Poetry and Dreams Make Good Bedfellows
Group mind During a recent “Poetic Dream” workshop, dreamers spent the afternoon reading and writing poetry that came from dreams. Toward the end of our session, I asked participants to discuss what they learned in …
Talking in My Sleep …
On the night of the Dream Telepathy contest at the IASD Annual Dream Conference in Virginia Beach, my roommate Sherry and I sat up in our beds and set our dream intentions to try to …
Mom’s Secret Street
(File under: Waking Dream) My mother and I are heading south on Madison Avenue. As we cross 42nd Street she says, “I want to show you a street. Nobody knows it’s here.” We are on our …
The 3 p.m. Flight to Italy: A Conversation in Dreams (CV: Europe)
I’m waiting for a flight to Italy. My mother is seeing me off. The summer between her sophomore and junior years of college, my mother planned to take a trip to Europe with a high …
I posted recently about my experience at a dream conference about creativity and dreaming. At that conference I presented a paper about the intersections between dreaming and creative writing. I explained that dream incubation is …
New England Dreaming (Out & About in the World of Dreams)
What happens when some 50 dreamers convene on a rainy Saturday in New England? Among other things they are treated to a dream-inspired Cantata, they share dreams, synchronicities and dream analysis, learn how Jewish mysticism …
What’s That You Say, Mrs. Robinson? (File under S for Synchronicity)
The other day I woke from a dream in which “Mrs. Robinson” played a prominent role. That afternoon I went to the Library for my regular fix of books and audiobooks. And what did I …
My Day (CV)
My day begins and ends right here: And it begins and ends with this: At night before I go to bed I write something in my journal. Usually I make a list of 10 things …
The (Newly Revised) “Third House Moon Dream Journal” Is Now Available
Writing down the dream is the first step in dream work. The Third House Moon Dream Journal is a place for you to write down your waking — and dreaming experiences. In addition to giving …
The 14th Way of Looking at a Blackbird: Dreaming Awake (Corner View)
I do not know which to prefer, The beauty of inflections Or the beauty of innuendoes, The blackbird whistling Or just after. – from “13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird” by Wallace Stevens A …