I am so glad you started this thread, as I am starting to become aware in my dreams and try to use them as a tool for spiritual growth.
This is from the book
The Children of The Law of One & the Lost Teachings of Atlantis, by Jon Peniel, regarding dreams:
"Due to lack of coordination with the threefold nature that most people have, many people are not aware of their dream experiences, thus the great benefits from them are lost. We can turn this around however, and use our dreams to help us.
How?
Integrating our fragmented consciousness, and getting full benefits from dreams can be facilitated in several ways:
1 - Extending the waking consciousness into the dream.
This is accomplished through becoming aware that you are active and functional in a dream while dreaming. You may use a key symbol to trigger recognition of awareness within a dream. For example, Don Juan told Carlos Castaneda to look at this hands in a dream. Doing this triggered
conscious dreaming. A light would be an excellent choice for a symbol if you use one, as you will see if you contemplate it.
2 - Extending a dream into waking consciousness
This method (which also aids in development of the first method) is done by recording your dreams every morning. Keep a pen and notebook near your bed, and as soon as you begin to leave your dream state and enter the "waking" state, write down whatever you can remember of the dream, even if it is only a fragment, a word, or a feeling. Don't wait until your awake - do it when you first notice you are leaving the dream state. The more you do this, the easier it will become to remember your dreams, and remember them fully. Before you know it you will be filling pages at a time.
3 - Daily reviewing of you dreams.
Dream symbology varies among individuals. The best way to understand the meaning of your dreams is to take in the whole picture intuitively. Don't rack your mind trying to figure details and such. The meaning of your dreams will become more clear to you as you study them. With time, experience, and openness, what you need to know will be revealed to you.
4 -
The following affirmation aids all the previously mentions method; "I remember my dreams and am conscious of them while dreaming." This should be repeated silently to yourself before going to sleep.
Remember to keep in mind all the different causes that can manifest in a dream other than a lesson or psychic experience so you won't be trying to read-in something profound when it is nothing but an upset stomach predominating the experience!"
