Dream-Pillow and Dream Diary - how to do it

To work actively with your subconsciousness it is important to remember your dreams - and your inner pictures have more to tell you than simply to repeat your day. You may have experienced it already: you remember a nice dream in the very moment you wake up, then you turn off your alarm clock, talk to your partner, and the dream is gone... but there's a method to catch it, a "dream trap"...

To make a dream pillow is a step towards working with your subconsciousness - my pillow has done a great job for me, and I'd like to show you how I made it:
Material:

* A piece of cloth (cotton or silk/wild silk) in a color of your choice (if you have problems to fall asleep, you may want to choose violet - pillows in this color also pacify restless babies).
* Scissors to cut the cloth, a sewing needle, thread
* Dried herbs for the filling - helpful for healthy sleep and pleasant dreams are e.g. mugwort (attracts good spirits), camomile (pacifies and colors dreams softly), rose petals (to love yourself and others, harmonizes the inner chords), lavender buds (for intense dreams), mullein (calls the spirits of the universe). You may also want to use herbs which are helpful against health problems, like thyme or sage against coughing, fumitory to soothe the skin etc.


Actual time needed:
* About one hour if you have all your herbs together already - if you want to collect them or have to buy them first, you will need more time, of course.

How to do it:

* Fold the cloth in the middle, and cut it into shape.
* Turn the cloth inside out, use needles to keep the sides together.
* Sew three sides, leave the fourth open.
* Mix and crush the herbs. If you use silk for your pillow, you have to crush the herbs thoroughly to avoid their poking through the silk.
* Fill the herbs into the pillow - attention: take care not to overfill it, try lying on as you work to feel when it is comfortable.
* Sew the last open side and shake the filling.

If you like, you may use textile colors to draw your personal symbols or nice patterns onto the pillow. You can also decorate it by stitching, there are no limitations how the pillow should look - it's your personal dream pillow, and thus as unique as you are!


The Dream Diary

The dream diary will help you to remember your dreams and work with them - put a notebook and a pen next to your bed. When you wake up, try to write down immediately all you can remember, BEFORE you talk to your partner or start to get up. You will be surprised how much your subconsciousness has to tell you. The dream diary is an important key to yourself. Good night, sweet dreams!