I haven't forgotten this site, I just haven't had any dreams..

[cloudy94]

I would like some suggestions to open my spiritual dreaming as I've had a dry spell and I'm not sure why? I heard mugwort tea induces dreaming but I haven't bought any yet, any other tips? I would love to know any tips/tricks thank you in advance 🙂

 

[CosmoDreamer]

I too would like to know more information about how you can induce dreaming. I've been told that dreams occur for everyone every night, and that it's a matter of recall. So I wonder how recall can be improved?

 

[PaulKH]

In my novel, I go through the methods taught to me that worked so well, but I will summarize what little I know here.

Think of it like mental conditioning, like many other things which require an opening-repetition that lets you apply your willpower to the task. So to me it feels like a nice blend of passive and active: being receptive and actively seeking with the intent of remembering.

You need a backdrop of enough restfulness/relaxation that you don't negatively "tint" in your dreams, so if you have the luxury of planning extra time for it, this can also help. Heh, I've found being too exhausted can actually have poor bleed-over effects on the dreams you *do* remember, and who wants to dream about being exhausted? Some try meditation or visualization exercises as a pre-dream preparation, but I have found that to be too excessive and don't want to risk coloring my dreams, so I just lie open and still, thinking only about calm and beauty (like a peaceful sunset), make sure all my muscles are relaxed, and then tell myself over and over, "I want to remember my dreams," until I am in dreamland or waking up. This tends to take a few days of consistency to work, but not always. I would practice this when I was doing self-exploration/research for my novel, and I'd end up very tired after runs of weeks of multiple dreams a night, and then have to "shut off the tap" to regain my restfulness. I think the balance is individual (up to you to figure out your perfect blend), but it's also not really that complicated as some make it out to be (the complication comes *once* you begin recalling dreams ).

 

[Helia]

I am reading books about dream interpretation and that works...i am a bit of a offline person...after 8 pm no blue screens😂

 

[CosmoDreamer]

Some try meditation or visualization exercises as a pre-dream preparation, but I have found that to be too excessive and don't want to risk coloring my dreams

I can try the meditation exercises. I wonder if my dreams are less frequent because I have aphantasia (no ability to visualize in my brain).

I do have visual dreams occasionally, but most of the time they feel more like a monologue, or train of thought, than a visual experience.

From what I’ve read on the subject, dreaming uses a different part of your brain to depict vision than aphantasia effects.

I wonder if I’m just not “setting the mood” very well because of this.

 

[Lex]

I find if I struggle reading before bed and then going over the plots helps me slip into dreams like one might if they were fantasizing or daydreaming.

Music also helps me a bit as well though, nothing works better then emotional stressor.

 

[Helia]

I can try the meditation exercises. I wonder if my dreams are less frequent because I have aphantasia (no ability to visualize in my brain).

I do have visual dreams occasionally, but most of the time they feel more like a monologue, or train of thought, than a visual experience.

From what I’ve read on the subject, dreaming uses a different part of your brain to depict vision than aphantasia effects.

I wonder if I’m just not “setting the mood” very well because of this.

 

[Helia]

In jungian terms there are 4 functions, when THINKING ( logical) is your mainfunction, (what i believe it is bc of your work) the intuition with all the images might be the opposite, what is called the inferior function.
Since my significant other is a german engineer....i can see that in him😂🎏