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The week opens up with an Aries full Moon, calling for us to release expectations and just go with the flow. Mercury will also move into Scorpio on this day, where the planet of communication may find conversations and information a bit ethereal. Best to test run any new ideas over the course of the week rather than jumping into anything head first!
The trend continues under Tuesday’s Aries Moon, calling for extra patience and taking all we hear with a grain of salt. Things finally become clear on Wednesday when the Moon moves into Taurus and brings us back to earth. For the next two days, we will be more productive and grounded, enabling us to make some headway on current obligations and work. Conversation and surfing the information highway are the themes for Friday and Saturday, as a Gemini Moon overhead promotes socializing and research, over tedious chores or routine movement. We can all sit back and relax on Sunday, as the Cancer Moon makes homebodies of us all. After a very up-and-down week, we’ll appreciate the respite this Moon brings us!

How to Recall Your Dreams, by Theresa Cheung

(Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.)

Poor dream recall is one of the biggest stumbling blocks when it comes to using your dreams to heal and empower your life.

Immediately on waking, you are in that twilight stage between sleep and wakefulness. Sometimes it can be hard to know the di?erence between your dreams and reality in this stage. The reason for this is that your brainwaves are in theta. Delta is the stage when you are fast asleep. Theta is when you are relaxed just before sleeping or just after waking. (Alpha is when you are calm and awake; beta is when you are fully awake and active, with gamma being a state of intense concentration and alertness.)

Theta brainwaves are the optimum state for recalling dreams and reprogramming your mind. When you are fully awake and your brain becomes more alert in alpha, beta, and gamma, your brain is just not as receptive to dream recall. So, what you think about on waking can be potentially life changing. It's also why this time—when you are as close as possible to your dreams—is the perfect time to gently reach for them.

Although a dream can pop into your mind later in the day when something you see, think about, or sense triggers a dream memory, dream recall tends to occur within the first thirty minutes after waking, with the first two minutes being the most likely time.

What you may not realize is that everything you are currently doing in those first thirty minutes on waking might be the enemy of dream recall. But there is something you can do to significantly increase your chances of better dream recall. You just need to keep calm and still.

Don't Blink
If you are practicing good sleep hygiene, you will ideally be waking up around the same time each day without an alarm. That's the optimum way to wake up for dream recall, because an alarm of any kind thrusts you rudely into the land of waking and doesn't give you any transition time to gently recall your dreams.

Your dreaming mind struggles to make its presence felt when your conscious mind takes over, with all the logic and endless "to dos" that come with waking awareness. Also, movement increases your level of alertness and moves you right out of theta. It also signals to your brain that it is time to rise and get busy. So, what you need to do is stay a little longer in the shadows with your dreams.

Keeping your eyes closed fools your brain into thinking you are still asleep and dreaming. Opening your eyes and blinking will decrease your chances of dream recall. A fascinating study has shown that every time you blink, your brain redirects its attention. You want to focus your brain's attention on your dreams as long as possible, so try to avoid blinking and follow this sequence on waking:

• Keep your eyes closed and aim to stay exactly in the position you woke up in for around ninety seconds.
• As you lie there, just let your thoughts take you back to the land of your dreams.
• Ask for dream memories, or focus on one question (only): What can I remember from my dreams?
• Notice whatever images, symbols or sensations come up. See them on the backs of your eyelids if you can.
• If nothing comes through, check in with your feelings, as these will also be symptoms of a dream.
• Do a body scan to see if there is any tension in your body, as your intuition will often speak to you that way.
• Then, when images come flooding in, just let them come alive. Don't try to analyze or interpret or make sense of them at this stage, simply relish and relive the memories for a moment or two before sitting up and writing them down immediately in a journal.

Note: You might wake up bursting to go to the bathroom. If nature is calling you, of course you need to answer it. You can return to bed after you have used the bathroom and close your eyes to see if any dreams and reflections come to you.

Optimizing Your Dream Recall Time
It's easy to forget to keep still in the first few minutes of waking, but don't despair if this doesn't work for you. Dream recall is also likely in the first thirty minutes or after you awake, so optimize that time, too. Whatever your morning routine, try to ensure that in those first thirty minutes you don't reach for your phone. As soon as you do that, you shift your focus from your own needs to the needs of others or to your newsfeed. Checking your phone will put a damper on the mood of your whole day. It will also drive any dream recall away.

