Stardust - Chapter 6, Part 1

By Marty Boyle

Stardust: A Conversation with Galactic Archangel Orion
By Marty Boyle

(Galactic Archangel Orion and Soul continue their remarkable journey, and on this stop, Soul learns that there is more to sleep than merely sleeping.)

Chapter 6, Part 1

          I blinked several times, and found that Archangel Orion and I had been transported to a cozy bedroom. The walls were a soft gray, as was the plush carpet. Not surprisingly, there were beautifully framed artwork and photographs of nature and the Universe adorning the walls. I spent a moment gazing at them, and then turned back to the room. I smiled, for there was a writing desk with a comfortable chair. The desk faced one window, which showcased a beautiful wood.
          I sighed in satisfaction, and gazed at the bed. It was plush, and covered with an exquisite pale gray/pink quilt. Fluffy pillows had been placed to make the bed even more inviting. I walked over to it and glanced at Orion. When he nodded, I slowly sat down on the edge. I suspect that Orion sprinkled me with angel dust, for I suddenly found myself sleepy. Very sleepy. After yawning several times, Orion spoke.
          “You have learned a great deal so far on our journey, and I thought it might be best for you to rest.”
          “But, I don’t want to waste any time sleeping,” I protested my way through another huge yawn. “Taking a short nap won’t pull me back into linear time, will it? My time with you is precious, and I have so much more to learn.”
          “You are safe in simultaneous existence, Soul. None of your linear time will have passed during this nap. Trust.”
          I nodded. The time had passed for me to leap up from the bed and try to convince him to continue my lessons, for my body felt leaden, and Trusting, I found I had just enough strength to stretch out on the bed before I drifted off into a deep sleep.
          This sleep state instantly intrigued me, for I was able to acknowledge that while I knew I was asleep, I was also aware. Deeply aware. I felt Orion’s presence, so knew no hungry cackle of hyenas lurked anywhere, and relaxed into the experience. I glanced at myself and found I had not changed clothing. I was me.
          I looked around and felt compelled to moved toward a large white house. The front door easily opened, and I walked inside, feeling as if it was somehow my house. I was more than a bit dismayed to see that while it was not dirty, per se, there was clutter everywhere. Without understanding why, I happily began to reorganize and deal with the mess. When I picked up an object, I had to make a decision: keep it, give it away, or recycle it. Somehow, I knew where all of it was supposed to be, moving it from the debris pile. I began in the living room, and went methodically from room to room, floor to floor, reorganizing, not moving on until I was content that the room was as it should be. I chuckled to myself as I realized that I found great satisfaction in reorganizing my own physical home and life. Finally, I returned to the living room and put my hands on my hips, double checking that all was in place. Two bags sat by the door; one massive bag would be given away and the other one would be recycled. I smiled in satisfaction of a job well done, grabbed the bags surprisingly easily and walked outside, closing and latching the door behind me. I felt a strong desire to keep the house pristine for its occupant.
          As I turned back from the door, I was stunned to see that raging flood waters now ran through the street, which weren’t there earlier. I understood instinctively that somehow I was to traverse the turbulence, but how?
I walked tentatively to the end of the driveway, debating my choices. There was no dream ferry boat or row boat, so that was out. There were no friendly giants or pterodactyls who might carry me over. I saw no helicopter hovering, awaiting my climb aboard to fly over the water. No Moses to part the river. In point of fact, there were no people or animals on which I might rely to help me cross the river, let alone Moses, pterodactyls, or giants. Sighing deeply, I came to the last option on the list: step off the curb, place my feet in the churning waters and walk. Alone. The good news is that I know how to swim. The bad news is this doesn’t look like the city pool.
Fear threatened to engulf me, but suddenly I heard a voice in my head – Orion. You have been taught. How will you respond? Resolutely, I thanked Ego for all it has done for me, and told it to take a hike. I had enough on my plate without adding that debilitating emotional reaction. Choosing to respond, I took a deep breath and prayed, Please help me. I inched toward the raging water and finally, my heart pounding, I stepped into the river.
