Dearest Dreamers,
A friend told me recently she never dreamed! We had to lay that misconception to rest
immediately: Every one dreams every
night! Now, it’s true that not all of us
remember our dreams. Some say they don’t
even recall a snippet of a dream, ever.
It’s hard for me to imagine! I
always feel a little sad for those who don’t wake with an image of any
kind. Even if a person isn’t interested
in learning about her dreams, just think of the entertainment she’s
missing!
Research shows that if a person is sleep-deprived,
and therefore dream-deprived, she will suffer multiple effects ~ everything
from irritability all the way to hallucination ~ almost as if her dreams begin spilling
into her waking consciousness. That can
cause some real problems!
My friend asked for a means to begin remembering her
dreams. It’s not difficult to get
started. If you want to start calling
your dreams to mind, take these few steps:
1) Follow
a consistent routine as you prepare to sleep.
This alerts your physical self and your Dreaming Self to anticipate the
night’s adventure.
2) Avoid
alcohol and drugs if possible. Of
course, follow your doctor’s orders!
3) Keep
a notepad and pen at your bedside. Some
dreamers use a recording device.
4) When
you wake, don’t move! Evidence suggests
that dreams produce muscle memory, so the more you move about, the more of your
dream you’ll be “erasing.” Stay still
for a bit and allow some reverie.
5) Write
down even the tiniest glimpse of a dream.
Nothing is too small! Remember, a
fragment of a dream may be a story or scene, but it can also be a voice, music,
an emotion or an image. Some even report
a written phrase.
As though following your waking intentions, your
Dreaming Self will most certainly reward you.
My forgetful friend fussed with the steps over a
period of time, trying to get everything just perfect. She was so determined to remember a dream
that she hardly slept, and sometimes woke with her teeth clenched and a stiff
neck! She’d almost given up, but added a
cup of Chamomile tea to her nightly routine and voila!
Here is her first memory of a dream after
following her routine:
I dreamed I bought a mailbox. I shopped thoroughly and carefully until I
found a sturdy one. It was painted
eggshell white.
That’s it!
Beautiful in its power and simplicity, isn’t it? As though shopping thoroughly and carefully,
she had worked diligently to get everything just right, to establish a method
for receiving missives from her Dreaming Self:
A mailbox! Of course! What better metaphor for anticipation of her
nightly travels and readiness to remember them?
But don’t forget the last detail ~ her mailbox isn’t
just white, it is eggshell white. Like
an egg, bearing new life, this vessel will deliver her dreams!
She has tapped a deep source of wonder, intuition,
insight and growth. Just lovely!
Sweet Dreams to You, Dear Dreamers!
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