Co-creating a Whale Dream Cyber Altar
After reading the inspiring whale dreams people posted last week it occurred to me that we could co-create a cyber altar to invoke a sense of community and purpose. I have no idea if anyone has ever attempted such a thing, so we may be the first!
Whether you dream of whales or not, you are invited to participate. Here’s what we’re doing:
Use the comments section to do the following – you can do one thing, all things, or simply offer a silent prayer.
The theme is the whale, but you can bring to the altar anything that feels right to you.
Use words to invite in whatever is sacred to you (an element, animal, feeling, mood, guide, ancestor…)
Upload an image that represents what you want to contribute to the altar. If you feel moved, say a few words about why you have included it. (Images should be no bigger than 300 pixels wide by 300 pixels tall. Please only upload images that are from clipart, creative commons or that you own outright.)
Leave a poem or prayer.
You might also create a special altar in your home and upload a photo of it for us to see.
Anything else you can think of.
Then I invite you to read and view what other people have posted and imagine connecting to them through a circle.
May it be so.
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This is the whale mandala I made for the altar. My whale dreams are mostly orcas, which are technically dolphins, I suppose, but still very whale-like.
And this is my invocation:
Great Spirit, you who go by so many names yet are above and beyond all names, we gather in this cyber-community knowing we are connected by the air we breathe, the water we drink, the earth that nourishes us and the sun that warms us. May we open our hearts and minds to the message of the whale, whatever that may be, as we delve more deeply into the depths of our collective experience.
thanks for sharing….just yesterday I pulled out my Altar books to update mine
Love Synchronicities!!!
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I am dedicating my Mother/Child image of whales taken in Magdalena Bay, Baja, Mexico. The mother/child dyad is sacred.
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‘My roots are in the depths of the woods’ – Galle
This is a gnome garden I created.
With gratitude I honor all elemental life, the nature
spirits: the gnomes, sylphs, ondines, and salamanders,
who nurture and heal the earth & all living things, and
manifest the material plane from the realm of thought.
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Blessed Mother Whale,
I offer gratitude for your dreamtime wisdom. Thank you for bringing it to me when I am lost.
I value the stories you hold of the beginning times. They remind me to be humble and honor the ancestors.
I treasure your song, which echoes in the chambers of my heart and encourages me to share my own beautiful and powerful voice.
I honor how you float gracefully through life, taking care to stay in contact with those imporant to you. I am learning from your grace.
I offer my deepest thanks to you for being my teacher.
Greetings to One and All,
I am offering this collage that I did over a year ago. I do believe that all that we are we share with all creatures. There are no divisions just creation.
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amazing image Julia…thanks for sharing it
Thank you so much and so sorry for taking so very long to reply! I also recently had a whale dream which I will go into a bit later. I wish you well!
Greetings to One and All!
I created this image over a year ago and it just flowed into creation. It is entitled ” Entwined” and evokes the theme of interconnectedness between all living things. What happens to one happens to us all. Deepest of thanks and protection accompany the whale on its’ journeys.
I have not been dreaming of whales of late, but the posts took me back to memories of a kayaking trip I went on to the San Juan islands. I camped on Orca’s Island. I kayaked with orca’s, it was an thrilling and beautiful experience. Maybe by posting this it will incubate some dreaming.
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Not surprisingly, I experienced the most amazing connection to the divine, while I was sitting, looking out at the ocean on Orcas Island.
I have been dreaming of whales/oceans/aquatic creatures since I was a kid. Perhaps about 10 years. As a child I had a yearning to swim with an orca, and that was what a lot of my dreams were. I dream of orcas and water nightly, and not much really happens in my dreams. I am never harmed, nor really helped. I wake with an eerie feeling, not as though the whales harm me, but I still feel a slight fear of them. of deep water.
I am on a journey to discover what these dreams mean, and am trying to ease my so called “fears” of these dreams so that I may connect deeper into them. Perhaps these orcas have a message they have been carrying for me, and I must overcome my apprehensions so that I can face them.
