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Put Dreams on Your Wellness Team
By Jean Kathryn Carlson
Putting dreams on your wellness team is like having a personal therapist free of charge who knows you better than you know yourself. Every night your dreams come with personalized lessons that show you what’s really going on and gives you clues as to what to do next.
Developing a Relationship With Your Dreams is Easy
First, set an intention to REMEMBER your dreams. Put a pencil or pen along with a pad of paper or journal next to your bed.
Second, RECORD your dreams when you wake up. Pay attention to the images. Are any memories triggered? How do the images make you feel? Dreams speak in metaphor, just like poetry. For example, a red blooming rose may indicate a heart full of love. A neglected baby may indicate a new idea that has been forgotten and is seeking attention.
Third, SHARE your dream. Dreams are like friends, they thrive with loving attention. Sharing your dream will typically give you insights into additional layers of meaning.
Fourth, REFLECT on your dream. Let your dream simmer on the back burner of your mind throughout the day and see what echoes come through to remind you of the dream.
Scary Dreams
You might be wondering if even scary dreams come
with good intent. In my experience all dreams, even the nightmares, come in the service of health and wholeness, if not comfort and convenience. Over the past three decades of listening to my dreams, I have observed that it has often been the most frightening images that delivered the most profound insights.
One image that typically creates a heart pounding frightening response is death. Death in dreams usually does not refer to a literal physical death. The image of death in dreams is symbolic. Death in dreams signifies a new beginning. In nature, death is followed by rebirth. The seed must die so the plant will grow. When we dream of death, it is a sign that we must release what is no longer serving us so that new life, new possibilities can emerge.
I invite you to have fun, be curious and playful with your dreams. Find a dream group in your area to join or call a dreamworker to follow up on a particularly potent dream.
Dream on and dream well.
Jean Kathryn Carlson
Dream Alchemy sessions by appointment
Dream Circles in Fairfax 415-721-7300
559-259-8284 (cell) jk@vibrantlivingalchemy.com www.vibrantlivingalchemy.com
Jean Kathryn is a certified Law of Attraction Life Coach, certified DreamGroup Facilitator through the Marin Institute for Projective Dream Work, and an
EFT Practitioner and co-author of
Catch Your Star and On the Wings of
Faith.
She brings her intuitive skills to the
dream landscape and helps fellow
dreamers connect the meaning of
the symbols in their dreams with
their waking life reality. Her unique
alchemical blend of dreamwork and
tapping sets the stage for a powerful
and transformational experience..
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