Dream Journaling |
Writing down your dreams in a dream journal is pretty much essential if you want to remember your dreams and analyze them properly. Even if you remember your dreams easily and you are an expert at dream interpretation, dream journals are still helpful tools for seeing a bigger picture over a number of months. Sometimes you may want to look back at your dreams from months ago and, when you do this, you may find that you can see obvious patterns that connect with how you you feeling at the time, or the situation you were in at the time. The good news is there is no rocket science involved and there really isn't any perfect way to do it. Even if you don't use any recall method and you only remember your dreams on certain days (like weekends), consistency is what is important. Keep up your dream recording whenever you do remember your dreams, and it will become a habit. Whatever works for you is fine, whether you write your dream down on a napkin or notebook, or enter it into your online dream journaling software so you can keep statistics. Personally, I prefer writing my dreams down. I find that the intuitive connection is stonger when putting pen to paper. However, there are some great software programs available if you'd rather use the online method. Whatever method you use, it's best to get it down as soon as you can. Right after you get up would be the best time to do it, but I know that many of you just don't have time to spare...and asking you to get up a half hour early is not practical advice. In that case, keep the dream in the front of your mind, or even jot down a word or two somewhere so you don't lose the memory. Here are some suggested tips on dream recording for later interpretation.
See...no rocket science involved! A child can do this. Keep it simple and avoid lengthy description. If you labor over this, you might get bored and you will lose your intuitive flow. |