How to Make a Dream Pillow

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How to Make a Dream Pillow

- Scented pillows or sachets to place under your pillow at night - to enhance and remember your dreams 

... You can buy a scented comfort pillow online, or make your own - it's pretty easy to do. Here is a list of things you'll need:

• A mesh bag
• A piece of string
• A few aromatherapy herbs
• A few drops of essential oils
• Orris root to retain the scents
• A pillow case / some fabric
• A needle and thread
• Pillow stuffing
• A piece of velcro

Step #1 - Choose a small pillow case that you want to make into your dream pillow. Alternatively, find some silk material and cut it into two rectangles about 6 by 11 inches (to form the top and bottom of your scented pillow).

Step #2 - With the two pieces of fabric back to back, stitch three sides together. Then turn the pocket inside out so the silky side is now outside. All the stitching is now nice and neat on the inside of the cushion.

Step #3 - Fill your mesh bag with dried aromatherapy herbs and flowers. I've written some suggested combinations below. For lucid dreams, add a few drops of select aromatherapy essential oils (see below).

Step #4 - Add two teaspoons of orris root to your mesh bag as a fixative, to make the scents last longer. Then tie the bag off with string.

Step #5 - Slide the herb mesh bag into your pillow and pack the stuffing around it. Be careful not to over-pack the pillow case so the scents can still breathe. Stitch up the open edge or attach velcro so that you can replace the herbs and scents over time (this also makes your dream pillow easily washable).


What to Put in a Dream Pillow
* To induce calm and relaxation (good for stopping night terrors, excessive sleep talking and other stress-related sleep disorders) - use the well-known scents of Lavender and Chamomile.

* To invoke feelings of comfort and reassurance (if you're away traveling or just moved into a new home) - use a combination of Passionflower, Rose, Clary Sage, Marjoram, Geranium and Ylang.

* To inspire vivid and creative dreams - use a combination of Rose petals, Mugwort, Hops, Lemon Verbena, Lemongrass, Jasmine, Mimosa, Mint, Cloves, Orange peel and Marjoram.

* To help promote lucid dreams - use a combination of the essential oils Clove, Mugwort, Anise and Clary Sage in your scent pillow. Another good combination for your lucid dream pillow is: Rose, Helichrysum, Sandalwood, Palo Santo and Patchouli.

(from http://www.world-of-lucid-dreaming.com/dream-pillow.html)

~ Dreaming with Crystals ~

 

If you want to have clearer dreams, messages from the your higher source or dream guides, or work with a particular crystal to become more in tune with its energies, place a crystal under your pillow while you are sleeping.

 

 

Before you go to bed, hold the crystal in your left hand (which connects to your subconscious) and ask it to bring you dreams that will help you discover your higher path in life or that clarify whatever issue is most at hand in your life. If you are confused about a work situation, ask  your spirit guides to bring you a dream that will clarify the path of highest good. If you are worried about disagreements with a loved one, ask for a dream that will clarify the best direction to take for harmony with your loved one. 

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For guidance on really pressing emotional, spiritual and material situations, ask for clarity and insight from your spirit, angel or animal guides; the stone will act as a conduit to bring their higher wisdoms to you. Good crystals to use are clear quartz, amethyst, azurite, sodalite, moldavite, and zincite.




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Information taken from http://www.energy-healing-info.com/crystal-healing-dreams.html - though I've added and re-worked the text a bit...

~ Dreaming 102 ~ Remembering and Recording your dreams



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In the beginning you may not remember anything, only fragments or an impression. Write it down anyway, even if all you write was that the dream was good or bad. It can be frustrating, or disheartening. Don’t be disillusioned…. the more you try to remember you dreams in the morning, the easier it will start to flow.

Start each day by writing what happened, or any words, images, people or feelings that come to mind. Sometimes during the day the dreams will come back to you in fragments, because something happens to remind you of something in your dream.

The following are some tips to ‘Catch your dreams’ – these are from Conscious Dreaming by Robert Moss. (Publisher Three Rivers Press, New York: 1996).
 

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1. Clearly State Your Intention to yourself before going to bed.

For the more experienced, you can ask a question too. “I want to remember my dreams tonight”or“I ask for the guidance of the dream source” You can write your intention or question on a piece of paper and put it beside your bed or under your pillow. 

 

2.  Have your tools ready. Have your notepad, pen, paper, or even a tape recorder if you decide to use one next to your bed, ready for when you wake up in the morning.

3. Give yourself time to bring your dreams back.

If you are lucky, you can laze around in bed for 5 minutes, letting your dreams come back to you. You may not remember them at first. Write down whatever images are coming to mind. Try and wake naturally, if you have to use an alarm, it’s better not to use a radio – because then you are swamped with the outside world straight away. If you are new to dream work, you might want to try starting on the weekend.

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4. Give yourself space

Try and record your dreams before you get out of bed. You may need to creep to the bathroom so you don’t disturb anyone! This is important when you wake up during the night from a dream… quickly write some words down before you fall back asleep.

