic nursery rhyme like Three Blind Mice or Pop Goes the Weasel.

The sonar man would be able to pinpoint the exact location of the box and thus a vessel could recover it with some sort of grappling device or with a diver. I have no knowledge yet if this was an actual technique employed by the sea going services, but it seems like a bloody brilliant idea to me.

The dream closes with a vision of an undersea vista. I see a fish swim near me, as sunlight filters down, and off in the distance are three islands, which are the peaks of huge undersea mountains. The Azores would much fit this description.

I wake up with a serene feeling. It is like I just had a wonderful day of scuba diving without having gotten wet. I am fascinated by this dream.

I wish I could talk to a submariner or former Navy man about this dream and ask about whether this communication method was ever actually used. It would be interesting if it was. I imagine they use much more sophisticated means using high technology these days.

Water symbolizes emotion. I am deep in the depths of emotional territory. Communication is the other theme at play here. The nature of these communications is deep dark and secret.

The nursery rhyme suggests an element of youthful innocence and yet these classic rhymes often have a double meaning or tragic ending. Ring Around the Rosie was a song about the London Plague of 1665. It is ironic that children's nursery rhymes are often tinged with violence or tragedy.

Communication can be vital. Good intelligence can win or lose a battle and a war. I need to pay attention to the signals I am getting from this dream and in life, and make my battle plans accordingly.   

I cannot dismiss the serene feeling I had at the close of this dream. What ever should happen this week with our trip to New York City I feel calm and at peace. Why I do is a mystery. It has been a year of highs and lows. I am ready to embrace serenity. Yes!