A Dream Introduction
(By Jane Teresa Anderson, Dream analyst)
You are about to enter the world of Bitssy, a half-dingo pet dog, living a dream life of tropical delight in her Cairns backyard. She revels in long sunshiny days, playing with her animal friends amidst the colours, fragrances, textures and tastes of her tree-filled, fruit-laden, flower-blossoming heaven.
But all is not as it seems and this story is not all sweetness and light, for there’s a nightmare of a shadow in Bitssy’s life and it’s close to home, right in her front yard, making her too scared to sit on her own front verandah. Caramel, the dog from across the road who likes to sit in Bitssy’s front yard, may have a sweet name and a crafty way of appearing to be good to everyone else, but Caramel is really a manipulating bully.
Will Bitssy spend her life confined to her backyard or will she find the magic formula to rid her life of Caramel’s influence and turn her living nightmare into a living happy dream?
Every problem has a solution, but it can be very hard to see that solution when you are afraid. Fortunately for Bitssy, she meets Marmalade, a very cheeky, funny and courageous tomcat who has learned many wise lessons during eight of his nine lives.
Marmalade’s lessons are not all sweet either. Like all wise beings, he knows you need to face the bowels of life in order to deal with it and find solutions, so watch out for plenty of toilet humour delivered with meaning and love!
Animal stories such as this one are powerful. Do you ever have night dreams of animals? Do you wonder what they mean and how you can learn from them? Bitssy dreams of a wolverine who helps her find a special, deep, long-lost power. What is it? Do you have it deep within you, I wonder? Can you use it?
Here’s an insight: this book is written for middle readers aged 8-12, but no matter what age you are, child, young adult or grandparent, this story has a message for you. Like all good fairy stories, this one has the good, the bad and the ugly as well as the wise solution. Also, like all good fairy stories, this one will seem different each time you read it. Depending on your life experiences, you’ll identify with different parts of this story, and, as you grow older you’ll begin to see lots of clever word-play, puns, metaphors and allegories that will deliver you deeper and deeper wisdom about why abuse happens and what you can do to stop it.
This book was written to help educate people about sexual abuse, but it delivers an equally strong message about emotional abuse. Emotional abuse happens when someone hurts you, not in a physical way, but with words and actions that cut so deeply into your heart that they affect the way you express yourself in the world.
You’ll come out of this book with some powerful solutions for dealing with the shadows in your front yard, whatever those shadows might be.
So, what’s next?
It’s now time for you to forget everything you’ve just read. Yawn, stretch, find a comfy, quiet space and begin at the beginning, for that is how this story was designed and that’s where Bitssy is waiting for you to join her right now.
Jane Teresa Anderson (BSc Hons)
Dream analyst, author, broadcaster and scientist
But all is not as it seems and this story is not all sweetness and light, for there’s a nightmare of a shadow in Bitssy’s life and it’s close to home, right in her front yard, making her too scared to sit on her own front verandah. Caramel, the dog from across the road who likes to sit in Bitssy’s front yard, may have a sweet name and a crafty way of appearing to be good to everyone else, but Caramel is really a manipulating bully.
Will Bitssy spend her life confined to her backyard or will she find the magic formula to rid her life of Caramel’s influence and turn her living nightmare into a living happy dream?
Every problem has a solution, but it can be very hard to see that solution when you are afraid. Fortunately for Bitssy, she meets Marmalade, a very cheeky, funny and courageous tomcat who has learned many wise lessons during eight of his nine lives.
Marmalade’s lessons are not all sweet either. Like all wise beings, he knows you need to face the bowels of life in order to deal with it and find solutions, so watch out for plenty of toilet humour delivered with meaning and love!
Animal stories such as this one are powerful. Do you ever have night dreams of animals? Do you wonder what they mean and how you can learn from them? Bitssy dreams of a wolverine who helps her find a special, deep, long-lost power. What is it? Do you have it deep within you, I wonder? Can you use it?
Here’s an insight: this book is written for middle readers aged 8-12, but no matter what age you are, child, young adult or grandparent, this story has a message for you. Like all good fairy stories, this one has the good, the bad and the ugly as well as the wise solution. Also, like all good fairy stories, this one will seem different each time you read it. Depending on your life experiences, you’ll identify with different parts of this story, and, as you grow older you’ll begin to see lots of clever word-play, puns, metaphors and allegories that will deliver you deeper and deeper wisdom about why abuse happens and what you can do to stop it.
This book was written to help educate people about sexual abuse, but it delivers an equally strong message about emotional abuse. Emotional abuse happens when someone hurts you, not in a physical way, but with words and actions that cut so deeply into your heart that they affect the way you express yourself in the world.
You’ll come out of this book with some powerful solutions for dealing with the shadows in your front yard, whatever those shadows might be.
So, what’s next?
It’s now time for you to forget everything you’ve just read. Yawn, stretch, find a comfy, quiet space and begin at the beginning, for that is how this story was designed and that’s where Bitssy is waiting for you to join her right now.
Jane Teresa Anderson (BSc Hons)
Dream analyst, author, broadcaster and scientist
Bit 15. The Final Dreaming.
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