Dreaming is actually one of the easiest, most natural ways
to connect with the spirit world. For over fifty years scientists have
continued to study the science behind dreaming. The only really, really solid
reason they have come up with for the reason behind why we dream is because we
get sleepy! It has had scientists baffled for years, and will continue to do
so, as they are not looking for the answers they are seeking in the right
place. They have failed to study dreaming/sleeping from a spiritual aspect, as
they are scientists, studying from the physical side. From a physical
perspective they have proven that we get enough rest during the day from
sitting at our desks, driving our cars, and sitting while watching TV, that
sleep is not required for our physical body.
It is, however, required for our spiritual health. We have
been programmed through our Soul DNA, or spiritual genetic system, to
spiritually align ourselves every single day, and it’s called sleep. Sleep is
how we spiritually align ourselves. What is spiritual alignment? It is a time
in which we break away from the physical realm and its limitations, to explore
other dimensions, other realities, and become spiritually free with no limitations.
We astral travel, we have complete access to the spirit world, and we reach
higher consciousness. It is, and should be, viewed as an extension of your
reality. Nowadays, you are told from a very young age that your dreams are like
a fantasy or something that does not exist. Eventually, you start to believe
this information as fact, that dreaming is not a reality. For the last five
hundred years or so, dreaming has very much been viewed as useless; it is just
something you do each night between “real life.” But it has not always been
this way. In fact, it used to be very different!
Dreaming is something that has been embraced a lot more in
history than it is now. Dreaming is taken for granted in the modern world,
mostly because of people’s lack of understanding, and the knowledge behind why
we dream having been lost and/or forgotten. Ancient civilizations had a great
understanding of why we dream, and they used to revolve their everyday lives
around what they would see in their dreams. In fact, it was very important in
helping them function. Dreams were found recorded on clay tablets dating back
to around 4000—3000 BC. Ancient civilizations didn’t see dreaming as just
something you do while you sleep, they actually saw it as an extension of our
reality. They didn’t seem to try and separate the differences between real life
and dreaming but instead molded them together as one and lived their lives this
way. Romans and Greeks are great examples on how big of an impact dreams had on
their lives. They believed that dreams were direct messages from the Gods
forewarning them about future events, or advice and guidance of what they
should do. It was seen as a religious morale to listen to your dreams and was
highly encouraged. They would not only listen to their dreams, but they would
look at them as guidance. They would look into their dreams for answers to
problems they were having. For example, before technology was invented to help
diagnose a sickness, or help determine what medicine you should take, people would
instead look to their dreams for answers on what was wrong with them, and how
to heal themselves.
There were also dream analysts that people could go to if
they didn’t understand their dreams. The dream analysts would analyze the dream
for you and give you the messages behind your dreams. Dream analysts were
looked up to and highly respected. They were usually a big part of the decision
making process for the government or the military. Military leaders would use
them to help with tactics in order to defeat their enemies. In the Hellenistic
times in Greece, they built temples called Asclepieions, where sick people
would go and sleep, and the cures would be given to them via dreams.
Ancient Chinese and Mexican civilizations believed that your
spirit would actually leave your body while you were dreaming and it would
wander to other places. They believed that if you were to awaken while your
body was in a deep sleep, and your spirit was wandering, that it would not find
its way back to the body, therefore, you would die. Some cultures still look
down upon alarm clocks, for fear of suddenly being woken up. They also believed
they were able to speak to their ancestors through their dreams, and that their
ancestors were made up of different objects or parts of nature in the dreams,
but their spirit was in them. As you can see, dreams had a huge impact on
people’s lives back in history, and many of them had the same theory of being
guided and warned of events in the waking life. However, dreaming was not always
looked at as something positive. During the middle ages people looked at dreams
as horrible tricks. People believed that while you where dreaming, the devil
was tempting you with certain images and temptations in your most vulnerable
state. Therefore, they did not embrace dreams, and basically had the exact
opposite understanding of them than more ancient civilizations. Now, when you
get into more modern times, scientists started doing tests on the brain and
body while you’re in a dreaming state and found that there is a lot more brain
activity going on than when you’re awake.
It seems like now people are so sidetracked by technology
and materials that they have lost interest in one of the most amazing abilities
that they have. The ability to spiritually align yourself and shift dimensions
while being able to maintain a physical existence!
