Thread: Too Many Dream Signs?

Well they should come up so often in dreams that you dont really need to recall them. Make sure they're good ones though!

Originally posted by Feynaro
Is it possible to overwhelm your mind with too many dreamsigns? Should I focus on only a few, or is my mind capable of remembering to notice a multitude of them?
Also, should I spend time visualizing my dreamsigns before I go to bed? Or how do I get my mind in the habit of picking up on them?

Think of it this way: your mind & subconscious has what is called a cognitive model of what you consider lucidity to be. Everything pertaining to lucid dreaming (how it works, memories of past dreams, dreamsigns, etc) is accessed in memory through that model. Access to a cognitive model works best when an idea is very precise and straightfoward.

So.......you want enough dreamsigns in memory so that your chances of recognizing one in dream is greater, but you don't want to dillute the strength of your cognitive model with anything and everything you might see in a dream. Choose a few dreamsigns you feel are strong and significant in some way.

Visualizing those few dreamsigns prior to sleep (especially WBTB) is a great idea