The weaving for the dream bag is continuing along. Here it is compared with the old (and well-used) dream bag, that usually resides under my pillow, so as to lie just under my ear as I sleep.
So, what is in a dream bag? It would be different for every person. I put in special items that I feel are important. My items are symbols representing links to certain people, qualities and structures that are either important to who I am, or to what I am seeking to dream about. Some items stay in the bag for years, while others come in and out depending on the topics most important to me at the current time.
I think dreams are important, especially 'strong' dreams. When I have those 'pay attention - you're here IN this dream and things are happening around you in real-time' lucid-type dreams, I do pay attention - and see what they might be telling me. Sometimes I get an idea of what is important, or wrong, or needing attention in my waking life - that I have been forgetting or trying to avoid. I view the whole dream experience as a subconscious experiment - another way of gathering and sorting information with my subconscious. (For those of you who have read a little bit about my ink art - you will see this connection in their purpose, as well.) The dreams are rich in symbolism and often 'wacky' in their structure -- but usually upon waking I have a 'Oh Wow' moment - where I understand what my brain was saying and what I need to do with this information while I am awake.
So, do I really think this bag, or the things inside it, makes a difference? In other words, why do this? I think, at the very least, it helps make a focus point, putting things together in my mind just before I sleep that carry over, psychologically, into the 'dream world' of my subconscious. I have a very visual mind, as well, so making a visual symbol with attached meanings helps me personally, to carry over, better than simply thinking 'I want to dream about X.'
7 comments:
I'd rather let my subconcious dream than try to direct them with my concious will, I get more out of them that way. It's sometimes really astounding that while I think X is the problem, it's really A and Y.
I always have a problem remembering my dreams. The ones I need to remember are the ones that are the most difficult. Would a dream bag be okay done in crochet?
I have several small looms-but am better with my hooks.
What a great explanation of such a wonderful talisman.
Monday I will post about a talisman I am working on.
I think it is amazing that folks who are creative press towards their introspective art when the winter bites cold and we dream about spring.
what a beautiful new bag you're making! i love the new colors.
sometimes i used to sleep with things under my pillow (although i never had a dream bag for them)--crystals or small stones, notes to myself or the universe, or other special small objects, very much for the same reason, to keep them close to my subconscious while i slept.
for while i kept a dream journal by my bed too b/c i found i had trouble remembering my dreams.
maybe it's time to make myself a dream bag. thx for a great (and powerful) idea...
Your weaving is lovely! And you have me thinking about dream bags - I have a tiny bag that I used to wear that was pretty much a dream bag. Hmm.
CarrieK: You're right - maybe sometimes I'm just telling my conscious to pay attention to certain things the subconscious may be talking about -- but having that dialogue (things going both ways) is what is really intriguing for me.
Linda: Yes! Go at it with your hooks if that is your process of creation!
Thanks Everyone! I'd love to see other people's idea of dream bags and how they use them!
Beautiful dream bag :)
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