The Tornado Dream That Started My Book
Tornado Dreams
The Tornado Dream That Started My Book
Updated July 2026
This article was originally published several years ago, when I was just beginning to understand the recurring tornado dream that opens my book, The Truth Bubbles Up. As my work has evolved, so has the way I understand that dream.
Today, I no longer see recurring dreams as predictions of the future. I see them as invitations to observe. They often reflect patterns, emotions, or unresolved experiences that our conscious minds haven't fully recognized yet. Rather than asking, "What does this dream mean?" I now ask a different question:
"What is this dream inviting me to notice?"
The tornado that appeared in my dreams for decades wasn't simply about fear. It represented seasons of rapid change, impossible decisions, and the emotional landscape that existed long before I had the words to describe it. Looking back, I can see that my nervous system was expressing something my conscious mind was still learning to understand.
That dream eventually became the opening scene of The Truth Bubbles Up. It wasn't because I believed the dream predicted my life. It was because the dream perfectly captured what many of us experience during seasons of uncertainty. Sometimes life changes in an instant. Sometimes it changes us forever. The real work isn't trying to control the storm. It's learning how to observe ourselves while we're moving through it.
If you've found this article because you've experienced recurring tornado dreams, my encouragement isn't to search for a universal interpretation. Instead, become curious. Notice the emotions in the dream. Notice who is present. Notice what feels familiar. Our dreams often reveal less about the future and more about the patterns we're carrying in the present.
As my understanding of human behavior has deepened, so has my understanding of this dream. It no longer represents something to fear. It reminds me that awareness often arrives before clarity, and that observation is where lasting change begins.
This article has been updated to better reflect the work I do today. If you'd like to explore the story that inspired this dream, you'll find it in The Truth Bubbles Up, along with the lessons that eventually emerged from it.
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