Dreaming....

[Erin]

I can mostly control my dreams. Sometimes when I wake up I feel really tired because I've essentially been awake all nigh running my dreams....gee those ones where I have to go to a job that I haven't worked at in years are annoying! Especially because I can never remember where work is!
So I can control my dreams but I don't ALWAYS know that I'm dreaming. But that's not what's playing with my head at the moment...here it is:
Sometimes when I'm having a bad dream I'll try to wake myself up but never can. Or I'll just say "this is my dream...no bad things here...go away" but then my head is....counteracting that saying "you're not strong enough...." or something like that "you're too negative to control this". And I can't make whatever it is happen. I can control things when I'm not putting too much thought into it but ...I don't now...when I know that that's what I'm trying to do...doesn't work.
Is my mind telling me that I am more than capable of being a strong creator but I doubt? Because I do feel that the law of attraction is pure truth.....what's going on here?

[CherryDarlingLife]

When you are dreaming like that... your brain doesn't know its not real. (see/refer2 film What the Bleep do we know) so when you try to change it, your brain doesn't believe you over the situation. Have some fun with this... I do... when I have a bad dream and my brain won't listen to me make it go away I always imagine I have the power of molecular combustion! (what the heck is that? ) what ever is scaring me, I look at and Blow it up, spontaneous type of combustion but no messy clean up. Give your self POWERS in your dreams and you will be able to handle anything. Its a dream you can do anything! Your brain just needs to be the projector. :) Sometimes you need to remind the brain of its job.

[Lynne]

Hi Erin,

having a daily meditation practice helps me to build up the strength to let go and/or transform the nature of the dream whatever the subject. Sometimes I find myself even doing practices like (repeating) mantras in my dreams which can be very powerful and encourages more lucidity as well as helping me to release any fear in the dream. Keeping a dream journal helps to build up my relationship with the dream world. It doesn't feel like I'm controlling anything though, it's not an 'ordinary mind' / ego thing which likes to be in control, in my experience it's more about having the willingness to let go and allow the dream to teach and show me what it needs to. Before you go to sleep you could ask the 'Universe' for guidance on working with your dreams (I find that the more specific I am about what I want the more likely the Universe will provide that experience). If you don't already, read some books on the subject. I recommend 'Dream Yoga' by Namkhai Norbu Rimpoche (look it up first online to see if that suits your kind of mind)
Good luck!
Lynne