subjectively   experienced   categories   of   recalling   a
dream:  having  "no recall"  of  a  dream,  being "aware of
having  dreamed"  but  with  no  recall   of   any   content,
recalling an "image" from a dream, and so on.  There was
also  a  rating system  for  the  vividness of dream recall,
noting whether  such  aspects as color,  emotion,  sound,
etc. were recalled with the dream.
      The   tally  sheet   was   intended   to  promote   more
frequent  dream  recall  by  calling attention  to  even the
most minor instances  of  recall,  and  to  stimulate more
vivid dream recall  by  requiring attention  to  the various
qualitative  aspects  of  the  dream.  The  tally  sheet  also
served  as  a  primary  source  of  data  for  analyzing  the
patterns of dream recall during the project.
      The heart  of  the 28-day dream venture was the work
done  in  the  dream  journal.  A  manual entitled, "Dream
Realization:  Four Meditations  for Inspirational Writing
in   a   Dream   Journal,"   presented   both   a   theory   of
dreaming  and  a  method of dream interpretation,  based
upon   a   mixture   of   ideas   from    the   Cayce   dream
readings,  Jung's  analytical  approach,  and  Ira Progoff's
Intensive Journal method.(5)
      Stated briefly, the theory proposed that dreaming is a
goal-directed,    regulative    experience,   in   which   the
dreamer's  current   life  situation   is   viewed   from  the
perspective   of   the   "higher  Self."   In   a  process  like
navigation,  the  dreamer's current position and direction
is  compared   with   the  higher  Self's  values  and  goals
concerning   the   total,    perhaps   eternal,   life   of   the
dreamer.  There  may be a review or preview of actual or
possible  emotional  consequences   of  deviations  from
the  path  of  the  Self,  so  the  dreamer could  modify or
re-evaluate  current   attitudes   or   activities.   Problem-
solving  activity  might   be   attempted  in  the  dream  to
create more suitable avenues of expression,  or to find a
way around perceived obstacles.
      By this theory, the symbolic nature of the dream was
considered   to  be   the  higher  Self's   natural  mode  of
experiencing  existence.   Dream   interpretation,   there-
fore,  was  not  aimed  at  translating symbols,  but rather

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