Dreams are Like Diamond Rain
A New Moon Guide to Mystical Insights
The weather wizards predict rain for New York City today, and big plops of raindrops are perfect for tonight’s New Moon at 9° of Pisces. Pisces, the twelfth zodiac sign, represents a mutable water element connecting emotion, intuition, and creative flow. When you look up at the sky, even if it’s not raining where you are, imagine sparkling, ethereal diamonds falling from the sky because they are falling on the ice giant Neptune, the planetary ruler of Pisces.
Even in the depths of space, diamonds are formed by the same process on Earth: heat and immense pressure transform carbon into diamonds. This mirrors how hidden insights crystallize in our subconscious, infusing dreams with surreal symbols as old as the beginning of human consciousness. What NASA scientists refer to as Neptune’s Diamond Rain, modern-day astrologers ponder as Neptune’s diaphanous archetype—the Dreamer. Today’s New Moon in Pisces invites us to explore our dreams like the facets of a diamond.
For instance, Yesterday, the most exquisite love song written by Sir Paul McCartney began as a dream.
“I went to sleep one night and dreamed a tune. Somewhere in my dream, I heard this tune. When I woke up, I loved that tune—it’s great. I love that one. I kind of fell out of bed, and the piano was right there to the left of my bed, and I just sort of thought, well, I’ll try to work out how this song goes.” — McCartney: A Life in Lyrics (podcast)
Energetically, Neptune, the ruler of sleep, is the dissolver of barriers. McCartney’s dream illustrates the permeable veil between dreams and the physical world. When the Moon is in the sign of Pisces, the messages often relate to merging and submerging, becoming one with humanity’s active imagination. The Dreamer’s creative space is one of transcendence. It’s where we trust, if we dare, our inner knowing—”Well, I’ll try to work out how this song goes.”
What if McCartney had shrugged off his dream as meaningless? I don’t want to go there, do you? But it begs the question: if we take our dreams for granted, are we throwing away our creative gifts?
Alternatively, we can explore dreams as messages from ancestors or future selves. For example, about two months before my Mother died last December, I had the following dream.
It’s a summer day, and the sunlight feels almost supernatural; it’s an intense white light, and I’m walking along a cement sidewalk next to a suburban mall. Ahead of me stands an enormous tree with brilliant green leaves. A Snowy Owl flies in and lands on a branch. I turn my head to see my brother standing beside me. We gaze at the tree as three more Snowy Owls land on the branch. I turn my head once more. Our deceased father reaches for our mother’s hand and leads her into our family’s favorite steakhouse at the mall.
In Shamanic cultures, the Snowy Owl imbues lunar magic. It’s a shapeshifter, much like the Moon modulates the ocean tides. The Snowy Owl is believed to change into human form and back again. I interpret the owl as a symbolic representation of my Father, and the three additional owls represent us as our family.
On her deathbed, Mom asked me what was happening to her. I encouraged her to imagine snowy owls welcoming her to Dad’s new world. She has a dinner date with him at our steakhouse. She closed her eyes and did not speak again. The following day, she was gone.
Death is a passage we all take. This dream was not a premonition of her death but a subconscious message preparing me for her death and, by extension, providing me with an empathetic and hopeful message from her beloved in her last hours. The ancients believed that Pisces, symbolized by two fish, represented the endings and beginnings of cycles of our higher selves in service to humanity.
Now that we’ve explored two facets of dreams as diamonds, here are five tips for making tonight’s New Moon your guide to higher creativity and sensitivity to the symbolic language of dreams.
Mining Your Dreams for Diamonds—A New Moon Guide to Mystical Insights
As you lie in bed, visualize standing at a crossroads under the darkness of the New Moon. Imagine three paths before you, each leading to a different dream realm. Trust where your subconscious leads you.
Step 1: Set Your Intention—What Do You Seek in the Dreamworld?
Neptune’s Piscean energy dissolves the boundaries between the conscious and unconscious, making this New Moon an ideal time to ask for guidance through dreams. Examples of New Moon intentions:
I invite clarity in my dreams about my next steps in life.
I seek messages about managing obstacles or problems I’ve been avoiding.
I release fears that are holding me back from creative or spiritual growth.
Step 2: Prepare for Dreaming—Create a Sleep Talisman
To enhance dream recall and deepen intuition, create a Piscean Dream Tailsman using the following.
Herbs and Scents (Place in a sachet or use as incense or use a spray)
Mugwort (enhances prophetic dreams)
Lavender (calms the mind for restful sleep)
Chamomile (invites dream clarity)
Step 3: Dream Journaling—Capture the Basics
Piscean energy works through subtle impressions. If you don’t remember a dream, write one sentence about how you feel when you wake up. If you do remember parts or an entire dream, write down:
Symbols, colors, numbers
Animals, plants, sounds
Elements: Fire, wind, water, air
Conversations or words heard in the dream
Unusual emotions or sensations (like flying)
Step 4: Interpreting Dreams—8 Journal Prompts
As tempting as it can be to search the Internet for dream meanings, remember that your dreams are your diamonds. You’re the only person who can recognize the unique nuances of your dream language. Here are ten prompts arranged by topics to help you decode the facets of your diamonds.
Describe Your Dream in Detail.
What was the most vivid detail?
What emotions did you feel upon waking?
Identify the Strongest Emotion
Is this an emotion I have been avoiding?
How does this emotion connect to my current life situation?
Who Appeared in Your Dream and Why
What is my relationship with this person?
Could they represent a part of myself?
Describe the Setting
Was I indoors or outdoors? Familiar or unfamiliar space?
Does this setting remind me of a memory or current situation?
Struggle, Obstacle, or Challenge
What was I trying to accomplish?
How does this reflect what I am facing in real life?
The Dream’s Ending
Did I wake up feeling resolved or unsettled?
If the dream felt unfinished, what might happen next?
Ask the Dream a Question
What one question would I ask my dream?
If my dream could speak, what would it say, and in what tone?
Take Action
What is one action I can take based on this dream?
How can I honor this dream’s insight in my waking life?
Sweet Dreams, Dear Readers
Remember, tonight’s dream under the New Moon in Pisces will be tomorrow’s one you had yesterday. Please don’t dismiss it as jumbles of carbon bits. Use your passion and intense focus to turn those carbon bits into your diamonds.
Amazing! And synchronized to my piscean water dream this early morning. So much good useful material written beautifully. These drops of wisdom are diamons. Tx Sheila