happens  is unclear; it can  be said  only that one element
of  a  dream  must  somehow  remind  us of  another. But
dreams cannot  be hurried. We learn  that we have to wait
for  remaining  material to come of its own accord. So it
is that how we wait becomes part of the art of
remembering dreams.
    When we try to recount the events of the previous day,
our  daily  routine   provides  some  structure   to aid our
efforts  at reconstruction. But there seems to be no such
routine  in   a  dream. We  may  question  the  gaps in our
memory of  the dream but  the only way we can fill these
gaps is patiently to review the dream—and wait.
     On  some  mornings  we shall awaken  without  a clear
feeling of  a dream. Though  we will probably be tempted
to  get up, we should, nevertheless, remain quietly in bed
and   wait.  We   might  discover   something   to   help us
remember a dream. We may ask ourselves, "What does it
feel like to wake up this morning?" If there is a mood, get
in   touch   with   it,  savoring  its  special quality  without
trying  to  pin  it  down   with  words.  Often  a  flickering
fragment will appear which can then serve  as  a  hook  to
retrieve the whole dream. Or perhaps  there  is  an  image
or  thought  which  catches  our  attention  because of  its
unlikely character. This may be a clue to a dream.
     But  often  there is  nothing special until  the  moment
comes when we suspect  the presence of a  hidden dream.
It  is   as  if  we  accidentally    stumble   upon   the   right
combination  in  the  static  of the mind  that places  us in
momentary  empathy  with   the  feelings   of   the  dream.
Sometimes,  too,  there appears  to  be  nothing at all, and
then   suddenly  a  dream  unfolds  before us. Such  is  the
mystery    of   dreams.    And     that   special   quality   of
contemplation  which  crystallizes  dreams  dissolved   in
the  hazy  fog  of  the awakening mind  also becomes part
of the art.
     After gleaning whatever dream images  arise from our
initial   efforts,   we   should   not   yet  give  up  the  hunt.
Memory  for  dreams  is  to  some  extent  dependent  on
recreating   the  physical  context    in  which   the  dream
occurred.   Try   moving   gently  into  each  of  the  other
positions in which you sleep and  await additional dreams.

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