Content

• Steps
• Method 1 of 4: Get an accurate picture of your dream
• Method 2 of 4: Recognize images and events
• Method 3 of 4: Interpreting Abstract Dreams
• Method 4 of 4: Hone Your Interpretation Skills
• Tips
• Warnings

Our dreams provide us with desires and ideas for our problems in real life, everything is offered to us at night, free of charge, if we only deign to stop and take them into account. The interpretation of dreams is for everyone, not just those who are already in harmony with their spiritual and subconscious self. Learn how to decipher your dreams to gain access to a wealth of intuitive wisdom.

Steps

Method 1 of 4: Get an accurate picture of your dream

1. 1 Learn remember your dreams. Dream interpretation makes more sense when you have a clear idea of ​​your dream, rather than a series of hazy images that you are trying to remember. Remembering your dreams clearly is much easier when you get enough sleep at night and take steps to remember as much as possible.
   • Keep a dream diary next to your bed and, upon awakening, write down everything that you remember from the dream. Turn this into a daily morning ritual before doing anything else.
   • Write everything down, even if it doesn't make sense. Things that don't make sense or seem out of place can end up being the most valuable piece of information.
2. 2 Don't create a plot where there is none. It can be tempting to tie the individual dream symbols together into some sort of plot to make it all make more sense. Avoid this temptation, as you may obscure the true meaning of your dream.
3. 3 Do not use dream books. Your dreams are a reflection of you and belong to you. While dream books can be useful in a very general way, real understanding of the meaning of sleep will always depend on you, your personal circumstances, the context of the dream, and your real life.

Method 2 of 4: Recognize images and events

1. 1 Look for the obvious. Before diving a little deeper, always analyze the dream at the most basic level first, and this can be done by looking for the most obvious meaning. Here are some sleep questions to ask yourself:
   • What do you learn from real life? For example, on the evening before that, you might have thrown your car keys somewhere else, and your dream shows you that you left them on a shelf near a vase, and not on a hook where you usually hang them. In this case, you probably don't need to guess what the keys and the vase mean!
   • Do you dream of what you have already experienced? Sometimes we dream of something we did, a TV show, or something we read on the Internet or in a book, and our subconscious mind brings it to life in color (essentially a free show!). The hidden meaning of this is probably simple entertainment that your mind picks up amid the day's chatter.
2. 2 Determine if the dream reflects a real life situation. Are there specific events in your daily life that bother you or need to be addressed? You may have a dream that will clarify these events for you. If so, then the interpretation will be simple.
   • If you had a quarrel with your mother, and you are dreaming of a quarrel with her, then you already have an answer to what this particular dream means.
   • If an important exam or work deadline is approaching, and you dream that you did not pass or missed, then such a dream is caused by a simple experience and, probably, you do not need to look for deep symbolism.
3. 3 Determine what sleep means to you. Dreams that lead directly to recognizable objects and events are very helpful. They represent the means by which you can solve the problems that have plagued you during the day, week, or month, even if your feelings are unconscious.
   • If you have a fight with your mom over and over again, then this is more than just a reflection of the events of the day. This suggests that this question worries you so much that it stays with you all night, and you need to address it in real life.
   • Dreaming about real life problems that you need to solve can help you find a solution. History is full of inventions that began in dreams, from scientists to fashion designers.
   • Dreams help you learn as you process your experiences during the day. They lay down everything you learned during the day, organize your knowledge, so when you wake up, you should be a little smarter about what you learned the day before.

Method 3 of 4: Interpreting Abstract Dreams

1. 1 Analyze the emotions you felt in your dream. Dreams often come to us through metaphors, like a puzzle waiting to be solved. It is much more difficult to understand the meaning of a completely abstract dream than to interpret one that is obviously related to your real life. But all your dreams, abstract or not, come from you and there is some truth and meaning in all of them. Pay close attention to the emotions that sleep evokes - this is the key to understanding what it means. Ask yourself the following questions:
   • What feeling did this dream leave me? What are the main emotions flowing from this dream?
   • When have you experienced this emotion in real life recently? It is likely that your emotions in your sleep are replays of emotions that you have experienced while awake, such as anger at someone or feeling overwhelmed because you missed a deadline, or feeling happy while waiting for a visit. friend.
2. 2 Look for key images that stand out from your entire dream. There is no single way to interpret them. Determine what makes the most sense in terms of your current emotional state.
   • For example, if you dreamed of a red crocodile swinging on your boss's lamp and slyly looking at you, then you might conclude that you are angry that your boss took all the glory for himself and presents your work as his own. Or, you might interpret it to mean that your boss is angry with you for not shedding light on something unpleasant that happened in the workplace. Or you may have a pathological fear of the red crocodile figurine on your boss's desk, because you only end up in the boss's office in case of trouble, and then look at this damn thing to avoid his gaze! Although the “symbolism” of dreams can be interpreted quite broadly, depending on the nature or type of these symbols, you still have to fill in the details.
3. 3 Be honest with yourself. Not only should you be willing to put in the effort to try and interpret your dreams, but you also need to be honest about your feelings and emotions. In fact, your dreams are unlikely to ever tell you something that you do not already know at some level, it is just more likely that you were suppressing or repressing something.

