“Exuberance amidst the fears”

 

“Exuberance amidst the fears”

By Brander Raven McDonald 

September 29th, 2025

Woke from dream Sept 29th 2025 2am of what would have been my 19th wed anniversary with my late wife Jillikinz. I had woken from a dream that disturbed at first, but later to find she was giving me great advice and to not give up and keep moving forward with wisdom. Something of which she was great at. So what started as a startled firstly then settled into my mind and heart as a great lovely teaching and tender wisdom. I fell asleep again resting in that. So grateful to Spirit for this. I also find it a teaching for all. So here is the “deets” as they say. 

The setting: I just finished a concert last night . It was the best concert ever played in my life. It was a huge success. 

However I woke from a dream that was seriously disturbing. But I know well enough due to my training from my Indigenous elders to pay attention to the dreams and to ask Spirit/Creator and my intuition what they meant. I also know well enough to follow traditions of other sorts to find out meaning. 

But the dream: I was walking with my late Jillikinz and there was a sparrow being shot out of the sky by a person with a pellet gun… I could envision him raising that small rifle to the sky looking through a scope and winging the small sparrow. I ran to find the fallen little one so delicate and wonderful while in flight now trying desperately to escape some flower bed below. It felt like a retrieval and a reclamation to help rescue and hopefully heal. Something that has been a spiritual focus for me these last 2 years since my love took her own sacred journey. 

Such an initial shock to see. And just as I arrived at the flower bed I would feel this meant that “good fortune” was being way laid by someone in a malicious manner. 

Secondly, there appeared, though hidden at first, various small serpents who had originally disguised themselves as flowers now showing themselves in the light. Finally, a large green serpent head showed itself. Almost as protector of the various little snakes in her brood. It was then that I awoke with a startle.  Snakes being exposed in a flower garden means that it is deception being played in things that appear beautiful. It was also a way of exposing to my own intuition that yes, I had been in reality in a place that I was not wanted. That although there seemed a ‘safe’ flower garden, the protective nature of the mother snake was a warning sign that I was not welcomed. And in real life it proved itself to be true. I will share later on this.

So all this to say that both Spirit and my intuition were in full ‘beast mode’ and I realized that this gives meaning to the intuition that somebody is trying to destroy someone's good fortune but yet they are “snakes” or deceivers in that self same fortune and blessing. But now they are exposed. The temporary demise of the delicate swallow allowed for the revealed deception in the flower garden of snakes. Both necessary to growth.

I heard in Spirit the lesson:  “Do not let anyone steal your good fortune and be deceptive. And more specifically watch out for those who may seem to have your best interest in mind and then all the time want to steal your good fortune and whatever gifts that you bring from Spirit/Creator.” 

Context: All this on the heels of gently calling out a friend that day before for not being honest, while that very same individual was moving/manipulating things behind the scenes for months, and I could feel it in my Spirit/Intuition. It was an exposure. The loving confrontation proved wise and the relationship was saved and is somewhat intact, thankfully.

The second part of this back drop is my good friend whose brilliant work as a manager had formerly been waylaid. And in her own way has exposed her own deceivers in a garden you might say. And to be strong enough to expose that self same deception all the while bringing attention to what I call now the ‘Sparrow in the sky’. 

My take away on all of this is that I believe the sparrow is now healed from its injury and flying again. That the snakes have been exposed and rendered useless in their deception as a result and the way is now open, as is the sky open, to soar and dart about in exuberant good fortune.

And thanks to Spirit/Creator/Loves for the great reminder and spirit of healing and love.

 

Today is a great day? :)  love you!