one of those restless nights, a calling that something must happen.
I was placing what seemed like blunt teeth shaped smooth porcelain objects in rings, half buried in the earth. A couple of the circles where connected like carbon rings.
I then started working my upper body in a way as i was trying to crack my joints, namely my right shoulder(where in waking life i actually have a knot that needs to be worked out). I cracked it and felt a grinding sensation which sounds unpleasant but actually felt pretty amazing. I then was looking at a piece of Azeztulite, The philosopher's stone. I thought to my self "There it is, its was hidden the whole time!"
-Maybe it truly is a substance found everywhere but unrecognized
To dream of seeing naked shoulders, foretells that happy changes will make you look upon the world in a different light than formerly.
To see your own shoulders appearing thin, denotes that you will depend upon the caprices of others for entertainment and pleasure.
A complex symbol embracing several important meanings all of which
are related to the central idea of a tightly closed link. It implies also the symbolism
of the spiral and the sigmoid line (41). The sign for infinity—the horizontal figure
8—as well as the number 8 itself, are at once interlacing and also knotted, and this
emphasizes the relationship of the knot with the idea of infinity—or, rather, with
the manifestation of the infinite. It is comparable with the net, the loop and the
plait, in that it expresses the concept of binding and fettering—a concept which
is generally expressive of an unchanging psychic situation, however unaware of
his predicament the individual may be: for example, that of the unliberated man
who is ‘tied down’ by the Uranian god. This is why the Flamen Dialis of the
ancient Romans could not wear knots in his habits; and this is also true of the
Moslems on their pilgrimages to Mecca (21). These magic associations of binding, which form part of the symbolism of the knot, are sometimes given literal
expression in magical practices, such as those of fishermen in the Shetland Islands who still believe that they can control the winds by the magic use of knots (21).
A knotted cord forms a kind of closed ring, or a circumference, and hence it
possesses the general significance of an enclosure, and of protection. The ‘slipknot’ is a determinative sign in the Egyptian language, entering into the composition of words such as calumny, oaths, or a journey. The meaning must have
originated in the idea of keeping in touch with someone who is far away, and there
is unquestionably some connexion with the enigma of the Hanged Man in the
Tarot pack (19). The ‘endless knot’ is one of the eight Emblems of Good Luck of
Chinese Buddhism, representing longevity (5); the symbolism here has taken one
aspect of the concept of the knot—that of pure connexion—and applied it to the
biological and phenomenal planes. Finally, the famous ‘Gordian knot’ cut by
Alexander the Great, by virtue of his determination and his sword, is a longstanding symbol of the labyrinth, arising out of the chaotic and inextricable tangle
of the cords with which it was tied. To undo the knot was equivalent to finding
the ‘Centre’ which forms such an important part of all mystic thought. And to cut
the knot was to transfer the pure idea of achievement and victory to the plane of
war and of existence.
To dream that you are grinding something, represents repetition. Your life is too much of a routine. The dream may thus be a metaphor for the "daily grind". Alternatively, the dream indicates that you have "an axe to grind" with someone. Are you harboring any feelings of resentment?
Stone is a symbol of being, of cohesion and harmonious reconciliation
with self. The hardness and durability of stone have always impressed men,
suggesting to them the antithesis to biological things subject to the laws of change,
decay and death, as well as the antithesis to dust, sand and stone splinters, as
aspects of disintegration. The stone when whole symbolized unity and strength;
when shattered it signified dismemberment, psychic disintegration, infirmity,
death and annihilation. Stones fallen from heaven served to explain the origin of
life. In volcanic eruptions, air turned to fire, fire became ‘water’ and ‘water’
changed to stone; hence stone constitutes the first solid form of the creative
rhythm (51)—the sculpture of essential movement, and the petrified music of creation (50). The mythic and religious significance is only one step removed
from this basic symbolic sense, a step which was taken by the immense majority
of peoples during the animistic era. Meteorites, in particular, came in for worship; the most celebrated are the Kaaba meteorite in Mecca and the Black Stone
of Pessinus, an aniconic image of the Phrygian Great Mother taken to Rome
during the last of the Punic Wars (17). Here is a description of the Mohammedans’ stone, taken from Marques-Rivière: ‘Inside the Kaaba, which is nothing
more than a dark hall, there are three columns holding up the roof which has a
number of silver and gold lamps hanging down from it. The floor is of marble tiles.
