Eyes Wide Shut
Working With Your Dreams
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Theresa Cheung is a Sunday Times best-selling author in the fields of spirituality, heaven, the science of the paranormal and the afterlife. Born into a family of spiritualists, she has over two decades experience, both personal and professional, boasting a Master’s degree in Theology and English from King’s College Cambridge. YY Dream Wisdom
will have the opposite association. That’s why dream
Many of us don’t pay enough attention to our
interpretation dictionaries aren’t always that helpful.
dreams and are missing out on a wealth of
They give the generic or most common meaning but
untapped intuitive wisdom, creativity and insight
obviously can’t give the personal meaning for you.
that can heal and transform our waking lives. Dreams offer an instant insight into your state of
The best dream interpretation dictionary for you is the one you write. Only you know what associations
mind. Through them you can learn about yourself,
certain symbols have for you. Once you understand
your aspirations and desires. By recalling them you
that personal interpretation is key, here are some
gain increased self-knowledge which is the beginning
simple but effective steps you can use to understand
of all wisdom. They can also reveal hidden emotions
the intuitive messages your dreaming mind is trying
and undercurrents in your life, and learning to
to send you.
recall and understand them can help you express and face these aspects of yourself. Given the strong correlation between dreams and heightened creativity and intuition, as well as mental and emotional wellbeing, dream recall is good for your holistic health.
I N T ER PR E T I N G Y O U R DR E A M S
YY Write down your dream… Write it down as best you can and don’t even try to make it logical as it rarely will be. Dreams aren’t
YY Understanding Your Dreams
direct, linear or logical; they speak to you in symbols.
Dreams speak to you in the language of symbols. You
As you write down what you recall, be sure to do
need to translate the meaning of the symbols and,
so in the present tense as this helps you re-enter
in most cases, the symbols can only be translated
the dream world as if it was happening. Writing
and interpreted personally. For example, if a dog
down your dream also helps you see it from an
appears in your dream, this typically suggests love
outside perspective and makes it easier for you
or companionship, but if you are afraid of dogs it
to pick up on connections with your daily life.
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