The 8th approach in this series about working with dreams is dream honoring. This is an ancient technique that, rather than trying to project waking life concerns into the dream, brings the dream into the world. The action can be a blessing or a … [Read more...] about Honoring a Dream with Thanksgiving and Action
How to Start a Dream Sharing Circle in Your Town
So far, in this post series about ways to work with dreams, I have mostly focused on ways of working with your dreams alone. Today let's talk about group dream work and how to start your own local dream sharing group. If you are interested in … [Read more...] about How to Start a Dream Sharing Circle in Your Town
EcoDreaming: How Nature Speaks in our Dreams
"God sleeps in stone, breathes in plants, dreams in animals, and awakens in man" -- Hindu Proverb Let's widen the circle a little. When dreamwork is usually discussed, the assumption is that the dream reflects back my issues, my concerns, and my … [Read more...] about EcoDreaming: How Nature Speaks in our Dreams
Dreams that Warn of Illness
One of the most important reasons to invite dreams back into your life is their role in warning of illness and sickness. The accounts of this phenomenon have been documented for thousands of years. Aristotle wrote that the “beginnings of diseases … [Read more...] about Dreams that Warn of Illness
Dreams Come Through Our Bodies
This is the fifth article in my series about working with dreams without buying a dream dictionary. Even though we all say we want to interpret our dreams, I think often we are not looking for an explanation so much as a chance to deepen the … [Read more...] about Dreams Come Through Our Bodies
Dream Art: Invoking the Central Image in Big Dreams
Writing down dreams is a great practice for increasing dream recall, but words are not the only way to work with dreams. We know this intuitively, because seldom does a “dream report” convey the full expression of a dream, no matter how detailed or … [Read more...] about Dream Art: Invoking the Central Image in Big Dreams
How to Keep a Dream Journal
This is the third post in my series about working with dreams without a dream dictionary. Today I'm focusing on dream journalling. Besides basic dream sharing, this is the easiest way to start remembering more dreams and working with them. Everyone … [Read more...] about How to Keep a Dream Journal
Dream Sharing: the Foundation of Dream Work
This is my second article in the series 10 ways to work with your dreams. Over the next week or so, I’ll be rolling out my favorite ways to deepen the experience of the dream. The real foundation of working with dreams is getting them out of your … [Read more...] about Dream Sharing: the Foundation of Dream Work
Dream Interpretation without a Dream Dictionary
This article series covers my favorite ways of working with dreams without buying a dream dictionary. It’s not that I think dream dictionaries are useless. Actually I have one and consult it at least once a week. (These days, I'm digging on … [Read more...] about Dream Interpretation without a Dream Dictionary
Dream ReLiving: An Advanced Lucid Dreaming Practice
I’d like to share an advanced lucid dreaming technique taught by Scott Sparrow, a psychotherapist who played a major role in the beginning of the modern lucid dreaming movement. Dreams often give us gifts, but sometimes as lucid dreamers we … [Read more...] about Dream ReLiving: An Advanced Lucid Dreaming Practice