So now that you have a better understand of what dreaming
actually is – an extension of your reality – and that it also naturally allows
you very easy access into the spirit world, I am going to give you an exercise. I am sure you have heard of this exercise before, it is called dream
journaling.
Dream Journaling Exercise
Why dream journaling? Because this is the first step in
helping you to remember your dreams, even if you do not think that you dream.
Secondly, it will allow you to become more familiar with this “other reality”
and the other dimensions that you visit. When you become more aware of these
things, and you realize on a waking consciousness level that other realities
exist and other experiences with the consciousness are possible, then you
activate certain potentials within yourself. It alters electromagnetic
connections both within the mind, brain, and even perceptive mechanisms. These
things will then bring together reservoirs of energy allowing the waking
conscious mind to increase its sensitivity. This allows you to no longer be
afraid of other realities, which is a huge step in letting your resistance down
in order to develop spirit communication. Lastly, it will help you to learn how
to analyze what information you are receiving from the spirit world or your
Spirit Guides. You are very susceptible to receiving very valid information
during your dream state from your Spirit Guides as you have just learned from
our little history lesson.
1) First you should pick a good dream journal and leave it
by your bed.
Pick something that you like, try not to just throw a few sheets
of paper over there, unless that’s all you have at the moment. A journal specifically
picked to be your dream journal helps to keep everything in order and not be
cluttered with other things like shopping lists, etcetera. Also, make sure that
you have something to write with. I don’t want you searching around for
something to write with in the morning.
2) This is very important: always write in
your dream journal first thing in the morning.
You are still in a groggy state
when you wake up, and you are still tapped into your higher consciousness, so
this is when you can really get some great information. The later in the day it
gets, the foggier the dream becomes and it makes it very hard to remember all
of the details.
3) Try to write something in your dream journal every day
for two months.
Even if it’s something short that seems insignificant. The
reason for this is, many times writing will jog your memory of other things
that happened during the dream state. It is also during these two months that
you are honing in this new skill.
4) Ask for guidance before you fall asleep.
Talk to your
Spirit Guide and ask them for their guidance. Ask them to help you with a
specific problem at work, a personal issue, or whatever it is that you are
stressed about. Do not get frustrated if you do not “dream” your solution right
away. This is a training process; you are shifting your perspective on why you
dream, and training yourself to utilize dreaming more effectively. This takes
time. Your belief system has been in place for many, many years; with the
perspective that dreaming was not even useful. This belief has allowed many
people to block dreaming from their memory, as insignificant to their life.
When you realize it actually is an extension of your reality with the potential
to help you to receive much needed guidance, it can also be a little bit of
added pressure.
5) Give each dream a name or title.
This helps you to find
dreams faster if you are searching for a specific one later. It also allows you
to sum up the over all “feel” of the experience you are going to be writing
down. It’s like giving a title to a story. Or in some instances just by naming
the dream or giving it a title can trigger an awareness of the overall meaning
of the dream.
6) Put more emphasis on the “feel” of the dream than the
actual dream itself.
Write down symbols and all of that, but make sure you note
how you felt throughout the dream; lost, confused, happy, concerned, etcetera.
This theme on how you “feel” is repetitive when developing your spirit
communication skills. Your sixth sense is felt in the body and throughout this
entire process you are going to retrain yourself how to get back in touch with
these senses. So, in essence, how you “feel” during the dream is just as
important as everything else you can remember.
7) After writing down your dream, look at your dream from an
outsider’s perspective.
View it from outside of yourself and try and form an overall picture
of what the dream means with no attachment. Try and connect the dots; if you
are scared of something and you dream about it, then you are probably facing
something during your waking conscious state that you are scared of. For
instance, I used to be scared of tornados, so when I was really stressed out I
would dream about them. If I was just a little stressed, I would dream about
one or two tornados. However, if I was really stressed out, I would dream about
six or seven of them, each one representing something different. When I dream
about where I am on my life path, I will dream about roads. Such as where I am
on the road, if I am lost on the road, etcetera.
If you do this exercise for a while, slowly you will be able
to receive information from your Spirit Guide via dreaming. However, like I
mentioned before, be persistent and patient. I worked on this for about a year
before I got really, really good at it.
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