A sociomatrix is a grid used to collect the preferences of people toward others or toward some task. A dream sociomatrix is a grid used to collect the preferences of parts of yourself that appear in dreams as dream group members. These preferences can be used to clarify the role in the dream of the dream group members, provide additional forgotten information about the dream, provide desired changes to the dream, if any, provide recommended changes in your waking life, provide recommendations regarding some life issue of concern to you, and clarify how a character views its purpose and that of its fellows.

Preferences are arbitrary and limiting but still useful. This system asks the dreamer to identify with a dream group member and then to spontaneously express one of seven degrees of preference toward some element in the dream. The seven degrees of preference are like, like a lot, love, don't care or neutral, dislike, dislike a lot, and hate. These are each assigned numerical values as follows: 1,2,3,0,-1,-2,-3. The appropriate number is placed in the grid square that intersects choosing dream group member and chosen dream element.

The expression of some degree of preference may be accompanied by some explanation of the preference. This is written down in the sociomatrix commentary after the name of the choosing dream group member with whom you are identified.

This method requires time and patience. A dream sociomatrix is basically a tool for listening to yourself. Filling out a dream sociomatrix allows you to listen to yourself in a way that you never have before. But listening to yourself is not enough. You then have to decide what you want to do with what you have heard, for with knowledge comes responsibility.

The subsequent commentaries not only provide more information about yourself, but are designed to provide a plan for heightened self-integration. Follow the method. Create and act on an action plan. Judge the results for yourself.