IN THIS Department will be given interpretations of dreams and visions of those needing to know their inner meaning. We reserve for it only those of special interest and helpfulness.

I FOUND myself in an old dusty, dingy mill—one that was built high off of the ground. I stood still in amazement at the dust that had gathered there, but when others came in I said, “Isn’t it dirty here, but just look what happens!” Immediately as I stood and gazed at the floor I was conscious of a rug being on the floor, but it was dirty too; but as I stood still and gazed at it a path of clean rug appeared in the center, like an electric sweeper had been run over it; and so on until the whole place became clean and well furnished. The others marveled, but I said, “You could accomplish the same thing, if you would learn how. This is the picture I have held in my mind for this place and now you see it manifesting.”

Then I was conscious of floating in the air, traveling up and up until I thought what I was doing. That brought me back to earth until my foot touched the ground, and it was with great effort that I traveled on. Suddenly an oat appeared in my hand and I was able by the aid of this oat to keep floating until I finally arrived in another place where I met more people. One man I recognized and told him of the wonderful discovery I had made about cleaning the mill, which had at one time been called a den of thieves. He listened and smiled and followed me to the place. Very suddenly we were conscious of entering a temple. People were gathering for worship. I took my place in the crowded pews and found my friend had stopped behind me and did not join me. After being seated I turned and asked him if he were not going to sit with me. He smiled and said, “You cannot lose me. Can it be you have forgotten who we were wedded long, long ago? Could you ever forget such a union?”

Your dream is very significant and was evidently a soul experience in the inner realms wherein you were taught how it is possible to cleanse your mind or consciousness from any undesirable thing or condition, or to rise above them at will, by doing just what you did in the dream.

The friend who was with you and then was seated behind you was your own Higher Self Who had been inspiring, teaching and enabling you to do everything good you have done.

Think this over carefully and get back into the consciousness you were in at the time, and then try to apply the very laws and principles that were shown you as applicable here in the outer, when any need arises.

FOR OVER a year I had to go through so many negative conditions and experiences that I was almost wishing to pass on. In desperation I turned within, asking God to show me the way out. This was the answer.

I was looking in an unabridged dictionary for a word. The word I was looking for was not in it. Suddenly a huge cross was brought before me. Calmly I petted it with my left hand, for I knew this was the cross of one of Christ’s disciples. Then I said excitedly, “Yes, the cross; but I am looking for the word—where is the word?” The cross then seemed to be lifted up for me to see that the word I was looking for was written upon the cross. There at the top of the cross it was written.

Your dream coming in answer to your asking God to show you the way out of the negative conditions that had been surrounding you was to point to you that they were your “cross” which appeared so suddenly before you. The fact that you petted it proves that your soul knew what was being accomplished through these seeming hard conditions. They were crucifying the self, which alone was suffering from them. But all the time your soul was rejoicing. You were looking for the “Word,” and then you were shown that the true Word was always written upon the cross, for if there were no cross, there could be no crucifixion; and if there were no crucifixion, self would continue to rule, and the soul would hunger and be sad; for there would be none to feed it with the true Bread of life. Was not the Word you saw on the cross—Christ?

YOU KNOW one hears from all sides this remark, “What can I do? I am only one.” I have said the same thing many times myself, but this is what I received in a vision.

I saw two lines of soldiers—one fighting for good and the other fighting for selfish interests. There went up from each soldier a small cloud of vapor and over all it formed a big cloud. Over the good the cloud was white, and over the selfish the cloud was black. One of the selfish soldiers decided to stop being selfish and so he deserted and joined the good soldiers. When he left he drew out from the big black cloud his portion of consciousness and added his portion of good to the white cloud, leaving the dark cloud smaller and making the white cloud larger.

In this vision I saw at once that he was truly helping even those who chose to be selfish, when he withdrew his selfishness from that cloud, as the big cloud had lost that much power to influence and harm the others; and also by joining the good he was adding that much power to the good to overcome the bad.

The vision you report is indeed a very significant one and illustrated a graphic way how one at once becomes a part of that dark cloud and is controlled by its power whenever he lets selfishness rule him in any way; also how this weakens its power whenever he turns to loving selfless service to others.