{"id":29,"date":"2007-06-16T12:19:46","date_gmt":"2007-06-16T20:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scarletjinn.com\/blog\/?p=34"},"modified":"2007-06-16T12:19:46","modified_gmt":"2007-06-16T20:19:46","slug":"how-to-remember-your-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scarletjinn.com\/?p=29","title":{"rendered":"How to Remember Your Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since it’s common knowledge that I’m very “big” on dreaming, I get a lot of questions about dreams. Seems like every week somebody emails me to ask about remembering dreams, or lucid dreaming – or even to ask me to interpret a dream they’ve had! (nope, can’t do it, sorry!) So I thought I’d outline a few dream tips that might be helpful.<\/p>\n

Please be patient with yourself. With a little persistence, dream recall is available to everyone.<\/p>\n

Note to artists and songwriters: improving this skill will have a gigantic positive impact upon your art. If you are an artist or writer and a dream wakes you in the night, get up and at least make a note or two. Dreams are never vulnerable to writers block, there’s always an abundance<\/em> of ideas and imagery available to you.<\/p>\n

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  1. As you’re falling asleep, consciously tell yourself that you will remember your dreams. This may seem silly, but you will<\/em> notice an increase in dream memory as you continue to practice this.<\/li>\n
  2. When you awaken, give yourself the gift of lying in bed a few moments to remember dreams. Be aware of feelings they’ve left you with.<\/li>\n
  3. Keep a dream and vision journal with pen right by the bed. Before you get up, write down anything that’s in your memory: a feeling, a mental image, or a full dream… no matter how small a snippet of dream you remember. As time goes on more and more dreams will stay with you long enough to write them down.<\/li>\n
  4. If a dream awakens you in the night, write it down. These kinds of dreams can be especially vivid.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Now, a couple things that can screw up your dreams:<\/p>\n

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    1. Television. You will find that television and movies (especially within a couple hours of bedtime) seriously interfere with your dreams. When you passively watch TV, you’re taking in someone else’s<\/em> imagination, and your dreams will be corrupted with someone else’s pictures. You want to have your own <\/em>dreams – not some TV director’s!<\/li>\n
    2. Alarms. If you can avoid use of an alarm clock, do so! I realize that most people in our society have jobs that are rigidly scheduled, but alarms can jolt you right out of a dream and create an adrenalin rush that drives it from your mind. At least on your days off, allow yourself to awaken naturally.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      As you continue these simple practices, you’ll find that your dream recall is increasing, and with it your overall self awareness. Have fun with it!<\/p>\n

      Take note of repeated themes. Your dreams are unique to you – although there are images that we all share from the Collective Unconscious, and cultural imagery that is common to many, the best interpreter of your dreams is you<\/em>.<\/p>\n

      This little outline will also be posted on EnchantedCrystals.com<\/a> and DigitalGoddess.org<\/a> within the next month or so. And I’ll write separately about lucid dreaming – a deliciously fun experience that can teach us much about our current lives. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Since it’s common knowledge that I’m very “big” on dreaming, I get a lot of questions about dreams. Seems like every week somebody emails me to ask about remembering dreams, or lucid dreaming – or even to ask me to interpret a dream they’ve had! (nope, can’t do it, sorry!) So I thought I’d outline […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-random","category-visions-dreams"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scarletjinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scarletjinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scarletjinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scarletjinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scarletjinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/scarletjinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scarletjinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scarletjinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scarletjinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}