Feeling like you don’t belong? Have you tried to join?
I got more out of that woman’s share than I did the previous one hour and fifty-five minutes of content. And I’ve been thinking about it ever since: How much more might have gained from that online experience if I’d done more than just log in, sit back, and wait to be wowed? What might I have learned if I’d committed my full attention and my open heart to what was being offered?
Dreaming Forward
What’s true of the mind awake, is often true–though in altered form–of the mind asleep. Certainly we can see how the dreaming mind is also adept at helping us move forward scope out future possibilities, as much as they help us rehash the past.
Where Om’s Meet Z’s: Dreamwork as Meditation
A mindful approach to dreamwork In classical meditation, we sit and observe the contents of our minds without judgment. We notice when thoughts arise, but we don’t engage with them, and we wach as they …
Dreams Aren’t Winning Any Popularity Contests…Here’s Why
“One does not become enlightened by imaginary figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious. The latter procedure, however, is disagreeable and therefore not popular.” CG Jung Dreams: What’s not to love? When a …
Your Brain on Dreams
Deficient, or just plain different? Throughout history, dreams have alternately been hailed as messages from the gods and dismissed as random hallucinations. But rather than place dreaming on a mystical pedestal, or look at dreaming …
Q&A: Waste Not Want Not … “Aren’t dreams just the mind’s waste basket?”
Q: What is your opinion of the scientific explanation that dreams are merely a by-product of the consciousness; the mind is just processing what’s happened or what’s been perceived during the day? If this is …
Q&A: What do I do when dreams get confused with reality?
Q.I sometimes have a hard time distinguishing dreams from waking reality. I can fool myself into thinking I’m dreaming when I’m awake if I try. It’s kind of disconcerting and un-grounding, like reverse lucid dreaming. …
Q & A: Last But Not Least (CV)
Q. It seems like the last dream I have before waking is the most vivid and the longest of the night. Is there any reason for this? A. Not only do we dream every night, …