Moon - The Great Dream

Copyright 2014 Storm Khandro Moon All rights reserved Published by Storm Khandro Moon This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ The Great Dream is a fusion of Aboriginal Australian dreamtime storytelling and Tibetan Bon dream yoga practices. In the first part of the story 'The Dream of Creation', Cloudskipper dreams of a five colored rainbow (similar to the rainbow serpent of the Aboriginal Dreamtime), each color represents an element from the Bon tradition. He dreams space using the white space element, forms the Earth using the yellow earth element, creates the atmosphere using the green air element, produces the seas, oceans and rivers using the blue water element and finally creates the sun using the red fire element. In the second part 'How the Stars Were Made' he introduces his friends from the dreaming to the new earth and provides them with guides in the form of beings of light (dakinis or angels) these beings then become the stars to watch over from afar. In the third story 'How the Clouds Were Made' he uses sea foam to create a cloud, which provides much needed rain.

In the fourth story, 'How the Moon Was Made' his friend Brolly Bird (a Brolga Crane, of Native Companion) loses her necklace. Cloudskipper visits his cloud friend and is given a piece of cloud which he forms into the moon. The moonlight helps them to find Brolly Birds necklace. The final part 'The First Rainbow' takes the story full circle. Brolly Bird dances for the clouds to thank them for the Moon, the cloud's joy and laughter creates a rainbow. Cloudskipper took the white strand, flicked it with his beak, and it vibrated like a tuning fork. It filled his dream with bright light. It filled his dream with bright light.

This light expanded infinitely, leaving an unending expanse which we now call space. Cloudskipper took the yellow strand and joined it up to make a loop. He threw it into space, where it formed the Earth. Next he took the green strand. He blew into it and it inflated like a giant balloon. The blue strand was next. The blue strand was next.

It made the seas, oceans and rivers. Providing the Earth with vital water. The final strand was red. He made a loop, and threw it into space to form a ball of fire. It eventually became the sun. The sun provided light and heat for the new Earth.

It was now ready for his friends from the dreaming.

When the world was new, beings from the dreamtime came down to live on the Earth. They were not used to the physical world. So Cloudskipper arrived to take care of them. He needed some help, as the world was very big. So he took with him little beings made of light.

These beings are called by various names; Angels, Dakinis and Earth Guardians. They helped the dreamtime beings adjust to their new surroundings. Providing them with love and support, guiding them. After some time the new inhabitants began to flourish. The beings of light flew into the sky and became the stars. Next time you see the stars, know they are looking after you.

The land was hot and dry. The land was hot and dry.

The plants could not grow. All the beings were concerned. Without plants there was no food. They asked Cloudskipper for help. Cloudskipper surveyed the problem. Then gathered some sea foam. He used his special magic. Up, up, up it went into the sky! It became the first rain cloud. Soon a great deluge began. Soon a great deluge began.

The plants started to grow.