How to see what your dreams mean

How to keep track of your dreams to see what they mean.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• sleep
• notepad and pen
• night stand
• dream book

1. dream activity:
   Realizing that you are dreaming is exciting - the thrill is great, but can also awaken you, especially if you're not sure what to do next.
   
   Imagine you've really been focusing for three weeks and all of sudden you realize you're dreaming, only to awaken from excitement. It's quite common - unless you have some specific activity to focus on right away.
   
   To continue past those first few moments of lucidity, plan in advance something specific to do in your next lucid dream. Many people choose flying, but the options are truly limitless. Let your imagination take you.
   The best activities for maintaining a lucid dream are those that engage you in the dream scenario.
2. Select a nightmare or upsetting dream which you’ve recently had (especially if it happened this morning!) and either from the recurring dream suggestions above or on your own, re-design a different ending to the dream. Choose something which leaves you feeling empowered, free and confident, and great about the new scenario, instead of the way you felt during or after the actual dream. Before lying down to fall asleep tonight, sit in a comfortable position and relax your body and mind completely for a couple minutes. It may help you to alternately tense and relax different parts of your body, and witness instead of concentrate upon any thoughts which cross your mind.
3. Keep a notepad handy to record any insights that pop up as you begin giving life to your dream. Invite your inner critic, perfectionist and fear of performance to take a vacation during what should be a simple, playful interlude, and then just go for it! Let yourself create whatever you like, however you want. Not that you should, but if you really need to judge how successfully you’re doing the exercise, then your measuring stick should be how much you become absorbed in the richness of the expression process rather than how good your result is.
4. Keep every thing you dream and remember written down ,when something in your life happens look your dreams over.

Tips & Warnings

• If you really want to have your dreams translated go to Dream Central's Online Dream Dictionary.