What if I do not dream or remember my dreams? 

Everyone dreams, though we may not currently be in ‘remembering mode’.  Read more about experiencing Dream Drought.  Often, if we do not value dreams, we will cease to pay attention to them, and we won’t remember dreams.

If you are not remembering dreams, you may be experiencing regular interruptions in your sleep cycles.  You may need to address some physical or emotional issues to help you achieve a spiritual ‘reboot’ that will liberate your dream cache.

Dreams are like a mist—they quickly vanish once we awaken and get busy doing other things.

Here are some suggestions to help you to remember your dreams:

• Set your mind and spirit to value and remember your dreams.  Continually make mental notes to yourself to recall your dreams.  Ask the Giver of dreams to release dreams to you and to help you in remembering dreams, as well as interpret them.

• Create a peaceful sleeping atmosphere.  Avoid TV or stressful circumstances for at least an hour before retiring.  Listen to soothing music, meditate or pray, keep your bedroom uncluttered (spiritually and literally).  Lavender scent in your room can help you relax and yet awaken your spiritual awareness during sleep.

• Train yourself to awaken on your own without loud alarms or needing to rush in the morning.  If you can wake up 15 minutes before you have to get up, you can use that ‘in-between-sleep-and-awake’  or twilight time to remember and reflect on your dreams.  (Find a peaceful alarm clock that starts with soft lights or nature sounds before the ultimate alarm ‘blast’).

• Try reading these Dream Declarations out loud before you go to sleep every night.

• Keep a dream journal by your bed, to jot down your entire dream, or even a few key words to jog your memory.  Use a light-up pen to avoid bright light.  As you write down your dream, the interpretation may become clear—and will be recorded for future reference.