Journey into Your Dreams: Control Your Dreams and Meet Lost
Loved Ones
Somewhere between hither and yon exists a place where dreams are
made. In this secret location, you can be whatever you want to
be, and even see almost anything and anyone you want to see. The
key to making this quest a success is to unlock the secret of
dreaming.
For the last half of my life, I have spent a lot of time trying
to learn more about dreams and dreaming. My first step was
learning how to control my dreams. It isn't like a video game
where I control everything that happens in a dream, but I have
been able to control my own actions when I am dreaming something
that doesn't feel right or leaves me feeling uncomfortable. The
ability to release yourself from a bad dream or even remove
yourself from an uncomfortable position is an amazing feeling,
and learning how to do this through controlling your dreams
starts with one simple exercise.
The first step to controlling your dreams is to start by
thinking of an object before you go to bed. The best object to
start with is something on your person, whether it is your
hands, your feet, your clothes, etc. While trying to drift off
into dream land, tell yourself to look for that object in your
dreams. It may take days, weeks, or even months before you
actually locate the object, but you will eventually find it.
Even if you are successful, keep trying. Practice makes perfect.
You will begin to find it easier and easier to locate the
object, and in doing so, you will be opening the first of many
doors that lead you to a land where dreams are almost completely
without limits.
After mastering the art of locating your defined object, you can
move onto more complex objects, places, or even people. You will
eventually find yourself in a state of lucid dreaming, which
means you are aware of the fact that you are dreaming while you
are actually in the dream. It is at this moment you will bring
your conscious, waking mind to you subconscious and dreaming
mind. This connection is magical and when you are able to do
this, the ability will remain and you will always have that
connection. You won't always be able to do this at will, but it
will happen as often as you need it too (keeping in mind that
want and need are two separate things).
Outside of being able to achieve a state of lucid dreaming, your
dreams supply a location for you to communicate with other
people you know in life, and even those that have passed on to
the after-life. After many of my own experiences, and reading
books published by famous and renowned mediums, I have learned
that while asleep and dreaming, when I see loved ones that have
passed, they are actually communicating with me in the most
common way lost loved ones do. If you have ever experienced a
dream like this, you know that when you wake up you feel a sense
of wholeness, satisfaction, and the feeling of love is so strong
you could easily say you feel as if you have bathed in a pool of
love. Just as warm as their embrace was in our waking life while
they were alive, the love we receive from our passed loved ones
in our dreams is just as real.
The difference in being able to locate your hands in a dream and
locating a lost loved one is that you are trying to locate
another intelligent being, not just an inanimate object or a
part of your own being. That being must be a willing
participant. I believe that not all spirits are willing to
connect with you while dreaming. Some because their death is
still too recent, and others because they know (for whatever
reason) it isn't the right time or moment to make contact.
However, for those that are willing, you can contact them and be
with them in that special dream state.
To contact a loved one through dreams, you need to dedicate time
to ask them to connect with you. Keep in mind that while talking
to a passed loved one, they can hear you. They may not be seen,
but they can hear you and if you listen to your heart, you can
hear them too. So, if you start to feel the need to contact a
loved one, whether it is for guidance, help, or to fill an
extreme void, you must first ask them to come to you. You should
start asking the moment you feel the need.
While you are trying to fall asleep, relax, but try to
concentrate on the loved one you want to contact. The key is to
remember that this will not happen on demand. You have to ask
for it and there is a higher purpose that rules this connection.
It may take some time, but after a while, it should happen for
you. I have been able to make contact with a few passed loved
ones on many occasions, and I believe it will happen with others
in time. The time has to be right for you both, and as mentioned
earlier, just because you want to make a connection doesn't mean
the connection will always happen.
Whether you believe in these ideas or not, I challenge each of
you to test these practices so that you can see and feel them
for yourself. There is so much more to the art of dreaming, and
we have only brushed the tip of the proverbial iceberg. However,
these simple and easy exercises will help you unlock the first
of many doors that lead to a higher sense of self and
consciousness. Anyone can start learning how to control his or
her dreams at any time, day or night. The journey begins as soon
as you fall asleep.
(c) Copyright 2005 by Rachael Towle, The Parent Station. This
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