Can Psychics Receive Messages from the Spirit World through their Dreams?

Did you know that the dream world is the primary place where our unconscious and subconscious mind work together to problem solve, intuit information, and receive answers to our most burning questions?

In 1845, Elias Howe dreamt that he had traveled to a foreign land to make a sewing machine for a king. He had been trying to invent a sewing machine in his waking life, but couldn't figure out how to configure the needle. In the dream, the king demanded that he perfect his invention within 24 hours or suffer a gruesome death. He failed to do so, and as he was being marched to his end, he noticed the warriors around him each had spears with a hole near the tip...when he awoke, within 5 hours he had worked hurriedly to replicate what he'd seen, and ended up with a working sewing needle that later led to today's sewing machine.

For those of us who Spirit primarily teaches through our dreams, these are important "checkpoints" of our spiritual education.

As one of my teachers says, these types of people are called sleepers. We traverse the dream world for lessons, letting go, and receiving answers to our biggest questions.

Like Elias Howe, each of us has access to this infinite supply of wisdom, invention, and realization.

Over four years ago, when I began publicly sharing psychic readings, I began to notice a strange theme-- often before a reading, I would feel sleepiness take over me like a warm blanket lulling me to bed. Right before my eyes closed, I would rush to the couch and set an alarm for 20 minutes. I would wake up before the reading suddenly knowing everything I needed to share with my client. And, in the session, they were often awed by the information received. How's that for a good dream?

Noticing this trend, I began to really pay attention to when my body was called to sleep. Naps became a regular practice before each reading, and strangely, my clients would note that they felt sleepy around the same time that I did, and then feel suddenly awake when I would open my eyes. I was shocked to hear that many clients would also fall asleep at the same time I did and wake up just as suddenly. Sometimes we would even share the same dreams and beings who visited us-- even through we were halfway across the world from one another. In awe of this trend, I began to look even closer at the themes I saw unfolding.

In this time, through careful observation, I began to notice which times of day would bring about the right energies I was looking for. Morning naps before noon would often bring easy and weightless astral travel, where I would meet friends and family and animals who were waiting to pass along knowledge. Naps in the afternoon were for traveling far and helping move spiritual energy, or receiving messages. Naps late at night often provided a strong energy reset.

I also utilized this dreaming process for decision making-- In 2020, I made my journey to Peru for a spiritual retreat and Ayahuasca. I stayed for nearly a year and a half, attending ceremonies with various teachers and medicines for my own spiritual healing. Sometimes, if I didn't know if I felt called to a ceremony, I would say, well, if I have a dream about it, then I will go. This was where my first teacher (Wm Baker, a roadman from Montana) would visit me and introduce me carefully to the medicine he would be sharing with us, and by the time I woke up I would feel well-prepared and ready to attend ceremony. I remember feeling particularly pleased the first time this happened, and although I don't know if "Grandpa" as I called him was aware of this, he seemed particularly happy to see me join him to eat medicine and pray.

Sometimes I would be shown what to bring to a ceremony. It could be extra Mapacho (a sacred Tobacco used in the Amazon jungle during ceremony), a pipe, Amazonian snuff, blankets, candles-- always, when I brought it, even if I had no idea why, someone would say, "Oh, that's exactly what we needed, how did you know!"-- I would say, well, I had a dream about it, and when I have a dream about something, I've learned to listen to that.

I learned in this time how powerful sleep can be for applications that the thinking mind doesn't need to be part of. Sometimes, our conscious mind can be like a busy circus where it's impossible to sort through what's up or down. Setting this all aside, I advocate for a nap and find my clarity there. I surrender my logic and ask Spirit to take the wheel.

By paying attention to when your body becomes tired, and removing the logical "Maybe I didn't sleep so good last night", you can sift through the mind-chatter and discover that it's your spirit guides who are calling you to dream. Sure, your body can be tired, too, but they will say anything you need to believe to get you to that space of receiving wisdom.

Try this out sometime-- Wake up around 7 or 8 in the morning, go about your day, then lay down for a nap around 11. I like to choose a sunny, warm spot on my couch right under the morning sun. Make a prayer that your spirit guides clean away any energy blocking, stagnating, or creating dust in your energy field, then ask them to bless your sleep and allow any dream messages to permeate your conscious mind that they are wanting to send you. Set an alarm for anywhere between 20 to 40 minutes and see what happens. Journal your findings afterwards so you can sort out the symbolism later.

By the way, you don't have to be tired either-- going into a deep sleep is not always necessary. Sometimes, laying there with your eyes closed, breathing softly, is enough to pull you into the "halfway point" where your consciousness meets with spirit. In this space you can also experience visions, messages, and spirit visitations. You may feel surprised by how effective this space is.

Give it a try and let me know how it went!

I think we could all use a little dream medicine these days. And giving yourself permission to take a nap certainly won't hurt.

Blessings and Love,

Lak'weh Anastasia