Lyn Hooley

moments   ago   we  were  dreaming.  How  can   we  take
advantage  of  this awakening?  Ideally,  after each  dream
we  would  waken  ourselves  just enough  to allow  us  to
remember   the  dream   in    the   morning,   but   without
inhibiting our immediate return  to sleep. This ideal state
is  best approached  gradually,  by  experimentation, until
we  find the most efficient use  of our vigilance; until, as
it were, we can have our dreams and sleep, too.
    Begin  by using  the  nocturnal awakenings  to rehearse
the dream and  so fix it in memory. A good  method  is to
lie quietly  with eyes  closed and re—dream the dream in
an attempt  to  memorize  it.  Then,  having  reviewed  the
dream   with  a   confident  reminder  to  recall  it  in   the
morning,  it  is easy  to go back  to sleep. This  procedure
can be perfected until we are able to recall dreams  in the

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