The flip side of all of this is that I've had some disturbing, recurring dreams that finally stopped, and I've also had some (now that I think of it) that were fascinating and enjoyable. I've also had major sections of new songs come in dreams. Without That Night, which is the tile of our Gospel Messengers came to me in a dream (which in that case was a nightmare that has never recurred.) I also dream in technicolor (which is apparently uncommon among men.)

My guess is that, as we slowly work out deep-seated problems in our lives, the dreams dry up for lack of anxiety. That's kinda the reverse of psychotherapy where you try to understand your dreams so that you can work things out in your waking life. I notice that I rarely have dreams about getting beaten up any more. One thing that I've done is to go back into dreams immediately after waking and rewrite the ending. I've also gone back into a dream-state seeking additional lines or verses to songs that began in a dream. That's my kinda song writing... Man, I could do that in my sleep..

Jerry