Dreams usually provide more questions than they do answers. Are they a stress response? A secret code? A window to another world? There's one way, frequently unacknowledged, to penetrate this puzzle. Through the process of intentional dreaming, we can bring our conscious and unconscious minds together. The result creates not only an expansive sense of presence, but also powerful inner guidance.
The Practice:
For one week, keep a notebook by your bed. Each night, before going to sleep, think about an aspect of your life in which you'd like some guidance. Then ask your unconscious to provide you with a dream about that topic, and to make it one that you'll remember. If you wake up from a dream in the middle of the night, write it down before returning to sleep. If you recall it in the morning, make sure to write it down before beginning your day.
— Raphael Cushnir in How Now