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Here are some of the responses from readers:
Jan Stackhouse Thompson writes,
The canoe is a small, simple vessel designed to travel over water carrying
people and cargo. Fire (ember) is not naturally at home in water, it can be extinguished by water, and so needs a special carrier (canoe) to take it safely to its new destination.
An ember is a small hot coal, like an embryo or seed fire capable of starting a new fire if tended to with care, and given the proper fuel.
Hopi Nation are the native people, the keepers of native wisdom which comes from living and being in communication with nature, with Spirit, in harmony with the earth, the seasons, the cycles.
What is a canoe? A small (man-made) vessel for travelling over water.
Sleek, effecient, quiet, natural.
What is a telephone? A device for allowing communication between two
people separated by distance.
What is the Hope nation? (The typo "hope" appeared as I was typing
"Hopi" which seemed significant.) What is an ember? "Seed fire" or "embryonic fire", a living spark capable of creating a great fire, or of being extinguished without protection and "feeding."
Our native wisdom calls to us to remind us "The ember is in the canoe,
and the time is now."
We are the canoe, the ember is the sacred fire within us, and the time
is now to create the peaceful, harmonious world of our imagination with
the gifts and talents that we each possess. We must protect and feed
the sacred fire, that it may give its light and heat to heal the world.
Donna Date Smith writes,
Two things,
The first was religious. We just had the passage in church today about " letting your light shine"...don't hide it under a basket. We even sang- "This little light of mine, I'm gonna' let it shine..." Whatever your belief system, I believe this truth... each of us has light within us, though as we grow older and more synical, we often lose it... so it may be a small burning ember, but as long as it does not go out... we can fan it back to a bright light. Our cheerfulness, or kind action to someone during our day could be the only bright spot in someone's day.
Secondly, the ember evoked Love... like a burning ember in your soul.... all we need is Love....so many song lyrics use "fire" when speaking of this emotion. Love and light are maybe synonomous .
Love can be like a wild fire or fire works, burning brightly... and other times, it is a comfortable, glowing ember that doesn't burn itself out in a spurt of sparks like pine tree branches! Keep love alive by sharing it... the more you share it, the larger the love becomes... you can use even a slow burning ember to light many pieces of kindling and share the warmth with other.
Lynn Sherwood writes,
As I was reading the dream and before I read your interpretation, I immediately saw a hot ember on the floor of a wood canoe. In the spirit of a dream group, "if this were my dream", it would mean that I needed to act very quickly because a hot ember in a wood canoe says that the trip will not last forever. That is, because the ember is burning, I have no time to waste. So the ember is both the spark for the imagination AND the bearer of a message of urgency. Life is short. Engage the creative energy NOW.
Margee Mee writes,
The ember to me signifies the heart, and thus the passions we feel in the creative process! I too feel not responding to that creative force kills each of us and eventually our society. The beauty we see (and being open to it is essential) is a mirror to our own heart and soul, being aware helps keep that alive!
Thank you to all who took the time to write. I value your thoughts and comments and thank you for letting me share what you have written.
Love to all,
Denise
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