Category Archives: Blog
Personal and Collective Dreaming
In September 2022 I had the following dream, which I named: Bully Big Brother Takes His Sister’s Bed. I see a large troupe of traveling performers, singers and dancers. They…
Dream Motifs of a Frustrated Left Hemisphere
I’ve been reading and listening to a lot of Iain McGilchrist’s work lately. I find his thesis very compelling– he argues that many of our most intractable problems are rooted…
What is the Medicine Re-Entry Dreamwork Offers?
Let’s consider the question: why do dreamwork? It takes some investment of time and effort, and most of us are pretty busy with other important things, especially first thing in…
Have You Had a Tree Dream Recently?
I recently had the following dream: I’m at a large educational institution, I have a sense that I am in the 3rd year of a 4-year program. I am with…
Sleep Paralysis–what kind of experience is it?
Have you ever had a dream experience in which you were convinced that you were awake, but you could not move or make a sound? This experience is often referred…
What You Can Do with Dream Re-entry
One powerful way to work with your dreams is to re-enter them and dream them forward.
Animal Dreams
If you have a frightening encounter with an animal in a dream you don’t have to let it end there. Re-enter the dream….slow everything down and give your brain a chance to contextualize and integrate whatever is happening. Now…how do you feel about that animal? If you feel better…what would you like to happen next?
Dreams of Trees
I always sit up and take notice when someone tells me a dream about a tree. Many years ago I became aware that tree dreams seemed to have some special…
Why Didn’t I Say Something?
One of the greatest benefits dreamwork offers us is the chance to change, to learn a new behaviour, a new way of being. To get this benefit we usually have…
Does Killing Energy Have a Place in Dreamwork?
Have you ever had a dream of someone or something that was truly nasty and harmful, something that creeped you right out, terrified or tormented you? Most of us have…