Dream Images - Dreams and Journeys

Journeys will effect both your conscious and subconscious in a number of ways. You're dreams will become more frequent, intense, and vivid. You'll have more of them during a night and be able to remember them better. (Especially if you're keeping a journal!) I think the reason for this is that by taking journeys you throw open the door between the conscious and subconscious mind levels and the two start sharing more information with each other.

When you journey expect your sleep pattern to be effected. Don't be surprised if you wake up more frequently, even if you don't remember dreams. The intensity and vividness of dreams changes because you're exercising your imagination and you are openly seeking to understand the metaphorical language that your subconscious and the spirit worlds communicate with you through. Internally we are surprisingly cooperative creatures. When you decide you want to learn more about the symbolic language within, it more than happily will start providing you with material to work with! This is probably why many people recommend that you don't journey or practice astral travelling if you're an insomniac or if you have psychological problems.
Some of the material housed in the lower mind levels can be quite startling. If you've got monsters in your closet, or under your bed, you can expect those monsters to become a little more active once you start journeying. Remember that one of the main purposes of journeying is inner healing! This often means facing, dealing with, understanding, and solving some of the things that we've buried over the years. It's almost like the subconscious levels say, okay, you want to learn what's going on in here, huh? Well, take a look at this then!

Consider this to be a rite of passage or an initiation.

How many times have you said you were going to do this, or that, or stop doing this, or that other thing and then not followed through? Many, I'll bet! Well, your subconscious has been paying attention to all that and it doesn't believe or trust you anymore. So you have to prove to it that you are serious and will stick with it. (This is one of the reasons for keeping a journey by the way. It's a contract of types between you and your other levels to show that you are, indeed serious.) After a period of time, a few weeks or, in some cases, months, this will pass - if you stick with it!

As your energy levels change to include this new level of internal communication the dreams will gradually even off and become more understandable. The symbolism will make itself known to you. Before you know it, you'll be waking up with total recall and some amazing insights into the way that you handle your life. After a little more time, you'll begin having dreams where you interact with people and places from the Inner landscape. And, not long after that, you'll start having dreams where you can ask a question before going to sleep and wake up with the answer.

What is actually happening here is that you are bridging the gap between your mind levels. Once you accomplish this - and it does take a bit of work and practice! - there is no telling what you'll be able to do! Can you imagine the possibilities? Problem solving will become easier for you. Self-trust will improve with your confidence. And your creative abilities will soar!

As your relationships on the Inner Plane deepen, you'll find yourself doing some journeys during the dreamtime. These will be some amazing journeys because, since you are asleep, you are completely relaxed and open to direct input. It is these journeys that enable you to become a Lucid Dreamer and an astral traveller. The only difference between a journey, dream, and astral travelling experience, is the level of consciousness. So don't be surprised when you wake up with the feeling that you've just returned from someplace far away. You might have done just that!

Some typical dreams are being taken to an island for healing. Some remember journeys to a level of clouds and crystal temples. Many report experiencing spiritual classes at resort like places. Some have said that they go on journeys with their teachers and help people who have recently died cross over. There are many possibilities and, as always, only your imagination and the openness



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