In my book Dream on It, Unlock your Dreams Change Your Life, I cover numbers and amounts in dreams. it is in my last chapter entitled Rules To Remember. Here is an excerpt:
“Rule 8. Numbers and amounts in a dream are directly connected to that same number or amount in waking life. If a certain numbers shows up in a dream, then you need to put on your thinking cap and go through all the numbers in your life such as birth dates, addresses, salary, how many years you’ve been married, etc.  odds are, you’ll be able to connect it to something in which case you’ll then need to ask yourself how that connection – if you connect the number in your dream to your ex boyfriend’s address, for example – is relevant to your life right now. Do the same thing when there is a specific amount of something in your dream. If you dream of three eggs, then there are likely going to be three ideas or projects in your waking life that are about to hatch.”

Recently, Katie from Chattanooga had a very specific amount of change in her dream and wanted to know what it might mean. Her dream illustrates this rule beautifully:

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Whether you remember your dreams or not, you enter the dreaming stage of sleep (REM) every 90 minutes throughout the night. Dreaming not only serves the purpose of memory retention, but also serves as a means of figuring out your current issues, coming up with creative ideas and even expressing thoughts and emotions you suppress during waking hours.

I will share with you 3 of my proven tricks to remembering your dreams (we all average 4 to 5 dreams per night) and understanding them. Plus, I’ll give you 3 effective tips to getting a good night’s sleep… You’re not going to get any dreams if you aren’t getting any sleep! Sleeping and dreaming are two of your most powerful built-in resources for a healthier and happier life. Your company and I don’t want you to miss out on either of them anymore.

3 Tips For Better Sleep

* No caffeine after lunch.  Caffeine stays in your system for about 6 hours and can even cause sleep problems up to 10 to 12 hours after drinking it!

* No computer, phone or TV within 1 hour of bedtime.  Lights from the TV, the screen on your phone and your computer’s monitor are stimulants to your brain and will keep it alert a good hour after these devices are turned off.

* Keep your bedroom cool and dark.  Every night around midnight your body temperature naturally drops about one degree.  Your body cools down to promote inactivity and sleep.  Give it a head start by keeping your bedroom at a nice cool temperature.  And have your bedroom as dark as possible so that you experience the daytime/nighttime cycle. Light may disrupt your body’s normal circadian rhythm and signal you to wake up.

3 Tips To Understand Your Dreams

* When you wake up, don’t move.  This is the key to remembering your dreams.  When you wake up, whether it is in the middle of the night or if it’s for good in the morning, you must not move.  Stay in the position you woke up in because that is the position you were dreaming in and if you move you disconnect yourself from the dream.  Just remain in that position for about 90 seconds, quiet your mind and let your dream come back to you.  You’ll be amazed how well this works!

* Title your dream as if it were a movie.  You are the writer, director, producer and star of your dream production, so give it a title deserving of the blockbuster it is!  Try to sum up your entire dream in one sentence, preferably 5 words or less.  Sometimes, giving your dream a title is all it takes to suddenly realize the meaning.

* Compare the events in your dream to what happened the previous day.  Your dreams at night will ALWAYS be connected to what happened the previous day.  You’ll find that any struggle you face in your dreams tonight will seem very similar to something you struggled with today.  Anything you accomplish today will bare a striking resemblance to something you manage to do in your dream tonight.

Dreams are so very powerful and have so so much information inside of them, when you know how to understand them. My latest book is very thorough and will teach you how the dreaming mind works. It’s been so effective that it has been featured on Dr. Oz, the Today Show, Fox Business, Steve Harvey and more! It also includes a chapter on animals in dreams and how they are connected to our behaviors and instincts. Once you’ve read Dream on It you’ll never look at your dreams the same again! It also makes a FANTASTIC gift for anybody!

Want to read Dream on It right now? It’s available on Nook and Kindle!

“This book was given to me as a gift and I love it! I could hardly put it down. I refer back to it often to interpret my dreams now. I loved it so much I recommend it to everyone I know.”   – Mel Martin

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Dear Lauri,
I keep having a dream that something is trying to possess me. Every time it tries to get inside me, or once it just lay on top of me and I can’t move or speak. I can just scream in my head to go away or to get off of me. The first time I had to yell in my head “I love God and God loves me” this dream scares me so bad and I have had it three times. The last time was earlier this week. Please help!   – Amber 25, Salt Lake City, UT

Lauri: This is not a dream… nor is it a demonic possession.  It is actually a fascinating physiological experience called Sleep Paralysis, or The Old Hag Syndrome! And there is not a thing one should worry about when it happens.  Here’s the deal, when we sleep and enter the REM state, which is when dreaming takes place, our brain releases a chemical that literally paralyzes our skeletal muscles so that we don’t act out our dreams.  When we’ve had a fitful night of sleep or haven’t slept long enough, we will start to wake up before our brain can re-activate our muscle control, which causes us to get “stuck” in that in between state of sleep and wakefulness, called Hypnogogia.  Cool name, huh?  In this state you are asleep and awake at the same time, which is why you are aware that you are in your room and in your bed.  This is also why you can’t move, speak or scream… because you are still paralyzed!  It is mostly physiological and will subside in a moment or two.  It is not harmful in any way and does not mean there is anything wrong with you.  No need to call your priest!  The cure is to try to simply get more sleep and get negative issues off your mind before bedtime.

