Q&A: What if My Dream Says I’m Sick?
Q: Help! What to Do When A Dream Offers a Diagnosis? I just had a scary dream in which I heard a voice tell me that I should see a doctor because I have something wrong in my heart. I trust my …
Losing Sleep Over Dreams
Hold fast to your dreams? On the first night of a weekend Dream Poetry workshop I offered to a group of writers, I suggested the participants try to remember their dreams. I offered them my standard instructions for improving …
Your Sleep Deficit is Bigger than You
Not alone in the dark If you’ve been beating yourself up about your inability to sleep well or to log enough hours on the pillow, I invite you to ease up on yourself. For starters, …
Don’t let dreams slip away down the drain
Dreams are a Terrible Thing to Waste When we do dreamwork, (meaning we pay attention to our dreams, learn to understand what they are saying to us, and we do the emotional homework that 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 …
Offsetting Your Sleep Deficit
3 Tips for Getting the Rest You Need When Sleep Won’t Come We love to be informed, in charge, and in control. Okay, so maybe I’m projecting my own issues onto everyone else. But really, …
That Was Weird! (And Other Things Not To Say When Someone Tells You a Dream)
Lessons in Listening to Dreams The first time it happened I was about 5 years old. I woke one morning from a dream, in which I’d tiptoed through the house in the middle of the …
Joy is Not a Luxury
Are you feeling happy? Is that even a relevant question these days? Here’s what I’ve been thinking: Just two days before the election (the one that changed everything) I’d been reading a piece the New …
And a sound sleep for all…
Saying bedtime prayers in difficult times I don’t know about you, but last night I had a very tough time going to sleep. I was too heartbroken and angry over the most recent world events—the …
Entering the Dream Conference
The Key. The key to the hotel room is worthy of its own fairytale. Two keys, really. Heavy and silver, and long enough to cross the entire palm of my hand. The pair of them,like …