Pay special attention to your dreams this week. They could be trying to tell you
something about your innermost desires. Keep a sleep journal to write down the
exact plots and people that pop up the most. Listen to your subconscious.

ONEIROMANCY - foretelling the future through dreams - is one of the most common types of love divination. Dreams are a way the Celestial Powers use to tell you what path to follow.  

April 30th -  May 1 Beltane is a good time to request a mate.  This is a spell to see him/her in your
dreams. The ingredients below that possess the aroma and strength to fit the spell to create a Dream Pillow. 

Begin by gathering herbs of Venus (for love) and the Sun (for prosperity) -   
Fennel - to cleanse the space - purifies
Wild Thyme - to open self to the land of dreams - protects against nightmares
 Vase of Daffodils and Tulips - scent of spring - to bring or find love - to claim love ( dry a few petals to add to spell)
Rosemary - for loyalty, devotion, love and strength
Mertle - for love and peace (only a few leaves)  

Crumble in a wooden bowl the dried herbs and petals.  

The bird feather is a magical tool.  A witch may use them for guidance when needing an answer or for adding color and energy to spells.  

Feathers for dream pillow filler - chose one or all
 Cardinal - fortunate in love
 Pigeon - to hear from a loved one
Chick-a-dee - clarity
Canary - communication
Blue Bird - happiness  

Material and thread for Dream Pillow - choose the color that is compatible to your magic making.
Red - passion
 Pink - friendship
 Orange - strength and calming animal instincts
 White - truth
 Green - spreading newness
Blue - intuition and security  

To make a pillow, simply cut two rectangles out of felt, cotton, silk or linen, and sew them together along three of the sides, leaving the fourth side open for inserting the herb and feathers.  Carefully insert the feathers and the dried herb and petal mixture in the small pouch and seal with thread. 

Before going to bed place your dream pillow under pillow and say as you enter dreamland:  
CLEAR, CLEAR, CLEAR, YOU BE
MAGICAL HERBS SCENTS OF LOVE AND PROSPERITY
PLEASE BRING ME A VISION  
OF MY MATE NOBLE, LOYAL, TRUSTWORTHY, KIND AND TRUE
MAY WE WALK HOLDING HANDS THROUGH DREAMLAND.   

 On that night, as well as on the nights that follow, you should have a lot of dreams. I recommend writing down what you dream when you wake up in the morning.  When the time comes you’ll be sure to recognize him/her.

Dreams have many functions.  They help to process and integrate the day's events. They provide clues, often in the form of symbols and metaphors, that help solve the problems of everyday life - relationships, fears, work, emotions, illness, and much more.  They can assist us in achieving our desires and goals if not physically then at least in the form of wish fulfilment. 

They aid us in reviewing past events, reminding us of parallels in the resent.  They protect sleep by disguising stimuli such as anxieties that would otherwise awaken us.  Dreams have a deeper functions as well.  They may provide pathways to recovering repressed or forgotten memories, whether from childhood, infancy, into-utro experiences, or even from past life.  Past life memory fragments often emerge in the dream state, particularly in those dreams in which the dreamer sees scenes from the years of centuries preceding his or her birth.  

Dreams can be psychic or precognitive.  Often these particular dreams can predict the future. Accuracy varies because the future appears to be a system of probabilities, and because the ability of people accurately interpret their dreams itself varies tremendously.  These psychic or precognitive dreams are experienced by many of all cultures and background.  However, many people are shocked when their dreams literally come true.  

Another type of psychic dream occurs when communication with a person at a distance is experienced.  The person may be alive and geographically distant, or the communication may be with the soul or consciousness of someone who has died, such as a relative or dear friend.  Similarly, there may be communication with an angelic spirit, a teacher, or guide.  The messages in these dreams are usually genuinely moving and very important.  

Travlling dreams also occur.  During these dreams, people have experienced of visiting places to which they have never physically been.  Details of what they see can later be confirmed.  When one actually visits the geographical place, months or years after the dream, a feeling of deja vu or familiarity may occur.   Sometimes the dream traveler visits places that do not seem to exist on this planet.  These dreams may be far more than nocturnal imaginings.  They may be mystical or spiritual experiences, accessed because the usual ego and cognitive barriers are relaxed during sleep dreaming.  Knowledge and wisdom acquired during this type of traveling dream can transform lives.