Method 4 of 4: Hone Your Interpretation Skills

1. 1 Practice dream interpretation often. Dream interpretation definitely gets better with practice, as with each interpretation you get better at understanding your own subconscious mind. While dream interpretation is quite intuitive and individually directed by nature, it can be helpful to have some generalized examples that explain how people choose to interpret their dreams. Here are some examples to give you an idea:
   • Let's say in a dream you are stuck on a desert island. If you recently broke up with your partner, then this can be easily understood. Perhaps you feel guilty about the breakup and feel that you are partly to blame. Or perhaps you are still angry about it. Sometimes the emotions you feel when you go to sleep spill over into your sleep.
   • You dream that you are back at school, trying to pass exams that in real life you passed a long time ago. And no matter how hard you try, the pen stops writing, or the task sheet flies out the window, or you just don't know the answers. Going back to your daily life, you cope with everything, and are successful in everything, no matter what you take on. Such a dream may simply tell you that you do not need to worry about what you are worried about now, because you have already overcome this obstacle in the past. But such a dream may also be a warning that you are skating on thin ice and this time you cannot hope for free, and that you need to immerse yourself in books and learn something new, and quickly!
2. 2 Recognize patterns. Over time, you will begin to notice that the same things appear in your dreams. Write about them in your dream diary, and pay attention to what emotions accompany them. In the future, these dreams will be easy to interpret. For example, if you dream of a songbird, at first you may not know what it symbolizes for you. Ultimately, you may come to understand that it is associated with times of dramatic changes in your life. And when in the future you will dream of a songbird again, you will already have laid the foundation for interpretation.
3. 3 Know when the interpretation of your dream is correct. The main thing to remember is that there are no rules for interpreting dreams, which means that there is no right or wrong interpretation process. It all boils down to your honesty with yourself, your self-knowledge, and your willingness to apply what you learned in your dream to your real life situation. A successful interpretation of dreams actually boils down to the following elements:
   • Your interpretation resonates with you and your path in life.
   • Interpreting your dreams adds something positive to your personal growth and emotional or spiritual fulfillment.
   • Acting according to your sleep becomes not only second nature, but also produces good, positive results.
   • If that doesn't work for you, are you allowing yourself to overcome the initial obstacles of confusion or skepticism before finally embracing dream interpretation as a means of self-awareness?
   • Keep in mind that dreams are subjective. Sometimes dark, but always entertaining.

Tips

• Trust your intuition! If something seems important to you, it probably is. Try not to let logic take over.
• Try not to get too hung up on what happened in the dream, focus more on what it symbolizes.
• The main thing is practice. You will get better each time.
• Sometimes dreams don't really have deep meaning, they can simply reflect what happened recently. For example, if you dream that you go to school or university in the summer and nothing unusual happens, then your brain is probably just getting used to the fact that you no longer need to go to school or university every day.
• Read the work of experts and understand their varied approaches to dream analysis and interpretation strategies. Proponents of Jung's analysis, in particular, have published many papers. The work of Marie-Louise von Franz is especially recommended (read The Way of Dreams, 1988). However, you should not stick too much to a certain side, since it is not known exactly what dreams really mean. What it really means is that you are free to develop your own methods, theories and preferences!
• Try to understand the general meaning of the symbolism of dreams through dream books and understand how this relates to your life.
• Professor William Domhoff maintains an online database of dreams that you can browse to get a glimpse into what other people have dreamed about.

Warnings

• Trying to live in a dream world is very different from trying to infer from a dream. When you act according to a dream after interpreting it, you are doing it consciously, with determination, purpose, and a clear head. And living in a dream world means too much imagining and waiting for something to happen, instead of acting for it. This is a sure way to let your life pass you by and you should definitely wake up!
• Do not use this method if you prefer not to know what is going on in your subconscious mind. This is what some people prefer, and this choice is as worthy as any other.