Working With Dream Cycles
The
more we are aligned with the natural order of life on this planet, the more we
realize that human cycles tend to synchronize with the cycles found in nature.
Just as there are cycles of growth, learning and integration, so too are there
cycles of dreaming.
Everyone dreams...but most of us do not remember our dreams. This is especially
true in the spring and summer months, when learning is accelerated. The mind is
continuously being infused with new information and lessons which need to be
processed. Energy is so heightened that it is not uncommon to miss a lesson.
This is the time when teaching messages are delivered through dreams, most
often to show us when we have missed or glossed over something. During the fall
we begin to slow down and process what we have taken in from spring and summer.
The dreams that we remember vividly, or, tend to wake us from a sound sleep,
occur primarily in the winter months. These dreams are of the highest clarity
and often feel extremely real. Because winter is a time when you embark upon
greater inner and spiritual growth and prepare for the coming spring, your
dreams will often contain messages and guidance in dealing with specific
situations or events which are occurring in your life at the present time. If
you are laying the groundwork for something that you desire to manifest in the
coming months but are unsure of the direction you are moving in, these types of
dreams can help point the way.
Lunar cycles can also affect the dream state. Just as the full moon can affect
our emotions and can often make us feel, (especially if we are not centered),
as if our energy is scattered all over the map, so too can our dreams appear
scattered and strange.
It is thought that during the "three day" period of a full
moon, our dreams not only increase in clarity and strength, but often contain
precognitive data. If you are working on any type of relationship or career
path lessons and are interested in dream work, this is a particularly good time
to program yourself to remember, to record and begin working with your dreams.