Sweet Dreams

By Elizabeth Westlake

Remembering Your Dreams

I am often been asked what’s the best way to begin interpreting dreams. I have found that much before the interpretation begins, it is essential that you be able to remember your dreams. After all, if you can’t remember them, how can you interpret them? By following these simple steps, you will be remembering your dreams in no time.

Step One: Develop a sleep schedule, and stick to it!

The best way to sabotage your attempt to remember your dreams before you even begin is to not follow a regular sleep schedule. At the end of a normal (eight hour) period of sleep, we have a "summary dream", one that gives us the best plan of action for our current situation. It is this dream we need to interpret. If you don’t sleep long enough; however, your mind will not have enough time to come up with that final dream, meaning that whatever you remember may not be the best solution. So, try to go to sleep and wake up at the same time each day, and don’t use an alarm clock unless you have to (they tend to jar you awake, causing you to forget what you would otherwise remember).

Step Two: Believe your dreams have value.

Often, the reason you’ll find it difficult to remember your dreams is that, deep down, you really don’t believe your dreams any value. The best way to make sure this doesn’t happen is to tell yourself that you do believe your dreams have value every night. Try repeating this phrase, or something similar, before you fall asleep: "I will remember my dreams tonight because they are important and can help me live my life to the fullest."

Step Three: Don’t fall into the memory trap!

Too often we believe we will remember a dream when we first wake up, only to forget ninety percent of it before we are in the shower. Don’t fool yourself into believing you will be able to remember what so many others cannot. Instead, keep a pad and pencil next to your bed, and write down as much as you can remember immediately upon waking. Or, use a tape recorder and transcribe your dream later in the day.

Step Four: Be Patient.

When it comes down to it, dream interpretation involves quite a bit of trial and error. For this reason, it is best not to jump right in and begin interpreting the first dream you remember. Instead, wait until you have accumulated your first seven to ten dreams. Look for patterns or repeated themes, and concentrate your interpretations around them. Also, keep in mind that many "over the top" dreams are caused by outside forces, most notably food. Try to avoid midnight snaking and spicy, late dinners if this becomes a problem.

By following these four simple steps, you should be able to remember your dreams easily. Good luck, and happy dreaming!

Elizabeth Westlake has her own sites and is a dream expert as well as a free-lance writer. Check out her websites at:

http://www.dreamershaven.com - Dream Interpretation
http://www.everydayiching.com - I Ching and Elemental Mysteries

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