Dreams

I had a dream last night. The way it came to me leads me to believe it is significant. I can't make sense of it.

I saw a woman who identified herself as a "sangoma" set against a backdrop of costal mountains. I noticed she wore bracelets of red, black, and white beads (the same colours of my national flag). She extended her hand to me. I reached out and held it, and I was pulled towards where she stood on her land. We entered a steam room "for purification," she said. I remember feeling internally cleansed and at peace. "Heal," she said several times. She made a sudden move with her hand, and I saw bones scatter across the red dirt, at which point I heard drumming and chanting (I could not see their origin). When I looked at the floor again, I saw four tablets, which I sensed to be ivory or some type of bone.

The sangoma brought herself into a trance and began to speak. I wish I could recall all that she said. I sensed a deep understanding from her--not judgement. There was calmness in her voice. She said "ulas" and then scrolled several words in the red dirt which, to my amazement, I can recall clearly: "othandweni na," "zidela," and "injabulo." She then disappeared and I awoke immediately.

If anyone has any idea as to the interpretation of this dream, or what these words could mean, please provide your comment to my post.