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Instructions For Dream Interpretation
Preliminary
The first step in submitting a dream for interpretation and analysis is to Register, unless you have already Registered and have a Log In ID (if so, skip to the next paragraph). A Login ID will be assigned and you will choose a password for your account. A confirmation will be emailed to the address you entered at the time you registered. Check your email account, it should take only minutes to receive your confirmation, and click the address contained therein. You will be taken to the Login page at this site.
After logging in, select "Submit Dream" from the menu. The first page contains a list of general life issues with check boxes. This is intended to get you started. Clicking the "Next" button will take you to the "Specific Life Issues" page. Specific life issues are more likely to be relevant to you personally; so you are encouraged to enter, at least, some specific life issues. After entering all your life issues and clicking the "Finished" button, you will assign a score to various feelings associated with each life issue. It's best not to contemplate about each feeling. Be spontaneous. Go with your first impulse. The scores you assign to each feeling reflects intensity.
A partial list of feelings you will consider:- Joy
- Self-esteem
- Happiness
- Worry
- Strength
- Enjoyment
From life issues, you will progress to a text box and enter your dream narrative. Your dream narrative will provide the information for doing a "Dream Content Analysis." Dream content analysis is a tool focused on the actual content and internal features of your dream. Your dream narrative is all that is required for this purpose.
The "Dream Elements" procedure is very similar to the "Specific Life Issues" section. A text box is provided for entering elements of your dream (use your dream narrative to derive these) that you deem relevant. Next you will assign a score to the same list of feelings, based on intensity, for each dream element. The "Dream Element" list will be a great deal smaller than the "Life Issues" list.
Life Issues Preparation
Anything you find to be of importance in your life situation may be considered. It is anything that has a personal value or meaning as a result of introspection: a dear memory, a difficult problem, a beloved person, a relevant goal, an unreachable ideal or an influential talk with a friend.
The questions are not necessarily intended to lead to a quick answer and there is no one-to-one relation between question and answer. There is no requirement that each question should result in a response. Within any one set of questions, concentrate on that question that has the most eliciting quality for you. It is possible that such a question leads to more than one response.
There are two sets of Life Issues or concerns, General Issues and Specific Issues. The Specific Issues are your personal concerns and a text box is provided. Include in these Specific Issues events from your waking time preceding your dream that evoked strong feelings in you at the time. You do not have to choose any General Issues. Simply click "Submit" and you will be presented with a text box for your Specific Issues.
People have differing numbers of responses, but in most cases the total is usually 15 - 40.
- Was there something in your past that has been of major importance or significance for your life and which still plays an important part today?
- Was there, in the past, person(s), experience(s) or circumstance(s) that greatly influenced your life and still appreciably affects your present existence?
You are free to go back into the past as far as you like.
- Is there something in your present life that is of major importance for, or exerts a great influence on, your existence?
- Is there, in your present life, person(s) or circumstance(s) that exert(s) a significant influence on you?
- Do you foresee something that will be of great importance for, or of major influence on, your future life?
- Do you feel that certain person(s) or circumstance(s) will exert a great influence on your future life?
- Is there a future goal or object which you expect to play an important role in your life?
After completing your list of Life Issues, you will receive a list of feelings which you will relate to each response as a score. Indicate on a 0 - 6 scale to what extent you experience each of the feelings in relation to a specific response ( 0=none to 6=extremely ).
Dream Elements Preparation
Enter a detailed description of your dream in the text box provided. Refer to the Examples for guidance.
Select the aspect(s) of the dream that you perceive as the most relevant. These will be constructed, as with the Life Issues, as a sentence, phrase or word. Refer to the Examples for reference.
After compiling your list of Dream Elements you will receive a list of feelings which you will relate to each dream aspect. Indicate on a 0 - 6 scale to what extent you experience each of the feelings in relation to the current dream aspect ( 0=none to 6=extremely ).
