Title Your Dream

If you have limited time to work with a dream, this technique is quick.

1. Title. Give your dream a meaningful title.

2. Reflection. How does this title reflect happenings in your life?

3. Contemplate. Mull over the dream title for the rest of the day.

4. Understanding of Dream. What do you think the dream might be telling you?

5. Action. What steps do you want to take based upon your understandings?

Example

Dream: I stand in my living room as someone tries to open my front door. I am afraid. Someone looks in and sees that someone is there and then closes the door without ever showing his face. Then I see the door open from the garage to the kitchen. I still cannot move. A man walks in and looks around, ignoring me. I am afraid.

1. Title: Invasion of Me

2. How Title Reflects My Life:

I am feeling invaded and ignored by my partner.

3. Insight from Contemplation:

I am struck that I did nothing when I am being invaded and ignored. After all, someone has broken into my house (me?), and I'm just standing there!

4. Understanding of Dream:

Maybe the dream is reflecting my relationship -- more importantly, that I'm not taking good care of myself in my relationship.

5. Action:

Maybe the first step is just to recognize what I feel and how I react in relation to my partner. I plan to write about the time yesterday when he and I got into it. Maybe I should consider getting some therapy.