A-Ha, Awakening, "Eureka!", Lightbulb.....

Hi Julie & Dien,

The topic of dream interpretation is an endlessly fascinating one to me, and one which I believe holds an exponentially greater key to reality than most may comprehend.

A *fantastic* resource to nail down some basics in this realm is "The Dreamer's Dictionary," by Dr. Barbara Condron.

I know it seems a bit trite and 'left-brained' to put a dictionary, of all things, to something as wondrous and magical as dreaming. But I've found from personal experience that there's an amazing amount of truth to many of these 'definitions.'

My take is that dreams represent sheer reality with a stunning clarity that can be at once frightening and exhilarating. The act of sleeping inherently turns off the conscious mind to a great degree, and the deeper the sleep, the more this is true.

Therefore, the typical clutter and 'censoring' of our thoughts that we are often prone to do when awake, does not take place. It really is a beautiful thing.

My objective with every dream I have is to "Shut up, get out of the way, and let my dream do its thing!" And only then, do I dare probe as to its meaning. Am I always successful in doing this? Hardly. But when I am, some of the most fascinating revelations come to the forefront in a spectacular display of tangibility.

Anyway, there's some food for thought and a book recommendation. Fascinating topic, and I welcome input from one and all!

Best,

Jesse

P.S. Julie, thank you for turning me on to such a fantastic board with so many interesting minds!

> Hi Dien!

> ****I have MANY thoughts about
> dreams...although I am a long way from an
> expert in this area as well.

> For me, my most powerful dreams have been
> when I believe I have been sent a message.
> Another way I use dreams is to discuss them
> with friends, trying to unravel the meaning.
> Recently I had a multi-part dream...still
> working on that one. So many specifics it
> was mindboggling.

> What interests me about Maisel's work, is
> that it does not focus on the REM sleep, or
> dream state, it focuses on THINKING during
> sleep. Sometimes the thoughts lead to
> dreams, although not necessarily.

> Instead, by falling asleep focused on a
> question or a problem, the answer seems to
> "fall into" your consciousness
> during the waking hours. A sleep thinking
> journal is included, and like a dream
> journal, being conscious about the process
> really fires it up exponentially.

> Thanks for some really interesting
> discussion!

> With Purpose and Passion,

> JULIE JORDAN SCOTT