1.
Select a notebook specifically to record your dreams in. A nice
fancy journal or a blank bounded book may encourage you to use it. However
a plain spiral notebook or paper pad will suffice. Keep it by
your bedside where it is easily accessible. Dream details fade quickly
after awakening so it is essential to record the dream
2.
Keep a consistent dream format. Date your dreams. It
doesn't
matter if you use last night's date or the next morning as long you
keep it consistent.
3.
Write in the PRESENT tense as if the dream is still occurring before your
eyes. This helps to recall your dreams by putting you back into the moment
of your dream.
4.
Write down every possible details of you dream. Location, colors, sounds,
objects, characters, and your emotions are all important aspects of your
dream. You may want to ask yourself the following questions.
What
are the significant images or symbols in your dream?
Where
was the dream located?
How
did the dream make you feel? What was your mood when you first woke up
from the dream?
How
does your dream parallel a situation or experience in your waking
life?
5.
Grammar, spelling and punctuation are not important when recording your
dreams. Just get the dream down on paper before it slips away and record
everything that you remember even if it may only be fragments. As you
start writing, more and more pieces of the dreams will come to you.
Because we are not able to write faster than what we are thinking, it may
be a good idea to record your dreams on tape first. However it will still
be a good idea to go back and record the dream on paper.
6.
When something is hard to describe in words, draw a quick sketch of the
imagery. Color pencils or crayons may help depict your picture more
clearly.
7.
After you have recorded your dream, make a little footnote on any major
concerns or issues that is going on in your waking life. As your
journaling grows, you will hopefully see a correlation and pattern between
your dream and reality.
Your
Dream Journal
