them  out,  but  there  is  no  need here to include details
simply for their own sake.
      3. Read  over the dream,  and as you do, notice which
words grab your attention.  What  words  elicit  a  special
response, touch on a sensitive nerve, or seem important?
Underline about four to eight of these key words.
      4. Take each word in turn and allow it to develop into
a  truthful  statement  about  yourself.  That  is,  for  each
word, compose and write sentences about yourself using
that word.  This will get you behind your dream,  looking
through  it  out  into  your  life.  To get started, it may be
helpful  to  pause  for   a   moment  and  tune  in  to  your
breathing,  until you can  trust in inspiration.  Let the key
word freely spark phrases  and  sentences about yourself
and   how   you   are   living  and  experiencing  your  life.
Permit yourself to be playful,  even though your purpose
is  serious.   Be  permissive  with  your  pencil.  Suspend
judgment  while  you  write.  If  a  word  doesn't  begin to
evoke   statements   about   yourself,    experiment   with
plays—on—words,    associations   and    rhymes,    until
significant  ideas  about  yourself  are  expressed.  If you
feel you are really stuck  on  a particular word, change it
or leave it behind,  and go on to the next word. But try to
persist    until   you   have   written   several   meaningful
sentences about yourself for each of the words you have
underlined. If other thoughts and sentences come to you
in the process,  write them down too.  (Note:  If as a key
word  you  have chosen  a  person's  name,  try sentences
like,  "If  I  were  Mary  I . . . ";  "Mary  is  that  part of me
which . . . "; and so on.)
      5. Read  over  what  you  have written and make some
additional  notes  about   the  themes  and  concerns  that
seem  to  be coming through.  What seems to be on your
mind?
      6. Reread your dream  and compose several different
titles for it.  To title your dream,  focus  on  the  essence
of its story.  Think  of  a  phrase  that captures the central
theme of the dream.  Write  down several different titles
until you arrive at one that you really like.
      7. Take  this  chosen  title  and use it as a theme for a

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