~ Dreamworks ~

Remember the recurring dream you had as a child?  What about the prophetic dream that you will never forget?  When was the last time you picked up one of those dream dictionaries from the checkout stand at the grocery store?   You wouldn't be here if you hadn't had experience with dreams already.

Freud told us dreams were about separation anxiety.  Jung told us that dreams were messages from the unconscious fragments of ourselves, and sometimes from the supernatural world.

Where do you say dreams come from?  Let me hear your comments: lunger@coastalnet.com

Dream work requires a commitment to take the symbols, sounds and messages contained in dreams as meaningful.  Writing this information down in some order on a regular basis will enhance the dream experience and the ability to decipher the message.  If you aren't writing dreams down please begin.  Make a special book or folder to keep them in, personalize it.

Begin working with "your dreams" by thinking of them as friends bearing gifts.  Some of the books I have found helpful in my dreamwork experience are listed below:

• A Dictionary of Symbols; J. E. Cirlot
• The Meaning in Dreams and Dreaming; Maria Mahoney
• The Dream Workbook; Jill Morris
• Watch Your Dreams; Ann Ree Colton

It is important to keep in mind that your symbols will have meaning for you that do not apply to another person.  For that reason, when attempting to interpretate another's dream, preface with the statement, "if this were my dream I would question if it were telling me (the meaning you have for that symbol).   When arriving at a conclusion of a dream processing, conclude with the statement "it is as if the were telling me (what you conclude).  Dreams are elusive and life giving.  History is full of important stories about dreams; from the Bible to famous people from history and the present.

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