Dreams are Instructional and Inspirational-even the scary ones!
Once in a while you may want to do DreamWork: Here is a simplified version of dream interviewing that I’ve learned from Dr. Gayle Delaney w/whom I enjoyed practicing in a group for Years!
Just play with it. You’ll know what is true because you’ll get a big A-ha, a big hit that it is true. You’ll certainly get something to contemplate!
Go straight to a dream you’ve had...or incubate one. Dream incubation is simple and works with your intention to remember.
Write down an open-ended question. Before going to sleep, write down an open-ended question based on something that is a challenge or a curiosity in your life or a question. (See https://eveqhht.com/preparing-for-session for ideas for open-ended questions).
Set an intention to have an instructive dream. The dream may show you important information visually, emotionally or symbolically. No worries if it’s pleasant or unpleasant - it’s all just information!
Have a dream journal, or better a mini recorder nearby (no cell phone!). It is easy to just press the record button on a recorder and even mumble your dream or even just an image or sensation. Upon awakening listen, feel into it, more will come through to write down.
Take one of the main characters in the dream or a circumstance that stands out. Assign that person or image or situation ADJECTIVES that express either what kind of person you think they are (don’t be nice, be true), and/or assign adjectives to what kind of person would do such a thing in that circumstance. Don’t be politically correct - it’s just a feeling that is pertinent to the dream meaning, not necessarily your waking stance on things.
Then ASK yourself:
Is there a Part of myself
or Someone in my life
or some Circumstance in my life like:..... Insert the dream image or person
Ex: A dog running after me: (I’m a bit afraid of dogs)… The dog attributes (for me) Adjectives/feelings: scary, uncertain what can happen, ferocious.....
Then Ask: Is there someone in my life, or a part of myself, or a circumstance like a dog: Scary, ferocious, feels uncertain, who is following me?
You may get a hit: Oh, that’s so and so, Or oh, I can be ferocious and scary, or Oh, I am rightfully scared of getting involved with this new endeavor.
Ex. 2: A dream of striking colors that flash before me. I feel awe.
Ask: Is there something in my life that is full of color (what is color to you)? You may then get a hit on a class you are contemplating on taking! Or is there a part of yourself that feels awe when doing something like what those colors made you feel in the dream.
Another example is an inspirational dream. I was with my loving Mother and Father. They weren’t my biological parents; yet they felt so real and fit so well with me. I felt so much love and woke up feeling that Love and held it for days. Now that may have been a loving part of myself, but this time the dream and loved feelings stayed with me through the present. I felt there is a more spiritual connection that was reaching out to me in a difficult time. I can still feel their embrace and their wisdom when I choose to invoke them.
Even frightening dreams, like a dream of death, are not necessarily predictive and are wonderfully instructional. Is there a part of you that (insert adjectives) that is dying/dead now?
Is there a person or a circumstance in your life that has died? How did you feel in the dream. There is information in that scary dream, whether it is to let you know of an impending metaphorical death or something or relationship that is complete, and perhaps for the good.
We can use dreams to make better choices, So much of our time here is choice.