Hey oracalites!
At your request..here's the vid on dreams
#MM wk 2
And if you would rather read..here's the blog
** DREAMS/recall/interpret
Fun fact-We all dream every night..even babies and blind people-we just don't always
**How to recall dreams**
1. talk to yourself the night before-tell self you will in the morning.
2. Write down dreams in a normal so you can look up meanings/symbols.
3. Review journal and dreams at bedtime to cue mind.
4. Don't move, stay in sleep position when wake.
5. Meditate-clear mind
6. Be patient
-ing can be triggered by things during the day
-change of environment can trigger recall
-wake earlier or sleep longer
-drugs/alcohol affect dream memory-interfere with sleep cycle
-extra sleep is best for dream recall
**keeping a dream journal**
-keep it next to you while sleeping
-date each page, take note of characters, settings, symbols, time(period), actions, reactions-anything important
-write in present tense-helps jog memory
-add a title
-focus on symbolism, settings, characters
-everything is symbolic
*house-can symbolize life or body
*cars-where you're going/want to be in life
*games-tell stories of effort/how to improve
-every so often how through journal and list out settings and meaning and try to find meanings for ones without..
Some examples-
Hospital-work on yourself, fix something, healing
Spaceship-mystery, exploration, cosmic experience
Church-spiritual life, God, authority
New home-new phase of life
Home improvement store-personal improvement
Gas station-motivation, energy
Amusement park-things done for amusement, humor
Clothing store-persona, public image
**characters**
-Can be people you know
-can rep parts of yourself
-characters expression fluid stand for dreamers feelings
-same is true for qualities and behaviors in dreams
**how to interpret**
1.think of dreams as told from unconscious mind that show you things about self or life
2.look for obvious signs
3.dreams take thugs from lady few days of life that you might have missed
*dreams exaggerate voices in head
*feelings in dreams are key-often conflict between head and heart
*nightmares can be caused by poor diet/indigestion-eat healthy and not before bed
*how to know interpretation is on target
1.feels right
3.proven correct by experience
Interpret
Symbolism
Settings
Characters
Action
Reaction
Resolution
1.look at each element listed
2.look at components-action tells story
3.make associations-
External-people and situations
Internal-you and your feelings
4.associate with symbolism
5.look for metaphors
6.if meaning isn't revealed by now go further
7.be patient
**live your dreams**
and interpret
Recognize their importance
Take their advice and suggestions
Work with them consciously during day
*when characters transform before your eyes-they're showing you who they really are/what they symbolize
*unconscious moons communicates with conscious through dreams and imagination.
Use imagination same as dreams to gain same benefits
Once you have all this down and learn to interpret dreams and apply to life try dream control (lucid dreaming)-becoming aware you're dreaming while in Dream
**how to know it's a dream white dreaming**
-Ask self if scene is real or not
-count fingers
-reach for item you always have such as coin, jewelry, key Or purse/wallet
-train mind to recognize dreaming by what feels right to you
Seeing/features can symbolize the body, health, needs or body image
Ex-buildings, landmarks, vehicles, hills, trees
-specific areas of body-
Waterside-throat
Fluid pump-heart
Balloon-lungs
Settings in Dream
Roof/top floor-head area
Basement/plumbing-bowels
Tree branches-legs/arms
Areas symbolize
Feet/foundation-movement in life, willingness
Legs-ability to make progress
Hips-balance, openness, destiny
Stomach-but instincts, digestion, where anxieties are felt
Back-something unseen, unaware,begins you, burdens, responsibilities
Chest-pride, accomplishment, power, guilt
Heart-comion, love, hate, envy
Arms-work, strength, self defense
Wrist-need for action, connection, flexibility
Hands-turning thought into action,having a grip on something
*colors could stand for chakras-each had a meaning
*Death-something in life needs attention or an end to something
*flying-testing yourself or capabilities
*falling-life's not going where you want
*ocean/water-unconscious mind
*triangles-how you use power/or don't
*video games are a good teacher for dream world-learn to think through situations
Conclusion
*recognize importance of dreams
Wrote down
Learn their structure/symbolism
*discover dream meanings by associating details with life
Pay attention to feelings
All is symbolic
*live your dreams-make them part of daily life
Follow where they lead
Work with them
I hope you guys like this #magick Monday..i worked hard on it..please to stop by the YT and watch the vid..i put extra sources to find more info in the description
Happy Monday
Love to all and
Be blessed, be brave and be beautiful
Source-DREAMS 123 by J.M DeBord
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