Well, everything you're telling is indeed profoundly magical and powerful, especially the deer! Yes, I also felt that a storm was to have an impact on your area.
My hole-digging capacity is impeded at the moment, perhaps one day I'll live in a place with a large backyard where I can do that, it sounds great for meditation, reminds me of the caves that the ancient teachers used to enclose themselves into in order to receive revelations. I'll try the tree leaf talk, though!
Wanted to let you know that I had my third BQH session on friday and that night Esteban had a dream which so evidently related to my session. We both experienced levitation and flying. He could even see me flying in his dream. Though I could not see him in mine (he says he was flying behind me). Anyway, remembering your words, yesterday we started to write down this and two other prominent dreams he felt to be related and I realise now he has the ability to recall the details of these dreams (one of which he says he had when he was three years old!) by closing his eyes and taking himself back to the moment. He could not remember various details initially but assures me he was able to find these details by 'going back'. The story is huge and complex. Three dreams, three chapters, one story, no ending in sight, plenty more of these chapters to come he says! The dream he had when he was three years old describes the four elements I saw in my first BQH session and a need to bring them together in a single place.
I feel as if we are a team now who have the ability to identify cross-over points, which ultimately give us a greater sense of importance around certain subjects, or perhaps even a greater chance of coming to fruition in the physical world? Whatever it is, it feels very exciting and having spent the day 'working' with him yesterday (furiously writing out all his words by hand while he dictated and drew the pictures) I feel our bond stronger than ever. We agreed to meet in the astral realm last night before sleep but this morning I have no recollection of my dreams. It would seem I am better at connecting which him through BQH for now. Let's see if he has another chapter of his story this morning...
Yes, it does sound like you're finding a deeper common purpose and it's beautiful! Like Esteban, I remember my dreams in great detail and this capacity has increased in the past few years, but even in my childhood I have strongly vivid dreams which I can still recall. I've worked intensely with them since they're part of the Great Narrative, my main subject of study.
I've yet to meet someone on the astral plain at will or by agreement. All encounters have taken place without planning. Still, one thing that I do to both explore previous dreams and strengthen my astral presence is visualization. You can use it for anything, from "going back" to past dreams (perhaps that's also how Esteban does) to calling a specific individual or group to have a heart-to-heart, to channeling deities, etc.
Your journey is inspiring! I don't have any children, but if I did, this is how I'd raise them, with complete freedom to explore these topics!