Recently I have been inspired by the work of writer Matt Cardin—who you should be reading if you're interested in creativity, horror and the divine. Matt also has lifted up the importance of personal journals in tracking the evolution of a writer's … [Read more...] about From the Journals: Thoughts about Dream Interpretation
Working with Dreams
Connecting with the Other Side during Dreams
People have believed in an afterlife since as least the time of the Neanderthals who buried the dead with flowers, jewelry, and utensils, most likely for use in the next world. And for just as long, people have recognized that our departed loved ones … [Read more...] about Connecting with the Other Side during Dreams
Dreaming of Fairies and Connecting to the Ecological Self
Not long ago, I was doing a nature meditation practice at my usual creek-side spot by the sycamore tree and became aware of the strong presence of a small spring that joins the creek. This mingling of waters became my meditation. Later, I found the … [Read more...] about Dreaming of Fairies and Connecting to the Ecological Self
Dream Journaling is Mindfulness
I had an interesting conversation with dream researcher Kelly Bulkeley recently about the benefits of keeping a dream journal. Having a record of our dreams is incredible, as we usually forget even our previously recalled dreams otherwise. When we … [Read more...] about Dream Journaling is Mindfulness
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door: The Line Between Realities
The line between the world we experience in dreams and the one we experience while awake seems to be clear. You cross it when you wake up and open your eyes to the real world, and the one you leave, that seems to exist only in your mind while … [Read more...] about Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door: The Line Between Realities
Lucidity is not the same as Dream Control
Despite the constant repetition in popular media that lucid dreaming is “controlling your dreams,” these two concepts are not the same. One can be lucid and not “in control” of either the dreambody or the dreaming environment, just as one can … [Read more...] about Lucidity is not the same as Dream Control