Food for thought on dreaming
I'll try to make this LONG story short:
I used to teach oil painting. One of my friends and fellow teachers at the studio was a brilliant fellow with numerous Ph.D.('s), who's passion was sculpture.
He asked to use the studio to conduct a class, to teach a group of Psychotherapists how to conduct dream therapy.
This intrigued me and I asked if they could use volunteers for the session. I was interested in using dreams in my art classes.
I asked my students if they would be interested and an overwhelming number were.
We, as a group, embarked on what would become a year long, fascinating journey into the dream state. It helps me to this day.
Setting the valid points of medication, clinical condition, or possible psychic phenomena aside, and without going on and on about technique:
Not everything you dream is literal.
Your 'dream vocabulary' is unique to you and over time your subconscious may redevelop what your 'symbols' represent.
You can control, design or re-direct your dreams.... prior to dreaming them OR while you are dreaming them.
It is my firm belief that dreams are a specific tool to help us navigate through our journeys. Much like 'gut instinct' is.
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