Make a Dream Pillow

[LightLizard]

Greetings! I have found that a 'dream pillow' placed under my pillow at night helps to induce and enhance the experience of dreaming and dream recall.
Take a small amount of Mugwort Herb and sew it into a small cloth bag. Place under your pillow and dream on!
Recent scientific studies indicate that mugort, when used this way, stimulates the areas of the brain related to creativity and dreaming. As you sleep and turn, moving your head places pressure on and off of the dream pillow, causing minute particles of the herb to be released into the air which one breathes in. This is a much safer method than smoking some of the newly available aids that may cause lung damage or psychoactive responses outside of the dreamer's intention.

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[Callista]

Is this one of those "aromatherapy" deals?... I dunno if I could go to sleep if there was something strong-smelling under my pillow...

[LightLizard]

No, it's not anything like aromatherapy, not that there's anything wrong with that, if it works for one. Mugwort is a musky, foresty kind of odor and quite pleasant, but not perfumy at all. Also, powdered ginger, about a tablespoon, stirred and drank in a glass of water, three times daily, will definitely increase dream recall. It's good for digestion too! Also, one must avoind refined flour and sugar if using it...
:wink:

[DREAM_WEAVER]

where would one get mugwort

[LightLizard]

Mugwort can be obtained quite easily at any herbal outlet. Some health stores may carry it too, if they deal in 'bulk.' It only takes three or five grams, which lasts for months in the dream pillow...
;)

[Spoof]

Thanks for the idea. I will have to try it as soon as I can. Also, I am going to try the ginger. 8)

[Roller]

I've never heard about ginger helping with dreams before, got any info on it? I love ginger myself, it'd be nice to know it helps.

[Howie]

One Of my adoptions, Spicfiend, grew her own. She did just as you described.
She claimed it had helped her. For the record. :)

[rexle]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mugwort

apparently it can be used as a substitue for marijauna.

[LightLizard]

I'm not sure 'how' the ginger does what it does. What I know from direct experience and also, friends' who have tried it agree, after a few days of drinking the ginger, my dream recall and lucidity reached a level that was quite un-nerving. I wasn't prepared for the results! I would seem to be dreaming all night long, epic, convoluted adventures that would shift into each other and return again, as if several dreams were occurring all at once and my awareness was constantly shifting from one dream to another, back again, on to another, and so on.....
A tall glass of water, one tablespoon of powdered ginger, (the kind you get in a spice bottle-for the kitchen) Stir well and drink it right down, before the ginger can 'settle' to the bottom. Done 3 times daily, it will change one's dream activity drastically with a few days. I wouldn't continue the ginger treatment past two weeks at a time, though, with two weeks break in between.
It's important to avoid refined sugar and flour while doing this. So maybe what's happening is a deep cleansing of the digestive system causes a change in one's chemistry, to the point of effecting consciousness....makes sense to me...
As for using mugwort as a 'substitute' for cannabis, why? It's not wise to smoke it. You thrill-seekers should remember what killed Carlos Casteneda. Liver cancer. Which he more than likely contracted through his unreserved ingestion of 'native plants' to induce the shamanic vision quests he is so famous for writing about... pretty expensive road to fame, death is...
Now, the mugwort in the dream pillow is a safe and proven method of enhancing dream recall. The amount of mugwort ingested this way is microscopic. But, like many homeopathic remedies, the tiniest amount seems to stimulate just the right responses and should not be exceeded.
Those I know who have followed the dream path with entertainment and escapist agendas either give up the practice willingly, out of the realisation that it requires more disipline than they are prepared for, or they develop psychosis and problems with relating to the 'real' world. Either way, one should be sure that their motivation is true on this journey.

[Alucinor Architecton]

interesting stuff. ill have to try the mugwort and definately the ginger. excitied for the rsults, ill tell yall what happens.

EDIT: wow. i tried the ginger in the water. this is like 20 miinutes later. it tasted so weird. it was like spicy and at the end it made me shiver. it better work lol. but it'll defintaely be worth it. and please somebody tell me about wormwood/mugwort. i read about it on wikipedia (which y'all should visit). i dont know what smoking it will do. hopefully it isnt that dangerous, and can alter somethoing mentally.

[rexle]

do you have to mix the ginger with water because drinking that much water and ginger makes me feel sick. can i put the ginger in cereal or some other food?

[LightLizard]

In my experience, and that of my friends', one needs to drink the ginger in water to properly assimilate it. It may cause discomfort, initially, because the ginger is quite 'hot' and probably helps to detoxify the stomach of impurities fairly dramatically. I find that it takes me a few, and sometimes several gulps, to get it down, with stirring between gulps to keep the ginger from sinking to the bottom before the water is gone.

