Dreams Don’t Always Leave—Sometimes They Linger
More than 20 years ago, I had a dream that stayed with me.
Not the kind you forget by morning—but the kind that settles into your body and resurfaces years later when you least expect it. At the time, I believed the dream involved someone close to me. I wrestled with whether I should say something. I didn’t. Life moved forward, but the dream didn’t disappear.
What remained was guilt.
Not because I knew the dream would have changed anything—but because I didn’t yet understand how to hold a dream responsibly.
That experience taught me something I didn’t have language for back then:
Dreams can haunt us—and we can either allow it, or do something about it.
When Dreams Turn Into Guilt (A Full Moon Lesson)
For a long time, I carried the weight of that dream as if it were a missed assignment I could never turn in.
But guilt is not guidance.
Over time, I learned that not every dream is a directive—and not every message is meant to be delivered immediately, or at all. Some dreams exist to teach the dreamer, not to burden them with responsibility for someone else’s life.
This was my Full Moon lesson:
- releasing shame
- releasing fear-based responsibility
- releasing the idea that one dream defines an entire life
Letting go didn’t mean the dream didn’t matter.
It meant I was finally willing to learn from it.
What I Did Instead (A New Moon Beginning)
Instead of living in “what if,” I chose a different path.
I stopped trying to interpret dreams for others and began building tools—ways to reflect, observe, and respond without fear. I started journaling with intention. I began aligning reflection with moon phases, not urgency.
That’s when I realized something simple and powerful:
I didn’t need to go back and change the past.
I needed to create something that helped people move forward.
So I began self-publishing dream journals.
Not as prophecy books.
Not as interpretation guides.
But as educational tools—rooted in cycles, reflection, and discernment.
This was my New Moon work:
- planting seeds instead of reliving guilt
- teaching awareness instead of fear
- choosing education over silence
Why This Is Educational (and Why That Matters)
I am a homeschooling mom.
In our home, learning doesn’t only come from textbooks—it comes from observation, reflection, and cycles. Moon phases naturally support that rhythm.
Dreams become:
- data, not destiny
- insight, not instruction
- information to sit with, not rush through
This is why I call myself a dream educator, not a dream decoder.
The goal is not to obsess over meaning.
The goal is to learn how to move through life with the tools we are given—wisely, gently, and consciously.
The Role of the Elements
The journal is also grounded in the elements—because life requires balance:
- Earth to ground what we learn
- Water to process emotions
- Air to reflect and gain perspective
- Fire to decide when action is needed
These are not mystical add-ons.
They are practical frameworks for self-trust.
Why I Created the Third Eye Open Dream Journal
I created this journal so dreams don’t haunt us—they teach us.
So guilt doesn’t linger—it releases.
So reflection replaces fear.
So our children learn how to pause, process, and decide.
This journal exists because I learned the long way that dreams deserve space—not pressure.
And because teaching discernment is more powerful than interpreting symbols.
If You’re New Here
If you’ve ever woken up unsettled by a dream…
If you’ve ever wondered whether to act, wait, or let go…
If you want a grounded way to reflect without spiraling—
This is why the journal exists.
And this is why every dream, every moon phase, and every lesson is treated with care.
With grace, grounded power, and moonlit truth,
La Trecia Doyle-Thaxton Positive Inner-G Coach | Reiki Master Teacher Curator of Healing Dreams & Moon Magic
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