What Dreams?
I have been reading your column for a while and I just don’t get it. How in the world can people go into such detail with their dreams? I never remember mine. Occasionally, I will wake up in a sweat, heart pounding, and feeling afraid. How can I remember mine? Remembering Your Dreams That is a great question! There are many people who have trouble remembering their dreams. But everyone dreams. REM occurs when a person dreams. If you didn’t dream you could end up very sick and eventually die. Thankfully, your body naturally goes into the REM state. Even if you don’t remember it, you still dream. In fact, one of the dreams I used for an In the Dreamtime column came from someone who claimed he didn’t dream! Here are some tools you can use to help remember your dreams:- Visualize yourself waking up and remembering that strange dream you had. You reach for your journal or tape recorder and record your dream. Allow yourself to feel joyful because you remembered your dream so accurately.
- Ask God, your Angels and guides to help you remember your dreams. Let them know you want to hear and learn the language of dreams so you can understand the messages that are being given to you.
- Leave a letter to yourself under your pillow or on the nightstand. It can simply say – I will remember my dreams. Your subconscious mind will pick up the message while you are sleeping. This is a good tool to use if you are studying for something, leave your book open around you, even a closed book will work. When I was first learning to read the tarot I would sleep with my cards next to me. In fact, I couldn’t sleep with Aleister Crowley Thoth Tarot Deck because my subconscious mind was protecting me. I ended up giving the deck away because the energy was not right for me.
- The example of the tarot deck from the above tip leads us into how important it is to have the right atmosphere for sleeping. If you want more peaceful sleep and dreams, do not sleep with the television on. Only have positive things in your bedroom and keep it clean. Make your sleeping area smell good by lighting a candle (put it out before going to sleep), burn incense, or use a spray. Have comfortable jammies or sleep in the nude and clean sheets.
- Do not go to sleep after watching the news or a violent/horror movie. These could cause nightmares. Instead watch something positive.
- Read a book about something positive and/or spiritual. You could read a book about dreams or one of my past columns on dreams.
- Keep a journal, a smartphone, or recorder by your bed for easy access to keep a record of your dreams.
- Before you go to sleep tell yourself. “I will remember my dreams.” And thank the Creator for helping you to remember your dreams.
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- Do this daily until you remember your dreams. Do not get discouraged as you learn this new way of being. Allow yourself at least ninety straight days of doing this, but I doubt it will take that long.
- When you do remember and record your dream, congratulate yourself and thank your Angels.
