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Working with Dreams

Dreams that Warn of Illness

By Ryan Hurd

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

Filed Under: Dream Interpretation Tagged With: healing dreams, health warning dreams, prodromal dreams, Robert van de Castle, vampire dreams, Wanda Burch

Dreams Come Through Our Bodies

By Ryan Hurd

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

Filed Under: Working with Dreams Tagged With: Arnold Mindell, dream focusing, Dream Interpretation, dream memory, dreambody, Eugene Genlin

Dream Art: Invoking the Central Image in Big Dreams

By Ryan Hurd

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

Filed Under: Working with Dreams Tagged With: contemporary theory of dreaming, dream art, dream collage, Ernest Hartmann

How to Keep a Dream Journal

By Ryan Hurd

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

Filed Under: Working with Dreams Tagged With: dream journal, dream journaling, improve dream recall, rememeber more dreams

Dream Sharing: the Foundation of Dream Work

By Ryan Hurd

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

Filed Under: Working with Dreams Tagged With: Dream Interpretation, dream sharing, how to dream share, Iroquois dreaming, taboos in dreams

Dream Interpretation without a Dream Dictionary

By Ryan Hurd

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

Filed Under: Working with Dreams Tagged With: Artemidorus, dream deepening, dream dictionary, Dream Interpretation, holistic dreamwork, Joseph Campbell, Oneirocritica

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