Instantly, the turbulence slowed until it stopped completely. It had become a clear, peaceful, shallow creek. Sending Gratitude, I easily crossed the river.
Once I got to the other side, I turned back and gazed at my accomplishment with pride. I knew that had I not faced Fear and ventured forth to try to accomplish my task, I would have been stuck on the edge of the river for a very long time. As in an Eternal-very-long-time.
I looked down at myself and made the sudden realization that I was pregnant. Heavily pregnant. Surprisingly, I wasn’t as surprised at the situation as I might have been in my physical world. I released the need to know, embraced the situation, patted my bump, and sent it waves of Love and Peace.
Once I accepted and embraced the whole pregnancy scenario, I slowly made my way back to consciousness. As I opened my eyes, I was delighted to see the pretty cozy bedroom, as well as my favorite galactic archangel sitting on the desk chair, smiling.
          “Welcome back! Feeling rested?” When I nodded, he continued. “What do you remember of the dream, Soul?
          “Well, I was in a large, white house with many rooms. I was all alone, but I wasn’t lonely.”
“What were you doing?”
          “I went from room to room …” I paused and closed my eyes gently to recall the memory. “Reorganizing!” I exclaimed. “I was cleaning out these rooms filled with clutter!” I chuckled. “Cleaning and reorganizing seems to be a running theme through my lifetime since I enjoy that task in my physical life!”
          He smiled. “What did you do with the clutter?”
          “Two bags somehow appeared – one large and one small. The first seemed earmarked for the items I would give to others, and the smaller bag was for those items that were not needed, and would be recycled. The rest of the objects remained in the room. Some of those I returned to where I perceived they belonged, while I found better places for others. I scoured each room, and was happy to see that when I was finally done, I found everything still freshly reorganized.” I paused to check my memory.
“Then, I went outside and found that the street was filled with raging flood waters. Somehow, I knew that I had to experience it and cross to the other side.”
          “Were the flood waters clean or murky, Soul?”
          “They were clear, but I was nervous about being swept up in the violence of the current.”
          “Did you get through the water?”
          I nodded. “Yes, but I had to get tough with Ego and Fear before I could even start. I then took a deep breath, and when I stepped into the water, the turbulence disappeared, and I was easily able to cross.” I paused and grinned. “And this is where it gets really weird. I glanced down and realized that I was pregnant. Very pregnant.”
          “How did you feel about that?”
          “How anyone my age would feel if they found out they were with child, and had apparently been so for some time.” Mentally, I reached back for the dream. “Actually, in truth, it didn’t seem to bother me that I was long past childbearing years, but pregnant none-the-less. I remember thinking it unusual, but interesting.”
          “Did you, in fact, give birth?”
          “No, I released the need to understand that whole pregnancy thing, and then the dream was over.” I gazed at Orion. “You’ve asked me a lot of questions. What’s it all mean?”
          “Dreams are a wonderful way for the subconscious part of you to connect to your consciousness.” When I looked confused, the angel chuckled. “Soul, don’t you think that the mere fact that humans sleep one-third of their lifetimes might be significant?”
          “I guess I thought I was just tired.” I yawned and rubbed my eyes and sat up against the soft pillows and sighed, thoroughly enjoying this cozy room and quiet conversation with Orion.
          “Human scientists and researchers have found that your conscious mind – that part of your mind that is aware of itself and the world – represents only 3% of your brain, while the other 97% belongs to the subconscious. 95% of your brain activity takes place in the subconscious, showing that humans are generally unaware of the great untapped power of the subconscious. And while understanding the subconscious can help you tap into its immense power, it is also the origin of your worries, doubts, fears and anxiety, although the vast majority of those worries do not materialize.” I nodded.
