Here comes the wave

I was dreaming vividly last night.  I love Mercury retrograde periods for this reason, dreams seem to be more frequent and easy to remember and reflecting on their meaning is a lovely Mercury retrograde pursuit.

In the dream I was in a place where a lot was going on and towards the right end of the field I was aware of a huge wave that was rising up.  Some surfers were breasting the wave, some were falling back behind the swell before it broke; others were being carried by the sheer force of its power, sliding or falling from a great height down, dumped by the powerful force of the water.  At the time I had feelings of both awe and fear.  I wondered about the bravery or even foolhardiness of people who would submit themselves to this wave for the sheer exhilaration of the experience.

This morning, as I reflect on that image there are a lot of…