In the eastern corner, some five feet above floor-level, not far from the door, is the
famous black stone (al hadjar alaswad) sealed off, composed of three great
sections. . . . In colour it is reddish black with red and yellow patches; in appearance it recalls lava or basalt’ (39). Among the stones venerated by the ancients, we
must not overlook the Greek omphaloi; Guénon maintains that they are really
bethels, a word derived from the Hebrew Beith-El (or the House of God), related
to the biblical ‘And this stone which I have set for a pillar, shall be God’s House’
(Genesis xxviii, 22), even though its sense is magic and not architectonic (28).
There are numerous legends dealing with stones: the so-called Abadir which
Saturn devoured, mistaking it for Jupiter; or the stones of Deucalion and Pyrrha;
or those in the myth of Medusa the Gorgon (6); or that which contained Mithras
until his birth (11). There are other stones in folktales, but these seem to be
invested with rather more modest powers: the Lapis lineus, for example, as it was
called by the Romans, which was supposed to be able to prophesy by changing
its colour; or the Irish stone Lia-Fail, associated with coronations (8). As for the
philosophers’ stone in alchemy, it represents the ‘conjunction’ of opposites, or
the integration of the conscious self with the feminine or unconscious side (or in
other words, the fixing of volatile elements); it is, then, a symbol of the All (33).
As Jung rightly says, the alchemists approached their task obliquely—they did
not seek the divine in matter but tried to ‘produce’ it by means of a lengthy
process of purification and transmutation (32). According to Evola, the touchstone is symbolic of the body, since it is ‘fixed’, as opposed to the ‘wandering’
characteristic of thought, the spirits and desires. But only the resuscitated body—
in which ‘two will be one’—can correspond to the philosophers’ stone. Evola
points out that, for the alchemist, ‘between eternal birth, reintegration, and the
discovery of the philosophers’ stone, there is no difference whatsoever’.
To see stones in your dreams, foretells numberless perplexities and failures.
To walk among rocks, or stones, omens that an uneven and rough pathway will be yours for at least a while.
To make deals in ore-bearing rock lands, you will be successful in business after many lines have been tried. If you fail to profit by the deal, you will have disappointments. If anxiety is greatly felt in closing the trade, you will succeed in buying or selling something that will prove profitable to you.
Small stones or pebbles, implies that little worries and vexations will irritate you.
If you throw a stone, you will have cause to admonish a person.
If you design to throw a pebble or stone at some belligerent person, it denotes that some evil feared by you will pass because of your untiring attention to right principles.
Seeing stones in your dream, symbolizes strength, unity, and unyielding beliefs. Consider the common phrase "etched in stone" which suggest permanence and unchanging attitudes. Some stones also carry sacred and magical meanings. Alternatively, stones may relate to issues of moral judgment and/or guilt. Dreaming that you are carrying a bag of stones, refers to your inner strength and fortitude that you have yet to unleash and reveal to others. Seeing rough stones in your dream, represents your quest in recognizing and developing your self-identity. Part of this quest is to become aware of your unconscious and suppressed thoughts. For various cultures, stones have spiritual significance. Consider the Black Stone of Mecca which is believed by Muslims to allow for direct communication with God. For the Irish, the Blarney Stone is seen as a gift of eloquence.
To dream of a crack in some object, indicates that something in your life is imperfect. Nobody is perfect. Or there could be a flaw in your thinking or relationship. The dream may also be a pun on "cracking under pressure". You may be experiencing difficulties in trying to maintain your composure and keeping it together.
To dream that you have hidden away any object, denotes embarrassment in your circumstances.
To find hidden things, you will enjoy unexpected pleasures.
For a young woman to dream of hiding objects, she will be the object of much adverse gossip, but will finally prove her conduct orderly.