Dream Tending

What It Is

Writing down your dreams immediately upon waking, then looking for recurring symbols or themes.

Why It Helps

Dreams process unresolved emotion and reveal what your subconscious is working on. Hedge witches and folk healers treated dreams as messages from the self. Recording them builds self-trust and reveals patterns you’d otherwise miss.

What You Need

A notebook and pen within arm’s reach of your bed. Don’t use your phone—screens disrupt dream recall. Once you’ve written dreams down by hand, you can transfer them to Rooted’s dream journal later for long-term tracking.

How to Do It

Before sleep, set the intention to remember your dreams. Upon waking—before moving or checking your phone—write down everything you recall, even fragments. Don’t interpret yet. After a week or month, read back through and notice: recurring symbols, emotions, people, places.

This Is Not Worship

It’s dream journaling, used in psychotherapy (especially Jungian analysis) to access unconscious material and process trauma.

Variations

Draw dream images if words feel insufficient, share dreams with a trusted friend for their perspective, or research traditional dream symbolism for insight.