Dreams from the Elves — Debbie Joy Emmett

Margaret Garland had a string of unconventional consecutive dreams, one after the other in an orderly manner. Her unorthodox dreams always transported her to a peculiar world of unusual and strange elves. These odd dreams seemed to be an interpretation of events in her real life… She dreamt she arrived in a very light world, which was clearly not from earth or even part of it. This strange realm filled with light was the kingdom of the Light Elves. They filled her head with wise riddles that she had to figure out. As her personal life took on a darker aspect, her dreams changed. They became nightmares! In a deep sleep she arrived at Svartalfheim, the home of the Dark Elves. Their world was filled with darkness. These elves hated the sunlight, so they lived in the dark damp murky underground. They could be a great pain in the neck to humans. They were extremely annoying and were nothing but trouble. Dark Elves were also responsible for the nightmares of humanity. The Dark Elves were called “mare”. A mare sat on a sleeping person's chest and whispered bad dreams to haunt the person. Like the Light Elves, they too could intervene in human affairs. By visiting both the Light and Dark worlds of the Elves, they exposed a troubling situation in Margaret's real life...