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Which Hebrew letters were they?

Did one look like it had more "value" than the other?

What do you think the significance of St Benedictus is?

I've read a little about St. Benedict and his gift of bringing a disciplined order to the Monastic Life. What has the Pope said of St. Benedict (and how did he reference himself when he first spoke publicly)? Also, what does Pope Benedict XVI have on his coat of arms?

Please be careful when examining dreams. Many dreams are simply the mind speaking to itself. It can be a reflection of your own vanity and sometimes simply a reaction of food that you ate before sleeping. I say this because one time I had a very heavy steak dinner once before watching "The Exorcist" (one of my favorite movies). You can just imagine what my dreams were about. All night long I was chasing devils around my room.

Remain in a State of Grace and give plenty of time to prayer asking for guidance. Start with a lot of "thank you's" for everything good in your life (not just Grace before Meals). If you have a spiritual director, seek counsel from them. Make frequent visits to the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the Holy Eucharist (Daily Mass if possible). Visit Christ during the Exposition and seek a Church that has a Perpetual Adoration.

You're not alone in having profound dreams. I've had a few and I don't ignore them. Some happened years and years ago, and I still seek the meaning of them. Beware that not all thoughts and visions are from God.

The letter on the sheepskin was a squared 'o' with a flourish on the upper left corner. From the first chart, the far left singat character is close, or perhaps Tet, Mem, or Samech. The letter was about two to three feet tall on a stretched canvas like sheepskin, in a pitch black India ink like print on the clean pure white sheepskin background.

Perpendicular, in 3-D, coming out of the canvas, just touching it, was a figure like lamat on the far left, although the flourish on the upper left wasn't as pronounced, the upper bar was level with the floor, with a sharp nearly 90 degree downward turn merging into a long curve back to the canvas. The labat or lamed was made out of gold metal in a fine rigid lace.