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2. Title your dreams, like The Monkey Attacked Cow, Airplanes Explode over North Pole, or Jack Won’t Stop Pulling My Hair. Over a period of time, you’ll probably find recurring themes, like dreams with spiders, or plane crashes, or being chased.
3. Briefly note day’s events. If you write down any irritations, worries, angers, or heightened emotions you had during day, you may be able to see a clear correlation between day’s events and your dreams.
4. Record your dream in as much detail as possible, including emotions you experienced during dream, AND emotions you experienced in recording dream. Feel free to illustrate your dream, either through a drawing or photograph.
5. List important keywords from your dream. These might be words like love, hero, flying, snakes, puppies, peace or death.
6. Interpret dream. Without using devices like a dream dictionary, try to interpret what you feel dream was about. Was it about being trapped, breaking free, venting strong emotions, taking a journey, or?? There is no right or wrong answer—so allow yourself freedom of speculating on a meaning.
7. Look for recurring themes. Once a month, look back through your dream journal, searching for repeating patterns. If you find one, your inner self is trying its best to give you an important message. Don’t forget to look for patterns in your list of important keywords.
Sweet dreams!
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