Importance of Dreams

(Another post from the Hypnotherapy site blog, see entry on Stress for clarification)


In our culture, it is common to discount our dreams. Many people tell me they haven't remembered a dream in years. Some even assert that they don't dream at all (which is not true...we all dream). Often, we don't remember the dreams because we wake up abruptly with an alarm clock. Other times, our conscious mind overrides the dream awareness as we start thinking about our day and all we have to get done.

Whatever the case, our dreams are very important means of communication between our conscious minds and our subconscious or unconscious minds. I believe that dreams are important conduits of guidance from our higher minds. Dreams also come to us in many forms. Night dreams are generally what we think of when we say ‘dreams,' but daydreams and trance ‘dreams' can also offer profound insights to us. All forms of dreaming are interwoven into our big life dreams as well. Dreams are also important in healing in all dimensions: body, mind, and spirit.

In many cultures, dreaming is seen to be important not only for the individual who has the dream, but also for the community as a whole. Dreams are actively reported and shared. I am interested in providing a forum for dream sharing. The idea is to share a dream that has had a powerful impact in your life by providing guidance in making a specific choice or decision. The purpose is to rekindle interest and focus on our dreams, which is a way to reconnect with ourselves and our higher guidance in these critical times. If you are interested in helping with this project, please submit your succinct dream stories here on the blog, and as ever, send your longer dream stories to me at trancelady@sbcglobal.net if you are willing to have them included in a collection for publication.

Dreams have been important to some of our greatest thinkers of all time. Many of our advances in knowledge have been the result of dreams. If we can stimulate a renaissance of dreaming, we can positively impact the course of our collective future.

In order to be able to harvest the wisdom of our dreams we must cultivate healthy sleep protocols and manage our stress. Developing a consistent ‘alpha' trance practice can facilitate this. If you feel challenged in any of these areas, there are resources available to you from our site. In addition to what is already available, my dream journal handbook will soon be available for download, along with the stress handbook. I invite you to open to yourself. All that you need is within you. As each of us finds wholeness within, we bring wholeness to the world around us. It is my dream to be a facilitator of this by helping to empower others to honor their own higher guidance.