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dream you have. Cayce proposed that all dreams serve one of two functions: either to help you solve problems and adapt to the external world or to awaken and alert you to new potential within yourself. |
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Next, you need to take inventory. Know your mindconscious and subconsciousinside out. Be aware of your future plans, goals, interests, stances, and decisions. Acknowledge your hidden fears, longings, dependencies, and defenses. Understand the cycles, needs, habits, and stresses of your body. Once you gain this awareness, you can more accurately interpret your dreams and then see how they can help you improve mentally, physically, and spiritually. According to Cayce, whether dreams are psychic or not, they can give you tremendous insight into the power of your own dreaming mind. |
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Tapping Into Your Dream Power |
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The Chinese philosopher Chuang-Tzu once said, ''One night I dreamed I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, content with my lot. Suddenly I awoke and I was Chuang-Tzu again. Who am I in reality? A butterfly dreaming that I am Chuang-Tzu or Chuang-Tzu imagining he was a butterfly?" The philosopher made this observation in the 3rd century B.C., and people are still fascinated by this puzzle today. |
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Where do your dreams end and you begin? While your dreams occur totally within your mind, they require your full attention and actually become more real to you than your sleeping body. Of course, you can reassure yourself that you always wake up from a dreaman especially comforting fact if you're one of the millions who experience nightmares! |
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But have you ever experienced waking up but you couldn't move and couldn't understand why not? For this brief period, your mind's dream state was still in control and your conscious mind (with its ability to move your voluntary muscles) was not. Is there a way to extend this period when the conscious mind is aware but not quite in controljust long enough to let you have a closer look around dreamland? Some people can do this easily, and actually have cultivated the art of dream control. |
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Boosting Your Dream Recall |
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Before you can begin to analyze or control your dreams, you first must be able to remember them. This may sound difficult if you're someone who's unaware of your dreams or has never tried to recall them in a systematic way. Don't worry: Everyone dreams, and everyone can learn to remember their dreams. Here are some simple steps to get you started: |
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Establish and maintain your own personal dream journal. At the very least, keep paper and pencil (or a tape recorder) by your bed, so you're ready to document any and every dream that comes to you. |
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