Dreamwork Around the World and Across Time
Author: Leland E. Shields
Publisher: Blue Dolphin Publishing
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781577331711
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →C. G. Jung, ?A dream is nothing but a lucky idea that comes to us from the all-unifying world of the psyche.'* It is not necessary that we accept his statement on faith, or even understand it. Instead we can all look to our own experience of dreams. We know when our understanding of a dream hits home; we can feel it. When we pay attention to our dreams, we open windows to unfi ltered parts of ourselves. By allowing the dreams to penetrate our waking consciousness we enable parts of ourselves to stitch back together; we begin to feel a little more whole. Although eople throughout the world and across time have been fascinated by dreams, their ways of understanding them vary as widely as do the cultures of the dreamers.In this book I have brought together a variety of perspectives ondreams so that you, the dreamer, can discover what is helpful to you. Some selections are specifi cally about dreams; others are about how symbols can be helpful in understanding dreams. How did the founders of psychoanalysis suggest we work with dreams? What have contemporary psychologists contributed to the study of dreams? Does scientific sleep research provide helpful nformation? What insights do indigenous peoples offer for understanding nightmares? In what way have spiritual traditions addressed dreams? We can learn from all the ways that peoplebefore us have used and understood dreams. Mine them all for answers to your own questions.
