We dream any times each night, but study shows the final dream just before awakening contains the most practical solutions to your most pressing challenges. The first dream of the evening, on the other hand, contains the most revelatory, mystical and psychic material. This dream may occur just as you drift off, or within the first two hours of sleep. If you want help with problem-solving, report your final dream in the morning. If you seek visionary and psychic input try to capture your first dream of the night. Anyone your goal, use a dream journal. Recording dreams on a quarterly basis connects the rational mind with the inner life, and forges vital partnerships in the middle of aspects of the self.
Dreams often come as series, throughout the night, for a few nights in a row, and/or within some natural cycle of weeks or seasons. They are often closely associated with events in the dreamer's life, and even with events that are yet to occur. For instance, for the last 5 years, I've had alien dreams every March. The significance of March plus aliens still eludes me, but I'm getting ever closer to deciphering the importance. A couple of major events that have taken place in March contain the beginning of spring -and end of winter, which is my least favourite season-and the birth of my first child. Aliens commonly characterize something unfamiliar and foreign (alien) that is or will be introduced into your consciousness or your life. This "something" might be a new, and perhaps unwelcome, attitude, idea or insight (about self), or a new event or situation in waking reality that you haven't had any touch with yet, or that you feel uncertain or uncomfortable with or about. In regard to my alien series, the mystery in analyzing it is that spring and the birth of my son are clear images representing birth, life and reparation (to me), yet the alien aspect seems to characterize anxiety over something foreign. This wouldn't be that much of a problem to analyze if it weren't for the fact that these dreams recur every March. Why March? I'm still working on this series. When I get it all figured out, I'll let you all know.
Dream Interpretation Teeth
By recording your dreams, you're able to go back straight through them to search for patterns, cycles, recurring symbols, and even precognitive messages. You can discover, for instance, that you may have a definite type of dream or a definite seal show up just before or after you touch a dramatic convert in your life, or when you are experiencing a single emotion. By tracking your dreams, you'll be great ready for what's to come. For example, you've been recording your dreams for a while and recognize that just before you embark upon a new connection you dream of two ships adrift on the ocean. One morning you wake up and report a new ships dream and realize that you'll soon begin other relationship. We'll discuss warning and signal dreams in other article. Armed with this insight, you'll be in a great position to make an informed selection or well-thought out decision. By recording your dreams, you're able to act, rather than react.
Dream Journaling is a creative as well as a practical exercise. Though it's very personal, there are some general guidelines that will help you get the most out of the process.
Always start your journal entry with the date, and time if you can.
Describe the setting, or background of the dream.
The setting in which you find yourself in the dream can tell you a lot about your inner state. Are you inside or outside? Do you find yourself in a childhood home or your office building? Are you trekking across an arid desert, or floating in a lake? If you dream of a landscape in some kind of turmoil, that may reflect your feeling of upheaval on the inside. There are dreams, however, that have no distinguishable background or setting. This may naturally be because the background or setting isn't of primary significance in this dream.
The most prominent entry besides the actual dream itself is the title. You'll probably need to report the dream and then read and reread it before you're able to give it a title. Your title should reflect the total impressions you received about the dream, but doesn't have to. You can chose to give the dream a very factual title if you prefer. For example, the 'ships' dream above may be titled "Adrift at Sea," or "Two Ships Pass Each Other." There are two differing thoughts on titling dreams. The discussion for giving your dream an intuitive title based on the feelings, thoughts and impressions you have about the dream, is that the title will report further information about the message of the dream. On the other hand, the discussion for titling your dream based on the primary action, or stated other way, a more factual title, is that when you go back over your journal (which you should do on a quarterly basis) you'll the more factual title will give you a great idea of what the dream was about. This is especially true if you've kept a journal for a whole of years. Try remembering what "Adrift at Sea" was about five years after recording it. You may decree to give your dream both types of titles, and that's fine too. They're your dreams, and it's your journal. Do what you feel is the best for you.
Next, report any emotions you experienced during the dream or upon waking.
