Dreams
describes you, try this technique. Before you go to bed at night,
take a pad and pen and leave them at your bedside. The last
thought before you go to sleep should be, "I will remember my
dreams." Repeat it several times. Do this earnestly every night
and you should begin to remember your dreams. Don't be
discouraged if it doesn't happen the first few nights. It may take
some time. You've spent all your life ignoring your
subconscious, you must convince it that you want to listen and
learn from it.
At first there may be just bits and pieces. But, if you pick up
your pad and pen and jot down everything that you remember
immediately upon wakening, you will start remembering more
and more details. The key is to do it IMMEDIATELY upon
wakening -- don't wait until after you go to the bathroom. Jot
down the symbols, the places, the people, and the way you feel
both physically and emotionally. Then go back and fill in the
details. If you have the basics, the details will come back to you,
but you must get down the initial puzzle pieces before you can
complete the puzzle. If a symbol is fuzzy or you're not really
sure it was what you think it was jot it down and put a question
mark next to it.
If you continue to wake up without remembering any dreams,
you are probably waking up in a non-REM period of sleep. Try
setting your alarm clock 15 - 30 minutes earlier than you
normally wake up. Chances are you will be in your last REM
period (the most vivid dream state) at that time. You will more
likely remember a dream, if you wake up in the middle or
towards the end of it.
Again, it may take a while, but if you faithfully follow these steps
your subconscious will get the message that you want to
remember your dreams -- and you will.
The next step -- keeping a dream journal.
Schumann's: Traumerei
(Dreaming) performed and
© John Bell Young. It is used
with permission.
be an expert on dreams. I
have no degree in Psychology
or any other science. I
profess to be a dreamer -- in
every sense of the word,
because I dream and I have
learned to interpret my own
dreams. I make no promises
that I can interpret your
dreams. I merely hope to help
you learn to interpret your
own dreams. You are
welcome to learn from my
experiences.
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or any other science. I profess to be a dreamer -- in every sense of the word, because
I dream and I have learned to interpret my own dreams. I make no promises that I can
interpret your dreams. I merely hope to help you learn to interpret your own dreams.
You are welcome to learn from my experiences.