Mystic South

In an effort to explore the link between dreaming and personal connection to nature in order to uncover ways in which dreaming relates to our health, this study investigates the question of whether there is a relationship between perceived personal connectedness to nature and frequency of dream recall. This has been initiated through a literature review and then measured and scrutinized through survey research. A nine question multiple choice questionnaire rating the respondents' dream recall and feelings related to dreaming and connection to nature was distributed and collected electronically from 385 people. The results showed that there is indeed a statistically significant increase in dream recall frequency among those who perceive themselves as feeling very connected nature. The results also showed that the most marked increase in recall frequency occurred amongst those who shared or worked with their dreams regularly, and that there is a definite trend to have a higher dream recall frequency when there is higher value placed on the idea of dreaming itself. This study supports the idea that the practice of dreaming may be as important as the ancients believed it was, as a facet of personal health and as a means of living harmoniously with the earth. At the very least it shows that further study on dreams and health, and dreams and nature are certainly warranted.