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P Hudson · 12-20-2009, 10:27 PM

There's a book called Creative Dreaming that describes a process by which you can get answers in your dreams. The Hopi Indians teach their children to solve problems in their waking lives through lucid dreaming--that's being aware that you're dreaming while you dream and being able to control events in your dreams.

So possibly your dream was telling you quite literally to ask where Cookie is, or what happened to Cookie, in your dreams. One of the instructions I seem to recall from that book--and I may be mixing this up with things I've read it elsewhere on dreaming--is to immerse yourself for an hour before going to sleep in the subject you want help with or want to dream about and to give yourself the assertion right before going to sleep, "I will get the answer tonight in my dream." Maybe even write this down.

Keep a pad and pencil/pen next to your bedside. As soon as you wake up, even if it's in the middle of the night, write down everything you can remember about your dreams. Do that before you do anything else, before you even get out of the bed, because dreams are elusive and the details slip away quickly.

The Hopis also teach their children that you can call on your dream friends for help if, say, for example, you're being chased by a monster. That monster represents a problem in your waking life, and you're not supposed to run from it but face it, and you can call upon someone in your dream to help you. If you defeat the monster in your dream, the Hopis say this somehow translates into solving the problem the monster represents in your waking life. It's been many years since I've read this book, and that's all I can remember right now.

Dreams are often your subconscious mind trying to work out a problem or resolve some issue. I've noticed in my own life that when I've had recurring dreams, they stop when I face, come to terms with, or understand what the dream was trying to convey.

I just googled the book Creative Dreaming: It's for sale and it's by Patricia Garfield, PhD, copyrighted 1985. I'm not affiliated with this book in any way--I just read it and found it interesting. I hope this can be helpful for you, Gen.

12-20-2009, 10:27 PM	#1039
P Hudson YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: VA USA Posts: 407	Creative Dreaming There's a book called Creative Dreaming that describes a process by which you can get answers in your dreams. The Hopi Indians teach their children to solve problems in their waking lives through lucid dreaming--that's being aware that you're dreaming while you dream and being able to control events in your dreams. So possibly your dream was telling you quite literally to ask where Cookie is, or what happened to Cookie, in your dreams. One of the instructions I seem to recall from that book--and I may be mixing this up with things I've read it elsewhere on dreaming--is to immerse yourself for an hour before going to sleep in the subject you want help with or want to dream about and to give yourself the assertion right before going to sleep, "I will get the answer tonight in my dream." Maybe even write this down. Keep a pad and pencil/pen next to your bedside. As soon as you wake up, even if it's in the middle of the night, write down everything you can remember about your dreams. Do that before you do anything else, before you even get out of the bed, because dreams are elusive and the details slip away quickly. The Hopis also teach their children that you can call on your dream friends for help if, say, for example, you're being chased by a monster. That monster represents a problem in your waking life, and you're not supposed to run from it but face it, and you can call upon someone in your dream to help you. If you defeat the monster in your dream, the Hopis say this somehow translates into solving the problem the monster represents in your waking life. It's been many years since I've read this book, and that's all I can remember right now. Dreams are often your subconscious mind trying to work out a problem or resolve some issue. I've noticed in my own life that when I've had recurring dreams, they stop when I face, come to terms with, or understand what the dream was trying to convey. I just googled the book Creative Dreaming: It's for sale and it's by Patricia Garfield, PhD, copyrighted 1985. I'm not affiliated with this book in any way--I just read it and found it interesting. I hope this can be helpful for you, Gen.