"Shielded behind rusted armor the murderer runs from the detective who’s searching for a vanished life. Time to examine evidence, Turn myself in" There are books about art, and there are books about dreams, but there are very few books that seek to knowingly bridge the gap in being a book about both dreams and …
Continue reading Book Review: “Art from Dreams” by Susan Levin
Following on from yesterday's post from Jean Raffa, here is the second part that explores how dreams can have lasting significance to our lives. Thanks to Jean for allowing me to share this with you, and kindly offering to answer any questions you may have.
Today and tomorrow I would like to share with you a wonderful example of dream work undertaken from a Jungian/symbolic perspective. If you have trawled through my posts on the symbols that appear in dreams, but still feel unable to string them together to form a meaningful story, I hope the process outlined by Jean …
Continue reading What Do Dreams Have to Do with “Real” Life? Part I by Jean Raffa
This clearly described and quite simple activity from Thich Nhat Hanh for dealing with emotions in waking life can also be really helpful in working with images that arise from our dreams. It can be especially useful advice for healing bad dreams or nightmares. Accepting the images, regardless of how strange, disturbing or scary they …
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Remember why we sleep and dream and wake, and why we remember our sleeping, dreaming and waking...
I just wanted to write a quick update to let those of you who may not know that in addition to this blog, I also write for the WellBeing Australia blog (and also as mentioned in an earlier post, The Art of Healing magazine in print only.) If you would like to see what I …
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One of the fascinating benefits Lucid Dreaming may be able to offer is not only to dreamers themselves, but also to the greater world. Through lucid dreams, sleeping subjects may communicate with a waking person beside them through moving their closed eyes in a pre-arranged pattern. (This, incidentally, is how lucid dreaming was "discovered" (or …
Continue reading News: The Mysteries of Lucid Dreaming
One of the key beliefs at The Dream Well is that time spent sleeping is time spent well. But this idea is about more than just sleep, and encompasses a philosophy that we do not have to always be busy "doing things", being "productive" and so on to be living a meaningful and good life. …
Continue reading “In Praise of Idleness” by Bertrand Russel
Okay, so you’ve experienced a lucid dream. That’s great, but how long did you remain in a lucid state for? Unfortunately, the first times you experience a lucid dream may not last very long. You may become aware of the lucidity, get excited and wake up as a result. This is completely normal. It is …
Continue reading Guest Post: How to Maintain a Lucid Dream by Kerry McGlone
Imagine this: you’re exploring things and emotions you never thought possible. You have the opportunity to control anything that goes on, and have the power to change anything if needed. You’re exploring these crazy ideas as if you were doing it in real life, however you’re merely dreaming. This only some of what Lucid Dreaming …
Continue reading Guest Post: The Wonderful World of Lucid Dreaming by Kerry McGlone
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