Dream Pillows

Today I made myself a dream pillow to start the New Year!  I made a simple drawstring bag out of a rectangle of pretty floral fabric that I had and used a piece of green satin cording to draw it closed.  I filled it with mugwort leaves to help transition to dreamland and the astral plane, rose petals for love, lavender flowers for relaxation and sleep.  Then I added some herbal oils to the mix.  Sandlewood for the subconscious, cypress for understanding and cinnamon for memory.  The oils will help to hold and process information found in dreams and astral travel.  I plan to refresh and change out my herbal mix every few months which is where the drawstring comes in handy!  You can make your own dream pillow by finding a beautiful piece of fabric that you can make into a bag then adding your own special herbal mix. Grow your own herbs and flowers and dry them or buy them at a local herb store or health food store. Oils are often available at herb shops or natural food stores and internet sites. For information on what herbs you may want to use check out Scott Cunninghams book "The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews". I also like to add several small stones to my pillow.  Pick stones that will work in a similar fashion to the herbs, ie: stones that are good for astral projection, sleep, relaxation.  Melody's book "Love is in the Earth" is one of the best references on stones.  Another quicker way to pick a stone is to match it to a chakra color.  For dreaming and astral projection I would do a deep blue stone to correlate to the third eye chakra.  For love I would pick a pink stone. Trust your instincts when mixing your dream pillow---sometimes that can be more effective than book knowledge!  When my pillow is mixed I like to talk to the plant spirits associated with the herbs I chose and ask them to work with me.  I do the same with the stone spirits.  I then like to place the dream pillow on my altar to consecrate it and let it charge up near the many stones and crystals I have placed there.  Then I place it under my pillow or on my nightstand where I can smell the wonderful scents and access the energy as I sleep! Sweet dreams!!