Heart and Harp Strings - Dream Interpretation

Heart and harp sound alike don't they? When you see a harp in a dream, it can be a pun for the heart, especially if it is shaped sortof like a heart.

We often talk about topics that play on our 'heart strings', things that touch us, like music, a sad storage, a poem, a dancer.

Art and music can speak on a level that words and intellect do not, so there is a strong link between music and our emotions. What better symbol for the heart than a musical instrument?

This is  drawing of a harp that I saw in my dream, where the strings were unusual - they were made of twine, knotted at intervals. And I take it symbol of the way the strings of our heart are woven permanently and securely to the people that we love. The strings are impossible to unknot because the knots are tight. They cannot be broken because of the multiple, heavy strands.



Harp with Entwined Strings

It is pretty amazing that my inner Self create such a unique image for me. I think when a dream conjures an image entirely unique which does not actually exist in the world, then the dream is carrying a powerful message. It will be something especially for you, something that is very important at this time in your life, something you should work through carefully to get the full interpretation. You may come back to the dream many times before you understand the image fully and there may be several messages condensed into a single image.

Why Do I need to Understand More about Heart Strings?

I guess the reason for this dream at this time, is that I've struggled with my parents recent deaths. I have at times felt that my heart really did break, that I was completely shattered.

One is never supposed to feel like that, right? That life is cruel, that this is unacceptable, that this is so wrong and unfair. If one had a heart of stone, nothing could touch us. But what if our heart is just a little delicate thing like a wooden harp, easily chipped and broken, subject to being sat upon?

Heart Questions

So, I continually ask myself, what stage of grief am I in now? When will it be over so I can move one? When will I have energy for anything besides dealing with this loss? Will I feel normal again?

How does the Hearth String Image answer some of those questions?

A. Grief itself does not exactly end. It does not fit readily into stages. It is more circular - I make some progress, take some steps, yet an something happens that draws me back. That is normal and natural, even necessary. Why? Because I am literally still tied to the person I lost. My heart strings did not break loose and they are not going to. I am literally bound to people I love. I am entwined, over and through, under, before, behind, and with my Mom and Dad. So, be it.

A. The good news is that I am still bound to my parents. Nothing can break that bond, even death. There are many blessings in being entwined with some really good people. I can still pull examples and life lessons, sometimes learn new things about them, feel their support.

And do we really want to untie the heart strings? I think I don't. I think I will continue to let the strings wind around and through the hearts of the people I love. I think it will be OK.

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