5. Write your dreams down straight away

 

They really are fleeting, so you are better off writing them down before you think of anything else. More often than not if you go back to sleep thinking you will remember in the morning, you won’t! If you are pressed for time, or it is the middle of the night, even a few trigger words will help.

      

6. Start with trigger words

Places, names, numbers, objects, anything you remember. Often these will trigger memories of other dream sequences or help you remember more of your dream later.                                                                                   



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7. Don’t censor your dreams.

 



Capture your dream as you remember it. Don’t edit, don’t leave anything out. Everything is relevant – even if it seems mundane, weird or trivial. It might not mean something now, but probably will later. Your dream source can be frank and confronting – but don’t stifle it!

 

 

 

8. Don’t interpret

 

It is sending you messages in ways you can understand. Your dream journal is a private book, meaningful to you and no one else’s business. Keep it away from prying eyes. Others may not like or understand its’ contents, but you shouldn’t censor it out of fear. Embrace it out of love!

9. Pay attention to your feelings.

When writing your dream, write it in the present tense, and write how you feel. This will give you a clue to how to interpret your dreams. Strong feelings indicate a sense of urgency. Pay attention to physical sensations too. Your guides could be trying to tell you something.

10. If you wake with no dream memories, relax.
You could try rolling around in bed for a bit. Some dreams come back when you are lying in the same position! Fancy That!

11. Put out the welcome mat
If you still can’t remember your dreams, try writing down what you are thinking and feeling- your thoughts and sensations are part of a dream hangover. If you write something down, you’re essentially putting out a welcome mat for your dream source to respond to your willingness to listen. Some women dream in cycles attuned with their menstrual cycle – with heightened dream recall or blacks during “that time of the month”.

12. Always do something with your dreams.
Keeping a dream journal is the first step. Sharing dream experiences with a partner, friend or group can be very enlightening and entertaining – especially when you do dream work or lucid dreaming together! ( I have never done this, but it sounds awesome)

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~ Paganesque Dream Series ~ Dreaming 101 ~

In your dreams...  The Dream Journal

You don't need to be a dream expert to start analysing your dreams, delving into your own inner mysteries... all you need is paper and a pen :)

Start tomorrow. The next day.. as soon as you wake up (easier for some than others!). Write down anything you remember from your dreams the night before. Even if they are only fragments... you will find that the more you do it, the easier it will be to remember.

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As you write, use the present tense. Use the date from the day before and give your dream a title. This can be very interesting when you read through the index you write at the back of the book! Also try writing on every second page, so that you can scribble notes that you find relevant to your dream, on the same 'page'.

You can use any type of book you want to write your dream journal. I use one that is lined on one side and blank on the other. The blank page is good for drawing pictures, dream maps, dreamscapes and random scribble as you read, re read and read your dreams again. You are also better off writing in your journal - its more personal than a computer program.

In the back of the book, you should start an index, with the date (of the night you had the dream), the Dream Title, and the pages it is on - which means you will need to number your pages!

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The benefits of a dream journal:
 * It helps you to recall and remember your dreams
 * You can find patterns in your dreams - and will start to notice particular dreamscapes
 * It will help you make your own dream dictionary
 * Can be used for inspiration - for creative writing - stories, poetry.. even spells!
 * You might find answers to those peculiar Deja Vu situations
 * Could also provide examples or clues to dream divination (Now when/where did I dream that before?)


Tips on using your Dream Journal

1. Choose the right book – write your dreams on the right page (or even pages) of the book and keep the other side (odd pages) for drawing maps, notes and associations.

2. Keep your journal private – in a safe place under lock and key! You need to feel free to write whatever you want in there

3. Make a date with your journal – closest to first thing in the morning is the best, while your dream is still fresh.

4. Date your reports – the exact time you wake up could be significant to world events, friends dreams or situations inspired by synchronicity.

5. Give your dreams titles – use the first thing that comes to mind – can provide interesting perspectives on the dream, and allows you to watch for running themes.

6. Note your feelings and immediate sensations or associations – if you think a dream is about someone in particular, but they do not appear in the dream, write that down! It may make more sense later. Also take note of significant events or what occupied your mind the day before – your dream might have been a clue of what was to come or an answer to a problem

7. Index your dreams – this helps you find that dream quickly and also helps to track running themes, or when certain dreams are likely to occur.

8. Note recurring themes and locales – are you always visiting the same places in your


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dreams (Dreamscapes) or doing the same thing in your dreams.. eg catching a train or flying?

9. Log correspondences between dreams and waking events – go back through your journals every once in a while and see if your dreams are foreshadowing future events. You could add clippings, letters or mementos to your journal.

10. Note overlaps between your dreams and those of other people. Your dream might hold the key to the interpretation of someone else’s. You may even identify interactive dreams you share with someone or a common dreamscape.

11. Have fun! Decorate your journal. Love your Journal. Add drawings, pictures, photos, postcards and sayings or poetry that evoke dreams or reflect your moods. Track your dreams with dream dictionaries of symbols. You could try using your dreams to write stories, or try recasting them as poetry. Don’t let your inner critics stop you while you do this  




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