When I wake and am unsettled by an odd or scary dream, I look it up right away. The dream resource that years ago was a book on my nightstand has since been replaced with a search on www.dreammoods.com.

I look up each dream snippet (i.e. the house with no windows, a toothless dialogue companion, a tornado). Details are important. Sometimes, I will copy and paste each researched paragraph from the website into one document so that I am able to absorb the information at one time.

The individual parts of a dream will paint a picture of things that need attention. If I react quickly (before I forget), I will retain enough information to get the full message. I have read a bit over the years about dreams and nightmares. I believe they are messages meant for us to receive and think about.

Since I lack the abilities to interpret my own dreams, I lean on an experienced resource to do that work for me.

This method of dream interpretation works for me the majority of the time. Often what we are dreaming about and whom it entails, is very different from what the meaning is, according to dream dictionaries.

Nightmares are what most of us dread. Though they can be terrifying at the moments we are experiencing them, nightmares are actually a way to alert us to something in our waking lives that we need to look at more closely.

What I described here, is my own interpretation of how I deal with my dreaming. Give it a try after your next dream. Research each individual aspect of your dreams and see if the interpretations make sense to you.

Look for the messages in your dreams and see what you can learn from them. They just might be a clue into what you need to work on or be aware of in your waking life.

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