If you want to find your true dream meanings, then begin by keeping a dream journal by your bedside. Write down your dream as soon as you wake up. Record everything. Small details hold secrets, so write it all down before you forget!
Then start at the beginning and write down each part of the dream seperatley (i.e. people, events, objects, etc.) followed by what they remind you of, or what they make you think about. This is free association, so just accept the first thing that comes to mind. If you feel a sudden emotion, or feeling of “Ahah!”, then you have touched on something important. You are getting closer to your true dream meaning.
Come back to your Dream Journal later and reflect on what you wrote down earlier. It will probably be relevant to what’s happening in your life right now. Sometimes it takes a day or two to get it. You might catch yourself thinking or doing something that reminds you of your dream. Then the meaning of the dream may suddenly become clear. Dreams contain gems of insight, fresh points of view, and new connections that you would otherwise miss. You can go to the Dream Journal Questions for Analysis and Interpretation to analyze your dream further.
Even if you don’t understand your dream right away, that’s OK. Sometimes it is not the most important thing. If you pay attention to your dreams through dream work and reflection, you will sharpen your intuition and emotional awareness. This makes you more grounded in reality and helps you to stay focused on what is important to you in life. Your dreams can help you to be more true to yourself because you listen to that deeper part of yourself. The part of yourself that speaks to you in your dreams.
