“Edgar Cayce famously said that nothing of importance happens in our lives that isn’t first foreshadowed by a dream. This doesn’t mean that all of our dreams predict the future, nor do they necessarily tell us what to do, but they do provide insights from our subconscious (or soul) minds to assist us with whatever is going on in our lives.
Dreams are phenomena or experiences for [each of us] to use and apply in [our] everyday walks of life. — Edgar Cayce reading 4167-1
The subconscious mind is like a bird high above the road we are traveling; it can see more than our conscious mind, and we have access to it through our dreams. The more we learn to recall and understand dreams, the better we understand our deeper fears, desires, and unconscious knowing as the purpose of our dreams is to make us more consciously aware of these underlying motivations and how they apply to our waking lives. Dreams also tell us how our thoughts, actions, and intentions fit in with our spiritual goals and life’s purpose. They can show us the desires that are motivating us and even help us sense the needs of our bodies.
The following tips will help both those who already remember their dreams and those who are currently having trouble with dream recall:
- Ask for a dream.
Before going to bed at night, ask for a dream. It helps if you have a specific reason for the dream. For example, you might say to yourself, ‘I am considering a job offer, please give me insights through my dreams’ or ‘Please help me understand how I can heal my relationship with my sister.’ - Keep a journal by your bed.
Your journal is an important tool for getting your dream written down before it is forgotten. Whether it’s morning or the middle of the night, if you wake up remembering a dream, write it down! - Look for symbols.
If there are key players in your dream such as a car, a dog, food, water, your
mother, make note of it. You’ll find you can track what these symbols mean to you over time. - Record how you feel.
Generally, the feeling that accompanies the dream reveals how your soul feels about events, decisions, or conditions. Upon waking, Cayce recommends that we capture the initial feeling we have from our dream. - Be consistent!
If you would like to keep receiving insights from your dreams, the key is to keep asking and keep journaling.”
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