| WORKSHOP with Rosemary Ellen Guiley Our dreams can dramatically change life by moving us from the impossible to the possible. Our experiment in visionary dreaming is to use incubated dreams to create, perform or learn something in a novel way. Dream incubation has been used since ancient times to look into the future, to obtain inspiration, to reveal knowledge, and to do things that in waking life seem out of reach. Step 1: Of the three dream incubation alternatives below, pick the one that immediately appeals to you the most. Allow your intuition to make the spontaneous choice; don’t weigh them back and forth. A. Birth a new artistic work: a book or story idea; a poem; a song or musical composition; a painting or drawing; a sculpture; a dance; or other work of art. Execute it in waking life. B. Enhance your sports performance: dream of a new way improve your game, skill, ability, technique or timing. Try it out in waking life. C. Get a real message from a pet or a wild animal: compose a question, for which the answer is not obvious, to pose to your pet or to a favorite wild animal. Validate the answer by taking action based on the dreams, or by research. Step 2: Set aside three consecutive nights for dream incubation. Three is a magical number of creation, and by doing the incubation three times, it will have ample time to sink into and work in dream consciousness. Step 3: Follow the incubation instructions given at the end. Step 4: Report your results to your fellow Psiber Dreamers for online discussion. Incubation Procedure 1. Compose and write your request or question in your dream journal, for example: How can I... Show me.... Why/what is..... 2. Prepare the body, mind and soul by meditating on and thinking about the question throughout the day. Eat lightly in the evening, and avoid stimulants and depressants, which interfere with the sleep cycles. 3. At bedtime, allow yourself plenty of time to relax. Hold the incubation question in your mind. It may be helpful to write it down again in your journal, or write it on a piece of paper and place it beneath your pillow. 4. Allow time in the morning for recording dreams and notes. Write down everything, even fragments. 5. When time permits, do your dreamwork on the results. Watch for extra insights that pop up later. 6. Take appropriate action. You may get your results the very first night, and feel that you will not need to repeat the exercise, unless you want to try one of the other projects. If you do not receive an answer after three tries, look for reasons why. Perhaps the answer has been given but not recognized or understood. Perhaps you are meant to receive the answer at a later time, either in another dream or as an intuitive flash. Report all results to the online discussion board. Since we dream for each other as well as for ourselves, your answer may be in someone else’s dream. Some questions to consider in evaluating your results: 1. Did your answers/results surprise you? In what way? 2. Were you able to take action in accordance with the dream? 3. What did you learn about yourself? Your dreams? 4. How did your dream relate to other dreams in the Psiber Dreaming community?
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