What It Means to Wake Up From This Dream

Every moment knowing it’s all an illusion.

Emily Jennings
4 min readApr 19, 2024

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Most of us are sleeping. We don’t realize what consciousness even means. We’re all taking part in the creation of reality. To wake up from the dream we live within, we must know at every moment that it is an illusion. What we experience through the five senses is not what it seems. Not at all.

Everything you see around you is a mirror image of something inside you. Maybe it’s a current feeling or a past thought. Maybe it’s your unhealed childhood trauma. Whatever it is, there’s no hidden message. There’s no deception about it. It’s a direct reflection of the real you.

That may scare you, and I don’t blame you. It’s easier to crawl back into Plato’s cave to live in darkness. Ignorance is bliss, right?

Going In and Out of the Dream

Most people can’t handle the truth about reality, so they stay in the cave. But I don’t believe that’s why you’re reading this. You’re interested in coming into the sunlight to have it all revealed — and to keep it in your awareness. It may seem daunting, but it’s possible to be self-aware at all times and accept that you’re looking into a mirror.

Waking up from the dream was always going to be weird, but…

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Emily Jennings

Meditation Teacher, Psychic, and Twin Flame Coach exploring Consciousness, Oneness, and Spiritual Humor | IG: @wellness_oneness | www.wellnessoneness.com