Over the ages,humans around the globe have talked about their dreams and sought ways to understand and apply them to their conscious lives.
For the most part,modern Western cultures have ignored dreams,leaving the serious pondering of dreams to the couches of psychoanalysts' offices.That was the case until about 25 years ago,when a handful of dream workers in California founded what is now the International Association for the Study of Dreams.The group brought together an array of professions and interests that find the potential for human growth through dream study,including artists,doctors,educators,clergy,as well as psychologists who typically don't receive extensive training in working with dreams.
The 600-member,multidisciplinary organization,which publishes a quarterly journal and holds an annual conference,actively seeks to encourage research and promote the use of dreams as a source of inspiration,guidance,creativity and healing.In doing so,the association spotlights a field of oneirology,the exploration of dreams,which gets relatively little academic funding for research.
Some people believe they don't dream,yet laboratory studies show that most people dream about six times a night.The most vivid dreams come during sleep segments of "rapid eye movement," or REM,when the brain is very active,the large muscles of the body are relaxed,and the eyes move back and forth under the eyelids.
The following are tips,suggested in "Honoring the Dream" by Justina Lasley,for recalling and recording dreams:
--Before going to bed,intend to remember your dreams and place recording materials by your bed.You can either write dreams down or record information on a tape.
--Write down anything you remember,even it's just one word,emotion or physiological response.
--Go to bed a little earlier than usual.
--Avoid taking unnecessary medications before bed,such as antihistamines.Vitamin B6 may increase recall.
--Resume the sleeping position you were in while dreaming.It's usually your favorite,most comfortable position.
--Upon awakening,lie still with eyes closed and review the night's dreams.Once you enter linear thinking - such as thinking of all the tasks that lie ahead - your dream world is left behind.Dream experiences fade quickly.
--Transfer any notes or transcribe recordings in a dream journal immediately.
--A journal entry should include the date,a title for your dream,identify the basic emotions of the dream and write out the narrative of the dream story.Other aspects to consider are physiological symptoms,a synopsis of the previous day's activities and consider sketching parts of your dream.
如果嫌長,可以刪掉點,并且根據(jù)你自己的情況修改,那樣的話,你就學到東西了