The Storytelling Method of Dream Interpretation (DeCicco, 2006)

Instructions:

1. Write your dream in the space below. Write in full sentences and with as much detail as possible. Write on the back page if necessary.

e.g. I saw my mother in the garden.

She was wearing a red dress.

She was smiling to herself.

2. Go back to the dream on the previous page and underline the most important or “salient” word or phrase for you, in each sentence.

e.g. I saw my mother in the garden.

She was wearing a red dress.

She was smiling to herself.

3. (a) Write the underlined words in the order that they appear in the dream, in Section A below: e.g. Section A Section B

garden

red dress

smiling

Section A Section B

3. (b) Go back to the table on page 2 and put down in Section B, the first word that comes to mind for you, for each word in Section A.

Section A Section B

garden………….flowers growing

red dress……….vibrant

smiling…………..sad

4. Take the words in Section B and write a short and simple story with the words. Keep the words in the order that they appear in the list. The story should make sense to you.

e.g. The flowers growing in my garden are vibrant but I am very sad.

5. Answer the following questions:

a) Does this story have meaning for you? Explain.

b) Does this story relate to your waking life in some way? Explain.

c) Does this story relate to any specific events in your waking life?

d) Did this analysis give you any clear insight? ____ yes ____ no

Please do not alter or change the worksheet without permission of the author. Thank-you! Dr. Teresa L. DeCicco teresadecicco@trentu.ca Phone: 905 914 1538