This e-Dictionary is a treasure map which will guide you to the magic, the mystery and the meaning of your dreams.
Why should I pay attention to my dreams?
An unexplored dream is an unopened letter from the Divine. Dreams bring you meaningful answers and the more attention you pay to your dreams, the easier it is to uncover these meanings and apply them in your waking life.
What is in my dreams that I don’t already know?
Dreams deal with unresolved issues or unexplored feelings. When you investigate your dreams, you are communicating with a vital part of yourself. Because your dreaming mind is authentic, you will discover how you truly feel and what you are really thinking. Your dreaming mind is your best guide and will bring you incredible awareness and insight, often in hilarious and unexpected ways.
What are the benefits of exploring my dreams?
You will- solve problems that are overwhelming you.
- gain creative inspiration and identify what you really want.
- redefine old beliefs and overcome fears and barriers to success.
- heal old wounds and resentments.
- discover how to work through painful relationships.
- develop intuition and find your authentic Self
- receive advice about the future.
- challenge or confirm your waking life decisions.
- identify your life's purpose.
- meet others of like mind and experience fantastic fun and laughter.
How do I use the E-Dictionary?
Step 1 Think of a dream you have had. Write it down (if you haven’t already) including as many details as you can recall. (There is more about how to remember and record dreams later on. Read the dream out loud.Step 2 While thinking about your dream, choose a dream symbol to work on.
Step 3 Answer the question at the end of your chosen dream symbol. You can write down your answer or tape record it or have someone make notes for you. This is helpful for summing up at the end.
Step 4 Pick your next dream symbol and look it up in the dictionary. Don't forget to answer the question at the end of the definition.
That’s all there is to it! Deep insights will be gained as you go through the questions and look within yourself for answers. There will be many outbursts of excitement and fun as you experience the “Aha’s” from the sudden awarenesses and puns.
- Because dreams are full of puns look for them in every dream.
- For example, a woman dreamt her husband was patting tame lions and tigers. In waking life her husband was scheduled for a CAT scan which had them worried. A dream group member asked her about cats and the dreamer was struck by the pun. The connection between the tame cats in the dream and the CAT scan was a message relayed in pun that they didn’t need to worry. As it turned out the CAT scan was clear.
- If you dream of a bear ask yourself where are you bare or what do you have to bear? A dreamer had a series of dreams about warehouses and at the time was in a turmoil about moving. Warehouse became where - house?
- Sometimes a dreamer will have already included the answer to a question while answering an earlier question on the card. Ask all the questions regardless because more insights may be discovered through further exploration.
- It is helpful when working with a dreamer to be a good listener and NEVER judge a dreamer’s answer. It is their dream and their process and the dreamer is the best interpreter of their dream.
- After you have explored your dream, do something physical in your waking life that relates to the dream. This follow-up further helps to connect your dream with your waking life. It is wonderful to gain insight and new awarenesses but it is important to act on these insights to gain full benefit. Ask yourself what you can do in your waking life to illustrate or symbolize what you have learned. If your dream has let you know you need to spend more time with others, then phone someone and arrange to get together. If you realize you need more exercise or a change in your eating habits or diet then start to do this. Each action that you take inspired by your dream insight, communicates to your unconscious mind that you are paying attention to your dream messages. A drawing, sketching, painting, wall hanging, or any creative expression of your dream is a profound method to develop not only your creativity but also further insight.
Frequently Asked Questions About Your Dreaming Mind
How can I increase my dream recall?
You can- intend to remember your dreams.
- ask for dreams and promise yourself that you will record them.
- keep your recording materials close by your bedside
- see yourself recording your dreams, pen in hand or tape recorder turned on and - see your hand writing a dream or hear your voice telling the dream.
- read books on dream exploration.
- pay attention to your mood upon awakening and make note of this.
- commit yourself to writing something every morning when you first awaken. If you don’t remember a dream or feeling then write whatever comes into your mind.
- have a large glass of water before you go to bed. Nature will call around 3 or 4 in the morning and there is a good chance you will awaken with a dream.
Can I use the E-Dictionary for daydreams?
The E-Dictionary can uncover the powerful messages contained in daydreams, fantasies or guided visualizations. Any imaginative journey where you see, feel, do and talk to whomever you desire or need to, can be interpreted just as easily as a night dream. Before beginning the imaginative journey, some people like to first ask a question or focus on a topic of interest. When you return from your journey, write down whatever you daydreamed or visualized and use the cards just as you do for a night dream.
What is the best way to record my dreams?
How you record your dreams is a matter of personal preference. Some people have a pen and paper handy by their bedside to record their dreams. Others prefer to use a tape recorder and transcribe their recorded dreams later onto paper or computer. It is important to write down your dream as soon as possible including as many details as you can.
When you are writing or telling your dream, use present tense, such as, “I am walking in the forest...” rather than, “I was walking in the forest...” When you explore your dream later, the emotions you experienced in the dream will be more alive for you.
Give your dream a title. This helps you to identify the central theme or significant part. It is also a good way to refer to and organize your dreams.
After you write and date your dream, it is helpful to include a short note about your waking life activities or circumstances around the time you had the dream. These notes will be beneficial in uncovering your own personal dream symbols when you later work on the dream and link it with waking life.
What is a good method for storing dreams and dream exploration?
A three-ring binder makes an excellent dream journal because it allows for follow-up material to be easily inserted. If you have a dream that comes true, you can write down the details and add this page right after the dream. As you work with the cards you will recognize your personal recurring symbols which you can keep track of and refer to when they pop up again in another dream. Also, as you review your dream journal you will see patterns emerging which can be traced to repeating patterns in waking life.
