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Question submitted by Monica from Washington, D.C.

Question:

This question is for Dr. Villena-Mata. What is dreamquesting? How is that different from just dreaming? Can dreams be used to enhance our lives?

Villena-Mata answers:

Dreams have always been an important part of my life and that of my family. Dreams are another world, where we can put our hopes and desires into practice and experience them there. Dreams could be a dry-run or prelude of what we want in the ³real² world we called life. I have used dreams in the past to overcome fears of public speaking and to see myself in certain situations which I was able to transfer into the ³real² life and make it true.

Starting at an early age, I understood that dreams were not all the same, that there were many kinds or types of dreams. As I got older I began to better differentiate between dream types. Some dreams were escapist in nature as a way to relieve everyday pressures or as a way to relax. Other dreams came from our angels or guides, who gave us information to help us in our existences. The most common kind of dreams known as ³Jungian² (After Carl Jung) were dreams where everything in that dream were reflections of the dreamer. And then, there was a different kind of dream state, not just different types of dreams. In this dream state called lucid dreaming, the dreamer is fully awake within the dreamstate. Within this state, many kinds of experiences can occur. The dreamer can manipulate the dream as the dream unfolds. The dreamer can interact with other dreamers or guides in a conscious manner. The dreamer can elicit interactions with angels or ethereal guides, to engage in a conscious manner dialog and have other means of experiences with them. The dreamer uses this dreamstate as another venue to express the self in a deliberate fashion.

Within this dreamstate called lucid dreaming, the dreamer is fully aware of being ³asleep² and the ³laws² governing lucid dreaming. Just as in the awake state, where there are laws of nature, of gravity, touch, physicality, and so on; so are there laws of what can be done in lucid dreaming. I wanted to learn how to effectively used lucid dreaming and also to deepen my spirituality, so I daydreamed and used dreams to seek and find someone who could help me in this regard. Dreamquesting is a journey traveled through dreams with the intent often to seek spiritual truth and a deeper understanding of oneself.

Essentially, I used the lucid dreamstate and the dreams therein to expand my growth and sense of my world. While being in an alpha state, I would state the same question over and over again for three nights. The question became almost like a long chant, as I breathed in and out in a relax rhythmic manner, in a self-hypnotic state, alpha brain level. Almost immediately within my sleep and dream cycle, there came a period where I knew I was in the lucid state and the question was being answered. The outcomes were amazing and in some cases, transformational for me. The answers were not linear, nor simply answered. I was told within the lucid dreaming that all of the senses had to be engaged in order for me to fully comprehend with my total being the answer. As a consequence, I was swept into realities, lived lives, and had experiences as real for me as though I was awake in this ³reality.² After my dream experience, I was immediately awoken by my guides and told to write down what the dream was about or tape record it. Until I recorded the dream in some fashion, my mind and body would not let me go back to sleep. Finally after what at times was ³autowriting² my experience, I was then released and allowed to go back to sleep. (Autowriting is as though or in fact someone else is writing through me.)

Dreamquesting can be very rewarding; however, it must be undertaken as a sacred act by people who are well grounded in reality and who are not in the middle of traumatic lives. Otherwise, it can be risky. Doing dreamquesting should not be used as an escape nor as entertainment especially if the dreamers truly wish to expand their overall human experience and unfold their spiritual side more into their daily living.


For more information on dreamquesting, contact D. Villena-Mata at services@circlepoint.org


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