The Dream Journey from Overgrown to Growth-ful*
The untended garden Recently a client brought me a dream in which an unkempt man, who the client described as repulsive, stormed into his home and found the dreamer’s garden untended and overgrown. In the …
Morning Light
Just as my mother began to slip into the morass of forgetfulness and confusion that we later learned was Alzheimer’s Disease, she wrote the following paragraphs, which I saved along with her other computer files …
A Mindful Routine for Sleep and Dreaming
To Benefit from Your Dreams, Go to Sleep Dreaming offers a host of benefits, from the pure enjoyment of entering a nightly multiplex that plays an endless array of comedies, dramas, and more … to …
Follow your dreams … No, really! (“On the Path”–A Corner View* post)
Some people say, “Follow your dreams,” and they are just parroting some expression they heard. But when I say it, I mean it! My dreams have led me to jobs, to relationships, and right up …
The Gift of Dreams
At age 13, I received a gift from my grandfather: several books including a paperback copy of Freud’s Interpretation of Dreams. He gave it to me because he knew how much I loved dreams, but it …
Forget about ids and analyses and experience the dream
Early last summer I accepted a last minute invitation to visit a friend who lives two hours away for a barbecue. With no planning I jumped in my car and soon I was in my …
Bunny Dreams: What does it mean when you dream of a pet?
When my daughter moved away a couple of years ago, she left her bunny with me—“for a couple of weeks,” so she said at the time. And so, I have become the keeper and companion …
Self Portrait in Dreams
According to common wisdom, every part of a dream represents a part of the dreamer: Every villain, lover, fool, and queen; every animal, each stick of furniture, the weather, the walls … all of the …
Q&A: Drinking and Dreaming … Do They Mix? (CV*)
Q: I like to have a glass or two of red wine in the evenings, but I’ve heard that alcohol can affect your dreams. Is that true? A: In a word, yes. Drinking wine before …
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, …