Dreaming Outside the Box: How to Cultivate Creative Dreaming

Ella
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4 min readMar 7, 2023

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Do you ever find yourself waking up with a crazy dream that you just can’t shake off? Well, it turns out that those bizarre dreams may be more valuable than you thought! Creative dreaming involves tapping into your subconscious and using your dreams as a source of inspiration for artistic pursuits, personal growth, and problem-solving.

First things first, if you’re anything like me, you’ll need some caffeine to kickstart your brain in the morning. But before you reach for that coffee, take a few minutes to jot down your dreams in a dream journal. Trust me, you don’t want to forget the details of that dream where you were riding a unicorn through a field of rainbows!

Inspiration

Once you’ve got your dream journal ready, start paying attention to recurring themes or symbols in your dreams. For example, do you find yourself dreaming about flying, falling, or being chased? These themes can be used as inspiration for your creative projects. You might even discover a new hobby or passion that you never considered before!

Problem-solving.

We all have those moments where we’re stuck on a problem, and no matter how hard we try, we just can’t seem to…

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Ella
ILLUMINATION

Enthusiastic writer, focusing on topics I am passionate about. Thrive to share my knowledge with others to make the world a more educated and better place :)