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In this episode of Cuppa Terrific, Sheree continues the Seasonal Ascent with a dream that unfolds in two distinct movements — one grounded in care and waiting, the other expansive and cosmic in perspective.

The episode opens with a dream set in a flower shop, where stone flowers, planting bulbs, and caretaking converge around themes of rest, readiness, and timing. From there, the dream shifts into a bird’s-eye view of the world, where sprites descend through a cosmic waterfall, their life courses seemingly established with ease — while one figure wanders below, carrying a roof that doesn’t yet fit anywhere.

Through gentle reflection and symbolic exploration, this episode sits with a deeply human question:
What happens when we know what we want before the world is ready to receive it?

Rather than rushing toward answers, this conversation honors waiting as a meaningful season — one that asks for attention, patience, and perspective rather than force.

The episode includes a quiet tarot reflection on The Hanged Man, a card that speaks to pause, suspension, and insight gained through stillness.

If you’ve ever felt early for your own life, out of place in time, or caught between knowing and becoming, this episode offers companionship — not solutions.

In This Episode

• A two-part dream exploring care, timing, and perspective
• Stone flowers, planting bulbs, and resting inside the work
• A cosmic waterfall and the illusion of effortless life paths
• The experience of carrying something meaningful before it has a place
• A listener reflection for those who feel “early” rather than lost
• Tarot reflection: The Hanged Man

Reflection Questions

• What am I carrying right now that already feels complete, even if it can’t be placed yet?
• Where in my life might waiting be an act of care rather than avoidance
• What part of me is asking to rest before it moves again?
• If I trusted timing instead of urgency, what might soften?

☕ If this episode resonated, you can find a quieter companion reflection and behind-the-scenes content on Patreon.

Thank you for listening, and for walking this ascent slowly.

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A sturdy castle, a restless river, and an ancient mountain frame a New Year story about leaving before anything breaks. We open the season with a dream that maps the inner shift from comfort to calling, inviting us to move not because disaster strikes but because timing quietly changes. The landscape becomes a guide: foothills as earned rest, the castle as the life we built to shelter others, the river as time’s irreversibility, and the mountain as awe that asks more of us.

We unpack how success can become a ceiling without warning, and why healthy growth doesn’t burn the past. Instead, it blesses what worked and steps forward without contempt. Along the way we face the relational cost of change: some people stay, some go, and no one has to be the villain. Leadership here isn’t control or endless consensus-building; it’s the courage to name the weather, pack the bag, and go first. We talk about somatic knowing, the body’s early sense that movement is due, and how to honor grief without surrendering direction.

The climb itself teaches what vision can’t delegate. Effort is real, progress is incremental, and community becomes visible in small acts of care: a hand offered, a pause to let someone breathe, quiet encouragement that travels down the line. If you feel a season turning—even while everything looks fine—this conversation offers language, images, and questions to carry with you: Where are you waiting for agreement when timing already calls? What would it look like to trade control for timing and let awe, not ambition, lead?

If this resonates, follow the show, share it with a friend who’s sensing a shift, and leave a quick review so others can find it. Tell us: what mountain is calling you this year?

About Season 2

Season 2 of Cuppa Terrific follows The Seasonal Ascent — a symbolic and psychological journey through change, individuation, and inner leadership. Each episode explores a different stage of the climb, from leaving comfort to learning how to walk at altitude.

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In this capstone episode of the year, host Sheree is joined by Jungian professionals Greg Mahr, M.D. and Heather Taylor-Zimmerman, Ph.D. for a rich and grounding conversation about dreams, symbolism, trauma, and inner listening.

Together, we explore how dreams function not as problems to solve, but as relationships to tend — and how Jungian psychology offers a compassionate framework for engaging both gentle dreams and more intense dream material.

This episode also marks a return after a brief pause, and serves as a reflective close to the year. As a special treat, this conversation is available here on YouTube for those who prefer to watch or listen visually.

🌙 In This Episode, We Explore

- Why dreams matter in Jungian psychology

- Trauma, nightmares, and listening to the psyche with care

- Dreams as a dialogue between conscious and unconscious life

- The role of image, imagination, and symbol in healing

- Practical ways to begin (or return to) dream work

- Personal reflections from clinical and creative perspectives

🃏 About the Dream Wisdom Oracle Cards

Greg Mahr and Heather Taylor-Zimmerman are the creators of the Dream Wisdom Oracle Cards & Guidebook, a thoughtfully designed tool for engaging dreams through image, reflection, and relationship rather than fixed interpretation.

Learn more or explore the deck here:
🌐 https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Wisdom-Oracle-Cards-Guidebook/dp/B0DH3M7MM8

🔗 Resources & Further Exploration

For listeners who’d like to explore this work more deeply, here are a few trusted places to continue the conversation:

Inner Traditions — Publisher of The Dream Wisdom Oracle Cards & Guidebook, with a wide catalog of depth psychology, dream work, and spiritual exploration.
🌐 https://www.innertraditions.com/

Soul of Creativity — Heather Taylor-Zimmerman’s website, featuring her healing artwork and a thoughtful course on how to work with the Dream Wisdom Oracle Cards.
🌐 https://www.soulofcreativity.com/

Greg Mahr — Greg Mahr’s website, offering extensive writing, research, and resources on dreams, trauma, nightmares, and Jungian-informed psychiatric care.
🌐 https://www.gregmahr.com/

📌 Note: During the conversation, a reference is made to “Rupert Murdoch” when discussing morphic fields. The intended reference is to Rupert Sheldrake, whose work explores morphic resonance and fields of form.

☕ What’s Next for Cuppa Terrific

Cuppa Terrific will continue into the new year with at least monthly episodes, with the hope of returning to weekly dream analysis and creative readings as energy and health allow.

If you’d like to help support the podcast and make this work possible, you’re warmly invited to join the community on Patreon:
👉 https://patreon.com/cuppa_terrific

🫖 Thank You for Listening

Thank you to Greg and Heather for sharing their wisdom, and thank you for being here — listening, reflecting, and dreaming alongside us.

May your cups overflow.

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Until next time, may all your cups overflow.