posted July 09, 2011 08:14 PM            

I've had one going for years now, I write down details of my dreams on wakening,sometimes its a paragraph or more and other times just a word or two.

I have found quite a few repeating themes to my dreams after looking back at what I have written.

posted July 10, 2011 07:14 PM            

I mean, I've forgotten dreams that were so poignant I could almost taste them.
They just slip away with the dawn, you know?

So, what I have done for the past few years is keep a notebook on my bed.
Actually, there are several notebooks on my bed, but that is another story.

Anyway, and so when I have the dream, I roll over and jot down just a few key words.
It has to be enough for me to connect A to B, so to speak.

Over the years I've taught myself my own specific dream shorthand, and so can you guys if you want to.

You'd be surprised at how much more meaningful our dreams are when we remember them CORRECTLY, because, what happens is..
typically we remember parts of them,
and our brains are wired to fill in the rest.
And since nobody really enjoys "bad" things, alot of times the endings that we fill in are not only inaccurate, but in fact, OPPOSITE of what we really dreamt.
(which may or may not be "bad" once all the symbols and feelings are analyzed.)

posted August 13, 2011 07:21 AM            

but then 2 years ago my computer died... it ended up being the fault of the bad hardware that shipped with the machine, so i could get it replaced for free. but i didn't back up my data and i lost all my 3-year diary entries, including the dreams...

posted August 14, 2011 03:36 AM            

You could always write them on your computer, and then maybe just print them out, or jot down the ones that seem really meaningful.

As far as imagination, I'm sure yours is just fine.
Alot of dream interp is symbolism, and you can learn that by looking them up online.

And some of it is just what is symbolic to each individual.
By that I mean, say I got bit by a big dog when I was little and it was very scary and painful.
Instead of the traditional 'dog' meaning that you can read online, MY meaning when dreaming of dogs may be my fears, or pain, or some kind of warning.
It's just a matter of putting all the pieces together like a puzzle.

posted August 14, 2011 07:47 AM            

somehow, when i have dreams i can "guess" what the symbolisms may mean (and with the help of online dream dictionaries too). but i'm awkward with putting the pieces together and seeing the whole picture of it, you know what i mean? and when there are a few pieces i don't know how to interpret, it's like having a 40-50% complete puzzle you can kind of see what the picture is, but actually not at all? i feel so frustrated!

posted October 10, 2011 06:12 PM            

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Originally posted by Fuzzy:
I've been keeping one for the past few years, and looking up interpretations online. Sometimes guessing the symbolism myself based on which lunar day it was, too... I started keeping track of dreams ever since I saw how precisely they were coming true.

Recently though, I've only been writing down the ones that gave me a good feeling. I don't think I want to remember nightmares, I'm too tired of bad things being predicted.

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