          “Let’s continue, Soul. Earlier on our journey, we talked about the power of thought, word, action, and deed vibrations. Simply, your thoughts become your reality, as it does for all humans. If you allow your subconscious to run rampant with negativity, your reality will be like that raging flood. If, however, you can train your subconscious to transmit only positive energy thoughts, which are just as powerful as negative energy thoughts, you can create a new reality for yourself.” He paused. “Do you remember the part of the dream when you refused to allow Fear to overwhelm you as you faced the raging flood waters?” When I nodded, he continued.
          “That is the perfect example of retraining your subconscious to transmit only positive energy vibrations. But, in order to create a new reality for you, this retraining must be part of an every-moment habit. Ego and Fear have settled in and become very comfortable in humans’ subconscious, so a concerted effort is needed every minute of every day in order to create a positive vibrational reality.”
          “But, let’s return to your dream, Soul. Dreams serve many purposes, one of which is they can help you resolve problems that your conscious state cannot. How often have you gone to sleep, unable to resolve a sticky situation or problem, and awakened, confident that you had the solution? What you’ve done is to hand over the problem to your subconscious, which is not battling all the distractions and games with which your conscious mind has to contend. But, remember, there’s no linear time anywhere else but on your earth realm, so that’s why some dreams make no sense with regard to time. As earthly selves may have difficulty with the concept of simultaneous existence, the etheric realm may have just as much difficulty with the linear time concept.”
          A thought occurred to me. “Speaking of the etheric realm, are spiritual entities involved in the resolving of those problems as I sleep?”
          Orion smiled and replied, “Yes, Soul. Dreams are a wonderful way for us to connect and communicate with those on the physical realm. We do much of our healing and work with humans during those times. Remember, your vast army of protectors are with you to guide and protect you all times of the day and night.”
“Dreams can foretell the future, as well.” He put up a hand as I was about to ask something. “No, we’re not talking about seers or psychics, Soul. Everyone has the ability to connect and communicate either during awake or sleep time. If you want to better understand, make a habit of jotting down your dreams when you wake from one, even if they make little to no sense. Remember our talk about Thomas Edison doing just that? ”When I nodded, he continued. “Hold onto those descriptions for a month and then reread them and see if you better understand them. Also pay close attention to lucid dreams, Soul.”
          “Lucid dreams?”
          He nodded. “Very vivid dreams in which the the sleeper is fully aware that he or she is dreaming. Like your house dream. They generally take place during the REM – Rapid Eye Movement – sleep stage. Because you are aware, you can often guide these dreams in order to find answers to problems or questions that arise in your conscious state. It also gives you some degree of control over what is happening in the dream. For example, if you are writing, you can create different scenarios, playing them out in your dreams before bringing them forward into your consciousness and onto the page. And the best part, lucid dreams often contain messages for the sleeper.”
“In general, dreams reflect strong desires, so if humans pay attention to lucid dreams, as well, then they can learn to recognize their true feelings and more easily work with them to accomplish their sacred tasks.”
“Do lucid dreams just happen randomly or could I train myself to experience them?”
“First of all, Soul, nothing happens randomly, as you put it, and yes, you can train yourself to have lucid dreams. Before going to sleep at night, tell yourself repeatedly that you will be aware of your dreams as they are occurring. Have paper and pen by your bed to write down any dream. Do not judge the dream; merely jot it down. It might take some practice, but you don’t need special skills – anyone can do it.”
          “Let’s take your dream, for instance. You said you were in a large, white house with many rooms. That provides three different scenarios: white represents cleanliness and light; a house represents your spirituality, and the many rooms represent the many facets of that spirituality. What were you doing in those rooms? Decluttering. Does that sound like something that Tree Spirit talked about – releasing negativity?” I nodded, and Orion paused a moment.
“After ridding yourself of the clutter, you went outside and realized that a flood was swirling in front of you. Water, representing the subconscious and being afraid of getting swept away by the flood, means that you worry that you cannot handle your tasks and challenges. But, it was significant because the water was clear and not murky, so the challenge wasn’t fraught with too much negativity. The flood waters represent challenges you are currently facing.” Orion paused again. “How did you respond to the flood?”
