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A lavender tea, a bell chime, and a breath that opens into a pink galaxy—this guided reading turns a simple dream into a map for calm, courage, and renewal. We celebrate a midweek Thanksgiving to make space for rest, then ease into a meditation where a feminine celestial outline rises from the third eye, feet still rooted on Earth, and a golden thread draws a sun-like star closer. That image becomes our hinge: expansion without losing our grounding, wonder without the panic, faith expressed through the humble act of asking for help.

From there, we unpack the symbols with practical tools. Tarot isn’t a crystal ball here—it’s a framework for meaning. The World supports the moment with wholeness and completion, reflecting life transitions like retirement and the start of this podcast dream. The Star brings tenderness after turmoil, inviting mental clarity, grace, and the kind of hope that feels earned. The Sun points us forward toward warmth, abundance, and shared joy, a reminder that seasons turn and light returns. Along the way we walk through the “clairs” as extensions of everyday sensing, re-centering intuition as a skill anyone can nurture.

If you’ve felt the weight of recent years, this conversation offers a gentle reset. We explore grounding practices, the role of color and space in dream language, and the simple wisdom of pulleys—tools, friends, and rituals that lift what we can’t raise alone. Come breathe, reflect, and carry a little sunlight back into your day. If the message speaks to you, subscribe, share the episode with a friend who needs some brightness, and leave a review to tell us which symbol or card—World, Star, or Sun—resonates most.

Host & Creator
Sheree Cheshinski

Episode Written & Performed By
Sheree Cheshinski
—including the mediation narrative, the symbolic breakdown, and reflective analysis

Original Dream Source
Dream experienced by Sheree (2022)
Shared with listeners as part of her personal dreamwork practice

Featured Symbols & Themes
Meditation — self-acceptance, mindfulness, inner peace
Mindful breathing — grounding, presence
Third eye — intuition, inner vision, psychic insight
Feminine celestial spirit — higher self, spiritual guidance
Pink star-filled outline — kindness, joy, gentle emotional energy
Swirling galaxies — vast potential, cosmic consciousness
Rising above Earth — elevated awareness, spiritual expansion
Dual awareness (self + spirit) — integration of conscious and unconscious
Feet grounded on Earth — stability, foundation, connection to life
Planet Earth — wholeness, global consciousness
Vast dark sky — mystery, the unconscious
Stars — guidance, hope, inspiration
Golden thread — destiny, spiritual connection, life path
Pulley — reliance on support, faith, external assistance
Sun-like star — enlightenment, vitality, divine power
Pastel pink energy — love, sweetness, compassion
Cosmic space — vast unknown, spiritual realm
Spiritual guidance — protection, mentorship from higher self
Intuition — inner knowing, instinct
Higher self — wisdom, purpose, soul essence

Referenced Symbolism Resources
Traditional dream dictionary archetypes
Contemporary symbolic psychology

For Clair- types referenced, Nationalspiritualday.nz
Sheree’s ongoing personal dream-analysis framework

Music & Sound
Licensed theme music

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A stalled commute, a calm voice on the radio, and a translucent attacker at a gas station set the stage for a night terror that refuses to stay quiet. I share a raw, cinematic dream—traffic to overpass to chapel—and then break it down into plain, practical symbols that reveal stress, exposure anxiety, and the slow pivot toward self-reliance. What looks like apocalypse becomes a blueprint: highways as life direction, radios as subconscious broadcasts, evacuations as the ache of rejection, and a bathroom as the place we finally let the weight go.

The most searing turn arrives in a chapel lit by a subway-like sign and led by a preacher who is also my father. That pairing of faith and performance hits a nerve, pushing me to examine where I still hope for rescuers and where I need to build inner authority. The analysis leans into dream symbolism—zombies as overwhelm, guts as courage under threat, skinlessness as fear of being seen, skeletons as transformation and buried truth—and connects each image to actionable self-awareness. When invaders crash in and options shrink, a simple crochet needle appears as the tool for mending, proof that repair starts small and close at hand.

