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Rieka Lambert
Dream Interpreter, Witch, and Shaman
Rieka Lambert is a dream interpreter and pagan shamanic witch based in Colorado. Rieka has always been intuitive, but she has over 8 years of practical experience and is a Pagan High Priestess and mesa-carrying, Andean Tradition-trained Shaman. She offers one-on-one consultations, providing her clients with divination, healing, soul work, and more. She has published 4 metaphysical books and writes for two metaphysical and witchcraft publications, Witchology Magazine and The Witches Magazine.
Education
- Pagan High Priestess, 3rd Degree
Professional Achievements
- Has published four metaphysical books
Favorite Piece of Advice
I advise my clients to keep a journal of their experiences. This serves as a reminder of messages coming to them through dreams, meditation, journey work, animal guides and other messengers. I also remind them that their journey doesn’t and shouldn’t look like anyone else’s, so don’t compare; we’re all on different paths.
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Strange Goat Encounters: A Week of Unexplained Signs
I would first want to ask, what do goats mean to you? Goats can mean different things to different people. Or what is your relationship with these coworkers you mentioned? Because you say your head is hot, I'd guess it has something to do with the goat's horns, like are you butting heads? This could be literally butting heads with these coworkers. Is that energy with these coworkers a little combative? That would be something I would want to ask.
The goat also makes me think about Capricorn energy, so it could be some weird Capricorn energy coming into there. Maybe you have issues with Capricorns. So from a Capricorn angle, it's strength and determination.
I would just say look at what your relationship is like with your coworkers and see if there's any type of combative energy. It may be something that you’re not even picking up on every day, but it could be a subconscious thing. Maybe your subconscious is picking up that there's some combative energy with these people, and so it's coming out in the dreams, and you're being shown goats for that. It could be - that’s what I would say without having more information.
The goat also makes me think about Capricorn energy, so it could be some weird Capricorn energy coming into there. Maybe you have issues with Capricorns. So from a Capricorn angle, it's strength and determination.
I would just say look at what your relationship is like with your coworkers and see if there's any type of combative energy. It may be something that you’re not even picking up on every day, but it could be a subconscious thing. Maybe your subconscious is picking up that there's some combative energy with these people, and so it's coming out in the dreams, and you're being shown goats for that. It could be - that’s what I would say without having more information.
How do you interpret dreams?
If I know ahead of time that someone wants this service, I will have them keep a detailed journal. And then I will ask them for the dream in as much detail as they can recall from start to finish before I ever open my mouth.
Then I start asking questions. Could you smell anything in your dream? Or any other sensory things that they were picking up on? Because those are all little signs of what the other symbology is trying to say in the dream. Were they fearful? Were they excited? How were they actually feeling? Where do you feel this in your body when you think about that? For example, if they feel it in their gut, that's their solar plexus chakra, that's the seat of your personal power. Are you cramping, or does your throat hurt if you think about it? What are you feeling now that we're talking about it? So it's just asking a lot of questions.
If they are afraid of something in their waking hours, then we try to look at why it's coming up in a dream and what it means. So it's looking at all the different aspects of whatever is coming in with that dream for them and then trying to meld it with what's going on in their life. Because then I may ask other questions like, Have you started a new job? Have you started dating someone? Because those things come up in dreams sometimes when big changes happen. So it's not only finding out what's going on in the dream, then it's finding out what's going on personally in their life too.
It’s a lot listening with my ears, but also watching facial expressions and body language. If it's in person, I'm also reading their energy, too. I'm trying to listen for inflections in their voice and how it changes. All of those little cues I'm trying to bring into it when I'm working with someone and trying to interpret something for them.
Then I start asking questions. Could you smell anything in your dream? Or any other sensory things that they were picking up on? Because those are all little signs of what the other symbology is trying to say in the dream. Were they fearful? Were they excited? How were they actually feeling? Where do you feel this in your body when you think about that? For example, if they feel it in their gut, that's their solar plexus chakra, that's the seat of your personal power. Are you cramping, or does your throat hurt if you think about it? What are you feeling now that we're talking about it? So it's just asking a lot of questions.
If they are afraid of something in their waking hours, then we try to look at why it's coming up in a dream and what it means. So it's looking at all the different aspects of whatever is coming in with that dream for them and then trying to meld it with what's going on in their life. Because then I may ask other questions like, Have you started a new job? Have you started dating someone? Because those things come up in dreams sometimes when big changes happen. So it's not only finding out what's going on in the dream, then it's finding out what's going on personally in their life too.
It’s a lot listening with my ears, but also watching facial expressions and body language. If it's in person, I'm also reading their energy, too. I'm trying to listen for inflections in their voice and how it changes. All of those little cues I'm trying to bring into it when I'm working with someone and trying to interpret something for them.
Q&A Comments (3)
What symbols are used in Alchemy sessions?
The alchemical symbols of the elements, planets, zodiac, and even runes, and the spiral. We also use symbols that are relevant to ourselves and what we want to change.
What do snakes most commonly represent?
Snakes mean transformation, shedding what no longer serves us, shadow work, setting and maintaining boundaries, death and rebirth, and healing work.
What is the most misunderstood symbol associated with witchcraft?
I would have to say the pentacle or the pentagram. A lot of people see it as a sign of devil worship based on how it’s represented in TV and movies nowadays, but the pentacle and pentagram predate Christianity and were a symbol of earth or reverence. The five-pointed star represents earth, air, fire, water, and the fifth point at the top of the circle is protection. The pentacle and pentagram are symbols of protection.
Even if you invert the pentacle or pentagram, it doesn’t represent devil worship. Inverting the pentacle or the pentagram simply means that you're working with energies in a different way. It's like the shadow work; when it's inverted, you’re diving into the darkness, which is not evil, but shadow work.