          “Well, I knew I had to get to the other side, so when Ego and Fear showed up, I booted them. As soon as I found the courage to Trust and walk into the river, the water tamed, and so I easily made it across. Sounds like not only surviving challenges, but thriving within them, right?” I paused. “But what about the pregnancy? That was decidedly weird.”
          Orion smiled. “In your case, it would be symbolic for getting ready to birth new ideas and experiences.” When I nodded, he continued.
          “But, before we move forward, let’s talk about another type of dream, which is highly significant, but one that many humans disregard: daydreams.” I started to protest, but he chuckled. “Look at you. I bet you were going to say that daydreams are just your imagination, right?” I nodded guiltily. “How may times have events happened that you sloughed off as coincidences or just my imagination? How many times have you seen serendipity at work – the occurrence and development of beneficial events seemingly by chance – in your life and you have ignored it, thinking that it was just your imagination?” He paused when he saw he was losing me. So to speak.
          “For example, let’s say you are working at a job that doesn’t feel right to you, but you lack the courage to find another job. You walk into work one day only to learn that the company has down-sized, and you have become redundant. That was serendipity. You had no choice but to find another job.
I nodded. Again, guilty as charged.
          “Imagination is the seat of the soul – the feeling part of your mind, based in your subconscious. That, alone, makes the subconscious much more powerful than the conscious mind. But just because imagination’s not logically intellectual, humans often give it little credence. If you could throw away one phrase as you’re clearing out the clutter in those rooms of yours, let it be this: It’s just my imagination! You’ll find your life will become much more enriched.”
          “Yet another powerful way for those of us on this side of the veil to reach you is through synchronicity, which is the simultaneous occurrence of events through their meaning. You might think of it as taking serendipity one step farther.” He paused as my eyebrows rose. “Let’s go back to the Universe nudging you to find that new job. That very same afternoon that you have been found redundant, you learn about a job opportunity at a different, nearby company. It’s your dream job.” He paused. “That would be synchronicity. How would you feel?”
          “To be honest, a bit weirded out, but I would be thrilled! I would feel as if the Universe has my back.”
Orion nodded. “Good. It always does. Now, once you start looking for serendipity and synchronicity, you will find them all around you. Think of them as clues that God leaves for you to follow.”
“Let’s go back to daydreams, for they, too, are a barometer of your subconscious mind. Pay specific attention to your daydreams – what are they? If something keeps surfacing, it would be wise to address it. It’s no coincidence that they are coming to the surface of your consciousness. Listen to these daydreams, for oftentimes, they are clues to help you on your path.”
“So, daydreams are good?”
          “Daydreams are like all thoughts. They transmit either positive or negative energy vibrations, Soul. If you find yourself lacking in positivity in thought, word, action, or daydreaming, you need to become aware of that, and work toward changing your thought patterns. It all comes down to Free Will and personal responsibility.” He paused.
“Sleep dreams also send out energy, Soul.” I looked at him, startled. He continued. “Have you ever awakened yourself in the midst of a frightening dream?” I nodded. “You need to be aware that that negative energy, is also being sent out into the Universe, only to boomerang, find like energy, and return to you. It would behoove you to train yourself to dream only in a positive fashion.”
“How could I possibly do that? And as for thoughts, I must have a million of them every day!”
Orion smiled. “Did I say it would be easy? Your neuroscientists have determined that humans send out approximately 70,000 thoughts every day. Again, you need to retrain your thoughts so that they are positive.”
“That sounds like a gargantuan task, Orion.”
“It’s like any other challenge. The first question to yourself is: how much do you want to send out only positive thoughts in order to help heal Mother Gaia?”
I reddened. “Well, when you put it that way, I guess retraining my mindset would be worth it for everyone – most especially Gaia.”

(Excerpt from Stardust: A Conversation with Galactic Archangel Orion © Marty Boyle 2023. All Rights Reserved. The book and the podcast link can be found on my website,
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