Can a Dream Change Your Life? In a Word, Yes. (CV)
In the early dawn hours on a snowy February morning, I was shaken awake by a dream. When I went to sleep the night before in the dorm room I was sharing with a friend …
The Dream Chorus
Each life has its own mythology, its own grand journey and its own universe of symbols and constellation of meaning. Dreams, according to Joseph Campbell and others, provide a personal mythology for each individual, just …
Looking for Zen: Why Writing the Dream Works
The dreams were there even before I opened my eyes. In this one I was lost (not an uncommon dream) and searching for a Japanese restaurant that I eat in from time to time in …
Dreams of Three (CV)
What does it mean when you dream of threes? In myth and fairytale threes are always important. You get three wishes, there were three evil step sisters, three bears, the hero often needs three tries …
In The Early Morning When The Sun is Creeping … (CV)
“In the early morning when the sun is creeping into my bedroom while I’m still sleeping … Wake me up gently, wake me up slow …” — Wake Me Up Gently by Deirdre McCalla Deirdre …
Dreaming of Willow Trees: Through a Child’s Eyes (CV)
As a child, I used to play beneath the willow tree near the water’s edge at my grandparents’ house. My grandmother died when I was 4 years old. My whole world changed after that. But …
Postcard from Amsterdam: Van Gogh’s “The Bedroom” (CV)
“The painting comes to me as if in a dream.” –Vincent Van Gogh While on a recent trip to Amsterdam I visited the Van Gogh Museum. Fees for checked luggage being what they are these …
(not) Just a Box of Hearts
What I like best about dreams is that after paying so much attention to the symbols generated by the mind asleep, I start to see symbols everywhere in the world awake. Case in point. In …
Destination: Dream (CV)
Most of the time we go to sleep with no planned destination. That’s fun. But I like to plan my route when possible. Or at least, I try to guide myself through the dreamscape …
M is for Monk, Mudra Meaning & Dream Medicine (CV)
I needed a quick healing so I asked my dreams for help! I dreamed I saw a female monk in saffron robes. She acknowledged me with the hand position known as “anjali mudra” I drew …