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 …
What do you do when you’re ill the night before a live TV appearance? Dream, of course!
All week I’d been looking forward to this day, because for the first time I’d be appearing on a local television show to discuss dreams and dream work. Unfortunately, I’d been sick with a bad …
The Greatest Story Ever Told…by your Inner Author
“Art is the lie that tells the truth.” –Pablo Picasso I recently re-read one of my favorite works of fiction: Life of Pi, by Yann Martel. The main character narrates 94 chapters about his life …
Make Room for Dreams (CV)
Follow your dreams! May all of your dreams come true! Dream big! These slogans and expressions are repeated often in our society. But do you really make room for your dreams? Do you make room …
The Colors are the Movement (CV)
Morning Garden Both Hands Dreaming When words from two dreams got caught in my drawing the word feelings became birds flying. The sky became the story, etcetera became flowers and my journal a beautiful garden. …
By The Sea: The gateway to sleep (CV)
Some of my happiest memories are of lying down to go to sleep after a day at the ocean. The sound-memory of ocean waves breaking against the shore continue to crash and retreat in my …
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