Thread: Dream Journals = More Memories of Life

Yes, thats the reason I keep a Dream Journal.

Its pretty nice when you start reading through a dream, not remembering it whatsoever, then after reading a bit into it the memories come flooding back. ^_^

I know I'll treasure it years later. It's a shame we dont start these earlier on.

Originally Posted by Xox

I know I'll treasure it years later. It's a shame we dont start these earlier on.

I know. They should tell kids to. But they probably wouldn't do it anyway.

Hey there,

I agree with you 100%. I cannot make a qualitative difference between memories from my waking life and memories from my dreams. Looking back, they are both equally "real" to me (which is why I don't use the term real life or reality, btw).

And most definately, I find that the memories of my dreams are very enriching to my life as a whole. I wouldn't want to be without them.

-Redrivertears-

The brain probably does have a finite amount of room for memories but the limit is way beyond what any of us are likely to require. I don't know what the endgame is regarding my dream journal - and what appears on this site is just the last couple of months of it. But what I do know is that I've picked up many experiences from dreams which I think are irreplacable. Freud analysed his dreams every day for I think half an hour or so.

Redrivertears - Yes, I believe that in dreams we face emotions which we defend against in waking life. In that way, dreams are more real than our conscious reality. By accepting those emotional experiences in our dreams we may find ourselves more whole and integrated in our waking life.

Moonbean--

Wonderful thoughts. I feel the same way about my dreams and how I feel like I have "lived more" because of them. And because of the nature of dreams to fade over time, preserving them in a journal is the way to keep them as a permanent part of your memory.

Yes, I'm really glad that DV and wanting to have lucid dreams inspired me to start remembering them. It started out just as a way to try and increase lucids, but now even the non-lucid ones are important.

Bu - I hope you're right about the storage space! Sometimes I feel maxed out!

Originally Posted by Moonbeam

The more you remember, the more life you have effectively lived.

Does that mean that dreaming makes you older?

*Shakes fist* You kids get off my lawn!!!!

I was Lucid dreaming pretty young, And knew I was supposed to be writing my dreams down. But I was to lazy back then. and my recall was so good that I didn't feel like I needed to write them. But, I wasn't thinking about how memories fade over time. As a result, I lost probably 90 percent of my Lucid Dreams. I at least lost the detailed memory of them. Except for the ones that really stand out. And I had a lot of really great non Lucid adventures that would have been good to look back on as well.

It is fun looking through your journal, and finding some really cool dream that you had forgotten all about. I've done that a few times as well. It's almost like looking through your old junk, and finding something that triggers a bunch of pleasant memories.

Originally Posted by The Cusp

Does that mean that dreaming makes you older?

*Shakes fist* You kids get off my lawn!!!!

Darn, I hadn't thought about that aspect of it!

Originally Posted by Caradon

I was Lucid dreaming pretty young, And knew I was supposed to be writing my dreams down.

Did someone tell you to do that?

Originally Posted by Moonbeam

Did someone tell you to do that?

Yeah, I believe I read it when I was still in my teens. I don't remember exactly what age I was. But I didn't want to do it.
Now, It's just about the most important part of my day.

I wish I would have read about lucid dreaming a long time before I did.