For a period eight years ago, my dreams grew loud. I would awaken to fragments of imagery that felt important; so I started writing them down. For over a year, I gleaned volumes from my dreams. Shadowy guidance, windows into my inner world, spiritual illumination, messages from guides. Then, I grew tired. Recording and analyzing dreams requires dedication and sometimes disrupts sleep. If I’m to remember my dreams, I must force myself to scribble notes in the middle of the night. In the dark. Right as I awaken. Occasionally, I cannot get back to sleep. My dream recording and analysis has, therefore, been inconsistent.
But of late, intense dreams have me wading back in. I believe dreams always work on us whether we remember them or not, if only by helping us process emotions we avoid in waking life. Yet dreams can offer so much more. Dreams, much like deep religious or spiritual practice, can shift our perspectives.… {Read remainder of article on Patheos HERE.}