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The Spiritual Science of Mirrors in Dreamwork

By Melinda Powell

I invite you to explore with me the properties of light and symmetry in mirrors and how these appear in dreams and dreamwork. Through the ages, spiritual traditions have referred to the enigmatic property of mirrors as a metaphor to convey spiritual … [Read more...] about The Spiritual Science of Mirrors in Dreamwork

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: dreamwork, interpret mirror, Lucid Dreaming, lucid surrender, mandalas, mirror in dream, Sufi dreamwork

Journeys into the Deep: Lucid Dreaming and Lucid Surrender

By Melinda Powell

In this short account of lucid dreaming, we start on the "surface," beginning with a brief overview of how the lucid brain state has been evidenced by neuroscience, conceptualised and popularised. We then explore increasing degrees of lucidity, … [Read more...] about Journeys into the Deep: Lucid Dreaming and Lucid Surrender

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: dreamwork, Lucid Dreaming, lucid surrender, Melinda Powell, meta-awareness, sufism

Men’s Dreamwork for Health and Vitality: New Podcast Interview

By Ryan Hurd

I'm excited that my interview with Jordan Harbinger of the Art of Charm just dropped. This is a fun conversation geared especially towards men about how working with your dreams can be beneficial for harnessing creativity, vitality, and emotional … [Read more...] about Men’s Dreamwork for Health and Vitality: New Podcast Interview

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health, Working with Dreams Tagged With: Art of Charm, dreamwork, emotional intelligence, Jordan Harbinger, men's work

New Empirical Support for the Value of Dream Sharing

By Ryan Hurd

The benefits of group dreamwork are often nebulous and difficult to describe to those who are not familiar with investigating their own dreams. Really, more zest and verve in your life, you say? Can you quantify that? Actually, yes we can. A … [Read more...] about New Empirical Support for the Value of Dream Sharing

Filed Under: Dream & Sleep Research Tagged With: dream sharing, dreamwork, Josie Malinowski, Mark Blagrove, Montague Ullman

Contemporary Dream Theories Starting with Freud

By Ryan Hurd

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

Filed Under: Theories of Dreaming Tagged With: cigar dreams, contemporary dream theories, day residue, Dream & Sleep Research, dream theories, dreamwork, Freudian dream theory, latent content, manifest content, Sigmund Freud

Dreams and the Gift of Masculinity

By Ryan Hurd

Most people who are interested in learning more about their dreams are women.  Whether it's culture or biological, women seem to be more willing to explore the murky murk of their dreamworld as well as share their dreams with others. Why are most … [Read more...] about Dreams and the Gift of Masculinity

Filed Under: Working with Dreams Tagged With: dreamwork, Harvey Keitel, Keith Nobbs, Lucid Dreaming, mens dreams, menswork

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