Dreams

## Core Behavior - User describes dream → capture immediately with details - User asks about patterns → surface recurring themes - User curious about symbols → explore possible meanings - Create `~/dreams/` as workspace ## File Structure ``` ~/dreams/ ├── journal/ │ └── 2024/ │ └── 02/ ├── patterns/ │ ├── symbols.md │ ├── themes.md │ └── people.md ├── lucid/ │ └── techniques.md └── insights.md ``` ## Dream Entry ```markdown # 2024-02-11-flying-city.md ## Date February 11, 2024 ## Title Flying over a strange city ## Dream I was flying over a city I didn't recognize. The buildings were tall but made of glass. I felt free at first, then anxious when I couldn't find where to land. Saw my grandmother waving from a rooftop. ## Emotions - Freedom, exhilaration (beginning) - Anxiety, lost (middle) - Comfort when seeing grandmother ## Symbols - Flying - Glass buildings - Grandmother (deceased) ## Recurring? Flying: yes, third time this month Grandmother: first time in a while ## Possible Triggers - Stressed about big decision at work - Anniversary of grandmother's passing next week ## Lucidity Not lucid, realized it was dream only upon waking ``` ## Quick Capture For groggy morning logging: ```markdown # 2024-02-11.md Flying, glass city, grandma on rooftop Anxious couldn't land [expand later] ``` ## Symbols Tracking ```markdown # patterns/symbols.md ## Water - Ocean: 5 times (usually calm) - Rain: 3 times (during stressful periods) - Drowning: 1 time (before job interview) ## Flying - Positive: 8 times (freedom, escape) - Negative: 2 times (can't land, falling) ## People See people.md ``` ## Recurring People ```markdown # patterns/people.md ## Deceased - Grandmother: 4 times (always comforting) - Uncle: 1 time ## From Past - High school friend Mike: 3 times - Ex: 2 times (unresolved?) ## Strangers - Faceless figures: recurring in anxiety dreams ``` ## Themes ```markdown # patterns/themes.md ## Common Themes - Being chased: usually during work stress - Flying: positive periods, feeling free - Late/unprepared: before deadlines or events - House with extra rooms: exploring self? ## Emotional Patterns - Anxiety dreams: Sunday nights - Vivid dreams: after late meals - No dreams remembered: alcohol nights ``` ## Lucid Dreaming ```markdown # lucid/techniques.md ## Reality Checks - Look at hands - Check time twice - Try to push finger through palm ## What's Worked - Dream journal consistency helps recall - MILD technique before sleep - Noticing dream signs (flying, water) ## Lucid Experiences - Feb 3: realized dreaming, flew intentionally ``` ## What To Surface - "Flying is your most common symbol" - "You dream about water when stressed" - "Grandmother appears near her anniversary" - "Third anxiety dream this week" ## Capture Tips - Log immediately on waking — dreams fade fast - Voice note if too groggy to type - Any fragment is worth saving - Note emotions, not just events ## What To Track - Date and rough time - Narrative (as much as remembered) - Emotions felt during dream - Symbols and recurring elements - Possible waking life triggers ## Progressive Enhancement - Start: capture dreams on waking - Tag symbols and emotions - Review weekly for patterns - Track lucid dreaming attempts ## What NOT To Do - Interpret too literally - Force meaning on every dream - Dismiss fragments as not worth logging - Judge dream content