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Copyright © 1997 by Michele Gold
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Twelve Star Publishing, P.O. Box 123, Jefferson, MD 21755
Several years ago, I began to have very lucid dreams
with a common motif -- dolphins inviting me to join them. Not
only did I not have time for dolphins, I lived in Hollywood, was
terrified of deep water and boats, and was absolutely broke. I
did not have a clue regarding where to go or how to begin, but
I knew one thing -- I had to be with them.
My dreams of dolphins became more and more vivid. Families
of wild dolphins beckoned me to follow them...to follow my heart.
I arranged to attend a lecture by Dr. John Lilly, famous for his
work with dolphins and shared my dilemma with him. He told me
go to the Bahamas. Now I had a place in mind -- an objective.
Within three days, I received several phone calls from
people I did not even know, informing me of places I could be
with the dolphins. That same day a magazine arrived and I read
a two sentence blurb about a research study with wild dolphins!
Bingo! My heart pounding, I grabbed the phone and dialed, only
to find out there was a one year waiting list. I figured many
other people must be having the same dolphin dreams, but I gave
them my name anyway.
Anticipating a miracle, I began a three- month endurance
training program, swimming and treading water for hours to build
up the strength required to keep up with strong ocean currents
and the acrobatics of dolphins. Using my photography skills, I
created a line of greeting cards and sold them to finance my vision.
Each night, while in meditation, I gave a flower from my heart
to the dolphins.
Then, one very exciting day, I received a call informing
me that because of a cancellation it would be possible for me
to go to the Bahamas. By that time I had sold exactly one thousand
cards and earned just what the trip would cost.
The first time I hit the pure crystal aqua water, I was
surrounded by three wild Atlantic spotted dolphins. As one of
the young males bounced his sonar, I felt a gentle breeze of electricity
flowing through the core of my body -- sheer bliss, pure love,
ecstasy. We made eye contact like old friends who have not seen
each other in a long time. As we played, two dolphins were gracefully
moving the snow white bottom sand with their rostrums.
The encounter ended, and as I watched their beautiful bodies
disappear into the lucid sea, the idea that all life is connected
was revealed to me as Truth by the sight of what the dolphins
had etched into the sand below -- a perfect flower.
A meditation teacher told me that dolphins and whales are
teaching humans unconditional love. To me, they are angels of
the sea. Perhaps they are Bodhisavettas, enlightened beings, who
vow to delay their own complete enlightenment until the suffering
of all other beings has ended.
I experienced the guardianship of dolphins during my second
trip to the Bahamas. The water felt thick and pressurized, jellyfish
were everywhere; something felt very strange. When I looked under
the ship, my heart stopped as I saw over thirty dolphins lined
up under our boat with their rostrums pointed towards shore. When
we jumped excitedly into the water, the dolphins went wild, like
they were aggressively trying to tell us something. The sonar
was so intense it felt like whips of electricity and sounded like
lyrical thunder. We got the message, picked up our anchor, and
headed for land, barely making it before a formidable hurricane
hurled through the very spot were we had been anchored. Once again,
dolphins were our guardian angels, for dolphins touch and attract
us in exactly the same way angels touch our hearts and fill us
with the wonder of the mystery of life.
Dolphins are wonderful at bringing people together with
love. An exchange of dolphin experiences was the beginning of
a most beautiful relationship with my partner, Scott Huckabay.
Scott was involved in a near fatal motorcycle accident in 1987.
Doctors told him that he might not walk or play guitar again.
Time spent in Hawaii swimming with wild dolphins and whales served
as inspiration and healing. Scott's music and poetry is now filled
with the songs of the angels of the sea and the great beauty of
life.
The photos I took underwater of the dolphins became my
first gallery exhibition. My work in the gallery led to a beautiful
friendship with Chris Carson, who directed "Dolphins: Minds
in the Water" which won an Academy Award. An introduction
to his mother, Meridel, led to a very special friendship and business
partnership with angels at its core. Dolphin experiences, like
angelic experiences, allow strangers to connect at deep and intimate
levels, transforming fear and judgement into love.
Hundreds of stories exist about dolphins assisting individuals
who are blind, who are in pain, who are in danger, who need tenderness
and guidance. In Russia, there is a doctor who has helped women
give birth in the Black Sea with the assistance of dolphins, who
actually lift the babies to the surface for their first breath
of air. His studies have overwhelmingly shown that each of these
babies is healthier, happier, and more socially skilled, with
a more developed sense of humor than babies born traditionally
in hospitals.
I still cry for joy when I think of the dolphins with whom
I had the great honor of spending time. I miss seeing a mother
dolphin delicately caressing her baby with her fin, and seeing
multiple generations of dolphins swimming freely, feeding, loving,
being. I recall their hilarious sense of humor as they played
with us and each other. I think of the wise elders whose eyes
looked deeply into my very soul, sharing their ancient wisdom,
and the thrill as they swam up to me as we sang together underwater.
I remember the way the sun filtered through the blueness,
casting veils of light, emanating off their luminous, shimmering
skin, and their fins moving silently like wings. I will never
forget the profound feeling as eleven dolphins swam in slow circles
around me. Time stopped. Only this other-worldly luminous bliss
existed as I thanked them for allowing me into their home, and
for helping me light the path to following my heart. I am so very
grateful to the angels of the sea for teaching me the beauty of
the present moment.
Michele Gold is a professional illustrator, writer, photographer
and musician. Her new book, "Angels of the Sea" is available
at all bookstores or by calling Hay House at 800/654-5126.