Across this episode, we move from dread to direction. I talk through why running to a strip mall mirrors the search for identity, how the church and “subway” point to spiritual questions and subterranean progress, and why the final resolve—bracing for “the end of the world”—is really a threshold into agency. If you’ve ever woken up shaken and curious, this walkthrough offers a way to translate fear into insight and insight into next steps. If it resonates, subscribe, share with someone who loves dreamwork, and leave a review to help others find the show. What did your last nightmare try to tell you?

Host & Creator
Sheree Cheshinski

Episode Written & Performed By
Sheree Cheshinski
—including the nightmare narrative, the symbolic breakdown, and reflective analysis

Original Dream Source
Nightmare experienced by Sheree (2022)
Shared with listeners as part of her personal dreamwork practice

Featured Symbols & Themes
Traffic • Overpass • Interstate
Radio messages • Disease / outbreak
Zombies • Guts • Skinlessness / skeletons
Running • Strip mall
Church • Subway imagery
Preacher • Biological father
Neglect • Inner child themes
Bathroom as purification space
Captivity • Hiding
Crochet needle as tool and talisman
End-of-world anxiety & self-reliance

Referenced Symbolism Resources
Traditional dream dictionary archetypes
Contemporary symbolic psychology
Sheree’s ongoing personal dream-analysis framework

Music & Sound
Licensed theme music
Additional internal transitions by Sheree

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Dream analysis, storytelling, and self-therapy reflections every Thursday

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The hallway is blinding, the lockers familiar, and the crowd loud enough to make you feel invisible because don't we all feel that way in high school? For one reason or another, we do feel that way. In this episode, we step into a powerful back-to-school dream where an adult self watches a younger self try to join a circle, get ignored, and smile through the sting. From that small moment, the story opens into something bigger: how early social pain can turn a talkative kid into a careful introvert, and how an unexpected glance from an old friend can still trigger jealousy, longing, and the urge to be seen.

We break down the dream’s core symbols—hallways as life corridors, lines as boundaries, school as a testing ground for identity—and trace how they map to real decisions about voice and belonging. The conversation gets honest about perfectionism, low self-esteem, and the paradox of how analyzing everything also causes one to hesitate to start (if they ever get started at all!). We talk through why naming emotions reduces their power, how joy differs from happiness, and why connection acts like a handrail when the corridor feels endless. There’s a revealing moment about a “smile that wasn’t his,” which becomes a cue to trade borrowed expressions for true ones. No fake people, please!

By the end, the walk matters more than the applause. Moving with ease signals steady progress, not performative success, and the adult self’s choice to keep walking reframes the past without denying it. Own it because it has brought you to where you are today.

If you’ve ever felt unseen in a crowded room, if you wrestle with envy or past experiences that make you question your worth, this conversation will gently nudge you to reframe those thoughts by offering practical language and grounded insights you can use today. Subscribe, share with a friend who loves dream analysis and personal growth, and leave a review containing a lesson from your younger self or school dream you'd like to share.

Show Notes:

This episode was originally recorded and released as "Back to School" in Feb 2022 with my brother, but I removed it, along with a few other episodes of the podcast for personal reasons. As I have restarted the podcast, I have released it again in Nov 2025. Hope you enjoy!

Episode: Ghost In The School Hallway
Podcast: Cuppa Terrific
Host & Narration: Sheree & Chris
Episode Concept & Dream Narrative: Sheree & Chris
Writing & Script Development: Sheree
Symbolic Analysis & Interpretation:

• Dream symbolism traditions inspired by:
  • General Jungian concepts of archetypes and the unconscious
  • Personal interpretation unique to the storyteller
  • 12,000 Dreams Interpreted by Gustavus Hindman Miller
  • Dream Moods A-Z Dream Dictionary
  • Dream Dictionary

Production Tools:

• Edited in: Audacity
• Hosted on: Buzzsprout

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• Website: cuppaterrific.buzzsprout.com
• Email: cuppa.terrific@gmail.com
• Instagram / Facebook / X: @CuppaTerrific

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