FREEwoman
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"I've struggled with a lot of internal feelings and hurdles. Deep seeded things that cause me anguish, but i don't know how to bring them to the surface to deal with."
Your dreams give you the prime opportunity to deal with these issues! When you know you are dreaming, you know that you cannot be hurt. So why not (next time you realize you are dreaming) ask the dream to "clear up" some of the internal issues you are struggling with? The dream will answer you either straightforwardly or symbolically. It will be up to you to determine what the dream means for you.
"Having these crazy dreams the last week has awakened all sorts of feelings i had all but forgotten. perhaps looking deeper into this dream world is a much easier route to go down than experimenting with psychedelics."
The truth is that there are no short cuts to spiritual enlightenment (which includes exploring your subconscious, mastering dreaming, etc.). Becoming enlightened through both drugs and dreams takes practice, patience and utter determination. I choose to take the dream route, simply because it is free and I don't need any specific substance to experience it. Don't get me wrong, I've also taken the drug route (I believe that the most enlightening drug by far is DMT). Interestingly, you absolutely can experience the effects of any type of drug while you are dreaming if you intend to (this is for the more advanced dreamers).
Anywho, if you truly are interested in cleansing your mind and spirit from the internal hurdles you speak of, I think that dreaming would greatly help you on your journey. Just remember, like any other thing you learned in your life - for example walking - learning how to dream takes an awful lot of practice and unwavering focus. The first step is to start a dream journal (like j6p has learned is very helpful). The dream journal is a guide to helping you recall your dream signs. Dream signs are unique to every dreamer. A dream sign is something/anything that continually pops up in your dreams. Mine happens to be bodies of water and insanely beautiful landscapes. You can figure out what yours are by reading through your dream journal and looking for signs/symbols/people/animals/etc. that continually seem to arise in your dreams.
The next step is, once you have determined your dream signs, you have to make it a point to do a reality check every single time you encounter one of your signs. For some reason hands always look strange in dreams, so if you are unsure whether or not you are dreaming, take a look at your hands!
Then, once you have mastered realizing you are dreaming, the next step is to explore your newly found powers! This means go fly, eat, have sex, do whatever your little heart desires. But be cautions not to get stuck on doing these things forever though, that would be akin to staying a teenager your whole life. Yes, life is fun as a teenager, but there is much more to experience than worldly pleasures.
The next step after this is to start exploring and searching for information and answers. Instead of getting a complex about how you are master controller of your dreams, you have to learn that there is a deeper awareness within your dreams and that it often is trying to tell you something, if you would only listen. This means sometimes letting the dream take you where IT wants you to go, instead of you changing the scenery for a prettier or more fun dream.
Ultimately, you have to learn to walk before you run and do gymnastics. All of the answers are out there. Keep on practicing and moving forward and I am positive you will be greatly benefited.
Your dreams give you the prime opportunity to deal with these issues! When you know you are dreaming, you know that you cannot be hurt. So why not (next time you realize you are dreaming) ask the dream to "clear up" some of the internal issues you are struggling with? The dream will answer you either straightforwardly or symbolically. It will be up to you to determine what the dream means for you.
"Having these crazy dreams the last week has awakened all sorts of feelings i had all but forgotten. perhaps looking deeper into this dream world is a much easier route to go down than experimenting with psychedelics."
The truth is that there are no short cuts to spiritual enlightenment (which includes exploring your subconscious, mastering dreaming, etc.). Becoming enlightened through both drugs and dreams takes practice, patience and utter determination. I choose to take the dream route, simply because it is free and I don't need any specific substance to experience it. Don't get me wrong, I've also taken the drug route (I believe that the most enlightening drug by far is DMT). Interestingly, you absolutely can experience the effects of any type of drug while you are dreaming if you intend to (this is for the more advanced dreamers).
Anywho, if you truly are interested in cleansing your mind and spirit from the internal hurdles you speak of, I think that dreaming would greatly help you on your journey. Just remember, like any other thing you learned in your life - for example walking - learning how to dream takes an awful lot of practice and unwavering focus. The first step is to start a dream journal (like j6p has learned is very helpful). The dream journal is a guide to helping you recall your dream signs. Dream signs are unique to every dreamer. A dream sign is something/anything that continually pops up in your dreams. Mine happens to be bodies of water and insanely beautiful landscapes. You can figure out what yours are by reading through your dream journal and looking for signs/symbols/people/animals/etc. that continually seem to arise in your dreams.
The next step is, once you have determined your dream signs, you have to make it a point to do a reality check every single time you encounter one of your signs. For some reason hands always look strange in dreams, so if you are unsure whether or not you are dreaming, take a look at your hands!
Then, once you have mastered realizing you are dreaming, the next step is to explore your newly found powers! This means go fly, eat, have sex, do whatever your little heart desires. But be cautions not to get stuck on doing these things forever though, that would be akin to staying a teenager your whole life. Yes, life is fun as a teenager, but there is much more to experience than worldly pleasures.
The next step after this is to start exploring and searching for information and answers. Instead of getting a complex about how you are master controller of your dreams, you have to learn that there is a deeper awareness within your dreams and that it often is trying to tell you something, if you would only listen. This means sometimes letting the dream take you where IT wants you to go, instead of you changing the scenery for a prettier or more fun dream.
Ultimately, you have to learn to walk before you run and do gymnastics. All of the answers are out there. Keep on practicing and moving forward and I am positive you will be greatly benefited.
