Dreaming Together to End Gun Violence
Welcome dreamers, Our hearts go out to the victims at Newtown, and all the other victims of gun violence. In addition to signing petitions, showing up, and contributing funds, we as dreamers can contribute in a special way. We can work to dream the world we want to see into being by actively incubating dreams. […]
Shamans and Sages: The Why, the Who, and the How of Dreamwork
I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man. Zhuangzi Welcom dreamers! In two days I am off to the annual conference of the International Association for The Study of Dreams (www.IASD.org) in Berkeley, CA. […]
Title and Re-Title: How Dreamwork Can Be Like EMDR
Von Franz reminds us that when Jung spoke of the transforming nature of dream work he said, “It is not understanding the dream that brings about transformation, but the intensity with which we engage the images.” I had a Eureka moment a few weeks ago. We’ve long known that working on our dreams can be […]
The Ancient Practice of Dream Incubation
The Temple of Asclepius “Dreams are answers to questions we haven’t yet figured out how to ask.” ~X-Files The Ancient Practice of Dream Incubation: In ancient Greece, the Dream was honored as a resource and physician’s guide for healing all manner of illness, both physical and spiritual. The Greek god of medicine and healing, […]