Chronicles of a Dreamworker Newsletter, v.30
In this issue:
-Mediumship: William Henry Drayton
-Water Faucet Symbolism
and more…
Hello There Intuitive Friends,
First of all, I hope everyone is sleeping better now that we are riding the closing waves of eclipse season! I have never heard of such an increase in dream activity from the collective. While it isn’t surprising given the energies of the moment either, it’s still incredible to watch us all tune in together and share these incredible experiences we are having in our dream life.
As you can see the theme of this week’s newsletter is release. Release has echoed in my dreams and meditations recently. The solidity of my practice has helped guide me through these transitions. Letting go can be difficult but it’s important that we remain steady in truth to our inner self – especially in trying times.
Mediumship: William Henry Drayton…
Being an intuitive medium living in the Lowcountry of South Carolina means there is no shortage of stories, places, and energies to explore. The history of the area makes it an ideal place for someone who wants to connect with the beyond and witness the forgotten in their spiritual work.
I began my mediumship journey working with American Revolutionary War soldiers, channeling and the verifying what I’d received through historic records. My path has unfolded from there, and led me to my latest connection in spirit, William Henry Drayton.
The Drayton family is what I would consider one of the founding families of Charleston. Their plantation home Drayton Hall still stands on the Ashley River. I’d visited the home over a decade ago for a private tour, but personally did not know anything about the Drayton family beyond that visit.
Fast forward to now. During a session I received the name William Henry, and the year 1742 as well as the location of Georgetown. I asked if there was any more information they’d like to share and I was shown a scene in an old wooden building, like a business or tavern. There were two men that at first I thought were arguing. Upon looking more closely, it was an older man and was choking or convulsing, and a second, smaller man, a worker of some sort, panicked and confused as though he wasn’t sure what to do.
I felt an incredible sadness from this experience. I let the spirit know I had witnessed it and prayed for healing for those involved. Lastly, spirit showed me a happier scene of a young boy with a man that was either his father or grandfather, sitting by a fire eating together, content.
That was the last communication I had with William Henry during that session. I thanked him, took my notes and once I’d completed the session, began my research. I typed “William Henry 1742 Georgetown” into the search bar and immediately William Henry Drayton came up as the first result. He lived from 1742 – 1779 and was considered a founding father of both South Carolina and the country as he served in the Continental Congress. He passed away of typhus at only 37 years of age.
As easily as the information came through though, the mystery also deepened. William Henry passed away while he was in Philadelphia serving in Congress. He was originally buried in Christ Church Courtyard in Philadelphia. Eventually he was reinterred at Drayton Hall almost two centuries later.
However there was an error I found on his Wikipedia page that helped give me a clue – it erroneously said that William died from a seizure at Strawberry Ferry, located on the Cooper River in SC. I knew immediately that was the dramatic scene that he had shown me in the reading. But if it wasn’t William Henry that had the seizure, who was it?
I found the book referenced in the footnote the wiki-author use to erroneously “verify” William Henry’s death as a seizure on a wikipedia, William Henry Drayton : South Carolina revolutionary patriot by Krawczynski, Keith. Being a bad reader and an eager detective, I skipped to the end to see how they described William Henry’s passing. Again this book also verified that he had indeed passed away in Philadelphia of typhus.
I went back a few pages as the description of William Henry’s death had sparked another clue. Henry Laurens, who had been an adversary of William Henry’s came and made peace at William Henry’s deathbed. I found this interesting, as I have worked with Laurens’ son, John Laurens previously on my mediumship journey as well. I kept reading.
I found a section describing the Drayton family’s several escapes from the British across the backcountry of South Carolina during the revolutionary war. During one of those escapes, John Drayton, William Henry’s father and the owner of Drayton Hall, had a seizure at Strawberry Ferry and passed away in a nearby tavern. Before John Drayton passed, he disowned his eldest son William Henry of his inheritance. John though William Henry had absconded his responsibilities to his home and state during war.
I then learned that during the time of his father’s passing, William Henry was actually alongside John Laurens in Philadelphia, petitioning Congress to create a regiment of all-black soldiers that would help boost troop numbers in the south, and grant the formerly enslaved soldiers their freedom upon completion of their service.
Suddenly, it all made sense. William Henry had shown me how his tumultuous relationship with his father ended in life. I hoped that by him showing me the final scene of him and his father together around the fire that they have found peace and reconciliation in the beyond. I also recall seeing the very hearth they sat in front of in the basement of Drayton Hall.
This experience also deepened my connection to John Laurens, and revealed another layer of his Revolutionary story. It was fascinating to have documentation that Laurens was not alone in his efforts to create a regiment of all-black soldiers, even if it was an unpopular but a truly righteous principle at the time. This story felt like another chapter that needed to be told, and that William Henry Drayton and John Laurens wanted to make sure I found it.
I don’t know why I have been given this ability, but the peace and joy that this work brings me is all the confirmation I need to know this is truly of the Divine. Being the one to witness someone’s story, to share in their emotions and experiences, and see the lessons they’ve learned is a gift of incomprehensible value, no matter what side of the veil they may be on. It’s also a reminder that no one is truly ever forgotten, and that we are capable of so much compassion and love beyond our understanding.
Releasing Urgency…
The irony in the threat of the false sense of urgency our society thrusts upon us is that time is running out.Yet, it’s an undeniable truth containing multitudes. Of course, we’ve somehow found a way to distill it down, manipulate it into fuel for the greed monster promising paradise – but not a pension – through how much you can endure, compromise, give up of your life, and your self.
The system wants you to believe that you need to attain what you already have, and that is a power within, a true freedom of mind and spirit. By distracting us with literal junk we’re led to believe that our worthiness within isn’t worth it unless we’re running every minute searching for external validation, filling every day with efficiency.
What is profit to a life left not lived? How can I rush to fill an endless black hole when my children bring me rocks with an “I love you” worth more than anything else on this earth? Magic isn’t an illusion. It’s in the mundane. It’s in what’s real. I never want to rush through that.
Water Faucet Symbolism…
You may be wondering the same thing I did when a pouring water faucet appeared in a recent meditative journey – what the heck does that mean?!
Seeing every day objects in a dream or meditation can be easily brushed off as mind clutter, but I’ve often found there can be much deeper meanings behind these seemingly simple symbols. How these objects act or how we interact with them in our visions also matters.
For instance, an open, pouring faucet can represent a connection to the Divine, flow, purification, renewal, and an outpouring of the wisdom within.
A closed faucet or one that you have to turn on can represent our need to access the Divine through intentional action.
Broken faucets can represent a leak or spiritual blockage, and a dream of turning off a faucet can also signify the choice to disregard intuitive guidance or direction.
How the water acts is also important. Is it an unstoppable overflow? it could mean emotional overwhelm. Or if the water is damaging something it could represent wasted resources, missed opportunities or a need for balance.
The next time a random household object appears in your dreams or meditations don’t be afraid to go with the flow! Listen to your intuition and reflect on all of the messages your inner wisdom is sharing with you. As I said above, the magical and the mystical are in everything, but especially the mundane.
If you have an intuitive dream or experience you’d like to share I’d love to hear from you. Drop me a message at dreamworkerchronicles@gmail.com or connect with me on Threads and Instagram at @dreamworkerchronicles.
As always, thank you for joining me in conversation and community.
Have a wonderful week,
Katie T.
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