In the morning, Sharon
woke up from her strange dream. In a
way, she was delighted at being able to observe classmates in their own private
sanctuary in the tree Fort. “I wonder if
it’s possible to visit other places in the dream world?” she thought to
herself. “I need to figure out how to remember
my dreams. Maybe if I kept a diary of each dream the minute I woke up, I would
learn how to remember them.” Sharon had
an old diary book that someone had given her for Christmas, tucked away in the
closet. She opened the diary book and
began to write with her new ballpoint pen – the date, time, and a summary of
her dream about looking into the tree Fort.
The next day at school,
Sharon was excited to tell her best friend Joyce about her new experience with
dreaming. “I’m going to the library to
see if I can learn more about dreams,” said Sharon with an excited tone in her
voice. Browsing in the library, Sharon
was surprised – there were all kinds of books on dreaming. Some were about how to learn while you’re
dreaming; others explained psychoanalysis of dreams and meanings of dreams. She checked out three of them and began to
read each one at different times of the day.
Each day when Sharon
and Joyce met on the playground, Sharon would explain some things she had read
in the books. Joyce was a little concerned
about some of the weird stuff Sharon was telling her. “I don’t know if I would get into all this
stuff about dreams and what they mean. It sounds to me like devil worshipping or
something to do with evil spirits. And besides, what good will it do for you in
real life?” “I don’t know,” said Sharon,
“but I find it interesting to learn about something that I know absolutely
nothing about. Don’t you find it interesting?” she asked. “Have you ever wondered why you have nightmares?
It says in one of the books I read that a good way to conquer your fears,
especially in a dream, is to confront them.” “What do you mean?” asked Joyce. “Well, according to this book, if you’re
afraid of water, and have reoccurring dreams about drowning at the beach, you
need to confront your dream.” “How do
you do that?” asked Joyce. “According to
the dream book, when you experience such a fearful event in your dream, you simply
take control of the dream.” “And how do
you do that?” asked Joyce. “You confront
your fear in the dream world by diving headfirst into the wave. By confronting
the fear in your dream, the fear will go away and never bother you again!” “Wow,” said Joyce, “that is powerful, heavy
stuff!”
After further
evaluation of the report on Sharon, progress was noted in the spacecraft. “I believe we’re ready to begin Phase II in
the dream interpretation exercise,” said the Star Commander. We will teach Sharon how to use her dreams to
her own advantage, so she will have a grasp on the future,” he said.
Sharon was fast asleep
that night, dreaming about a new step in her clogging routine to perform in an
upcoming contest. She could see herself
doing the dance steps as if she were looking at a movie screen. “How strange,” she thought to herself in her
dream, “that I can watch myself dancing while I’m asleep.”
The dream suddenly
changed, and there was an image before her, dressed in strange clothing. “Do not be afraid, Sharon. I am your mentor in
this particular dream. Together we are going to discover the art of dreaming. I
will show you a method to help you remember your dreams; once you perfect this
method, you will be able to realize when you are dreaming. First of all, you
must be aware that earthlings have not developed these skills to their highest
potential, and therefore they are self-limiting in the cognitive realm of
higher thinking. It is somewhat of a lost skill that was used many years ago by
the ancient disciples of the forethought. These disciples would interpret the
meaning of dreams for kings and other important people of power, as a way to
guide them through wars and other important matters. You will use your new ability
to understand dreams and to interpret the dreams’ true meanings, so that you
will have a clearer understanding of the future.” “What am I to do with this new knowledge?” she
asked. “You will become a mentor to your
people as you get older,” said the image before her. “There are several sequences that you must
master before we go much further in this process. Are you ready to learn?” “I’ll try,” replied Sharon. “Good; let us begin. The first step is to
remember your cue.” “What is…” “Do not interrupt; just listen and try to
remember. Your cue is to watch your feet while you’re dreaming. The realization
that you are watching your feet will be your cue that you are dreaming. Once
you have mastered this technique, we will move on to more advanced methods of
training. For now, just concentrate on the feet cue. When you realize you are
dreaming on cue, you will be ready to advance to the next form of higher
learning.”
When Sharon woke up
that morning, she went to her diary first thing and began writing what she
remembered in her dream. “Watch my feet.
Learn my cue. Remember the results.” She
placed a big star next to the date in the sequence of this dream. From then on, every night before going to bed,
Sharon would remind herself to remember her cue. She practiced and practiced until she thought
she would never be able to accomplish this simple step. She would dream all sorts of weird things in her
dreams, but could not remember or find her cue that she was dreaming.
One night, a dream was
different from the others. Somehow she
was performing a dance, and she began to jump higher and higher in the air. She thought in her dream, “This is impossible –
I can’t really jump this high! I must be dreaming,” she thought. It took several more months of practice
before Sharon finally found her cue in her dream. From then on, she could tell when she was in a
dream state.
“Sir, we’re getting a strong signal from
Sharon’s synapse response in her dream state. It appears that she is able to
master Phase II, and is aware when she is dreaming.” “Very good,” barked the star commander. “Now we will execute the training in Phase
III.”
(Part Two of story by George F. Kohn, author of
Holiday Favorites series available on Amazon.com)
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