[GypsyRat]

I just had my first glass.(all the ginger I had left in my house..... almost a tsp) And I jus dindt breathe through my nose and dindn't taste it. It's a good strategy until the end, but I think its better than tasting the whole thing.

I also noticed the ginger was kinda scraping my throat and I knew it was gunna be spicy and I had to eat a donut to get the taste out. FYI

[rexle]

what if i put the ginger in a capsule for a pilll then drank it with a galss of water. would that work. also i heard that a teaspoon of paprika before bed is supposed to help dream recall too.

[Alucinor Architecton]

ooh ok. i tried the ginger once at nihnt time, and that night, i had an extremely weird vivid drem and I had recall of almost the whole thing.

[Alucinor Architecton]

Originally posted by rexle
what if i put the ginger in a capsule for a pilll then drank it with a galss of water. would that work. also i heard that a teaspoon of paprika before bed is supposed to help dream recall too.

. when i did it i used a whoe tablespoon of . was that too much? and also do you think that the pill will have enough? maybe i you created several pills it'd definately work . . .

[LightLizard]

Well, putting the ginger in a capsule might work. It's worth a try, if you really can't handle the taste. Remember that you should also avoid refined foods while using this method. No white sugar, flour, or pork.
:wink:

[LucidAlex]

Would it be worth it to buy this dream pillow? It seems good, and relatively cheap... http://www.blessedmaineherbs.com/dreampillows.html just want to make sure before I invest in it...

[jamous]

I had to eat a donut to get the taste out. FYI

"must avoid refined flour and sugar"
Were you intentionally trying to counteract the ginger or something? ...!

[Mikey Nick]

oh my god

i just did the glass with ginger in it

absolutely DISGUSTING

and it made it worse cause i was already full from dinner, and then had to dump a whole glass of sick water on top of that

tonight better be awesome

[jamous]

oh my god

i just did the glass with ginger in it

absolutely DISGUSTING

and it made it worse cause i was already full from dinner, and then had to dump a whole glass of sick water on top of that

tonight better be awesome

I doubt it will work that immediately

[jamous]

Greetings! I have found that a 'dream pillow' placed under my pillow at night helps to induce and enhance the experience of dreaming and dream recall.
Take a small amount of Mugwort Herb and sew it into a small cloth bag. Place under your pillow and dream on!
Recent scientific studies indicate that mugort, when used this way, stimulates the areas of the brain related to creativity and dreaming. As you sleep and turn, moving your head places pressure on and off of the dream pillow, causing minute particles of the herb to be released into the air which one breathes in. This is a much safer method than smoking some of the newly available aids that may cause lung damage or psychoactive responses outside of the dreamer's intention.

Love
Light
Joy
Trust
Gratitude
Eternally
LL ;)

Thank you, lizard, for giving us an actually fresh thread!! Both interesting ideas! Have you tried turmuric? It seems to work well for dream recall. I just prepared a sort of... dreaming power formula with my evening coffee. 1/2 tbsp ginger + 1/2 tbsp turmeric + brown sugar + coffee (with milk). I actually feel a unique buzz. Probably placebo.

Anyway, thank you Lizard!

[Mikey Nick]

ooh ok. i tried the ginger once at nihnt time, and that night, i had an extremely weird vivid drem and I had recall of almost the whole thing.

that's what i was going on

i think i'm gonna go ahead and order the "Creativity" pillow from http://www.longcreekherbs.com/dreampillows.shtml

it's only 11 bucks when shipping is factored in, so it's not like it'll be a big loss if it's nothing special.

[nechong]

hi guys,

what kind of powder ginger u guys use? what is the name?
i very rare take ginger, except when i eat little sushi then i will mix with some ginger. are they the same?



thanks

mike

[iadr]

what kind of powder ginger u guys use? what is the name?
i very rare take ginger, except when i eat little sushi then i will mix with some ginger. are they the same?

You can either use powdered ginger like you find in a heath food or oriental store, or else you can just use the kind of ginger root you can buy in a grocery store to mix with things.

I buy ginger root at the grocery store and then cut off a piece and mix it in with my fruit drinks that I have in the morning.

Because I use a fairly large piece of ginger, I also put some extra sweetener in my juice to overcome the ginger taste.

If you cook, you can put it in your food when you are cooking.

Was unaware that it helped any with dream recall, but it sure does help in staying healthy, as to me it seems much more effective than garlic at building up the immune system, in addition to not having a horrible after smell.

[westonci]

i gotta try this!