For example, one woman recognized similar behaviour in several female dream characters over a six month period. As she reflected on the conflicts that had recurred in her waking life over that time, she was able to connect these with the behaviour of the female dream characters. She realized this recurrent behaviour was part of her dark side that she had repressed and she might not have recognized this had she not looked over many past dreams.
Your dream journal is a record of your journey through life.
What is a dream group and how does it work?
A dream group is a small group of people who regularly come together either once a week or every other week to interpret their dreams. Each member brings a typewritten or neatly written copy of a dream that they want to explore. It is helpful and time saving to bring photocopies for the other group members. A half hour is usually enough time for a person to explore their dream in a group.
Someone will read their dream or if they wish they can close their eyes and have someone else read it aloud. The dreamer then chooses their first card and passes it to someone who will ask the questions on the card. The other members listen carefully and offer feedback in a variety of ways. One way is simply to remember the dreamer’s responses. Often when dreamers are answering questions off the top of their head they cannot remember what they’ve said. This is why it is good for each member of the group to have a copy of the dream being discussed. Group members can use the copy to write down key words spoken by the dreamer in response to the E-Dictionary Symbol questions.
In addition, the group members can record any thoughts or intuitions they might have about the meaning of a dream or a dreamer’s exploration. The written copies of the dream with comments are returned to the dreamer and serve as a permanent record, as well as valuable information for follow-up work.
Another way for members to share their insights and intuitions about another’s dream is to present a comment in the form of a question rather than an authoritarian statement.
For example, If you sense the person was scared, you could ask “How were you feeling then?” The E-Dictionary will provide an excellent model for developing this valuable skill.
Members can also share their thoughts or feelings by saying, “If it were my dream, I ..........” The dreamer can accept this perspective or not. If another person recognizes a pun in the dream, it is fun to allow time for the dreamer to discover it for themselves. If they don't get the pun or the metaphor then ask a question which would encourage them look at that dream segment. A dreamer gets Incredible insight when the pun clicks.
One of the members can be assigned the role of time keeper. Once the agreed upon time of 30 or 40 minutes per dream is established then that person can signal the last 5 minutes. This gives a dreamer time to make up a summarizing sentence with the three card titles or suggestions and any concluding insights from others can be shared.
Every member of a dream group agrees to keep all personal revelations confidential.. This builds support and trust among participants and protects the integrity of dream group meetings.
Why are dreams hard to understand?
Dreams- are many-layered and convey more than one message at a time.
- use both universal and personal images to convey their messages.
- often exaggerate and magnify.
- are filled with modern-day and personal puns which often go unrecognized.
- disguise waking-life relationships, settings, actions, and objects. This gives you a choice of getting the message or not and protects you if you are not ready to get the message.
- images are often opposite to the way they appear in our waking lives.
- are visual blueprints of our deepest emotions
What do nightmares mean?
Nightmares are our dreams shouting at us to solve deep and widespread conflicts of great intensity. The dream-mind keeps presenting unresolved, painful experiences or feelings until the dreamer deals with them. Using this E-Dictionary for nightmares will assist you in uncovering the pain and fear that are causing the nightmare.
Conflicts of conscience vs. behaviour can trigger nightmares. Here the threatening images serve as a self-inflicted punishment for violation of an inner moral code.
Nightmares can also come from disowned parts of yourself which contain energies that have not been utilized well and thus have turned destructive. These energies appear in threatening forms in order to get your attention. As you acknowledge and face the negative images, you will find new ways to use the energies they represent. The negativity that has been repressed can be transformed into a positive force in your life.
Another reason for nightmares is to shake yourself out of your complacency. Nightmares get the adrenalin flowing in a physically safe manner. You can test out how brave you are by facing the monster and asking what it wants instead of running away.
What does it mean when I have the same dream over and over?
If you keep having the same or a similar dream over and over it means that you haven’t got the message yet. As soon as you do, you will not dream that particular dream again or the dream will change in some way. Dream images that repeat are important, as they represent fundamental characteristics or persistent feelings that you have repressed. Take a look at when you had these dreams and what was happening in your waking life that was similar each time. Then as you answer the questions on the cards you can connect the repeating dream image to the similar waking-life situation.
What does it mean when I dream of death?
Most dreams of death do not mean actual body death. Dreaming of death usually means the death of an idea, a job, a situation, an emotional state, or relationship. Death is a transformation from one state to another so your dream could be alerting you about a change. Ask yourself what parts of you or your life are changing.
What does it mean when a dream comes true?
Dreaming of an event before it actually occurs in waking life is quite common. The dream-mind is at a level of consciousness where time is simultaneous. If you get into the habit of keeping a dream journal you can then check your dreams with waking life happenings. You may be surprised at how many do come true. Everyone has psychic abilities; however, some people are more developed in this area than others. Dream exploration helps you to get in touch with this aspect of yourself.
What is a lucid dream?
A lucid dream is a dream in which you, although still asleep, become consciously aware that you are dreaming. Pinching yourself doesn’t help, because the pinch will hurt in the dream. Because you are aware that you are dreaming you can actively change the dream setting, characters or action. You become the director.
For example, you may be in a frightening dream situation but then you realize you have nothing to fear because “it is only a dream”. You can then fearlessly explore the situation. Lucid dreaming is an expanded awareness of your mind and a very exciting experience. If you are interested in learning more on lucid dreaming see the recommended reading list.
What should I do if I want to go deeper into the issues that have been revealed in my dream explorations?
Dream exploration will guide you to the issues that need attention. There are times in your life, however, when you might want additional support from a professional counselor. A trained counselor can assist you in working through painful feelings and help you to make beneficial choices.
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