Everybody dreams, although a lot of people think they don’t, simply because they don’t remember their dreams. But dreaming is an essential function of the mind, and without it, mental health suffers greatly. Many people are intrigued by their dreams, and believe that they hold the answers to various problems and questions they have about their lives. For various reasons, paying attention to your dreams can be a good thing.
Dreams can often provide information about your life, especially about things that are bothering you. People often look to others for answers to their problems, but very often the best answers are those that come from your own inner wisdom, and dreams can be a great way to tap into this. Dreams are often symbolic in nature, and interpreting them can be challenging at first, but there are many resources available for free dream analysis. As well as these, you can also benefit from building up a personalised ‘dream dictionary’ by thinking about what various symbols, events etc mean to you. This will be more informative than an off the shelf dictionary whose information might not be relevant to you personally.
Dreams can also be a good way to explore altered states and other ‘realities’. Many people are interested in lucid dreaming, where you control your dream environment and events. This can be challenging at first, but it becomes easier with practice, and can be very rewarding. Lucid dreams can also be a gateway into experiencing astral projection where you experience your consciousness as being detached from the body. In fact, once you have the ability to become lucid in your dreams, you can manufacture and explore just about any scenario you desire – it’s lots of fun!
So as you see, dreams can be a lot more than just some random events that you only vaguely remember after waking. With a bit of persistent focus and practice, you can use them to gain valuable information, and experience a whole different aspect of life.