Intense emotion is the subconscious mind's volume control and increases recall. Scenes of natural disasters, sinking ships and mortal wounds are tasteless shortly after romantic break-ups and other losses. Remember that violence in dreams is commonly about violence to the self. Those gory scenes depict internal pain more often than physical danger. Although many dream researchers argue that dreams are primarily negative, this isn't true. We tend to candidly remember more dreams with negative or disturbing imagery because these types of dreams have a stronger influence on us, and thus tend to wake us out of our sleep. Also note any thoughts or impressions you may have had when first waking up. I woke up from a dream once honestly singing "Lunatic Fringe" a song by Tom Cochran, with one main word changed. Instead of singing Lunatic Fringe, I was singing "Lunatic Fred...I know your out there..." I noted these lyrics in my journal and later when online to find the rest of the lyrics. I then heard the song on the radio any times over the next week.
Describe the main characters in the dream.
When recording characters, pay single attentiveness to how they interact with each other, and what their connection is to you (the dreamer) and other characters. As an example, what characteristics would best define your connection with your mother? How does she make you feel (in waking life)? Safe, loved, smothered, guilty? Many dream workers hold that All characters in a dream are an aspect of you. And those dream workers that work from a gestalt model believe that everything in the dream is some aspect of you, including the bug crawling up your arm, or the toilet you're sitting on. Since my reliance (and research) is that dreams prepare us for what is to come into our lives (people, places, things, events and conditions) I don't agree that everything in the dream is some aspect of the self. honestly I don't work from any one paradigm. But Anyone works for you, is good for you. We'll deal with distinct dream theories and interpretation styles in time to come articles.
Once you begin holding track of your dreams, you'll consideration clear themes, or patterns.
You may want to add this type to your journal entries. There are universal themes that pop up over and over again in the dreams of dreamers from around the globe. Some tasteless dream themes are, flying, falling, being chased, being naked in public, being lost, or having your teeth (or hair) fall out.
When writing out the dream, resist the urge to embellish or "clean it up" You might want to add a word or two, or take something out, because it is embarrassing or humiliating. Don't! You don't have to show your dream journal to anybody, so you are free to write unhindered. Often dreams seem disjointed or incomplete to the logical mind. Don't worry, this is general and isn't a call to edit and heighten on the content.
Editing the article of your dream can convert the message.
Record the dream from start to close using present tense, as if you are re-living the event/s. For example, I am on a ship, rather than I was on a ship.
If the dream is quite long, report the scenes in separate paragraphs. It's helpful to highlight action words and phrases. They are most often metaphors for the targeted action in waking life. Searching for a lost or misplaced item often depicts an attempt is being made to find one's place, one's ideals, or purpose. The nature of the search, of course, depends on the dream imagery and its context. Struggling uphill often reflects burdens and challenges; What feels like an uphill battle right now?
Make a note of any particularly vivid, disturbing or piquant symbols, as well as any recurring symbols (symbols that have appeared in other dreams). Write a brief report of what is going on in the dream, the main conflict, situation, relationship, etc.
We'll work straight through writing your brief report in a time to come article. For now something like, two lone ships pass without seeing the other, will suffice.
If the dream imagery is that of trying to find a parking place, the brief report might be something like, I can't find somewhere to stop and rest, or I'm unable to find a place for my vehicle. Where are you supposed to park your "vehicle" right now? Emotional upheavals may originate dreams of floods, or terrible earthquakes. consideration your attempted solutions and how they influence the outcome.
As a final entry, make a note of any synchronicities you consideration in the following day or days that report to the dream. perhaps you'll consideration any references to ships or catch a movie about pilotage or a disaster at sea. Or perhaps you'll hear a song that you had awakened singing (like Lunatic Fringe). As well, note any similarities in waking life to that of the dream content. You may get a feeling of dé ja vu when you go somewhere or meet someone. You may catch sight of an object that was in the dream, etc. These incidents may show that your dream was precognitive, telepathic, clairvoyant, or even a warning dream. But if you don't report these events, no matter how insignificant they may appear, you'll lose some very useful information and guidance.
Have fun with your journaling. Don't make it a chore. And be creative. You can add Anyone you like to your dream journal. You can contain your daily activities, which helps to decree if dreams are associated to your waking activities of the old day or not (which I've found is rare).
Don't forget to keep some type of medium for recording your dreams by your bedside. You can use a pad and pen to write them out, or if it's easier, use a tape recorder to report them. If you sleep with a partner, be considerate of them. Try to use the least invasive method. And Don'T put off recording your dreams until morning, or later. Dreams are illusive dinky critters and it's guaranteed that you'll forget most, if not all, of the article if you wait to report it. Well discuss methods and enhancement of dream recall in a time to come article.
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