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SOUL FUTURE DREAM INTERPRETATION TUTORIAL
RECORDING DREAMS:
The Dream Notebook
A precursor to the dream journal, the dream notebook is your scribble pad. It is used primarily to think through and note your dream incubations, jot down your dream keywords in the middle of the night and draw your dreams for analysis purposes. While it is possible to incorporate it in the dream journal, for purposes of practicality and neatness, my personal preference is to separate the two.
Incubating Your Dream
Dream incubation is a valuable process in that it not only gives your dreams direction, but it also aids dream recall, analysis and interpretation, in that it provides valuable clues as to what your dream may be about. Before going to sleep, give some thought to your dream directive or incubation question. Some examples are: "Please show me how to improve my marriage" or "How can I resolve my marital difficulties?" Writing it down serves several purposes: firstly, it helps you to clarify your query or dilemma more precisely in your own mind; secondly, no matter how clear it is in your mind prior to going to sleep, your recollection of it by morning is often vague or inexact; and thirdly, by writing it down, you can forget about it an focus on dream recall instead.
Dream Keywords
The second that you've woken up, write down some keywords from your dream immediately. You will be astounded at how quickly the information fades, especially when your rational mind pips your keywords to the post. Don't attempt to write out your dreams long hand at this stage - stick to keywords or short phrases e.g. people shouting, lightning, green car, cake. Don't fool yourself about remembering the details in the morning, most don't, and when you do, the details have often changed. I have tested this several times with my own dreams and have found that by morning the green car has become blue, and the cake has miraculously reshaped itself into loaf of bread. Naturally, when this happens, you will have lost many of the vital interpretational clues through relying on memory.
Draw Your Dream
Sometimes it is quicker and easier to draw your dream. For example, you may have met a strange creature in your dream which is half monster, half elephant. In such a case, it makes sense to do a quick line drawing instead. I have also found drawings to be of great benefit when recalling or analyzing dreams in the morning. Often they are easier to relate to than keywords. Play with your drawings in the morning and add to them if you wish - often this is when the greatest dream insights come.
Having completed this phase, you are now ready to move on to the Dream Journal entry.
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