Dr. Alok Kanojia (Dr. K)

How do I represent fear?

Okay, like let me use a snake because this person is afraid of a snake.

So there's something in your brain that is an association between an emotion and an object.

So as you look at the different objects in your dream, try to ask yourself, what do these objects mean to me?

Like when I think aircraft carrier, what do I think?

So what I think about aircraft carrier is scary, power, safety, badass, out in the middle of the ocean, all alone.

But, like, if you can land on the aircraft carrier, you're, like, you're safe.

Right?

It is the one spot, it is a bastion of power and safety and an endless expanse of fucking places that you cannot land.

So these are the kinds of associations that you need to form.

If you're not used to this stuff, it takes a little while, but you'll kind of get better at it, right?

And when I explain this stuff from an aircraft carrier, it should kind of make sense to you.

The key thing to remember is that a symbol may not have a concrete meaning.

It may have a meaning that is tied to you.

And once you do these steps, write down, invite the dream, write down the dream,

Write down the emotions of the dream.

Think about the emotions in your real life.

Write down the symbols.

What do the symbols mean to you?

And then try to extrapolate it to your real life.