Instead of worrying about your phone, do a glorious whole-body stretch and yawn when you first get out of bed. Not only is this energizing, but it may also encourage more expansive thinking. And wherever your waking thinking is expansive, your dreams aren't far behind. Yes, your mind influences your body, but your body also influences your mind. It's amazing how many of us minimize ourselves physically when we get out of bed in the morning, and our mind will follow suit.

So, in those precious early morning moments that set the tone for your day, focus on your needs, on who you are, on your dreams.

It really is crucial, both for your dream recall and for your life in general, that you put yourself centre stage in what many highly successful people call their "power hour." Acknowledging your own needs first and foremost isn't selfish. In fact, it's the most unselfish thing you can do, because you can't give to others what you don't have yourself.

Eureka!
You may well find as you go about your usual morning routine, especially when you wash or shower, that dream memories suddenly break through like a rainbow after rain.

Your conscious awareness is on autopilot when you perform routine activities such as walking, driving, or sitting on a train, and this offers your dreams a chance to take center stage.

If dream memories bubble through when you wake up or during in your morning routine or anytime later in the day, write them down instantly or they will fly away. Don't worry at this stage about understanding or decoding them. Don't try to make any sense of them, either. They won't make sense just yet. Save your dream decoding for later in the day. Right now, your focus should just be on catching those dreams and savoring them.

Your Dream Works
What you have learned: The threads connecting you to your dreams are strongest when you wake. So, stay still for a minute or two in bed with your eyes closed and recall whatever images, stories, feelings, sensations and symbols that you can. Any activity that focuses on the busy day ahead will push your dreams into the background, where they are easily forgotten.

Take Note: Notice how staying calm first thing contributes to better dream recall and/or early morning inspirations. When dream memories bubble to the surface sit up, reach for your dream journal or a blank notebook and immediately write down whatever you recall or whatever is on your mind as it will have been inspired by a vision in your dreams.

Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal. Copyright Llewellyn Worldwide, 2025. All rights reserved.

In your opinion, do we relate in the afterlife much as we do here on Earth? According to the Bible, Jesus said, In heaven we neither marry nor are given in marriage. I know that Mormons believe in celestial marriage: that husband and wife will be together forever, as well as the family unit. My question stems from this belief or practice, but I'm not Mormon, I'm Christian. According to Mormon theology, anyone who hasn't been married in their religion won't be together in the hereafter. I have always believed that I will be with my wife if God so wishes it. What do you think happens to the marriage unit in the afterlife - does it continue or not? Or does that happen only if the husband and wife want it to continue?

Gary

Astrea:

I've been asked this question many times over the years because people naturally want to know if they'll be with their loved ones in the afterlife.

What if someone was married more than once? Which wife will he be with in Heaven? We make a choice there just as we do on Earth, and can be with whomever we choose.

I find the Mormon religion fascinating, for they have some interesting explanations about various aspects of life and death. I was honored to travel to Israel with the Elders of the Church of the Latter Day Saints in 1980. (They were dedicating a garden there.)

At that time, I was a dancer on a small cruise ship, and this was the only time I ever had a wardrobe malfunction. The top of my costume just fell off as I emerged from a magic trick I had done a thousand times without incident, which proved to me once and for all that God has a sense of humor.

I never knew if the audience thought I did that on purpose. It was The Most Embarrassing Moment of my Life, but the Mormons were so nice to me before and after, and they never mentioned it. During the weeks we were at sea, I visited with them at some length to gain more understanding of their beliefs.

They felt that if you live the principle of LDS, when you die you go to Heaven with your Celestial Family. I think that's the sweetest thing! I'm certain we ARE reunited in Death with those we love, and that's how we get talked into reincarnating.

While my own experiences in life have led me to that belief, everyone has a different feeling about it. I see and speak to the dead every day, so I know that if a person believes they'll be with someone after death as they were in life, that is what becomes true for them.

So if you believe in a literal interpretation of the Bible, it's doubtful you'll be married in Heaven. On the other hand, if you believe you'll be reunited with your loved ones, and if you believe in Heaven, then if you go there, you'll get to be with people you love.

