the  use of the  "Dream Recall Tally Sheet,"  presented
in  this  journal,  which  was  designed to help develop
the habit of dream recall.)
      3) Choose  a  night  to incubate when you are not too
tired,  and  when  you  can  spend about 30 uninterrupted
minutes  writing  in  your  journal  just  before  going  to
sleep.
      4) Choose  an  incubation issue that you feel you are
truly ready  to  deal with.  Don't  shoot  for  the moon on
your first attempt at incubation.  On the other hand, don't
ask about something trivial,  as  you  probably won't have
any real incentive to dream about it.  Think of it this way:
Suppose you had  a close and dear friend with whom you
visited every week  for about 30 minutes.  What problem
or concern would you most  like  to  talk  about with that
friend tonight?
      5)   In   your   journal,   write   out   your   "incubation
discussion."   Describe   the   nature   of   your   problem,
concern or question.  What  are  your hopes,  your fears?
What do you see as the "causes" of the problem?  Why is
it  important  to  you?   What   do   you  hope  to  gain  by
resolving the issue  or by answering the question?  What
are the alternative solutions  that  you  see now,  and why
won't they do?  What  have  you  tried,  and  why  hasn't it
proven satisfactory?  What would you give, or give up, to
have the issue resolved?  How  do  you  feel as you write
about all this?  Get into  it as much as you can,  and write
it out  as  completely  as  possible,  so  that  you can feel
that  you  have given the matter your best,  and then lay it
aside.
      6)  In  your journal,  compose  a  "one-liner" question
that  sums  up  and  expresses  your  clearest and deepest
desire  to   understand   the  a issue.   Play   around   with
different  phrases,  until  you  arrive   at   an   "incubation
phrase" that captures  the  essence of your heart's desire,
something simple that you can really feel.  Print out this
"incubation phrase" in bold letters in your journal.
   7) As you go to bed, focus on your "incubation phrase."
Forget about  the written ruminations of your incubation
discussion,  and  focus  simply  on the incubation phrase,

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