Over the span of two weeks, every dream I've had has had this guy in it. In the most recent one, I was with my best friend and her boyfriend at an amusement park. We all decided to get on the biggest roller coaster, and they got in the cart in front of mine. I had no one to sit with but this guy came out of nowhere and sat with me. I have noticed that he mostly comes around when I’m alone or it’s a group and I have no one. He doesn’t speak or say anything but he’s always there. Whenever he’s there, I get a sense of calmness and a cool vibe from him. I’ve never met him in real life but it feels so natural to be around him. What does this mean? How can I find out who he is? Do you think he's someone I'm going to meet or a spirit guide?

-Allie

Dear Allie,

From your description, this is probably someone you will meet in the near future rather than a spirit guide. If he were a spirit guide, you would most likely have noticed him before this time, so I'm betting that the dreams you are experiencing are of a prophetic nature.

Keep in mind that dreams can reveal our true desires in addition to bringing new ideas and upcoming events into view for us to consider. Your dreams are asking you to prepare for this new person to enter your experience and become an important part of your life.

While there is no way to find out who this person is, you can take comfort in the fact that he is near you in your dreams. He will appear in your waking life when the time is right. In the mean time, there are a few things you can do to prepare for his arrival.

First of all, these dreams are confirmation that you are ready for a relationship, and that it is near. This is the time for you to do some self-evaluation and form a clear vision of the man you want to spend the rest of your life with.

Start by making a list of all the qualities you would like your partner to have, including the calm, positive vibe you noticed in your dreams. Consider what you would like your partner to look like, his maturity and commitment levels, and his overall demeanor. If you want children, be sure to include in your list that you want a partner who also desires children.

Once you have completed the list of attributes you would like in a partner, review it to see if there are any areas where you yourself may need some improvement. For example, if one of the items on your list is honesty, make certain that you are practicing honesty at the same level you want him to.

Keep your list in a safe place like a jewelry box or your meditation altar as an open prayer to the Universe that you are ready to receive your heart’s desires. You may want to sketch a portrait of the man you have seen in your dreams and add it to your meditation altar as well.

There is no need to try and find this person. As your dream suggests, he will appear at the perfect time, with little or no effort on your part. Trusting Spirit to bring him into your life is the quickest way to make it happen.

You can also meditate on what you have seen in your dreams. Set aside a special time each day, preferably before bedtime, to ponder the images you have seen. Hopefully this will generate more dreams about this mysterious figure who is about to enter your life.

Mata Maya responds:

Dear Allie,

As we all have friends in other worlds, this could be a friend who is not incarnate here on Earth whom you only see when you are traveling in other dimensions via your dreams. These dreams definitely have a positive feeling to them, so even if this person is a friend from another dimension, they suggest that you are in harmony with finding a relationship like this in the physical too.

However, there is one factor in your question that suggests these dreams may be prophetic. Usually when we have dreams in which we connect with otherworldly friends, we have a strong feeling that we know this person very well. We may say to ourselves, I remember you! Concurrent with this thought we have vague memories of having spent a lot of time with them in other dreams, times or dimensions.

Given the fact that this man has only been appearing in your dreams for a couple of weeks, I am thinking this is someone you are going to meet in the near future. When romantic relationships end, we may continue to interact with that person via our dreams. What is even more exciting is the same thing can happen BEFORE we meet someone in the physical.

It is very common to see someone in our dreams before we meet them in real life. When we do meet, sometimes they look just like they did in our dreams, and sometimes they look markedly different but we recognize them from their spiritual essence.

There are other clues that suggest that this person is going to be a romantic connection for you. The fact that you were with your friend and her boyfriend suggests that this dream is about your love life. The biggest roller coaster may be symbolic of the exciting ups and downs of romance.

I see a further clue in the idea that he comes around when you're by yourself because the people around you are paired up. That he shows up when you're feeling alone and makes you feel better suggests that he is going to be that special companion you've been looking for.

Now that you are paying attention to your dreams, you can get more information by actively working with them. Before going to sleep at night, you might ask to have a dream in which you can actually dialogue with him and ask him who he is to you and what will happen in the future for your relationship.

If you receive dream confirmation that he is someone you're going to meet in the future, you can ask to dream about your actual meeting or clues you should watch for so that you are sure to recognize him when he arrives.