I don't know that God has time to wish us to be with someone in Heaven; that's probably left to us to decide once we get there. I'm skeptical that God wishes anything in particular regarding personal relationships between people. We have free will, and we make choices and face the consequences of those choices.

The key to these afterlife reunions is LOVE, for love is stronger than anything on Earth and just as strong in other places too.

*****

Susyn:

Thank you for your intriguing question. When we find someone we want to spend the rest of our lives with, there's always a heartfelt hope that our bond will endure for all eternity.

Most religions base their beliefs on certain scriptures or writings. Lots of confusion tends to arise when these teachings are interpreted by different people to have different meanings.

You're correct in stating that the Mormon religion has specific beliefs and teachings about eternal marriage. If Mormons want to be with their spouses in the afterlife, they must be married in the Mormon temple.

Of course, religions of all kinds have various requirements for belonging to their church, and if you study history, you'll notice that many of these tenets have been changed or altered over the years. This naturally makes them appear to be artificial, man-made ideas as opposed to divine decrees.

We must keep in mind that religious practices and rituals are basically designed to dictate members' behavior or sway them toward certain beliefs, and as we evolve as a global community, the whole world is having to embrace new ideas, tenets and directions every day. With divorce and multiple marriages becoming increasingly common, even longstanding religious traditions and teachings are being restructured to keep up with the times.

While it's human nature to try and figure out what awaits us in the afterlife, since we can only speculate about these mysteries, our efforts always fall short. Personally, I don't believe that the spirit world recognizes the concept of marriage, just as it doesn't concern itself with gravity, bodily harm or time. There's no need for marriage, money or procreation in the afterlife, nor any biological drive to seek them out.

However, our souls, hearts, and spirits do continue on after death, and we will always naturally long to be with our loved ones. Whether we're missing a spouse, friend, parent or child, if we choose to do so, we are able to reconnect with those we love, and travel together again when we cross over.

The theory that we incarnate with the same people throughout our many lifetimes reflects this dynamic, and holds true whether we are traveling on the earth or spiritual plane.

So you can rest assured that the people you hold most dear in this lifetime will be waiting for you in the spirit world with open arms, or vice versa. Then you can pick up your connection right where you left off, and walk into the proverbial celestial sunset together.

Astrea:

Many times in life we hear, "You will always have what you NEED, but not necessarily what you WANT." Your spirit must have needed to experience the feeling of leaving your human body, and the suggestion in the next chapter of Sylvia Brown's book was all it took to get you there.

Even though you hadn't read it yet, your SOUL recognized the title of that chapter as something it had been seeking, and your soul, knowing that you had that reference to read after your experience, got with it and out you went!

While I don't usually recommend her books, Sylvia Brown has a wide reaching and powerful effect on lots of people. A Gemini like you would be able to relate easily to her writing and put it to good use. Synchronicity - you gotta love it!

I like your description of "getting caught." That's exactly what it feels like, isn't it? One minute you're free and hovering above the room, and the next minute, ZAP! back down into your corporeal form you go!

As a little kid, I loved that "feeling of return." With practice, most of the time we can control that event, but sometimes, when our physical ears hear a distracting noise or something else occurs to knock us back into reality, back we go. With practice you will be able to control your return better.

I find it interesting that you were visiting your mother-in-law and not someone in your own genetic family. Evidently, you and your husband got married for reasons that are even deeper than love. His family's interest in "psychic stuff" will nurture your children in such matters and help them to grow into their own abilities.

You'll never have to be concerned that when your daughter visits them, she'll be discouraged from exploring her own psychic life and power. My parents encouraged me to develop my psychic senses in a time when it wasn't nice to even discuss such things in public. Heck, it's STILL not considered a great topic at the dinner table in some families!

Your kids will get to talk about it ALL and ask questions and read and study. This is going to give them such an edge in life! Talk with your husband about how you want to present this to your kiddos, so that you are united in your approach and ready to tell them their experiences are all natural and okay.

A word or two of warning: Geminis often have difficulty staying grounded in REAL LIFE. Don't get so strung out on your ASTRAL life that you neglect what you're doing here on Earth.

You are at the beginning of a long journey to learn where your power really lies. Try to be patient with this process and take your time.