Dream Guidance by Machiel Klerk

Author:Machiel Klerk [Machiel Klerk]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hay House
Published: 2022-04-27T00:00:00+00:00

2. THREE TYPES OF QUESTIONS: (1) DIAGNOSTIC/PROGNOSTIC, (2) PRESCRIPTIVE, (3) REQUESTS

There are three different types of questions that we can ask the dream: diagnostic/prognostic, prescriptive, or a request.

The first type of question is diagnostic or prognostic. A diagnostic question provides you with an overview of the situation. It is akin to getting a psychological X-ray. This can be very helpful. An example would be, “Why do I struggle with self-love?” or “What is one limiting belief that I have right now?” The dream will then deliver an overview of your problem.

The prognostic question is the expected outcome based on the diagnostic overview. For example, what does it look like for me taking this job, or this house?

Different life circumstances require different types of questions. You could start with a diagnostic question to get an overview, and then ask for a prescription on how to deal with the situation.

Sometimes, one might skip over the diagnostic question and move immediately to the prescriptive question. For example, the diagnostic question, “Why can’t I overcome my fear of speaking in public?” gives insight into why you can’t. Perhaps you were laughed at when you were young at school during a presentation and that memory creates anxiety. Perhaps the fear is part of your inborn psychological structure. Or maybe the self-diagnosis is false and it’s not fear at all, but unease and not knowing how to deal with the positive tension in the body that is present before speaking in public.

Yet knowing why you have it most likely does not solve the problem. Some problems are not solved on the level of understanding. Consider the story the Buddha tells about a man who goes to a doctor with a poison arrow in his arm. The wounded man says to the doctor, “Before you remove the arrow, I want to know who did this to me.” Then the wounded man would not have the doctor remove the arrow until he knew the man’s job and personal details. Then the wounded man didn’t want the doctor to remove the arrow until he knew what kind of material the arrow was made of and what type of bow it came from. This went on and on, and it became clear that the man would die if he continued asking questions. Sometimes just asking how to best take the arrow out of the arm, or the prescriptive question, is better.

The second type of incubation question is a prescriptive question. Elena asked a prescriptive question with, “What is one thing I can do to love myself more deeply?” You ask a prescriptive question when you are looking for a recipe or solution for your problem, or you want medicine for your situation.

The request is the third type of incubation question. The request might be for information, an experience, or help. Examples of request questions are: “I would like to meet one of my spirit guides in the dreamworld tonight” or “tonight during sleep, I would like to experience peace.” Another request is, “Dream, please help me work through unresolved anger tonight.

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