repeating it over and again to yourself as you fall asleep.
If  distracting  thoughts  come to mind,  simply return to
your  incubation phrase,  repeating  it  until  it can repeat
itself as you fall asleep.
      8)  In  the  morning  record  in  detail  all  your dream
memories, and include any thoughts, songs,  fantasies or
impressions that might be present.  If  you didn't recall a
dream,   make  one  up.  That's  right,  just  begin  writing
down a story as  it  comes to mind.  You can decide later
if it has any possibilities for interpretation,  and you just
might recall  a  dream  as  you allow yourself to make up
one.
     9) With your incubation phrase in mind, start to work
with  your  dream.   Title  your  dream.   Does  your  title
suggest  any  answers  to  your  question?  Continue with
whatever  dream  interpretation  method you are familiar
with.  Follow some of the suggestions for interpretation
given   in   Faraday's   Dream   Power   or   other   dream
interpretation  books  you  may  know of. (Editor's note:
You   may   find   helpful    the   use    of    the    "Dream
Realization" meditation presented in this issue.)
      10)  Beware  of  rejecting  your  dream  as  irrelevant.
Ideally,  the relevance  of  your dream to your incubation
issue will  be immediately obvious— that  was the intent
of  this  procedure.   But   in  many  cases  it  takes  some
patient  contemplation  of  the  dream  before the answer
emerges.  By  too  quickly  dismissing  your  dream, you
will  plant  the suggestion  in your mind that your dreams
are not responsive  to your needs.  Give them the benefit
of the doubt with your patient attention.
     If you would like to try this incubation method as part
of my research project, then  please make one attempt at
incubation weekly  for four weeks.  You may either pose
more  refined  follow-up  questions to your initial query,
or  attempt  incubations  on  four   completely   different
topics. Please record carefully any changes or variations
you employ  in  the incubation procedure outlined above.
For    each    attempt    write    in    your    journal     your
understanding  of  the  resulting  dreams,   and  how  they
have   or   have   not   helped   you  with  your  incubation

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