With Halloween on its way, it's high time to take a look at visitation dreams, or dreams we have of the departed. For hundreds of years, early November (conveniently poised between the Fall Equinox and the Winter Solstice) has been celebrated as a … [Read more...] about Visitation dreams: When the Veil between Worlds is Thin
Archives for October 2009
Health, Spirituality and the Cult of the Perfect Body
Image by Hamed SaberListening to Carrie Fisher's encapsulated biography, "Wishful Drinking" on audiobook recently, I thought about how the Baby Boomers, and their Greatest Generation parents, had no choices when it came to depression, mental illness, … [Read more...] about Health, Spirituality and the Cult of the Perfect Body
Waking Life: A Lucid Dreamer’s Review
Waking Life is an animated feature film released in 2002, directed by Richard Linklater, the guy who brought us Dazed and Confused and Slacker. This movie is a must-see for anyone interested in dreams, consciousness and how our visionary states play … [Read more...] about Waking Life: A Lucid Dreamer’s Review
Dream Interpretation in Sufism Past and Present
The reliance that Sufis place on dreams in their paths of spiritual progress is illustrated in a dream reported from the life of Imaam Abu Hamid al-Ghazzaalii (1058-1111). In Duncan B. Macdonald’s 19th century biography, it is said that Al-Ghazzaalii … [Read more...] about Dream Interpretation in Sufism Past and Present
Lucid Dreaming and Christianity: Entering the Light
The loudest voices of the lucid dreaming movement cite pleasure, power, and fulfilling fantasies as among the benefits of becoming more aware in our dreams. Unfortunately this popular expression has added fuel to the smoldering and historic distrust … [Read more...] about Lucid Dreaming and Christianity: Entering the Light