A dream of discoveries
It seems that most people think of dreams as containing important meanings. Interpretations have been saught for their dreams for hundreds of years, and though I’m typically skeptical of dream symbols, I am in truth no different. The more that I think about last night’s dream the more that I think it ended with a message.
I have always wondered about the name of my Lady of the forest. It would be nice to have a name to associate with the one that I call “My Lady”, but I’ve always been extremely critical of any information that I came across. I want to make sure that I’m honoring m’lady and not disrespecting another diety, or not giving m’lady’s respect to another.
This critical approach to information has left an air of mystery around her. Have I been too critical? Possibly, though I would be very unhappy with myself were I to give respect intended for my Matron to another deity. It would be similar to approaching a total stranger on the street and thanking them for the very thoughtful things that your aunt has done for you, or telling this stranger how much you appreciate them being a part of your life instead of telling this to your mother.
It would be ridiculous.
On the bright side, this mysterious air lead me to think over some interesting questions. Do I care what her name is? Yes, of course. Is it important? I mean, really important. Why, what’s in a name? An identity. Is the identity important, or her presence and actions? Would she fit the Idea (with a capital i) of a Goddess, and would it matter if she did not? What if this Lady whom I saw and have always felt ‘near by’ turned out to be a sidhe or an ancester (the latter was highly unlikely)?
These and other issues were brought out by the mystery. The other issues are important as I can’t say that there’s anything about m’lady that I would say is unimportant, but that’s kind of picking at hairs. Most importantly, the mystery forced me to fully embrace that I appreciate my lady for Her.
As dreams go, I don’t remember about 99% of last night’s. I remember that they weren’t at all pleasent… there was a feel of significant unhappieness over all of them. Is this related to her name (possibly) finally being revealed to me? Perhaps. She could be very disappointed that I did not figure out the name on my own. However, it’s also quite possible that they were merely dreams. I have been doing a fair bit in my personal life recently, and I don’t think that she was in any of the dreams until right when I was waking up.
As I was waking up I seem to recall a lady in white reaching her right arm out to me. It wasn’t to catch me, it was more of a gesture. Unfortunately, as dreams go, even this part of the dream is unclear. Were there two standing there or only one? I lean toward only one, but I can’t be certain.
Moments before I opened my eyes I simultaneously heard both “Queen of Sidhe”, and “Dana”. The name Dana is obvious, it’s Danu. The title “Queen of Sidhe” turns out to still be pretty nebulous: There was apparently no single queen of the sidhe. So if these two names are not referring to two seperate dieties then these are two names that must be shared by one goddess.
A quick search on Google for “Queen of Sidhe” turned up Aine who, coincidently, may also be associated with Danu. What raises a question here is that most sites with deity information are either copy & paste, fluffy nonsense, or they rest somewhere between those two things. So how trust worthy is the information that I’ve found so far?
…and is My Lady fuming at my continued indecisiveness, or is this deliberate to nudge me down a path of more important questions and self discovery? More research is to follow, and perhaps I’ll approach Aine and ask Her. She seems like a very gentle sort who wouldn’t mind the interruption. 
~Steph
This post has been edited to brush up the grammar used in a few of the sentences
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