Dream or Inner world/Alters?

I had a dream a few nights ago, and I can't stop thinking about it. In my dream, and when I woke up, I knew this had to do with my inner world and alters...but it wasn't my usual inner world, so it has me a bit confused. It could just part of the inner world that I have and just haven't seen yet....or maybe it was simply just a dream. How do you tell the difference between just a dream and interaction with alters?

The dream if anyone is interested...
I get to my inner world by going up a fancy white marble stair case, walking down a white marble path, and the inside of the castle is all done in white marble too. In this dream, there was a very old 'mansion' type house, very large, and the inside of the main room when you first walk in was also done in white marble. A lady that lived there hand carved it all herself. She was very proud of her work and even offered to teach me how to do it. The house was located very deep in the woods in a valley between two hills.

The purpose of me being there was that an old Native American woman that lived in this house was being held captive and I needed to find out what was going on. In my dream I was explaining to a resident of the house that 'needed to be her', I 'couldn't function without her', and I couldn't be her until she was released from captivity. I told them to do what ever necessary to get her out. Part of the problem with that was that the whole reason I was even called in was bc they didn't know what to do about the situation. I was extremely upset, crying and sobbing, fearing that she won't make it out alive through a lot of this 'dream'.

Another resident of the house had built a small shack close to where she was being held and took me there. I'm not sure if the person keeping her hostage was a resident of the main house or not, but he built a 1 cell 'jail' just for her on the edge of the forest over looking a desert. I snuck up and was able to briefly talk to her. She said what ever is ment to be will be and I will have to learn to cope without her if it comes to that.

This dream has been driving me nuts for 3 days, and I can't stop thinking about it. I feel a lot of anxiety, worry, and concern about this woman....but at the same time I wonder if it's just a dream? How do you tell the difference when the setting is different than what your used to for your inner world? Can alters even be held hostage like that or even killed???

I would say if the dream elicits such a strong response and you "just know" it's something important - then it is. Have you asked your others if they know someone this could've been about? I hope you figure it all out.

I'm fuzzy right now, but I still want to try and reply.

I found out that I actually have inner worlds, more than one. Turns out, each host has their own inner world to some extent, and it's hard to travel through them. Kyra had an outside-based inner world, with snow, mountains, rivers, fields, etc. I have an inside-based inner world, with hallways, rooms, doors, and the outside areas I have are on the second level and they're limited to fields and a small forest. We don't know what Cassie's inner world was/is like yet. And on top of that, we found out that alters themselves kinda have their own version of their inner world in some extent. It's kinda like... the hosts had their own planets, and each alter has their own land within that planet. (Hope that makes sense). Kyra wrote about it more in-depth in another thread. If you'd like to read about it further, we'll post the thread on here.


And, as I recently found out, alters can die, so I would imagine they can be killed. They wouldn't die like as if they had on the outside, though, and they can never go away if they die inside. They just either get reborn, or they become a "dead alter", some become spirits or ghosts, or something like that, but they never truly die/go away.

Alters can be held hostage most definitely. Kat's been held hostage. Cassie's been held hostage. I think there's a couple other examples but I can't quite think of them right now. But it is possible.


For me, if it's a dream I end up remembering and thinking about, and feeling like it happened while I was asleep (you know, more like I watched something happen than just having a weird dream or something), then I know it's most likely true, and so I run with it as if it is true until proven otherwise (I've noticed that if I accept until proven otherwise, it can actually help me to find out/learn about/figure out things faster/easier).


Best of luck with everything. I hope things become clearer for you soon.


-Cassandra

lifelongthing wrote:I would say if the dream elicits such a strong response and you "just know" it's something important - then it is. Have you asked your others if they know someone this could've been about? I hope you figure it all out.

I think you and Cassandra are right...I think I'm going to go with my gut on this one. It's obviously bugging me for a reason. Communication still sucks, and I've sort of backed off on trying for a while. It was slowly getting better...and a couple of them even made appearances on here once or twice, but then something happened in Dec and it was like I had to start all over. I think we're just not all on the same page yet...I have my issues, they have theirs, so I decided to take a break. Now that this has happened though, I think it's time to get to work again.

I found out that I actually have inner worlds, more than one. Turns out, each host has their own inner world to some extent, and it's hard to travel through them.

Wow, that's really interesting, I had no idea....although that does make sense after thinking about my own inner world. I have a beach there with a tiny beach house, but I've wondered why I didn't see any other areas for any of the others. I feel like this is sort of a second group within my inner world in a way. Except I was instantly there....there was no real traveling through my inner world to get there. I have a forest by the castle, but I didn't know what was in there....I think this mansion might be located deep in there.

And, as I recently found out, alters can die, so I would imagine they can be killed. Alters can be held hostage most definitely.

That's scary bc I had this 'dream' early Sunday morning so it's been a few days now. I was "called in" to help them figure out how to deal with this situation, but I've never delt with a hostage situation before. Well, I have, but that was in real life and the situation was a bit different so I don't think what I did to get out of it would really work in this case.

For me, if it's a dream I end up remembering and thinking about, and feeling like it happened while I was asleep (you know, more like I watched something happen than just having a weird dream or something), then I know it's most likely true, and so I run with it as if it is true until proven otherwise (I've noticed that if I accept until proven otherwise, it can actually help me to find out/learn about/figure out things faster/easier).

I noticed that when I do communicate with them through 'dreams' it's always as I'm falling asleep, or waking up. Like in a half in half out state, or a very light sleep. In this case it was as I was waking up, so I was in a very light sleep. It also seemed to be a lucid dream for me (which is very rare for me anymore). Only things was, I seemed to have knowledge about this place (even though I was aware it was my first time there) and some of the people there at the time, but in my waking life, I'm clueless about it all.

I think I'll spend some time writing in my journal today and see if I get anything. If not I might try some meditation or take a nap. The best, most clear communication for me has always came that way.

I noticed that when I do communicate with them through 'dreams' it's always as I'm falling asleep, or waking up. Like in a half in half out state, or a very light sleep. In this case it was as I was waking up, so I was in a very light sleep. It also seemed to be a lucid dream for me (which is very rare for me anymore). Only things was, I seemed to have knowledge about this place (even though I was aware it was my first time there) and some of the people there at the time, but in my waking life, I'm clueless about it all.

This is true for us too for a lot of our "communication dreams".

I hope you were able to work through this. Thinking of you.