I had a dream about being pregnant. This was one of the many pregnancy dreams that I’ve had lately. There is nothing out of the ordinary to have a dream like this. Many of us dream about pregnancy at one stage or another even when we’ve never experienced being pregnant in our waking lives.
In my pregnancy dreams, I’m always wondering if I am ready to bring another baby into the world. I worry about the age difference of my waking-life children with the potential newcomer, wondering if they will want to play together. I worry about my body and my age thinking if I’m physically able to go through another pregnancy, sleepless nights, the nursing etc. And I’m dreading the workload and the financial burden that may follow. Sometimes I think about practicalities, such as not having enough space in the house for one more child.
Many times, in my dream I am considering abortion and the pregnancy is usually at a very early stage. But in my latest dream, something felt different. I felt that this time, I could finally be ready. I really wanted to have this baby despite the anxiety.
Pregnancy in our dreams symbolizes new beginnings, hope for the future, and fundamental changes that are heading our way. The archetypal concept of pregnancy is the gestational period where we are growing and cultivating a new creation within us. After the inner process is over, something will be birthed out to the world. We may be formulating a new idea, project, or direction in our lives. Via this recurring dream imagery, my subconscious is bringing a theme of renewal and changes into my conscious mind.
When I interpret the dreams, pregnancy for me is my Mystical Scientist project. It’s the spiritual career that I have taken on alongside my scientist career. My business venture is the creation that I’m trying to bring out to this world, and I recognize that it’s still in its infancy. And often during these past years, I have been wondering if I should abort or not.
I recognize that my dream is showing me the same worries I have in my waking life. The worry that my new path will create separation from my kids. Will they be able to play well with mom being a business owner, i.e., how do I combine my motherhood and my business? Am I physically up for sleepless nights that may come along with running one’s own business? Am I too old to start a business and do I have enough energy to nurse it to good health? Do I have what it takes? Am I capable physically and mentally? And as always, one of our fears has to do with money. Will I ever make enough money doing this? Am I putting my family’s finances in strain with my business venture? How much space will this baby take from my marriage and my relationships within this household? Is there enough room in my life to bring on this business?
What I find comforting is that in my latest dream I felt ready to go through the hoops of pregnancy and truly wanted to have my baby. I take it as progress in this process of creation where my new ideas and efforts are directing my life to a new destination.
Both dreams and Tarot cards speak to us using the language of symbolism and archetypes. The Empress card in the Tarot deck is many times illustrated as a pregnant woman. As part of the Higher Arcana cards, it depicts the archetype of a mother. Whenever the Empress shows up in a reading, we are dealing with themes of creativity, inner abundance, and self-expression. We are in a fertile process of giving birth to new experiences. The major theme is co-creation and what we are bringing out into this world. Fire of creativity within the mother incubates, brews, and gestates ideas into something tangible.
And like the dream symbolism says, our creativity is first felt as a spark of a new thought. That’s how we build our lives. I felt the spark of a new thought of starting my own business, and then acted on it. I took baby steps, and persistently cleared out the limiting beliefs, blocks, and barriers within myself. I continued the work even when feeling uncertain and anxious. And now my dream tells me that I am ready for something to arrive, even when my conscious mind doesn’t quite comprehend what it is that I need to be ready for. But I take my wins whenever I can and stay curious in the anticipation of this unknown newness to emerge. How exciting!!
If you ever feel a spark, a tingle, or a fleeting moment of excitement when a thought pops into your mind, don’t ignore it! Let it ignite something creative inside you. Let the spark impregnate you with the expanding potential of what you can bring to life. And most importantly, take some action! If you felt it, you can create it!
Reference: Michael Lennox, Llewellyn’s Complete Dictionary of Dreams https://michaellennox.com/product/llewellyns-complete-dictionary-of-dreams/
