It  would  seem  as  if  the  dream  were stored  in  a code
which  is  most  intelligible when we  are in  the  original
posture of the dream.  It has been found in the laboratory
that when people  roll over as  they are  awakened from a
dream   they  have   much  more  difficulty  recalling  the
dream  than  when  they  are motionless  upon awakening.
Doubters  can experiment  for themselves  by comparing
their  ability   to  re—experience   a  dream  in   different
positions.    Trying    to   recall   a   dream   while   in   an
inappropriate  position can  feel something like trying to
write left—handed. It is useful, therefore, to explore our
sleeping  postures,  for  each  may contain  unique dream
memories.   Moreover,  dreams   of  the  same  night  are
often linked in subtle ways,  so that dream images gained
in  previous positions can  be reviewed  as lures for other
dreams. Still waiting is of the essence.
     It is, then, also worth while  to turn  to whatever notes
we made during the night and try to get in touch with  the
dreams  they  represent. Generally,  each  of  these clues
provides  an  easy  recollection of  a  small aspect  of the
dream  and as  each of these  is  reviewed,  the remaining
parts  of the dream gradually appear. To be thorough, awe
should  carry  these dream images  also  through  each of
our  sleeping  a positions, a for a they may attract further
dream memories.
     Developing  the  habit of patient,  quiet contemplation
in  the morning   is  vitally  important  to  our  learning to
recall   dreams.  Our  experience   will  show  that   if  we
spend some time lying in bed waiting, a hasty assumption
that  we  have  remembered  no  dreams  will  prove  to be
incorrect.   It  is,  in  fact,  during  such  quiet,  meditative
efforts  that  we gradually  realize  the  creativity inherent
in the process of retrieving dream memories.
     Even after we rise  in the morning we should continue
to be on the lookout for dreams,  for it  is not unusual for
a  dream memory  to flash into  the mind later  in  the day.
Although the  reason for such  a sudden appearance is not
always clear,  it seems that  an  object  or an event similar
in some way to an element of the dream, or which evokes
a reaction in us similar to  a reaction we had in the dream,
stimulates  our  memory.  More  often,  the  dream  itself

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