Dreams are very mysterious and no one has yet to prove what they mean or why we have them. There are common theories and ways of interpretation, but still no concrete evidence.
Dreams are more than just a pile of random thoughts and memories smooshed together. They tell stories like a movie. They feel like real life, and most of the time in our dreams, we assume it’s real life without any doubt. They are far more complex than a simple fantasy; they can be exciting, traumatic, even mundane. It feels identical to waking life — just that the laws of physics are much different.
There are many benefits to remembering your dreams…
They can reveal a lot about your current hopes and fears. It also sheds light on your emotional state. Such as, a stressful dream represents a build up of stress in your waking life. Or, someone you have been missing pops up in your dreams.
If you keep track of your dreams, you may notice some patterns. There have been times when only looking back did I see how a dream predicted something that happened or told me information that I’d end up learning about later on.
How to remember your dreams:
- Right before sleep, consciously tell yourself you are going to remember your dream.
- Avoid drugs (medication, alcohol, caffeine) at least 1-3 hours before sleep.
- Take melatonin — a non-drug sleep aid that will make your dreams more vivid.
- As soon as you wake up, think about what you dreamt and nothing else. Otherwise, they say ~99% of dream recall is lost after the first minute or so.
- Record your dreams in a journal — call it your “dream journal.”
Stay sleepy!
Crystal Aura Gaze 