What an awesome group! My friend Lalya passed this on to me. I have been dreaming frequently of whales and deer ever since a very powerful ceremony I was in back in March. They always come as a very peaceful and healing presence. connecting us beyond language and with a very ancient memory of the world. I later googled ¨whale deer mandala´ (before deciding to paint one myself) since I wanted to meditate on their images, and found a site – national geographic video clip descibing how an animal realted to the deer is the whale´s ancestor. Ancient bones have been found off the coast of India suggesting this new theory. When I am on my own computer, (and not just here checking in at an internet cafe) I will post the links, facniating stuff, and proof that animal medicine in dreams is powerful and beautiful stuff! Love to all you whale lovers!!! may their song & memory heal our planet! xoxo, Emel
What a rich “altar.” Thank you all for participating. It’s fun to see your art and read about your contributions.
Happy dreaming!
I’m going whale watching July 10th…
There was an article in the newspaper yesterday entitled “Whales migrate across Northwest Passage. Sighting in Israel concerns scientists.” What better place to teach peace and harmony than off the coast of Israel? The whales are in the flow and adapt to continue to live in harmony with their environment. Their biggest challenges come from unconscious humans. ( Isn’t that our biggest problem also?!)
Just found this web site. Is it too late to join the whale dreaming?
Blessings
Hi Sara, No it’s not too late! Feel free to jump in.
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This is a photo I took at our aquarium here in Vancouver.
I have loved, felt connected to, and been honoured by attention they have paid to me since I was very young.
I dream of belugas on a regular basis and feel so elated and peaceful afterwards.
Both my children also dream of whale encounters and actually played with an orca in sea world.
Heaven is a ride on and time spent with a whale.
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Here is my offering for the whale altar:
There is a place where forest and mountains and sea come together. Joining them together is a wide ribbon of many colored pebbles and rocks and shells and sea glass, each with a story to share. They can be heard in the gentle sighing as the wavelets caress them and recede. An altar has been created from large flat rocks and drift wood. The rocks have been carried from the mountains to the sea by rains & winds. These rocks are cool & slightly damp to touch. The slabs are tones of gray & faintly sparkle with flecks of mica & pyrite. The driftwood is soft brown, whitened by the salts & minerals of the sea. We come here, those of us who are Dreamers. We have come in our own time; some singly, some in groups. This is an altar to the whales & others who dwell in the waters of the Mother. Though the altar is bare at first, we offer our gifts to the waters & place them on & around it. Each offering is unique to each Dreamer. Some are objects, some are thought forms, some dance, some sing, some offer the quiet & healing of meditation & prayer. The altar seems to expand to hold all of these so that they are not crowded. We each depart in our own time & along our own path. But we never truly leave. Perhaps in time, this altar, this space, will become a meeting place for all Dreamers in all dimensions. Perhaps it will become a sanctuary; a place of refuge. As we part each is gifted with a symbol that is unique to them to help them with the pathwork of their Dreaming.
Blessings to all.
I had a wonderful dream the other night that I was in the ocean with my dream family and my sister and I began to sing together, I stood with one foot like a ballerina on a small floating object, like driftwood or kelp and was able to keep myself suspended above the water if i twirled while I sang. While I twirled and danced on the surface of the ocean, my sister and family swam around me and sang with me. At the end of our performance, two Orca showed up and blessed us for our song. The family was joyous. When the Orca departed I turned to say something to my sister and one of the whales turned back and surprised me with a kiss on my cheek, the whole right side of my neck and cheek tingled with the shock of surprise, and the life force of the entity that kissed me. I awoke immediately from the dream and the feeling lingered deliciously for about 10-15 minutes… although recalling it now, it lingers still.
Just some words from the heart is my offering.
I give to you whale what is yours.
Clean blue waters.
Bubbles, fresh delishious plankton, seaweed and algae.
Colorfulful neighbors, finned or not.
A community of peace.
Some will try to take what is yours, but some of us know better.
We’ve got your back.
Enlightened humans and animals united.
Love : )