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Page 6 Su d d e n Va l l e y Vi e w S Interpret your summer daydreams this season Dive into your subconscious this summer Summer should be a lazy time for relaxing and dreaming. How’s your dream life -- had any great dreams lately? Dreams are a very important and telling piece of our physical, emotional and spiritual reality -- what is going on in your life. Your body and your subconscious are trying to communicate to you on a moment by moment basis. Dreams are just one of the tools that you can use to tap into the vast pool of riches that lie just beneath the surface of your mind and body connection. Dreams speak to us in symbols. Most of the symbols, pictures, or messages PLEASE RECYCLE THIS PAPER! Th e Bo d y Kn o w s Ca r o l i n e su T h e r l a n d are garbled and make no obvious sense. Psychotherapists tell us that dreams are the inner workings of the subconscious, releasing the clutter of the mind. But the symbols of dreams can be instrumental in understanding emotional blockages, assisting with physical healing or in foretelling the future. Here’s how to analyze a dream. Immediately upon waking, make a note of all the images in the dream. Write down your impressions quickly to get a sense of each dream sequence. Never mind if they are random and undecipherable. Usually the symbols in a dream are aspects of ourselves and they speak to us in a language we will hear. Twentyfive percent of dreams are said to be precognitive or foretelling of an event to come. You may wake up from a dream where you are being chased or persecuted. This usually represents a part of you that is trying to get your attention or a part of your personality that is attacking you. As we clear out the buried emotion and cleanse the physical body of unwanted toxins, we rarely have these kinds of dreams. A vehicle or car usually represents the physical body. A bridge or boat can mean the passage from one physical or emotional place to another. A baby in a dream can represent the birth of a new project, not necessarily a physical birth. Water in a dream can refer to the subconscious. As you note down each image in the dream, ask yourself what this could mean in your current situation; or find a person who is skilled in interpreting dreams. I have a “dream buddy,” a friend who assists me in interpreting my dreams, and I with hers. There are many useful books to help decipher a dream’s message. There is no right or wrong FIREWORKS: Play safe for yourself and neighbors Continued from page 1 they’re not being safe.” Even innocuous favorites like sparklers are dangerous when not handled properly. A favorite of kids, a sparkler burns at a sweltering 1,200 degrees. “Every year we kind of keep our fingers crossed,” said Ralston. “It’s been typically kids that get more hurt.” To play safely, Ralston recommends that people not drink alcohol; only adults should ignite anything; have a clear, unobstructed area surrounding the fireworks and yourself; cover your body, especially arms and hands. It is also wise to wear safety goggles and to keep a bucket filled with water handy to douse “duds.” In general, fireworks purchased on tribal land are illegal on Whatcom County land. Common illegal fireworks include (but are not limited to): bottle rockets, chasers, M-80s and larger, firecrackers and salutes, skyrockets, missile-style rockets and anything homemade or altered. Legal fireworks include: aerials, sparklers, roman candles, fountains, parachutes, helicopters and ground spinners. “If it doesn’t look safe, don’t do it,” said Ralston. “If it flies in the air, it’s illegal.” Once a firework is lighted, put distance between it and yourself. “These things will explode when people are not prepared,” Ralston cautioned. Firework ignition within Bellingham city limits is limited to July 4 between 9 a.m. and midnight. In Whatcom County, people can ignite fireworks from 9 a.m. to midnight through July 4; on July 5 from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. If you want to see a show but not take the risk, visit the Marina on the Fourth and JULY 2006 way to interpret dreams. The questions you want to ask yourself are, “What does this dream mean to me?” and “What is the deeper, all wise, all knowing part of me trying to communicate through this dream?” Ask for clarity regarding an issue in your life to come through a dream. Your desire is to be strengthened not weakened by the experience. Focusing on your dreams, working with them and integrating their messages into your life can also hasten the realization of your own personal ‘dreams’ and heart’s desire. Caroline Sutherland is the author of “The Body Knows – How to Tune into Your Body and Improve Your Health” and her bestselling book “The Body Knows Diet – Cracking the weight Loss Code.” Visit online at . simply spectate. One Valley resident, a professional pyrotechnic, will choreograph his fireworks display to music, all the while practicing safety first.