Amber replies: That sounds exactly what is happening to me! I will definitely try to write out my negative thoughts before bed and hope that it helps! Thank you!!

What I also HIGHLY suggest to folks, the next time they experience Sleep Paralysis, is to take advantage of it… because it’s a actually a way cool state of mind, being asleep and awake at the same time, a foot in both worlds so to speak. The next time it happens, rather than trying to scream or pray, ask the creature in your room “Who are you? And what do you want?” You will get an answer! Or you could have fun with it and ask the creature, “What is the meaning of life?” and see what sort of answer you get. Or you could even will your self to float up out of bed. It’s a cool feeling. Essentially, when you are in this hypnogogic state, you can easily turn it into a lucid dream and direct the dream to happen anyway you like. You can use it for insight into your waking life problems (by asking questions) or you can use it just for fun.  Whichever you decide, I can assure you that now that you know what is going on, it won’t be nearly as frightening the next time it happens, and in fact, can become quite the powerful tool to explore the inner workings of your mind.

Dreams are powerful things! In fact, they are the most powerful part of who we are. Whether your dreams are advising you, warning you or inspiring you, they are an endless resource you can tap into every single morning… once you know their secret language! My dream books will have you understanding your dreams in no time! Keep them by your bedside so you can easily figure out your dreams as soon as you wake from them. You’ll wonder why you didn’t get them sooner!

“Since Ive been reading your books, my friends are always asking me to help them interpret their dreams! You are the best!” – Jessica Martinez, Aurora, CO

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(This article was originally written to coincide with one of my appearances on 

1. Keep A Dream Journal In Tandem With A Day Journal

Whatever happens in your life today, whatever thought runs through your mind, whatever accomplishment you make, whatever conversations you have, whatever frustrates you today is likely to show up in your dreams tonight in some form or fashion.

Keeping a day journal in tandem with a dream journal will help you to connect the dots between the imagery in your dream to the events and thoughts and conversations of the previous day. Write down all TV shows, books, etc. that you read, saw or talked about that day.  You never know when your dream will borrow something you saw or read in order to help it make its message. 

2. Identify Yourself And Your Behavior In The Dream

When we dream, we go inward and focus on the self.  Think about it, your eyes are closed, your room is dark, the outside world is shut off, so YOU go in to yourself and focus on YOU and all the things that YOU are dealing with right now.

Our dreams will show us ourselves in the guise of different people or animals or even objects so that we can gain a better understanding of ourselves and our current behavior.

Everything in your dream is you. The exception to this rule is when you dream of someone you deal with closely on a daily basis, such as your roommate, your spouse, your boyfriend or girlfriend, your children, your co-worker. The best way to determine if someone in your dream is playing his or herself, rather than representing some aspect of you, is to ask yourself if there is a current concern or issue you have with the person or are they involved in the same situation with you. If the answer is no, then odds are, the person is indeed a representation of some part of you.

So start with yourself first – how is this creature, this person, this object like me?  What three words first come to mind when you think of that person, creature, etc.? Can you connect any of the words you chose to yourself and your life and behavior right now? If the dots don’t connect, then work outward.  How is this creature, this person, this object like my spouse? My best friend?  My child? Etc. Do this and those dots are sure to connect. There is always a link. Nothing and no one in your dream is random.

3. Dreams Speak In Metaphors

“She’s the apple of my eye.”  “Dad was boiling mad.”  “He’s the black sheep of the family.”  Metaphors compare two seemingly unlike things in order to make a point.  Our dreams work the same way, which is one of the reasons they are often so bizarre.  Make it a habit of asking yourself how the characters, the objects, the actions and the settings in your dreams are comparable to yourself and the events in your waking life.  How is your dream last night a metaphor for your life right now or for how your day went yesterday? Does the raging storm in last night’s dream seem like the current state of your marriage?  Does winning the lottery in your dream remind you of how you felt when you recently got that promotion?  Like a metaphor, your dreams illustrate what’s going on in your life and how you truly feel about it.  When you can find the metaphor, you have found the message.

Want to chat with me on the phone so I can personally interpret your dream?  Or you can find even more powerful tips that will help you become a better Dream Interpreter in my latest book Dream On It, Unlock Your Dreams Change Your Life.

When you can understand your dreams, you’ll find that they are the best glimpse of reality available. They are the way you are brutally honest with yourself when your conscious waking mind refuses to be. They are the way you nag yourself over a recurring behavior you need to correct or an issue you aren’t giving enough attention to, hence the persistent recurring dream.  They are also your very best friend and advisor when you need to make a tough decision or solve a difficult problem.  No one truly knows what is best for you… than YOU! So why not go into this new year with a new and deeper understanding of your self? When you can understand your dreams, you can change your life!

“I don’t usually read a book more than once. My most recent reread was Dream On It, Unlock Your Dreams Change Your Life.”  – Sean Flanigan, Chicago, IL

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