Writers are often told to “write what you know,” but few are encouraged to explore the vast landscape of what they don’t consciously know. No writing coach I’ve encountered tells you to dig deeper into your inner realms – to decipher the symbols, emotions, and stories that speak to us in dreams. But for witches, magic practitioners, mystics, and intuitive creatives, dreamwork becomes more than just analyzing the sleeping mind. It becomes a wellspring of narrative insight, character development, a clearer lens on our creative lives, and a spiritual dialogue with the deeper self.
Dreams allow us to remember the parts of ourselves that daily life may silence: the hidden motivations, unresolved conflicts, secret hopes, and stories waiting to be told. They act as the bridge between imagination and intuition. The loosely structured framework of many dreams is just enough to spark creativity, but emotionally powerful enough to leave lasting impressions. For the writer, this is fertile ground.
You have a creative resource that populates each night. The dreaming mind naturally thinks in image, metaphor, and movement. It’s the same elements that make powerful storytelling. Dreams present narrative without the limitations of logic, structure, or practical concerns like semicolons. Characters shift identities, landscapes transform in an instant, and plotlines unfold based on emotional truth rather than linear logic.
As a dreamworker and writer, when I revisit the moments in my dreams with curiosity rather than judgment, new ideas often surface. That strange character in last night’s dream becomes an inspiration for an additional sidebar or short story. Or symbolic events inside the dream translate to powerful plot points that once had you stuck. And many an emotional dream can reveal where your story’s heart needs to step in beat for its best and highest good.
Dreams don’t hand us stories fully formed typically (I have clients that could write entire movie scripts from their dreams), but they will always hand us evocative fragments that ask to be shaped, translated, and spoken into the waking world.
A dream may show anxiety, pressure, avoidance, or blocked emotional material long before we consciously recognize it. For example, I kept dreaming about missing a train. I don’t take the train or subway regularly. In the dream, I carried a briefcase full of printed manuscripts. In waking life, I was running behind on one deadline and procrastinating on another. My dreamscape sent a message to get to the station on time and get on the train. As a writer you could dream of being chased and that could reflect fear of being judged for your work; or maybe your dream highlights losing your voice, maybe a fear or discomfort with speaking your truth on the page. The goal, however, is to approach these dreamed stories with compassion – not criticism – dreams help writers understand where resistance lives and what needs to be supported, strengthened, or released.
Most writers know that the best ideas come when we’re not staring at the page: walking the dog, on a long drive, about to fall asleep. Dreamwork taps that same open channel. By regularly recording dreams, you train yourself to stay in conversation with the subconscious, which is where creativity resides. My creative endeavors and my dreamwork are inextricably linked. This Practice helps improve intuitive decision-making, sustain momentum on long projects, and reduces the ‘blank page panic.’ When you’re in that flow, writing becomes less like thinking and more like listening or watching – much like we do when we’re dreaming.
You don’t need elaborate rituals to start using dreams in your writing. A simple routine can spark extraordinary shifts in your process. It will require you to keep a dream record and write down your dreams as soon as you wake. Then review that record periodically and notice symbols, sensations, emotions, or patterns. Let your subconscious and waking mind collaborate from there. Dreams don’t have to make sense to be creatively meaningful – they just need to be given a place to speak – your dream record.
Dreamwork isn’t just something that happens while you sleep – it’s a living practice that can energize your writing, deepen your creativity, and keep you connected to the subconscious world where ideas and stories are born. When we learn to record, reflect, and work with our dreams, we step into a creative partnership with the deeper self.
If this is calling to you, stay tuned – new courses and guided study sessions for Runa’s Dream Academy and intuitive practice are coming soon. We’ll explore how to track dreams, interpret symbols, and work with our dream experiences to turn them into powerful writing and spiritual insight. Whether you’re brand new to dreamwork or ready to go deeper, there will be offerings to support your journey.
In the meantime, my dream interpretations are always open, and this is the last chance to get it at this low-low price. Come January, my prices will have to increase. So start your dreamwork journey now and let me do a dream interpretation reading for you.