My dreams took up the job of writing coach early on. At 21 I wrote in the artists’ sketchbook that served as my journal: “My dreams give me advice on writing. They say, get the idea out first—then leave it for a day and come back.” That’s good advice for any aspiring writer. 

In that same journal, sandwiched between outpourings about friendships and descriptions of conversations about art that took place over games of pool, I wrote: I feel like my life is a novel and I am an English teacher reading too much symbolism into it.” 

Over the course of a few days, I worked out what has become my ars poetica, a concise statement of how dreams and writing connect in my life. I typed it up, and used it as the epigraph for a staple-bound collection of poems I photocopied and gave to family and friends for holiday presents circa 1984. It read: 

I spent the next few decades forgetting and then remembering that insight about myself. Again and again, through years I flip-flopped between seeing myself primarily as a writer or as a dreamwork professional. But a part of me has accepted and integrated these parts of myself all along.

In Dreaming on the Page I have claimed what I have intuitively known all along: That dreams and writing are perfect bedfellows and that by honoring both, we can live more fully connected and harmonious lives.

That’s why I’m filled with joy to be sharing what I’ve learned here in this book, so you too can wake up to your best life through dreams and writing.

This post was condensed and excerpted from Dreaming on the Page: Tap into Your Midnight Mind to Supercharge Your Writing by Tzivia Gover.  All rights reserved. © 2022 Tzivia Gover.

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I’m Tzivia Gover, an author and Certified Dreamwork Professional. Given my lifelong passion for dreams, it’s not surprising that the name of my business, Third House Moon, came to me in a dream. Get the full story and information about my offerings including:

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