| Once you begin to realize the power of dreams, you'll | | | | Naps |
| get to the point where you are hungry for more. | | | | Dreaming at night is good, but taking a quick nap |
| When you begin to get hungry for more dreams, | | | | during the afternoon can really give you a blast of |
| there are a few things you can do to encourage | | | | dream world in a quick and intense way. |
| dreaming. | | | | There are also a number of health benefits to making |
| Of course, having meaningful dreams is up to | | | | naps a habit, but having some intense dreams during |
| something bigger than us, so you can't always have | | | | the afternoon can give you some perspective for |
| the kind of mind-altering dreams that affect you on a | | | | the rest of the day. |
| deep level every night. (Would you really want those | | | | Eating and Drugs |
| anyways?) But, you can make yourself a more open | | | | Eating before bed, drinking a lot of alcohol, or using |
| conduit for messages to come through. | | | | other drugs can seriously effect your dreams. I don't |
| Without further ado, I invite you to read the 4 | | | | have enough experience in saying whether they are |
| Shamanic Principles for Having More Dreams and | | | | good or bad, but I do know that they have an |
| Understanding Their Meaning... | | | | effect, so be aware of how they effect you and |
| Keep a Dream Journal: | | | | make note. |
| If you show you are listening, then more and more | | | | If you follow these simple principles, you can rest |
| will come. I believe that keeping a Dream Journal is | | | | assured that you will have more dreams you can use |
| one of the most important and most under-used | | | | to learn from. |
| ways of getting more dreams. | | | | When you have a journal full of dreams, I would |
| Also, when you look back at your dreams over time, | | | | suggest having someone you trust look over the |
| you can find some pretty incredible patterns. | | | | journal and see if they can make any obsrervations. |
| Media Fast: | | | | For instance, my girlfriend once observed that in |
| If you are in a really intense period of dreaming, try | | | | many of my dreams, I have concrete "enemies" that |
| to limit the amount of media you intake. This means | | | | are often after me. This lead me to a lot of |
| don't watch any seriously scary movies, tons of | | | | realizations about myself. |
| violence, or lots of news. | | | | I would also suggest taking a look at some of Carl |
| Truthfully, I try not to watch much of those things | | | | Jung's writings on symbolism. Jung did for dreams |
| anyways, but if you still do, then take a break to let | | | | what Ford did for the automobile, so don't pass over |
| your dreams be more pure. | | | | Jung just because he's next to Freud in the library. |