Help for Dream Awareness & Meanings!

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---, " <harrismarcher> wrote:

 

> Last night I had a dream that really shoke me up emotionally,

 

Okay, the dream " got you attention " .

 

and as a

> result I've been feeling sad, edgy and off balance all morning,

 

Okay, what significance or warning did the dream put your attention

on, that you are not yet doing something about?

 

It could be something concerning you, or concerning someone you are

close to.

 

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> until now. Is this because the subconcious thinks the events of the

> dream were real

 

Probably not that, even though dreams have been proven to be

precognitive in certain cases.

 

Usually the dream is a symbol of something that needs to be done,

and has not yet been done.

 

> and so I'm experiencing the after effects of a toxic

> dump of chemicals

 

This is possible.

 

Distress of the stomach can cause nightmares.

 

Nightmares can cause distress of the stomach.

 

> I don't quite understand why a dream experience should effect me

> anymore than fantasy

 

Dreams normally have some intent behind them. Something that needs

to be taken care of. Something repressed, that pops to the surface

while sleeping.

 

>which I wouldn't be carrying around with me after the fantasy.

 

Fantasies also have intent behind them.

 

> My mind knows the difference. Afterall, it's not a

> belief, it's just a dream. So what gives?

 

Well, you can do a dream journal.

 

Just write them down every morning, but don't attempt to analize

them with your conscious mind.

 

Wait one month before going back to the dream.

 

And then look at it from that new position in time.

 

Sometimes the results amaze you.

 

> I'm not looking for help breaking this state, I can handle that.

What

> I want to know is what mechanism is at work. Anyone have any

ideas?

 

Sure,

 

You had the dream when you were in an altered state of mind.

 

So use " state dependent learning " rules to give you the intention of

that dream.

 

Here's how you do that.

 

Using self-hypnosis, put yourself back into that altered state of

mind WITH THE INTENTION of remembering that dream and knowing what

the dream actually means in a way that you can understand.

 

Be sure to have a micro-recorder in hand as you do it so you can

dialogue with your unconscious mind " as if " you are talking with

your unconscious parts.

 

While in state say to yourself, " I had a dream XXX. I don't know

what it meant. I want to know what it means in a way I can

understand. So I am going to count from 1-3 and on the count of

three the answer will come to me in a way I can understand. 1...2...

3...(snap your fingers) I am now able to visualize, sense, know,

imagine the meaning of dream XXX in a way I can understand. Now,

just start talking into the tape recorder, saying any and every

thing that comes to mind.

 

There is much more you can do but this is a fairly workable, simple

solution.

 

Have fun.

 

 

Help for Dream Awareness and Meanings!

> Thanks,

>

> Harris