Ok so a few threads that touched base on dreaming have got me fired up to post about my issue.

I used to dream every single night from as far as I can remember till about 5 or 6 years ago. My dreams were almost always very vivid with many colors and usually very long. Most times I would have more than one dream a night and could remember them with almost crystal clear memory as soon as I opened my eyes in the morning.

This no longer happens. The only times i dream now is, after having more than a couple beers or hard alcoholic drinks. Getting stoned (sometimes), taking opioid based pills (hydrocodones, oxycodones), after my last two mushrooms trips I had some dream recall but not very strong.

My diet hasn't really changed, except that I eat a little better but not much. I don't smoke weed much anymore. But during a great period of time between quiting and now a lot of that time I still could recall my dreams.

My dream recall stopped somewhat around a time where I started fighting with an old ex gf. I started having a lot of stress in my life. All that has changed now tho, I am much happier and MUCH more stress free these days.

My work shift is MUCH different. I work 4:30pm-2:30am. Before, the only times I stayed up that late was for partying, which I did very often during a long period of having good dream recall, but I generally worked dayshift hours. I enjoy waking up in te mining much more than going to sleep in the morning.

Also I have had dayshift hours during this dream blackout period, and nothing changed. I take some supplements now. I have tried supplements that state giving vivid and even lucid dreams to no avail.

For example, I took alpha brain from onnit.com for a few months. It did nothing for my dreams. I tried taking choline bitartrate and GPC Choline as well and nothing.

Anyone have any suggestions? I'm ready to try anything at this point.

Stop smoking weed, start a dream journal.

I don't smoke anymore. Like I said I have dreams WHEN I smoke. But I am unable to smoke very often at all. But I can't even remember the last dream I had. So if I started a dream journal a year ago it would have 4 dreams in it.

Unfortunately weed dosnt help with dreaming... For example I never had a dream, if I smoke before going to sleep. But for me, I tend to have dreams in the morning hours, but of course I cant really recall them .... So the weed, in my case at lease, stalls dreams for several hours, I also notice that during those morning hours my sleep is a bit lighter than the full on dead sleep stages.

Also you should check out the Remee Sleep mask (for lucid dreaming) I ordered it, and I'll see if it works, later this month.

I know fish-oil is spose to be good for memory, but im not sure if it will work for dreams.


Lastly, if nothing else works, I guess the Galantamine may help. It seams legit.

I'm kinda worried about the caution on that supplement though. It seems to me tht I might be missing a key nutrient or something. I dunno this is so frustrating.

Funny how pot helps some with dreams and stops others from having them.

You got any Calea? I got a few grams right here but I'm so scared to take it because of my ridiculous dream recall and fluidity of dreams I've had as of late. When I first started doing DMT there was a period where I wasn't dreaming as frequent but with A LOT of clarity and trippiness. After my second extraction two months ago and after my pilgrimage that took me the highest level I've ever been with DMT, I've had EXTREME dream recall to the point where I almost feel like I'm living a double life (to the point where I sometimes even wake up restless or like I haven't had any sleep at all due to the extreme and real nature of the dreams I'm having, along with the non stop flow of having these dreams back to back). I seriously feel like my last 3-4 weeks worth of dreams could inspire 10 or 15 movies. lol

But as suggested... I would try Calea or maybe even some lucid dreaming techniques along with Calea.

P.S. Sorta off topic but to describe one of these dreams. This one will never leave my memory. I had a dream where I was looking at a planet through the perspective of a space probe. When I entered the atmosphere of this weird planet (it was about the half the size of planet Earth but it was VERY green and luscious) I came to an opening. Well at this opening was a race of people that didn't look so much different than humans but you could tell there was something off about them. It was like their skin was wavy and pulsating. Somewhat transparent but not all the way. They were all looking up at this, what I guess, was their moon or one of their moons. After maybe 10-15 seconds of silence the people then started to do some sort of dance. If you've seen Rugby and if you've seen New Zealand play then you would be familiar with the little traditional warrior dance they do before each Rugby match. It's called the "Haka" and that dance they do was very similar to the dance this alien race was doing... except as they were doing it their moon started to light up in certain areas. It looked like a power grid was lighting up all over that moon and then while in mid dance... pure energy started to descend from the moon and to this opening. As the energy descended upon these people they started to illuminate! It was as if I could feel the energy building up... and once it got to a breaking point I woke up... almost in shock of how real and strange that dream was.

P.P.S. @obliguhl I smoke as much mj as possible to be honest. I have been smoking for 13-14 plus years and it hasn't affected me negatively in the dream department...

Tryin to find a place where I can get calea right now.

Does it go under any other names than Dream herb and leaf of god?

I don't know if it's against the TOS but I got my Calea from http://www.maya-ethnobotanicals.com/ They are a great site and often send freebies along with their orders. I don't know any other name it goes by btw.

