“Sybil: a woman in ancient times who was thought to utter the prophecies of a god.”

Prophetess, witch, fortune teller— there’s any number of names to try and explain things that escape normal parameters. The oracles at Delphi themselves were named Sybils.

Years ago, when the name Sybil came up, I hadn’t thought to search for its meaning. For me, it was just the name of my next-door neighbor. Nothing more. Not until you asked me about that name— and how you’d never heard it before. How it came to you in a dream. And then that next day, you heard me say it. Knowing that I had never mentioned it to you before, it was a minor mystery, but one that stayed relatively mundane compared to the other oddities that the dream world provided you.

Still, yesterday I sat at my desk at the board of education and found myself searching for the definition of Sybil. My coworker had mentioned it, and I realized I never knew the meaning. When I read the definition it felt like a pitcher of cold water had been poured over my head.

You told me your dreams have continued to evolve in a curious and sometimes unsettling manner.

I wonder if the “Sybil” you heard was a new title bestowed upon you rather than the name of another.

I wonder what secrets and answers dreams might have for you yet.

And as always, I hope they are peaceful as they are curious. These dreams may take you beyond the realm of the known into the vast of what we are yet to comprehend.