JULY 2006 Su d d e n Va l l e y Vi e w S Valley Arts Group featured artists for July Local artists inspired by nature Geoff Peterson Photographer Geoff Peterson is an engineer by profession but has been taking pictures for 40 years. For many years he took mostly black and white photographs which he developed and printed in his home darkroom. However, the advent of digital photography has added a new dimension to photography and ignited his passion for working in color. He does his own post processing, printing and framing. Geoff enjoys taking pictures of our natural environment because he savors the beauty, tranquility and timelessness of nature. His images capture the many moods of nature that he feels, and highlight the incredible beauty that surrounds us every day in Bellingham, Washington. Geoff’s images are all digital and printed on archival paper with archival inks that are guaranteed by the manufacturer to have a lifetime of at least 100 years when properly mounted and displayed out of direct sunlight. He was born in Washington D.C. and has lived in New York, Michigan, Ohio and California before moving to Bellingham in 2004. He lives in Sudden Valley with his wife Priscilla who is a sculptor, painter and mixed media artist. Great Blue Heron Photo by Geoff Peterson Dan Kennedy Painter Dan Kennedy is a current member of the Valley Arts Group in Sudden Valley and will be a guest artist on display at Le Rendez-Vous Gallery in Bellingham during July. While he was attending college in 1974, the first art show to display his work was at the Art Guild of Pacifica, Calif. They awarded him a second place prize. Following graduation in 1977, Dan started showing his work in local businesses and slowly sold a few pieces at each show. In 1981, Dan moved to California’s “gold country,” a region in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, concentrating on landscapes and buildings. His work improved greatly, with his painting style forming into the one he has today. He exhibited through the Placer Art League while there. Returning to the San Francisco Bay area in 1982, Dan continued to paint landscapes on location. Buildings before demolition and vacant land threatened with development were areas of concentration. While painting a portrait of an old courthouse, Dan met and joined POPS, an outdoor painting group that paints on location weekly, rain or shine. Members got access to locations off limits to the general public. His second one-man show was in a law office, where he sold 15 pieces to one person. Cartooning has come nat- Page 7 Landscape watercolor by Dan Kennedy urally for him, and he does cartoons for friends, bicycle clubs and a cartoon for a trail advocacy organization logo. Dan primarily works with watercolor. His paintings can be found in Washington, California, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky (where he currently has an exhibit) and even as far away as Australia. While mostly known for landscape paintings, Dan also does design work, creates models and has a background in construction. For further information on commissioning Dan to create a house portrait or other landscape painting, e-mail inquiries to , or check out and click on “Businesses.” Summer Festival of Plays in its 11th season The Barn Theatre presents its 11th Summer Festival of Plays from July 21 through 26! Actors ages 6 to 18 will play a number of parts for this favorite summer family entertainment. Curtain is 7 p.m. FriJuly 21 and 22; 2 p.m. July 23; and 7 p.m. July 24, 25 and 26. All shows will be at Gate 2 in the Sudden Valley Dance Barn. Tickets $10 (adults) and $7 (17 and under) at the door and in advance at Village Books and Piper Music. The festival will feature Sonheim’s Into the Woods, a musical collage that interweaves a number of folk tales including Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and Rapunzel; an interpretation of Norton Juster’s The Phantom Toll Booth, a hilarious play filled with symbolism and satire that even children understand; and scenes from Shakespeare’s fanciful A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The actors’ work culminates in six performances. The young actors learn many theatre terms, key acting skills, stage diction and movement, reacting and interacting, and vocal production in preparation for the shows. Attend the Opening Night celebration -- a picnic barbecue at 5 p.m., Friday, July 21. Call 671-5970 or 756-9916 by July 13 for reservations ($5 per person).
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