So what's the preferred method of ingestion? I'm assuming smoked? Or used in a tea?

BTW thank you

I've always used the "Calea zacatechichi LIQUID Extract" from BS. I can't imagine a more horrid thing to consume, but it will do exactly what you're looking for. Amazing dream clarity and recall.

I'll post a link in the supplies section.

So I noticed on the site orbit posted it comes in herb extract form and full leaves and flowers form. I could prolly use the full form in a changa blend. What could I use the herb extract for? Says its 10:1 ratio. Seems STRONG.

Alpha can it be diluted? Or mixed with anything? How much does it take to achieve results?

Thanks to everyone this is a hurdle I have been tryin to topple and you guys are great!

I suppose I'm lazy with the pre-made tincture - but that's what fell into my lap. Lated a good amount of time, too. I've read reports on dried leaf being excellent for changa blends but never tried it myself. I'd like to find a live plant for my garden -- this stuff is excellent if you're into dreaming.....

Hmmm.. It sucks not to have any dreams.. I stopped dreaming for a long time, and then when I quit cannabis 'cold turkey' I had the most awesome dreams flooding my mind every night, some really creepy.. I know you said weed HELPS you to dream... Why don't you try smoke weed daily for a while (bad suggestion) and then also quit 'cold turkey' and see what happens? Because I think weed stopping dreams has something to do with memory loss

Silene capensis might also help. Also called the Xhosa dream enhancer. There are some posts here with good info about it, such as this. If you have a look at suppliers here the 4th link has a tincture. Haven't tried it though.

As for the MJ, a friend of mine has dreams on and off with it. He reckons it greatly helps him access his subconscious, but when not under the effects he can struggle a bit to access his subconscious.

First thought that came to my mind, when I read your first post is perhaps you are not able to recall them due to their content. As in there is something in your subconscious that it is trying to make you aware of, but your conscious mind is reluctant to accept what it is being shown. Although, due to the time span, 5-6 years, can either discount this thought, or suggest something big.

Personally I believe everything in our external reality is a result of our internal self. So maybe there is pattern/conditioning related to the old ex.

I don't know you, and this is all my opinion. Just make sure that you haven't suppressed anything - I used to do that a lot....

unfortunately I dont really have the option of smoking daily. If i were to take a nice small pull off a pipe, I would be super baked for HOURS, with even more hours of afterglow. And beings that I work night shift, and my job would be difficult to do stoned, it makes it impossible. I would need to build a tolerance and i am finding that difficult this time round.

Zanexx, thanks for sharing, Ill have to look into silene. I have thought about how it may be have something to do with my subconscious, but the problem is I went through many different phases of happiness, sadness, depression, and stress during the time period of not having dreams. I have also worked through all my issues that had caused any sadness or depression very easily. As none of it was anything major. The stress phase in my life took much longer to work out, but like I said I am much more happy and content with life nowadays.

And the issues that ARE deep seeded I have been dealing with since I was in my early teenage years. They arent issues so much anymore, I am aware of them and aware of how they effect my life and those are the issues I am dealing with right now, although its not really an urgent matter and mostly only effects my ability to breakthrough. Dont see how it would effect my dreams at all as it seems very unrelated.

Thanks for all the input. Thanks A1pha, I will hopefully be ordering my dream herb tincture from that site and some full leaves and flowers from the site that orbit recommended to do a changa mixture!

I have a quick one, sleep just a few hours. For me a short nap is a sure way for me to recall my dreams. every time. When sleeping long, I remember less often.

The more I do reality checks in every day life, the more I have success with dreaming

i agree, i have always had trouble with dream recall accept for every here any there i will get a stray dream, any whoo the most consistent dreams i ever had would be from waking periodically thru the night, i have heard other stories of such techniques, something along the lines of "i was sleeping in nature with no fancy camping equipment, so i would sleep by fire to stay warm, periodically the fire would get low and i would awake from being cold, so i put more wood on the fire, and go back to sleep, the timing seemed perfect so that i would awaken after each dream and have perfect recall of said dream "
the modern equivalent might be something like set an alarm for every 3 hours or so, and see how it goes...

Ya this does nothing for me unfortunately. Modifying my sleep habits or making myself wake up early has had no effect.

Thanks man I'll look into it a little more. I just ordered my calea liquid extract, prolly order the herb this weekend. I wanna try one thing at a time or research drug interactions before I go mixing stuff.

As with the melatonin thing it actually is dark when I get home. Usually is around 3am although I have worked graveyard hours before which I hopefully never have to do again. I have blankets over my windows do that when the sun comes up it doesn't wake me up, otherwise I would be waking up at 7am rather than 10. I really wish I could work normal hours. I absolutely hate these hours I've had to work.