What was your first dream this year? For Japanese people, auspicious dreams are
said to be Mt. Fuji, a hawk, an eggplant, and a funeral ceremony.
Mt. Fuji is the most beloved beautiful mountain, sitting solid and serene, standing
alone in a streaming line out of the plain.
A hawk soars free and far high in the heavens, able anytime to swiftly sweep down
to the domain as it likes.
An eggplant is an elegant delicacy, but discouraged for brides to eat, probably
suggesting birth, especially if a funeral is considered.
A funeral is considered ominous and even avoided to think about, but auspicious,
if it brings one to awaken to dream life and realize limitless life.
Dreams express our concerns, present and past, and relate to our dreams, small and
great, for our future, private and public in both kinds of dreams.
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