Capturing Dreams
September 29th, 2009 by info
Dreams are such a poetic journey to the soul, and much can be learned by recalling the fabric of your dreams. Do you have difficulty remembering you dreams? You are not alone in this challenge. However, there are a few good methods that can help you not just recall, but unravel fragments, mysteries and messages that can add profound meaning to your life.
Not long a go, I was plagued with recurring visits of bears. Bears were showing up in my dreamworld like dogs in a park. It started off with a bear on a porch to a ranch in the west. Then another bear appeared on a trail moving a cross the landscape in dream like fashion. My life, back then, was so immersed in business, planning, and being on the go that I lacked contemplative, and inward soul searching. I had begun to feel like a machine; just consuming and producing. Bear dreams were the awakening that my life needed to upright a calling for introspection. Bears are wonderful symbols not only of protection, but of introspection. I need to honor this calling, and learned to feed this part of my inward craving for incubation.
The beauty of dreams is to enhance inner listening. Perhaps you have an illness you are not paying attention to, a family member who you have neglected by not calling, a job that you have outlived, a relationship that requires attention, a future calling you that you have ignored. Through a dream you may experience symbolism, metaphors, animals, houses, water, etc. that will have a special meaning to you. The challenge is to play the dream out from memory as if it is telling you a story. Refrain from editing especially if you feel embarrassed, or afraid. If you can’t remember all of it just write down fragments.
Here is a quick method to aid you in dream recall.
1) Keep a journal next to your bed. This will reinforce the idea that you are taking this seriously. Tell yourself ahead of time that you will remember your dreams.
2) Upon awakening, try not to move. Dream recall is enhanced by the position you are lying in.
3) Share your dream with someone. This will help keep it alive and allow you to see inner nuances you might have denounced.
4) Write down colors, themes, distance to objects, familiar places and people, food that you did or did not eat, messages, animals, time period, etc.
Practice these tips and add a few of your own, and you will indeed begin to capture the mystery of the night through invaluable messages of dreams.
Sleep tight!