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Contemporary Dream Theories Starting with Freud

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I’ve been brewing this post series for a long time.  Many readers have asked me to review the influential theories of dream formation that are still at work today.   Unfortunately, in our Western culture, where dreaming has long been considered … [Read more...] about Contemporary Dream Theories Starting with Freud

How Dreams of Bereavement Reach Out to Us

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In my last article about dreams of the dead, I gave short shrift to dreams of bereavement, which is a subset of dreams where we are visited by the deceased.  Often, all visitation dreams are interpreted to be grief dreams, despite the wide range of … [Read more...] about How Dreams of Bereavement Reach Out to Us

Visitation dreams: When the Veil between Worlds is Thin

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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

Waking Life: A Lucid Dreamer’s Review

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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

Lucid Dreaming and Christianity: Entering the Light

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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