The ancient Egyptians practiced dreaming true, or using the dream state to ask and receive answers from the gods. The ancient Greeks engaged in dream incubation, usually near water such as springs, lakes, rivers, or the sea, invoking Asclepius, god of healing. You can practice a similar technique of dream incubation by taking a warm bath, and preparing yourself to beckon the angels to meet you in the dreamtime. The following checklist will help you to get started.
How To Incubate Dreams Involving Angels:
• Change your bed linens to make the sleep environment fresh and clean.
• Put a sachet bag of rosemary, lavender, or mint near your pillow.
• Keep the lighting soft with a candle or lamp.
• Take a warm, scented bath and dress in a clean gown or pajamas.
• Put a pencil and paper within easy reach.
• Ask your guardian angels to protect you while you sleep.
• Declare what you wish to see or learn in your dream, and invoke an angel by name, or call upon your guardian angels to meet you in the dreamtime.
• Extinguish the candle or lamp.
• Meditate on your question and ask for the answer as you slowly descend into sleep.
• Lie quietly upon waking and revisit your dream request, as you recall as many details of your dream as possible.
• Write down your dream, or fragments of it. If the meaning isn’t readily clear, consult a dream dictionary for meanings of your dream symbols.
Regular practice of dream incubation techniques will help you more easily gain clarity about life issues or problems for which you seek answers. You will find the boundaries between waking and dreaming become blurred and as fragments of your dream enter your mind throughout the day, insights and even the answers you seek, will come.