Another great way to get insights into the other realms and into your own life is through dream interpretation. We all dream, even those of us who claim not to. We must dream in order to maintain our sanity. Our minds do not rest, and some of the greatest mysteries lie waiting for us to discover them during our sleeping hours.
Dreaming isn't simply random meaningless images from our subconscious. Dreams can have the powers of prophecy, can help us communicate with our subconscious, can act as a doorway for visits from loved ones who have crossed over and more. I know of many people who have been visited from the other side while in a sleep state, and others who have had prophetic dreams that were a "heads up" to them upon waking.
Sometimes dreamers have OBE's (out of body experiences) in a dreamlike state where they travel, while being conscious that they are doing so. Others have lucid dreams which are very lifelike, in vivid color and detail. Perceptions are particularly sharp during these types of dreams, and with practice the individual can learn to distinguish when they are in this type of a dreamstate. Lucid dreams nearly always have an important message for the dreamer, so it is very important to record these types of dreams in particular.
Although dream interpretation can be time consuming and complex, there are methods that can be used to help you remember dreams, & learn to recognize the symbolism in your dreams. Dream work has helped many to change their lives through healing past issues and lending insight into areas for growth. The first thing you will want to do is get a notebook or dream journal, seperate from your class journal. You will keep this at your bedside where it can be easily accessed upon waking. It is important to tget in the habit of writing in the journal immediately upon waking, before you have time to forget yoru dreams. As you are probably already aware, dreams can disappear within seconds of waking, so immediate recording is very important.
To start with, don't try to record the whole dream as a story; begin by keeping track of the important words, symbols, colors, and feelings associated with the dreams. Once you have all of these listed you can go back and write the story down. This will help you to remember more of a particular dream as you can lose a lot of it in the time it takes you to write it down.
Exercises:
Begin your dream journal. For the first week or two work on recording what you remember upon waking. Try to remember as much as possible. At the end of the period, review the notes you have made. Pay attention to any theme or symbol which seems to repeat. Make note of which dreams were the most vivid? Write down any interpretations that you feel certain of.
Once you are familiar with journaling and beginning to recall dreams you can start trying to direct the course of your dreams. For one week, concentrate on an area of concern in your life. Before going to bed, concentrate for a few minutes on this situation and state that you would like to gain insight on this condition through your dreams. Affirming this helps prepare your mind. Record your dreams upon waking as in the previous exercise. Each night review the dream lessons from the previous night and ask to expand on them. Repeat this process for one week then at the end of the week review all of the journal entries. What did you learn? Did any particular symbol or message seem to repeat? Do you feel you have gained more insight into this situation? Record all insights on the exercise in your class journal as your assignment for this section.