The alarm sounds and you roll out of bed. You head to the kitchen, and as you're measuring scoops of coffee, you vaguely remember dreaming. You try, but you can only recall a small fragment. You shrug and decide to forget about it.
You don't need to give up there. While symbolism is important in dream interpretation, symbols are not the sole factor in determining what our dreams mean. Frequently, dream messages come in sequence when we are dealing with ongoing issues or problems to be resolved. Often, a tiny fragment is just enough to get a handle on the dream and can play an important role when grouped with other dreams in a given time frame. We often remember the feelings associated with a dream even when we don't remember anything else.
Even if you can only remember a small fragment, jot it down in your dream journal. Take a moment to recall feelings associated with the dream. Did you feel interested, surprised, puzzled, scared, silly? How were you feeling when you woke up? What do you remember about the activity in the dream? Were you moving or stationary?
Just focus on the basics. They will give you the general theme of your dream.
Note the symbols that you do remember. Dream symbols can be nouns (things or people), verbs (actions) or adjectives (descriptions or feelings). You may only remember one or two symbols and that's fine. Just choose the key symbols, the ones that stand out or make up the main theme of your dream. For success in searching our Symbols Dictionary, please take the time to read this article:
It's important to jot these things down right away, even if you won't have time to think about the dream until later. Often, just the act of writing these pieces down can cause you to remember other parts of the dream later in the day.
If you've been keeping a journal, you may want to compare this dream to those you've had in recent days or weeks. Now that you have a record of it, you can compare it to dreams you'll have in the next few weeks. It's very likely that themes will repeat and show a pattern. Links to our free dream journal sheets can be found in the Related Links section on the right side of this page.
For many years, I insisted that I rarely dreamed at all. In fact, I often said that I never dreamed! When I became interested in dream interpretation and actively kept a dream journal, I found that I remembered my dreams daily within a few weeks. You may find that when you make interpreting your dreams a regular practice, you will begin to remember your dreams almost effortlessly.
May all your dreams come true!
Parthena Black is a professional social worker and ordained minister with experience in tarot and runes. For private spiritual counseling and intuitive readings via e-mail, please visit her at oymygoddess.com.
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