Baku
The keeper of good sleep
Nature of the Baku
The Baku is a being of the night, with a trunk, tusks and the body of a bear or a tapir – made up of many animals. Its model comes from China. In Japan it became the dream eater: whoever wakes from a heavy dream calls it softly so that it devours the dream. People placed its picture under their pillow in order to sleep peacefully. It stands for protection in the night and for the power to turn the heavy into good.
Inner attitude
The Baku is quiet and patient. It keeps watch while you sleep. What weighs on you, it takes in without fuss.
The essential qualities
- guarding
- nocturnal
- patient
- transforming
- gentle
It leaves you the good dreams.
Meaning
The Baku appears when restless nights or heavy thoughts accompany you. It invites you to hand over what you no longer need to carry. And it reminds you that every night has a new morning.
Voice of the being
«Give me what weighs on you, and sleep. The morning comes more lightly.»
Encounter & working together
You meet the Baku at the threshold of sleep. Before falling asleep, say softly what you would like to hand over today, and imagine it being carried into the night sky.
Pay attention to
- where a dream stays with you
- where you may hand something over
- where the morning gives you new courage
The Baku works when you entrust yourself to the night.
Essence
I hand over what weighs on me and rest safely in the night.
